VH1's Top 100 Songs of the 80's

[soxmuscle]

[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]01 Bon Jovi / "Livin' on a Prayer" 1986
02 Def Leppard / "Pour Some Sugar On Me" 1987
03 Duran Duran / "Hungry Like the Wolf" 1982
04 Michael Jackson / "Billie Jean" 1982
05 Prince / "When Doves Cry" 1984
06 Hall & Oates / "I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)" 1981
07 Guns N' Roses / Sweet Child O' Mine 1987
08 Madonna / "Like a Virgin" 1984
09 Run-D.M.C. / "Walk This Way" 1986
10 AC/DC / "You Shook Me All Night Long" 1980
11 Journey / Don't Stop Believin' 1981
12 Whitney Houston / "How Will I Know" 1985
13 U2 / "With Or Without You" 1984
14 The Bangles / "Walk Like an Egyptian" 1986
15 Van Halen / "Jump" 1984
16 INXS / "Need You Tonight" 1987
17 Whitesnake / "Here I Go Again" 1982
18 Dexy's Midnight Runners / "Come On Eileen" 1982
19 Cyndi Lauper / "Time after Time" 1984
20 Rick Springfield / "Jessie's Girl" 1981
21 Michael Jackson / "Beat It" 1982
22 The Cure / "Just Like Heaven" 1987
23 Cyndi Lauper / "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" 1984
24 A-Ha / "Take On Me" 1985
25 Go-Go's / "Our Lips Are Sealed" 1981
26 Guns N' Roses / "Welcome to the Jungle" 1987
27 Kajagoogoo / "Too Shy" 1984
28 Wham! / "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" 1984
29 Talking Heads / Burning Down the House 1983
30 Pat Benatar / "Love is a Battlefield" 1983
31 Queen and David Bowie / "Under Pressure" 1981
32 Night Ranger / "Sister Christian" 1983
33 Soft Cell / "Tainted Love" 1981
34 Poison / "Every Rose Has It's Thorn" 1988
35 Phil Collins / "In the Air Tonight" 1981
36 Tommy Tutone / "867-5309 / Jenny" 1981
37 Aerosmith / "Janie's Got a Gun" 1989
38 U2 / "Pride (In the Name of Love)" 1984
39 Modern English / "I Melt With You" 1982
40 The B-52's / "Love Shack" 1989
41 M??¶tley Cr??¼e / "Dr. Feelgood" 1989
42 The Clash / "London Calling" 1982
43 ABC / "Look of Love (Part One)" 1982
44 Bananarama / "Cruel Summer" 1984
45 Janet Jackson / "Nasty" 1986
46 The Police / "Every Breath You Take" 1983
47 Twisted Sister / "We're Not Gonna Take It" 1984
48 Bruce Springsteen / "Born in the U.S.A." 1984
49 Beastie Boys / "Fight For Your Right" 1986
50 Eurythmics / "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" 1983
51 Ratt / "Round and Round" 1984
52 Dead or Alive / "You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)" 1985
53 Billy Idol / "White Wedding" 1988
54 Salt-N-Pepa / "Push It" 1986
55 A Flock of Seagulls / "I Ran (So Far Away)" 1982
56 Bonnie Tyler / "Total Eclipse of the Heart" 1983
57 Toni Basil / "Mickey" 1981
58 Culture Club / "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me" 1982
59 John Mellencamp / "Jack & Diane" 1982
60 Young M.C. / "Bust a Move" 1989
61 Styx / "Mr. Roboto" 1983
62 Berlin / "Take My Breath Away" 1986
63 Devo / "Whip It" 1980
64 Paula Abdul / "Straight Up" 1988
65 Foreigner / "I Want to Know What Love Is" 1984
66 Depeche Mode / "Just Can't Get Enough" 1981
67 REO Speedwagon / "Keep On Loving You" 1980
68 Public Enemy / "Fight the Power" 1988
69 R.E.M / "It's The End of the World As We Know It (and I Feel Fine)" 1980
70 Joan Jett & The Blackhearts/ "I Love Rock N' Roll" 1981
71 Rick James / "Super Freak" 1981
72 The Fixx / "One Thing Leads to Another" 1983
73 Nena / "99 Luftbaloons" 1983
74 George Michael / "Faith" 1987
75 Prince / "Little Red Corvette" 1983
76 Thomas Dolby / "She Blinded Me With Science" 1982
77 New Edition / "Candy Girl" 1983
78 Blondie / "Call Me" 1980
79 Human League / "Don't You Want Me?" 1981
80 Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock / "It Takes Two" 1988
81 Cameo / "Word Up!" 1986
82 Squeeze / "Tempted" 1981
83 Prince / "Kiss" 1986
84 Lionel Richie / All Night Long (All Night) 1983
85 Robert Palmer / "Addicted to Love" 1985
86 Bow Wow Wow / "I Want Candy" 1982
87 Falco / "Rock Me Amadeus 1986
88 Chaka Khan / "Ain't Nobody" 1989
89 The Pretenders / "Brass in Pocket" 1980
90 Tone-Loc / "Wild Thing" 1989
91 Katrina and The Waves / "Walking On Sunshine" 1983
92 New Kids on the Block / "You Got It (The Right Stuff) 1988
93 Gary Numan / "Cars" 1980
94 The Rolling Stones / "Start Me Up" 1981
95 Debbie Gibson / "Only in My Dreams" 1987
96 Men at Work / "Down Under" 1982
97 The Romantics / "What I Like About You" 1980
98 Bobby Brown / "My Perogative" 1988
99 Wang Chung / "Everybody Have Fun Tonight" 1986
100 Loverboy / "Working for the Weekend" 1981[/FONT]

 

[soxmuscle]

Solid list, but I'm most disappointed with Living on a Prayer being number one.

