Definitive 80's Songs

[Flexo]

take on me by A-ha

What he said.

 

[Cyclops]

http://www.weebl.jolt.co.uk/paper.htm

 

[Jager X]

crap i can't think of many good 80s songs right now.my mind is totally blank.

let's see if i can describe some of the songs i love.
there's two songs from rocky 4: one is when rock is driving his car after creed is killed and the other is when he is training in the snow.

um...DAMN thats all i goddamn remember.

 

[Spider-Bite]

The bigtgest album of all time came out in the 80s. It was Michael Jackson's Thriller.

When the video for Thriller came out it was played once an hour every hour for two years, and it was a half hour long. That means that for two years during the the early 80's 50% of Mtv air time was Michael Jackson.

throughout the 80's it was referred to as Must Watch Mtv, because many families would gather around waiting for Michael jackson videos to come out during the Bad era.

We can not pretend that MJ did not dominate 80s. Well he dominated 90s too, but not like he did the 80s.

 

[Cyclops]

Did he though? Because I don't think he really had any memorable music from the 90s.

 

[toya thegr8]

Microphone Fiend by Rakim

 

[Flexo]

Did he though? Because I don't think he really had any memorable music from the 90s.

Nonsense! He had... uh... y'know... errr.... uh...

When did Beat It come out?

 

[Shuley]

Nonsense! He had... uh... y'know... errr.... uh...

When did Beat It come out?

1983

 

[Shuley]

"I love rock and Roll" by Joan Jett... People on my school bus used to sing that back in 1982

 

[Karem-Knight]

I love the 80's, But how can you forget Iron Maiden?

 

[Orko Is King]

Phil Collins-In the Air Tonight

 

[sinewave]

sister christian by night ranger

 

[Archangel]

What was that one song by the Talking Heads? It was one of the songs on the 'Down and Out in Beverly Hills' soundtrack..........I think I remember it being good though.

Once in a Lifetime.

 

[NOFX]

Eddie Money - Take me home tonight

Starship - We Built this city

Baltimore - Tarzan Boy

 

[Leto Atrides]

I can think of a couple, but most have been named. The most definitive, however, has not.

Europe - The Final Countdown

 

[Kmack]

Not all of these songs were number one hits, but here are the ones that make vividly recall the eighties

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper
Mr. Roboto - Styx
Pour Some Sugar On Me - Def Leppard*
Paradise City - Guns 'N' Roses*
Every Rose Has Its Thorn - Poison
Here I Go Again - Whitesnake
Crazy Train - Ozzy Osbourne
Material Girl - Madonna*
Jump - Van Halen*
Love Is A Battlefield - Pat Benatar
Total Eclipse Of The Heart - Bonnie Tyler
*** On Feel The Noize - Quiet Riot
White Wedding - Billy Idol
You Shook Me All Night Long - AC / DC
We Got The Beat - The Go - Go's
I Wanna Know What Love Is - Foreigner
Don't Stop Believin' - Journey*
Money For Nothing - Dire Straits
Thriller - Michael Jackson
Hungry Like The Wolf - Duran Duran*
Rock The Casbah - The Clash
Whip It - Devo
Video Killed The Radio Star - The Buggles
Cars - Gary Numan
Working For The Weekend - Loverboy
Jessie's Girl - Rick Springfield
Super Freak (Part 1) - Rick James
Gloria - Laura Branigan
Maneater - Daryl Hall & John Oates
Don't You Want Me - The Human League
Mickey - Toni Basil
Making Love Out Of Nothing At All - Air Supply
Come On Eileen - Dexys Midnight Runners
She Blinded Me With Science - Thomas Dolby
Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) - Eurythmics
Always Something There To Remind Me - Naked Eyes
Karma Chameleon - Culture Club*
I'm So Excited - Pointer Sisters
"Miami Vice" Theme - Jan Hammer
We Built This City - Starship
Heartbeat - Don Jonhson
Everybody Have Fun Tonight - Wang Chung
Start Me Up - The Rolling Stones
Walk Like An Egyptian - Bangles
Walk This Way - Run-D.M.C. And Aerosmith
Only In My Dreams - Debbie Gibson
Don't Worry Be Happy - Bobby McFerrin
Don't You (Forget About Me) - Simple Minds

* just citing examples. Anything from those artists would work.

That's a really good list, I'd like to add a few more notable songs.

Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen
Call Me - Blondie
Upside Down - Diana Ross
Another One Bites The Dust - Queen
Rapture - Blondie
Physical - Olivia Newton-John
Bette Davis Eyes - Kim Carnes
Endless Love - Diana Ross & Lionel Richie
Centerfold - The J. Geils Band
Chariots of Fire - Vangelis
Eye Of The Tiger - Survivor
Every Breath You Take - The Police
Time After Time - Cyndi Lauper
Careless Whisper - WHAM!
Rock Me Amadeus - Falco
True - Spandau Ballet
Our House - Madness
When Doves Cry - Prince
Take On Me - A-ha
Like A Virgin - Madonna
She Bop - Cyndi Lauper
One More Night - Phil Collins
Shout - Tears For Fears
Everybody Wants To Rule The World - Tears For Fears
Venus - Bananarama
Papa Don't Preach - Madonna
Faith - George Michael
I Wanna Dance With Somebody - Whitney Houston
Kokomo - The Beach Boys
Like A Prayer - Madonna
Toy Soldiers - Martika
Batdance - Prince
If I Could Turn Back Time - Cher
Another Day In Paradise - Phil Collins
We Didn't Start The Fire - Billy Joel

Okay, that's all I've managed to think of. My brain hurts

 

[sinewave]

Nonsense! He had... uh... y'know... errr.... uh...

When did Beat It come out?

you're zombie-stephen avatar rocks! great taste, dude!

 

[Spider-Bite]

Did he though? Because I don't think he really had any memorable music from the 90s.

In 1991 Dangerous sold a whopping 30 million records. Customers were waiting outside for hours to get first, second, third, 10,thousandth in line to get their copy before the first shipment sold out. Black or White debuted on Fox, ABC, and MTV simulatenously and all around the world.

Remember the Time was an incrdibly huge and requested video. His dangrous tour became the biggest selling tour in world history. Knocking his previous Bad Tour to second place. Jam, Heal the World, and Will you Be there were all huge hits.

After the child allegations his History album was a 45$ double CD which sold a whopping 18 million copies, 36 million discs. That tour also became the biggest selling tour in wolrd history knocking Dangerous to second place, and Bad to third. He won video of the year for Scream. You are Not alone was the first single ever to debut at number one on the overall charts. EarthSong was one of the most requested music videos of all time, and the most requested that year.

And in other countries his Ghost movie was increibly huge.

 

[Kmack]

^ The video for Remember The Time kicked @ss! Definitely one of the coolest videos of the 90s

 

[Whirlysplat]

Eye of the Tiger - Survivor
Final Countdown - Europe

I could name another few hundred


- Whirly

 

[Spider-Bite]

^ The video for Remember The Time kicked @ss! Definitely one of the coolest videos of the 90s

I agree whole heartedly even though that was when he looked his girliest.

 

[Flexo]

you're zombie-stephen avatar rocks! great taste, dude!

Thanks a-plenty.

 

[The Chairman]

That's a really good list, I'd like to add a few more notable songs.

Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen
Call Me - Blondie
Upside Down - Diana Ross
Another One Bites The Dust - Queen
Rapture - Blondie
Physical - Olivia Newton-John
Bette Davis Eyes - Kim Carnes
Endless Love - Diana Ross & Lionel Richie
Centerfold - The J. Geils Band
Chariots of Fire - Vangelis
Eye Of The Tiger - Survivor
Every Breath You Take - The Police
Time After Time - Cyndi Lauper
Careless Whisper - WHAM!
Rock Me Amadeus - Falco
True - Spandau Ballet
Our House - Madness
When Doves Cry - Prince
Take On Me - A-ha
Like A Virgin - Madonna
She Bop - Cyndi Lauper
One More Night - Phil Collins
Shout - Tears For Fears
Everybody Wants To Rule The World - Tears For Fears
Venus - Bananarama
Papa Don't Preach - Madonna
Faith - George Michael
I Wanna Dance With Somebody - Whitney Houston
Kokomo - The Beach Boys
Like A Prayer - Madonna
Toy Soldiers - Martika
Batdance - Prince
If I Could Turn Back Time - Cher
Another Day In Paradise - Phil Collins
We Didn't Start The Fire - Billy Joel

Okay, that's all I've managed to think of. My brain hurts

Nice

Good call on "Batdance". However, I hate to be a technacality *****, but "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" was not an 80s' hit as it was released in 1979.

Oh, and thanks for liking my list.

 

[Sarge 2.0]

Iron Maiden-Number of the Beast defined the NWOBHM, and is a definite 80's classic.

 

[Tsunulia]

Once in a Lifetime.

That's it................I need to find that song now.........