The 450 Best Songs of the 80's

rockinjoe 4 years ago

This is THE GREATEST LIST EVER WRITTEN! I'd be proud to buy your book. I hope there's one in the future.

vreccc 4 years ago

The is the greatest top 450 songs of the eighties list post on hubpages today!!!

This is great!!! Where do you come up with this stuff?

Question: i hope it's not in any particular order. I wouldn't disagree with a U2 song in the #1 spot, just no that one.

TiffanyDow 4 years ago

AWESOME! Thanks for sending me this ;) I'm going through now to add it to my iTunes list.

Tiff ;) <---former Crue and VH DLR era fan, but lover of pop, rap, and country, too!

Mauricio Bennetts 3 years ago

I got to admitt this is a very nice and big list, and probably we`re all missing songs like outfield, or simple minds, or so many others, but you like funk and soul...your videos talk 'bout themselves! congrats i also must admitt that you gave me quite some answers with them!!!, but what about:" listen up y'all, this rhythms a mamma...hit it! Tribute (right on) by the pasadenas! thats a must in your (our) list!

Jim 3 years ago

Where's THRILLER? You've gotta be kidding me.

James 3 years ago

I Feel For You - Chaka Khan

Top 10, easy.

nick 3 years ago

wow this last is great. only thing is i think u should have put under pressure way higher up, at least in the top 50. that songs just perfectly put together it gives me chills every time i listen to it.

by the way, i've been wondering, how many songs do you own, cuz i've been looking at a lot of your lists and videos and stuff and it seems like you must have millions of songs. do you own all the ones you mention here?

nick 3 years ago

haha yea of course i know that, but do u know specifically how many songs you own

poo 3 years ago

no dead kennedys

E 3 years ago

Mickey - Toni Basil

vache 2 years ago

Where it´s Iron Maiden (the number of the beast, Run to the hills), Megadeth (Peace sells) and many heavy metal songs?

A. Man 2 years ago

gold by spandau ballet and living on the ceiling by blacmange

Julian 2 years ago

Shake the desiese Depeche Mode

or Leave in Silence

Dj Time Machine 2 years ago

I have a song that I'm trying to findout who sings it? The corus line says " Forever, Forever, Forever, Foreverrrrr."

The begining line goes, 1 here we go again, 2 too good too be friends, Together, Forever... If you can send me the artists if you know it? I'm at funik44@yahoo.com

Thanks Dj Time Machine

Nancy 2 years ago

Sunglasses At Night - Coery hart

SoundChonicle 2 years ago

Oh, what a great list!

452. Gypsy Road - Cinderella

:)

willy 2 years ago

queen is the biggest band ever

Dude 2 years ago

This list is good but i think its a bit sided towards Michael Jackson and The Police especially. But I think that Careless Whisper, Living On A Prayer and Don't Stop Believing should be in at least the Top 100

fazle.rabbi93@gmail.com 2 years ago

why the hell didn't broken wings get added on her

Matt R 2 years ago

Wow first off the list blows the VH1 top 100 picks out of the water

But I think that The Power of Love by Huey Lewis and the News deserves a spot on here

andres  2 years ago

this.... SUCKS!!!! bon jovi, ac/dc, aerosmith, guns n roses

van halen and that hard rock bands are 202040052050 times

better than this horible list

Tendonin 2 years ago

433 -rock me amadeus - falco

WTF!! This should be like, two hundred spots up!

DUDE 2 years ago

No EDDIE MONEY?

Amez 2 years ago

Hey Welcome to the Jungle is a great song, but Honestly I was raised on Moonglows - The Ten Commandments of Love,The Lion Sleeps tonight and Whip Out. Then elevated to Acid Rock Moody Blues and Pink Floyd. So I'm I a Universal Sea Horse surfing music as I drift through different time warps.

George 2 years ago

great list. saw alot of songs i liked

gessle 2 years ago

where's roxette Listen to your heart ?

bun bun 2 years ago

remove the ballad of peter pumpkinhead - XTC that is a 1990s song

Sparkie 2 years ago

owner of a lonely heart is in twice

Sparkie 2 years ago

What on earth happened to Glass Tiger and Gowan?

bob 2 years ago

At least Clarence Carter made it haha. Awesome!!