Not to mention, where is Eddie Money?

This is a flawed list, VH1 fans.

 

[NeilPearson]

yup that is pretty much why I hated the 80s

 

[soxmuscle]

yup that is pretty much why I hated the 80s

How dare you

 

[NeilPearson]

How dare you

It was the most horrible decade for music in music history

 

[NeilPearson]

There are a few bands in there that okay but 90% of them are horrible... and the decent bands from the 80s like the Smiths and the Pixies are not mentioned.

 

[soxmuscle]

It was the most horrible decade for music in music history

Everything has a very similar sound - as far as being musically talented, a lot of these bands included on the list aren't.

 

[Gazhole]

[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]01 Bon Jovi / "Livin' on a Prayer" 1986
02 Def Leppard / "Pour Some Sugar On Me" 1987
05 Prince / "When Doves Cry" 1984
07 Guns N' Roses / Sweet Child O' Mine 1987
09 Run-D.M.C. / "Walk This Way" 1986
10 AC/DC / "You Shook Me All Night Long" 1980
11 Journey / Don't Stop Believin' 1981
15 Van Halen / "Jump" 1984
17 Whitesnake / "Here I Go Again" 1982
21 Michael Jackson / "Beat It" 1982
26 Guns N' Roses / "Welcome to the Jungle" 1987
33 Soft Cell / "Tainted Love" 1981
34 Poison / "Every Rose Has It's Thorn" 1988
35 Phil Collins / "In the Air Tonight" 1981
46 The Police / "Every Breath You Take" 1983
53 Billy Idol / "White Wedding" 1988
65 Foreigner / "I Want to Know What Love Is" 1984
70 Joan Jett & The Blackhearts/ "I Love Rock N' Roll" 1981
75 Prince / "Little Red Corvette" 1983
96 Men at Work / "Down Under" 1982
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Thats more like it.

 

[goob]

There are a few bands in there that okay but 90% of them are horrible... and the decent bands from the 80s like the Smiths and the Pixies are not mentioned.

Exactly, the Smiths should definately be in there. Pixies are timeless too, great stuff.

WTF???-
Bow wow wow - I want candy???
The fixx - one thing leads to another?

Surely 'Debaser' or 'This Charming man' are far more deserving of that shit.

 

[largepkg]

It's pop top 40 guys. What did you expect from the masses? These are the same A-holes that make Brittany Spears a gazillionaire.

Guilty admission. I'm a boy of the 80's and LOVED every fucking thing the 80's provided, well... except HIV.

 

[Yanick]

I actually like 80's music and think that toward the end of the 90's music took a huge turn for the worse. All you get now is emo and poppy rock shit, britney spears and that rap where all you hear is the guy going "YEA-YAH" or whatever. I find myself, more and more, listening to classic rock stations or CD's (which are all old hip hop/rock etc).

 

[captaincaberman]

Hey, I've met 3 of the people on the list!

I like 80's music, I was a kid but I remember a lot more than I probably should. Probably half of these are in my mp3 folder.

 

[NeilPearson]

I actually like 80's music and think that toward the end of the 90's music took a huge turn for the worse. All you get now is emo and poppy rock shit, britney spears and that rap where all you hear is the guy going "YEA-YAH" or whatever. I find myself, more and more, listening to classic rock stations or CD's (which are all old hip hop/rock etc).

I agree.

Early 90s were great but the end of the 90s... well we pretty much just went back to 80s format. Instead of New Kids on the Block, it was Nsync. Same old trash though.

 

[BulkMeUp]

As i was reading it i felt the list was a bit 'off'. Suspisions were confirmed when i saw Chaka Khan / "Ain't Nobody" 1989 at No.88 but her 'I Feel for you' wasnt even on the list!

 

[Rubes]

emo this

nsfw

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[KelJu]

It was the most horrible decade for music in music history

I would jank on my older brother so hard for being an 80s music person.

 

[FitnessRubber]

There are a few bands in there that okay but 90% of them are horrible... and the decent bands from the 80s like the Smiths and the Pixies are not mentioned.

absolutely - of course, while i'm happy about this fact, it's also kinda disappointing to me.

 

[alexvega]

heyy people any site where ican download songs?
thanks

 

[maniclion]

I blame 80's pop music on Disco, MTV and yuppies....there's always good music in every decade some decades it's just easier to find......

 

[AKIRA]

02 Def Leppard / "Pour Some Sugar On Me" 1987

^This fucking song SUCKS.

I am so tired of hearing it at clubs. If I never heard that fucking song again, it would be too soon.

 

[NordicNacho]

This is Art the 90's had nothing like it

YouTube Video

 

[maniclion]

This is Art the 90's had nothing like it

YouTube Video

whoa, the related videos are sweet....

YouTube Video

 

[DOMS]

Absolutely incredible.

 

[lucifuge]

at least they have "London Calling" listed

 

[soxmuscle]

kind of a fun quiz:

Quiz: How Totally 80's Are You? | Liquid Generation