Tips / Bets Best song of the 80's

Don't shoot the messenger. Here's the official list:


1. Vienna - Ultravox
2. Take On Me - a-ha
3. Sweet Child o' Mine - Guns N' Roses
4. Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
5. Do They Know It's Christmas? - Band Aid
6. Blue Monday - New Order
7. Livin' on a Prayer - Bon Jovi
8. Relax - Frankie Goes To Hollywood
9. Under Pressure - Queen & David Bowie
10. Careless Whisper - George Michael
11. Human League - Don't You Want Me
12. Prince - Purple Rain
13. Simple Minds - Don't You Forget About Me
14. Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart
15. Toto - Africa
16. Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants To Rule The World
17. Michael Jackson - Thriller
18. Soft Cell - Tainted Love
19. U2 - With Or Without You
20. Queen - Radio Gaga
21. The Jam - Town Called Malice
22. Dexys Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen
23. Bryan Adams - Summer Of 69
24. Duran Duran - Rio
25. Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls
26. Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up
27. David Bowie - Ashes To Ashes
28. Adam And The Ants - Stand And Deliver
29. Waterboys - Whole Of The Moon
30. Wham! - Last Christmas
31. Stone Roses - Fools Gold
32. Don Henley - The Boys Of Summer
33. The Jam - Going Underground
34. The Smiths - This Charming Man
35. David Bowie - Let's Dance
36. Abc - The Look Of Love
37. Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Two Tribes
38. Wham! - Wake Me Up Before You Go Go
39. Phil Collins - In The Air Tonight
40. Journey - Don't Stop Believin'
41. Blondie - Atomic
42. Depeche Mode - Just Can't Get Enough
43. The Specials - Ghost Town
44. Erasure - A Little Respect
45. Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy
46. Duran Duran - The Reflex
47. Prince - When Doves Cry
48. Spandau Ballet - True
49. Aerosmith & Run Dmc - Walk This Way
50. U2 - Where The Streets Have No Name
51. Heaven 17 - Temptation
52. Dire Straits - Money For Nothing
53. Aztec Camera - Somewhere In My Heart
54. Spandau Ballet - Gold
55. Bonnie Tyler - A Total Eclipse Of The Heart
56. Bruce Springsteen - Dancing In The Dark
57. Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)
58. Van Halen - Jump
59. Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance With Somebody
60. Stranglers - Golden Brown
61. Culture Club - Karma Chameleon
62. Madness - Baggy Trousers
63. Yazoo - Only You
64. Europe - Final Countdown
65. Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill
66. Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer
67. Talk Talk - It's My Life
68. Communards - Don't Leave Me This Way
69. Madness - It Must Be Love
70. Huey Lewis & The News - The Power Of Love
71. Beautiful South - Song For Whoever
72. The Police - Every Breath You Take
73. Starship - Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now
74. Fleetwood Mac - Everywhere
75. Belinda Carlisle - Heaven Is A Place On Earth
76. Whitesnake - Here I Go Again
77. Queen - One Vision
78. Nena - 99 Red Balloons
79. U2 - Pride (In The Name Of Love)
80. Proclaimers - I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)
81. Bill Medley & Jennifer Warne - I've Had The Time Of My Life
82. Beastie Boys - (You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party)
83. Dead Or Alive - You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)
84. Talking Heads - Once In A Lifetime
85. Deacon Blue - Real Gone Kid
86. Foreigner - I Want To Know What Love Is
87. Cure - The Love Cats
88. Crowded House - Don't Dream It's Over
89. Tina Turner - The Best
90. George Michael - Faith
91. Berlin - Take My Breath Away
92 Madonna - Like A Prayer
93. Inxs - Need You Tonight
94. Black Box - Ride On Time
95. Bee Gees - You Win Again
96. Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time
97. UB40 - Red Red Wine
98. Bangles - Eternal Flame
99. Billy Idol - White Wedding
100. Yazz & The Plastic Population - The Only Way Is Up

 

Wouldn't agree with 1 & 2 and 26,44 & 45 should be higher imho

 

Don’t even think Vienna should be in the top 100 tbh

 

And you were of course born when this decade ended ...

 

born on the exact day number 31 was released.

 

So, you are now 30 years old.

 

my now 30 year old what?

 

Y-fronts

 

you're havering, son

 

I could have claimed 'in ye pop' like most ...

Or why you changed my post ...

 

Some cracking songs on that list.

 

I do like a list but anyone else's opinions will only cause polarisation. Not a bad list I suppose but hardly any of it would be in my own top 100.

For starters I'd say She Sells Sanctuary by The Cult is my stand-out single of that decade.

 

Load of shìte.

Do they know it's Christmas ffs!

 

Blue Monday should be number1

Close this abomination of a thread.

 

Drew’s going to crack up when he sees that the thin white duke only managed to scrape into the top 10 with help from big Faruk lol

WATP

 

And no Big Fun,he won't be happy.

 

Broken down by country of origin:

England 57
USA 27
Ireland 4
Scotland 4
Sweden 2
Australia 1
British Isles 1
Germany 1
Italy 1
New Zealand 1
Wales 1

Wouldn't have included so much foreign stuff myself.

 

Most awful stuff on the list:

100. Yazz & The Plastic Population - The Only Way Is Up
23. Bryan Adams - Summer Of 69
29. Waterboys - Whole Of The Moon
3. Sweet Child o' Mine - Guns N' Roses
55. Bonnie Tyler - A Total Eclipse Of The Heart
64. Europe - Final Countdown
70. Huey Lewis & The News - The Power Of Love
78. Nena - 99 Red Balloons
80. Proclaimers - I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)
81. Bill Medley & Jennifer Warne - I've Had The Time Of My Life
85. Deacon Blue - Real Gone Kid
91. Berlin - Take My Breath Away
93. Inxs - Need You Tonight
94. Black Box - Ride On Time
98. Bangles - Eternal Flame

Lots of really great stuff on the list.

 

Brexit

 

Haaaawwlll you

proclaimers??

idiot