Debarshi 2 years ago

You have a very recommendable list here, however I can see a few important omissions altogether

You do have

Modern Talking

Kylie Minogue

Iron Maiden

Alison Moyet

Marillion

No

Kraftwerk?

The Cure?

Ultravox

Roxy Music

Aztec Camera

Tangerine Dream

Jethro Tull

China Crisis

and the omission Of Tears for fears is an absolute surprise..

and if Alan parsons Project's Eye In the Sky is no 446 on the list I cannot be too sure.

If I audit this list i may be able to detect a few mo0re relevant bands which have been overlooked and this list is too biased towards a few artists like u2, prince, Bruce Springsteen etc but all in all it is a good list and has great songs.

The Best Man 2 years ago

Superb hub, I couldn't agree more with your choice of U2 having the song of the 80's though my favorite U2 song of the era was Bad, but then again it is hard to argue against such a classic as Where The Streets Have No Name.

chamB 2 years ago

Keep me holding on, kim wilde

amazing song im 16 and i love the 80s music :)

Carrie 2 years ago

302 and 273 are both : owner of a lonely heart- yes

Is Voices Carry(Til Tuesday)on there? I don't think I saw it. How about Electric Blue by Icehouse and Black and Blue by Haywire?

Good songs.

Great list!

Max in Missouri 2 years ago

Thanks for the list! I needed to find some songs from the 80's to uhhh, legally download and your site was very helpful!

BOB ;) 24 months ago

Could'nt find it on the list, tho it may be there...Your Love - The Outfeild????!

Lisa 24 months ago

No Cyndi Lauper here either? Right Track Wrong Train, All Through The Night and/or Time After Time deserves to be here.

merr 23 months ago

Anything from Off the Wall would be the '79.

...no man in the mirror or smooth criminal???

:(

no Cyndi Lauper?

Ron M 23 months ago

Relax - Frankie goes to Hollywood

Fernando Aires Castello 23 months ago

I loved the list!

But...

Where is Billy Ocean and his song Caribbean Queen, which is one of the best from the 80's???

Me 23 months ago

This list seems too biased. "Where the Streets Have No Names" beats "Billie Jean"? I don't think so.

true eightes fan 23 months ago

paid in full (coldcut remix) - eric b. & rakim

top billin - audio two

I can't take any list seriously with songs like this on it as a best of anything list

just as examples of why this list is just plain sh^^^

those songs are just embarassing.

like most of us that grew up in the eighties I listened to everything from country to heavy metal, rap, ska, pop, disco, you name.

But if the songs a turd its a turd. Putting the label eighties song at the end of it doesn't polish it up or excuse it.

true eighties fan 23 months ago

I will give you credit for having a list of songs and groups most people hadnt thought of in 20 to 30 years and big checkmarks for putting living color on there.

They were legit rockers, but some of your choices make me cringe.

maybe you should seriously consider turning this into the biggest list of eighties bands, one-hit wonders or music and just forget about making it a best of list.

You must seriously love the eighties to have a list like this though.

andy 23 months ago

good list, it's just too bad you can't get all of 'em on here. electric blue by icehouse and come back and stay - by paul young - just to mention a few...

Leyton 23 months ago

how about Rod Stewarts Young Turks

ClassOf90 22 months ago

Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You up 1987

ClassOf90 22 months ago

The Bottom Line - Big Audio Dynamite

candycane 22 months ago

Straight From the Heart and Heaven by Bryan Adams

I Remember You by Skid Row

Right Here Waiting and Endless Summer Nights by Richard Marx

Waiting for a star to fall by Boy meets girl

Whitney Houston has tons of songs that are not listed! Like How Will I Know and Where do Broken Hearts Go

Otherwise, you have a pretty good list!

Tom 21 months ago

What u never heard of the Eagles?? Hotel California, Take it easy, Lyin'eyes...Damn. Get it together Dude.

Milf 21 months ago

Bette Davis Eyes - Kim Carnes (1981) was the second biggest hit in America in the 80's decade. 9 weeks at no. 1. Brilliant tune and clever lyrics. I'm surprised its so low down the list.

crazy carl 21 months ago

no paul abdul staight up

Mo 21 months ago

Pat Benatar--Love is a Battlefield

Animotion--Obsession

Kate Bush--Running Up That Hill

The Outfield--Your Love

The Pretenders--Don't Get Me Wrong

Bradford  21 months ago

YAY This is all god music. Sadly though as we head into the future we wont have new material like this. Unless you like new country or rap (Ralph!) Your gonna be very dissapointed.like me

Ashwinth 21 months ago

Africa - Toto

Never Too Much - Luther Vandross

Sister Christian - Night Ranger

Michael Jackson - Man in the Mirror

Looking for the Perfect Beat - Afrika Bambataa & The Soulsonic Force

Broken Wings - Mr.Mister

I Just Died in Your Arms - Cutting Crew

Kids in America - Kim Wilde

Get it Girl - 2 Live Crew

Running with the Night - Lionel Richie

Self Control - Laura Branigan

Juraikken 20 months ago

I don't know if this was posted yet but here goes

Eagles - Seven Bridges Road

Michael Jackson - Leave Me Alone

Michael Jackson - Liberian Girl

Michael Jackson - Dirty Diana

Michael Jackson - Another Part of Me

Michael Jackson - The Way You Make Me Feel

Michael Jackson - I'm Bad

Michael Jackson - Just Good Friends

Michael Jackson - Speed Demon

Michael Jackson - Baby Be Mine

Genesis - Invisible Touch

REO Speedwagon - Keep On Lovin' You

REO Speedwagon - Take It On The Run

Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse Of The Heart

Bonnie Tyler - Holding Out For a Hero

Alphaville - Big In Japan

Motley Crue - Dr. Feelgood

Poison - Every Rose Has Its Thorn

.38 Special - Hold On Loosely

.38 Special - Caught Up In You

Kenny Loggins - Footloose

Bananarama - Venus

George Michael - Faith

Rick Springfield - Jessie's Girl

B-52s - Love Shack

Eight Seconds - Kiss You (When It's Dangerous)

Lipps Inc. - Funkytown

Oingo Boingo - Dead Man's Party

Robert Palmer - Simply Irresistible

Tommy Tutone - 8675309 Jenny

Wham - Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go

Billy Idol - Mony Mony

Huey Lewis & The News - Back In Time

Aerosmith - Janie's Got a Gun

Berlin - Take My Breath Away

Wang Chung - Everybody Have Fun Tonight

Simple Minds - Don't You Forget About Me

That's all I got for now. Cmon ppl! Get some more! =)

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jjllpp 20 months ago

I can never find this song on google for obvious reasons as the only lyrics i can remember are the chorus, and even they are bizarre - but i remember it being a decent tune! SOMEBODY MUST KNOW IT please!!!!!!! (Please bear in mind the ''ooh de la'' may have been something else entirely although this is what i remember it sounding like as a little kid in 80's)

chorus went something like below .......

oooh de la

oooh de la

oooh de la

oooh de la

oooh de la

oooh de la heyy

oooh de la

oooh de la

oooh de la

oooh de la

oooh de la U.S.A.

Juraikken 20 months ago

DJ Funktual use one of mine as 452 =D

Jason 19 months ago

This list is awesome, thank you for putting this together, even though some songs were not on there, it's the most comprehensive list I've found online. You rock!

dz 19 months ago

whack list

Alexandre 19 months ago

..and The Stranglers - Golden Brown

Jake 18 months ago

Livin On A Prayer Bon Jovi VH1's #1 Song of the 80's

Armando 18 months ago

Kissing the Pink - One step

BigDog 18 months ago

the tubes- she's a beauty one hit wonder best song ever

Mark 18 months ago

heartbeat city by the cars (1984)

Oldman 17 months ago

Sly Fox - Let's go all the way

How can u leave this song of an 80's list?

Tucker Kreamer 17 months ago

No mention of Kiss? I also loved Far From Over by Frank Stallone. How did that end up with Tony Manero instead of Rocky Balboa though?

sean 16 months ago

this is the same sort of stuff critics like rolling stone and blender, pitchfork have on their lists, seems kind of generic, I like all the one hit wonders and non-mainstream choices though, I gotta hear the lesser-known stuff sometime.

Dave 16 months ago

I can not believe this list and VH1 left these two songs out... Everyone knows them, and they were 2 of the biggest songs of the 80's anyone who lived then would agree.

Ray Parker Jr. - Ghostbusters 1984

Kenny Loggins - Highway to the Dangerzone 1986

Get your heads in the game

Dave 16 months ago

might as well add

Harold Faltermeyer - Axel F

Glenn Frey - The Heat is On

Irene Cara - What a Feeling

J. Geils Band - Centerfold

The Bangles - Walk Like an Egyptian

ZZ Top - Legs

Huey Lewis and the News - Power of Love

This list needs a little work

Dane 16 months ago

A lot of stuff on here i don't like, but hey, I hate pop music in general and it's a big list, but there are some great tunes on here.

Still, the top 15 should have just been all the songs from Paul's Boutique in my opinion :)

And if someone mentions centrefold by j. geils band again i'm going to fucking scream, that song is a representation of everything that was wrong with 80's music. Fuck i hate that song.

jenni48 16 months ago

My there is a lot of hatin' going on here :) Truly these lists are just out there as a matter of one's opinion. I agree there are songs that should be on the list and sure as hell some that should be removed. There aren't enough alternative ones on the list. Give this one a listen DJ Funtual World Destruction by Time Zone. Awesome song and shit twist it turn it and it becomes relevant all over again today! Anyway props for thinking of the list! Maybe we don't all see eye to eye but it's nice to see the music lovers are out there and passin' it on.....

BTW dude you got some of these listed in the wrong catagory some are from the early 1990's no harm no foul. Just do some fact checking there. We all do make mistakes.

Jenny Penny 15 months ago

Hey! I love this list! I was looking for a list of the best music from when I was a little kid. You have alot of stuff on their I remember dancing to. This is alot of work, I'm glad I didn't have to do it. So thanks.

PHIL COX 15 months ago

I LOOKED AT THE LIST, WHERE IS THE 80'S PUNK BAND THE ALARM, THEY SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE LIST,

NOT ONLY FOR THERE MUSIC, BUT FOR THE RESPECT MIKE THE LEAD SINGER HAS FOR HIS FANS, AND PLUS ALL THE FUNDRAISING HE HAS HELPED DO, FOR CANCER SUPPORT CENTRES AROUND THE WORLD, MIKE HAS LUKEEMIA, ITS A CANCER THAT HE CAN LIVE WITH BUT THERE IS NO CURE, SO THANK GOD FOR MIKE AND THE ALARM

Jaz 15 months ago

Great list Funk, I know it's not easy compiling lists like this and yes there are some omissions for me personally but I am sure they would be in a top 500 or top 1000...thank you for the time and effort for putting this all together, haters can eat a fat d--k.

Josh 14 months ago

What About

TAKE ME HOME TONIGHT, EDDIE MONEY

Max 14 months ago

Sonic Youth - Candle

Suzanne Vega - Luka

R.E.M. - Pilgrimage

Scritti Politti - Absolute

Bruce Springsteen - Valentines Day

Bruce Springsteen - Atlantic City

Shalamar - Closer

Shalamar - Over and Over

The System - You Are In My System

R.E.M. - Laughing

Andrew Woodman 13 months ago

Great list but you are missing a classic or two. Bros "When will I be Famous" or "Cat Amongst the Pigeons" and Nick Kamen "Each Time (you break my heart). A-Ha "The Sun Always Shines on TV". L L Cool J "I need Love". Paula Abdul "Rush Rush"

musicfiend 13 months ago

i lalalove your list. You have basically every genre of music from the 80s on here. Yes, your missing a few great singers. But dont listent to the haters. GREAT list. :) Using it as a reference for my ipod lol.

Max 11 months ago

Ever - Sleepyhead

Sonic Youth - Candle

Suzanne Vega - Luka

R.E.M. - Pilgrimage

Scritti Politti - Absolute

Bruce Springsteen - Valentines Day

Bruce Springsteen - Atlantic City

Billy Joel - No Suprises

Shalamar - Closer

Shalamar - Over and Over

The System - You Are In My System

R.E.M. - Laughing

Lee Ritenour - Cross My Heart

Aldo Nova - Fantasy

N.W.A. - Gangsta Gangsta

Billy Joel - This Is The Time

Roxy Music - More Than This

Iron Maiden - Wasted Years

Dokken - It's Not Love

Suzanne Vega - Tom's Diner

U2 - Red Hill Mining Town

Nirvana - About A Girl

New Order - 586

The Smiths - The Headmaster Ritual

The Stone Roses - Waterfall

Tears For Fears - I Believe

Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill

The Cars - Let's Go

R.E.M. - Maps and Legends

Bryan Adams - Aint Gonna Cry

Chicago - Come In From The Night

The Rolling Stones - Hang Fire

The Rolling Stones - Slave

Yousuck 10 months ago

Lists inherently suck. But yours is totally worthless.

BILL GEDEON 10 months ago

WHERE'S ROXY MUSIC/BRYAN FERRY? SAY AVALON..MORE THAN THIS,MY ONLY LOVE, SLAVE TO LOVE..C'MON

Marcel 9 months ago

USA for Africa?

carl 9 months ago

and duran duran

kmm 9 months ago

Drive - The Cars

Brass in Pocket - The Pretenders

Forever Young - Alphaville

Don't Give Up - Peter Gabriel

farout 8 months ago

sssssssss single bed - cheetah!!!

Laura 8 months ago

I'm searching for a song. And in the song the refrain are like some kinda bells from a clocktower. Can you help me to find it. And the singer is a women. She got a bit of weird voices. Thx

VeeD 8 months ago

Broken Wings from Mister Misster.

Joshua 8 months ago

one song from metallica and nothing from NWA? The only two artists to go platinum with virtually zero radio airplay?

Joey 7 months ago

Europe- The Final Countdown

JorgeErnesto 7 months ago

What happened with some of The Cars' songs?

zwelker 7 months ago

Ship of fools (#22) is a song by Scorpions. Unless that is a completely different song..

Raynman 7 months ago

Not even one SimpleMinds song?

Someone Somewhere In Summertime, Promised You A Miracle, Waterfront, Alive & Kicking and even Don't You Forget About Me would be great candidates in my opinion.

Pixies-Monkey Gone To Heaven

Shane 7 months ago

Definitely needs to be more def leppard

Andrew Thompson 7 months ago

I didn't go through the whole list, but seem to be dominated by English... since the universe probably doesn't speak English any more than Apache or Swahili,.. how about some other cultures represented.

Try listening to Perro Andaluz by Serú Girán for example (1980)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkbRVthG6SY

Visara 7 months ago

Obsession was performed by "Animotion." Not animation.

Dennis Teel 7 months ago

i'm 57 and been collecting since i was 5.the 80's was overall the best decade for music,hair and fashion and culture in general.i could list reasons why but i won't.instead i'll say that this list is awesome,however,like other posters here have mentioned,there are some songs missing.but that's natural.it would take a lifetime to add every decent song from the 80's..for example,lene lovich's "lucky number"...songs one wouldn't think of right off the bat.but hey,this is awsome list anyway.i was particularly picky in the 80's.i was into the new wave bands in particular(pet shop boys,the cars,falco)even though i loved heart and the bangles and the pop sound as well.i have been collecting music videos of the 80's for forever now,it seems.they're becoming more difficult to find however.i recently bought(from amazon) a 12 dvd set of 80's music videos,there's 31 on each dvd(373 music videos total).i have other sets also.my audio cd's number in the high thousands/evry kind possible.50's to current,including tons from the 80's./again,i like your list./awesome/i miss tremendously the 80's culture and lifestyle and fashions

Sheila 6 months ago

I think your list rocks,dude!...It has alot of the songs I was searching for and ones I had forgotten..Dont let the naysayers bother you..of course some songs are not on here..hard to think of every one of the 80s hits..and everyones taste are different, hence the word individual,people..just shut up and enjoy the music and the memories, must you complain about every single thing??..Peace~~~~

omrnia 6 months ago

I'm writing down this 49 songs that aren't included on your list:

1. Janie's Got a Gun - Aerosmith

2. Like a Prayer - Madonna

3. Girls Just Want to Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper

4. Walk Like an Egyptian - The Bangles

5. Fade to Black - Metallica

6. How Will I Know - Whitney Houston

7. We're Not Gonna Take It - Twisted Sister

8. Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division

9. Like a Virgin - Madonna

10. Straight Up - Paula Abdul

11. Hungry Like the Wolf - Duran Duran

12. Too Shy - Kajagoogoo

13. Don't Stop Believin' - Journey

14. Love Song - The Cure

15. Physical - Olivia Newton-John

16. Nasty - Janet Jackson

17. Love In an Elevator - Aerosmith

18. Master of Puppets - Metallica

19. You Give Love a Bad Name - Bon Jovi

20. Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) - Eurythmics

21. Time After Time - Cyndi Lauper

22. Hang Fire - The Rolling Stones

23. Material Girl - Madonna

24. Footloose - Kenny Loggins

25. What's Love Got to Do With It - Tina Turner

26. Maniac - Michael Sembello

27. Born In the U.S.A. - Bruce Springsteen

28. Babooshka - Kate Bush

29. Fight For Your Right (To Party!) - Beastie Boys

30. Careless Whisper - George Michael

31. Every Rose Has Its Thorn - Poison

32. Smooth Criminal - Michael Jackson

33. Happy Birthday - Stevie Wonder

34. Running Up That Hill - Kate Bush

35. Forever Your Girl - Paula Abdul

36. Miss You Much - Janet Jackson

37. Dr. Feelgood - Mötley Crüe

38. Queen of Hearts - Juice Newton

39. Bad - Michael Jackson

40. I'm Coming Out - Diana Ross

41. Karma Chameleon - Culture Club

42. Faith - George Michael

43. Love Is a Battlefield - Pat Benatar

44. Rag Doll - Aerosmith

45. My Prerogative - Bobby Brown

46. Man In the Mirror - Michael Jackson

47. Take My Breath Away - Berlin

48. Heaven Is a Place on Earth - Belinda Carlisle

49. Mickey - Toni Basil

d.e.williams 6 months ago

I see these lists compiled all the time. And each time the one band that gets disrespected the most is Culture Club. I remember the 80's and from the moment i heard "Do you really want to hurt me" and their grammy for best new artist plus the millions ot albums they sold. Which I know most of you own. Aside from the gay drama,give these guys the respect they deserve!!!!!!

Patti Sovinski 6 months ago

Can I download your list of songs for the 1980's for free?

JimiSkinn 6 months ago

Majors and Generals - XTC

JimiSkinn 6 months ago

I Eat Cannibals - Toto Coelo?

JimiSkinn 6 months ago

Both Happy Birthday and I Could Be Happy by Altered Images!

JimiSkinn 6 months ago

By the way - this list is really great. As I read it, some of the songs take me back to late summer nights (early summer mornings?) of 1983 - the year I graduated high school. I had the earphones on, watching MTV, listening to the audio from the VCR into the stereo set and the TV volume off! Thanks for the "awesome" flashback!

charles 6 months ago

The list of 450 songs of the 80's is really the greatest work of your minds, please kindly let me have all those songs in cds or mp3s, how much will it cost me?

dqmot 6 months ago

no Nu Shooz "i can't wait?" and i thought we were kindred spirits.

mark 5 months ago

Lee Ritenour - Cross My Heart

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEEdm4KIYIU

Rolling Stones - Tops

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UWJN01xvdQ

Michael Mcdonald - I Keep Forgettin'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjqOsYRQI0o

Clarence Clemons - Friend of Mine

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knVbfhmME1g

Peter Gabriel - Don't Give Up

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=No1UKN-SKlg

mark 5 months ago

Ever - Sleepyhead

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Go550f5uuck

Sensible Jerseys - Go To Work

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ac5v0A3d9aI

Airplay - Nothin' You Can Do About It

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGQ2rO0KJ70

Al Jarreau - Breakin' Away

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JeRHOeVEpg

Don Henley - Sunset Grill

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNlvrrA5w0s

Steve Winwood - Valerie

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anCg5EiB2AM

Debarge - You Wear It Well

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvqPxEogwfg

The Wild Poppies - This Person

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rghsquvS0M

JMONG 5 months ago

HI I'M LOOKING FOR A TITLE AND THE SINGER OF A SONG WHO WAS FAMOUS IN THE 90'S (I THINK) OF A BABY WHO SAID YOU DO IT BABY AND WAS LIKE O POZI U POZA O POZI POZI OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. ANYONE KNOWS? THANKS

Matt 5 months ago

I feel that Leather and Lace by Stevie Nicks with Don Henley should be in this list.

80's 5 months ago

I think these shouls be in the list somewhere -

Ph D - 'Won't let you down again'

George Harrison - 'Got my mind set on you'

John Farnham - 'Take the pressure down'

80s love 5 months ago

get into the groove- madonna

pyt- mj

is this love- whitesnake

i think we're alone now- tiffany

scorpians 5 months ago

send me an angel & wind of change- scorpians

Lazer Larry 5 months ago

Checked out every song and found 15 songs that i would like to hear again. Did find in your list Tom Tom Club "Genius of love", Thanks for listing it DJ Funkual!!!

dg6364 4 months ago

I Can't Hold Back-Survivor

Since You've Been Gone- the Outfield

I'll Fall in Love again-Sammy Hagar

Cindy Conner 4 months ago

What about, 'hands to heaven' by Breathe.

80' child 4 months ago

BAM! there it is most of what i grew up on but id still have a more to add but we're only dealing with 450 here.but its an impressive list

Mickey Bruce 4 months ago

Dancing In The Sheets - Shalamar

Pam 4 months ago

How about:

bubblemen rap - the bubblemen

hey rocky - boris badenof

68 guns - the alarm

tower of strength - mission uk

cars - gary newman

Pam 4 months ago

A couple others I forgot to mention:

double dutch bus - frankie smith

defcon one - pop will eat itself

seattle - public image ltd

happy - public image ltd.

peek-a-boo - siouxie and the banshees

i'm not your stepping stone - sex pistols (i know it's a cover, but still good)

great! 4 months ago

Great job!

Eduardo 4 months ago

Love queen freddie mercury best artist of the 80's under pressure best song on the list.

Chris P 4 months ago

Peter Gabrial - In your eyes.

how is this not listed yet.

Kenne 4 months ago

I can't believe Tom Petty's Free Fallin didn't make the list, that song is a classic.

Also Metallica should have more representation. Their earlier stuff may have not charted well, but those albums still sell well through today.

Dokken & Queensryche should also be included.

Eddie 4 months ago

They got a collection of queen songs on this list another one bites the dust and flash

Eduardo 4 months ago

Queen another one bites the dust and queen under pressure should have been number 2 and another one bites the dust should have been number 1.

Love queen 4 months ago

I love queen flash, another one bites the dust, crazy little thing called love and under pressure all of these songs made tqhis 80's list freddie mercury and queen were totally rad 80's artists.

kim herbert 4 months ago

can anyone help me im trying to remember a song the music video always used to be on kerrang all i remember was they looked quite cyber Japanese wore bright colors dressed like super heroes robbing a bank and singing on a roof top random i know but i loved it and cant for the life of me think what it was, the girl singing had blue hair and skin tight blue outfit

Aviva 3 months ago

How sad you've never heard of Prefab Sprout. To many music lovers they're considered amongst the best songwriters of the 80s and beyond.

Queen 3 months ago

Love QUEEN ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST.

leila 3 months ago

This is gonna be a pain but I'd appreciate the help I'm looking for an original version of a song a man called wilbur is singing on a programme called the worst place in the world to be a dustman pt 1 he's on stage singing it in his band I would sooo appreciate some one naming theat bloody song plleeeease p.s I love all the songs and comment thanku

laila 3 months ago

P.S I forget you can find that programme om you tube thanks

Alma 3 months ago

Queen under pressure made the list yayyyyyyyyyyyyy thats good

Kenneth 3 months ago

Billy jean should be number one.

Eduardo 3 months ago

Queen under pressure should be number one queen I love

Carlos M 3 months ago

how about - 'you are all I need" by Motley Crue????

Ed 3 months ago

Queen radio ga ga should be on here great thing another one bites the dust made the list

KimEK 3 months ago

I suggest including on your list "Camouflage" and "Drive She Said" by Stan Ridgway. He made these about 3 or 4 years after leaving Wall of Voodoo. The first tells about a soldier fighting in the Vietnam War, and the second is about a cab driver who is forced at gunpoint to help a bank robber escape. It is a real shame that Ridgway is so underrated--he is an amazing songwriter!

jonhny 3 months ago

I need help finding a song or singer from 80's or early 90's and it goes something like this "want to go where the boys are" or "want to be where the boys are" please help if u can.

ARYIANA 3 months ago

I LOVE IT BECUSE I LOVE IT

Adam 3 months ago

Pretty good list. I'm glad you left out the song Footloose I hate that song.

Tracey t 2 months ago

There is nothing from Joy Division ?

Justavisitor 2 months ago

This work is great! Thanks!

I'm looking for a very cool song, the only i can remember is the video clip. It is in a train with open doors, and you see a boy beating a drum, and also a woman, and sometimes we see the singer. The train is on the route, and the scenery seem's to be sort of desert. like the old trains in the western movies...

Can anybody remember the name of this song or the artist????

Alex 2 months ago

please can you seriously consider adding eurythmics, culture club, joy division and kate bush please! (obvious tunes :P ) other than that absolutely fantastic and very handy for insperation at my finger tips for what i need to still add to my ipod! I'm 16 so it's hard to recall names from memory ;)

Andre Tong 2 months ago

Great list.

Would be nice to see the top 200 hard rock ballads of the 80's

I'm sure i will find a track that i probably forget.And the main reason, it's not in my collection.

Been trying for the longest while to find a song by the name ; Keep on running (its performed by a hard rock band, either from the 70's or 80's)Pls, somebody must know it.

There;s a line that goes..You better keep on running, don't stop running

LambK 2 months ago

Can anyone remember the name of a song where the music video was a bunch of models walking up and down a cat walk??

Yup... 2 months ago

That's the best list I've seen but I would take anything by Fogerty out, his solo stuff stinks like a sack full of assholes. Turning Japanese is horrific too, but the rest are good!

Alexinytown 2 months ago

Here is one that needs to be considered, a great song from 1985.

"Something About You" - Level 42

Alexinytown 2 months ago

Also, "Tenderness" by General Public

Lesa 2 months ago

So you have listed "The 450 best songs of the '80s", and Robbie Dupree's hit single "Steal Away" is nowhere to be found. Wow.

khaalid 8 weeks ago

You missed Whitney Houston (who happens to be one of the greatest singers of the 80's...also there should be more madonna songs on there....

Old Man 8 weeks ago

How can you even start to list top 20 of 1980's without GhostTown - sums up UK for most of the decade - genius

javi 6 weeks ago

who sings the song pain seven years of the 80s

Jose 5 weeks ago

Just saying, I'm Free (Heaven Helps The Man) by Kenny Loggins is MORE then worthy to be in the top 10.

Toby 4 weeks ago

Andre Tong.... The song is keep on runnin by Y&T

Tigerlily 4 weeks ago

Level 42- Something About You is never on any list. It should be. What about Howard Jones! He still rocks!

javi 4 weeks ago

who sings the song pain seven years of the 80s

help,help.help please

doogansquest 4 weeks ago

How did the ballads not make it on here? When people think of the great sounds, great movies, and Prime Americana that was the 80's, those are the songs that they remember. Not all of the pseudo-disco crap on this list.

Hannah 3 weeks ago

O.k really. Every Michael Jackson song created in the eighties needs to be on this list. He is the King. Long Live Michael!

javi 3 weeks ago

who sings ... pain seven years of the 80s

Under Pressure 3 weeks ago

There are four/4 Queen songs on this 80's list Another one bites the Dust, Under Pressure, Flash, Crazy little thing called Love, I love that they put alot of Queen songs on this 80's list, Freddie Mercury was the best.

andres 3 weeks ago

where is the damned!!!!? all the phantasmagoria album is amazing.

Rieman 2 weeks ago

shamez no one mentioned crowded house

Chris 12 days ago

My favorite song "things can only get better" wasn't on here. I love that song. Howard Jones best song by far and away.

lucyfan 11 days ago

there are many great songs that you have neglected to include on this list. i am disappointed. you have no cyndi lauper....no really great madonna songs, you missed out on a lot of great music.

donald charlson 10 days ago

could you give simple minds a good thanks they a good band

Question 10 days ago

Im trying to find a song, I cant remember the lyrics or song title... But I'm wondering if you guys could attempt to help me..

It's an animated cartoon type song that came out in the 80s or 90s if I remember correctly... And he is in a tall building and fires a rope over to another building and goes into this girls apartment... If I remember correctly the apartment is set on fire some how..

I think it's "mr 'something' "

It's seriously doing my head in and I'm sorry I don't have heaps of details on it... I've been trying to find it for hours now :/