1.
Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
860 points - added 16 years ago by mail4gigi - 1 comment
Comments:
Stop voting, other songs won't reach this.
Added 14 years ago by guest, 10 points
2.
Beat It - Michael Jackson
784 points - added 16 years ago by mail4gigi - 2 comments
Comments:
The best music video of the 80's and of all time.
Added 12 years ago by Jason947258, -11 points
Great pop-rock song
Added 14 years ago by guest, -15 points
3.
Human Nature Michael Jackson
My favorite song!
239 points - added 14 years ago by Ellen - 2 comments
Comments:
Sampled many times. SWV's 1993 hit 'Right Here', one of them.
Added 6 years ago by guest, 0 points
1982 Thriller.
Added 13 years ago by guest, 2 points
4.
You Shook Me All Night Long - AC/DC
199 points - added 16 years ago by mail4gigi -
5.
Sweet Child O Mine - Guns N Roses
140 points - added 16 years ago by mail4gigi -
6.
One-Metallica
134 points - added 16 years ago by guest -
7.
When Doves Cry - Prince
When Prince sings, everyone listens. This is a beautiful song.
129 points - added 16 years ago by mail4gigi - 1 comment
Comments:
That song was sampled. MC Hammer - Pray.
Added 6 years ago by guest, 0 points
8.
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper
If you or someone you know was a young girl in the 80's you were singing this song.
82 points - added 16 years ago by mail4gigi -
9.
Like A Virgin - Madonna
Our first glimpse of what she was and still is capable of.
79 points - added 16 years ago by mail4gigi -
10.
Hungry Like The Wolf - Duran Duran
Everything they did in the 80's was great.
68 points - added 16 years ago by mail4gigi -
11.
Like a Prayer
Wonderful song!
63 points - added 14 years ago by guest -
12.
Janie's Got A Gun - Aerosmith
62 points - added 16 years ago by mail4gigi -
13.
With Or Without You - U2
61 points - added 16 years ago by mail4gigi -
14.
Pour Some Sugar On Me - Def Leppard
A lot of innuendo, and a great rock song.
41 points - added 16 years ago by mail4gigi -
15.
Come On Eileen - Dexy's Midnight Runners
37 points - added 16 years ago by mail4gigi -
16.
Man In The Mirror - Michael Jackson
36 points - added 12 years ago by guest -
17.
Walk Like An Egyptian - The Bangles
36 points - added 16 years ago by mail4gigi -
18.
Walk This Way - Run DMC/Aerosmith
Awesome collaberation.
36 points - added 16 years ago by mail4gigi -
19.
Need You Tonight - INXS
22 points - added 16 years ago by mail4gigi -
20.
Dirty Diana - Michael Jackson
This song is just epic.
21 points - added 12 years ago by Jason947258 -
21.
Babooshka - Kate Bush
19 points - added 14 years ago by guest -
22.
Our Lips Are Sealed - Go Go's
19 points - added 16 years ago by mail4gigi -
23.
Take on Me - A-Ha
18 points - added 16 years ago by mail4gigi -
24.
In the Air Tonight - Phil Collins
17 points - added 16 years ago by mail4gigi - 1 comment
Comments:
Classic song featured in a 2007 classic advert for Birmingham based confectioner, Cadbury featuring a drumming gorilla. Song ittself was made in early 1980s.
Added 14 days ago by guest, 0 points
25.
I Can't Go For That - Hall & Oats
17 points - added 16 years ago by mail4gigi -
26.
Livin' On A Prayer - Bon Jovi
Most of us still know the words, and still can't hit the high notes!
17 points - added 16 years ago by mail4gigi -
27.
Jessie's Girl - Rick Springfield
Great catchy song, and we can all relate.
16 points - added 16 years ago by mail4gigi -
28.
Yello - The Race
This catchy tune, reminiscent of Faithless's 'Insomnia' a good few years after this one. First time I heard it, it was used on BBC's 'Grandstand', a sporting programme. It was also used for the Italian based car company Fiat in 1989-90.
0 points - added 8 days ago by guest -
29.
Dire Straits - Money For Nothing
I believe there was the danced up version of the 1980s song by Deep Dish. Anyway, the video being the most significant used computer animated imagery at the time, long before films like Toy Story and the like.
0 points - added 14 days ago by guest -
30.
Cece Rogers - Someday
Little known song that became the basis of an early 1990s rave classic, 'Sweet Harmony' by Liquid.
0 points - added 3 months ago by guest -
31.
Alexei Sayle - Ullo John! Gotta New Motor
This little known song from the 1980s was the inspiration or the classic Toshiba 'Hello Tosh' advert.
0 points - added 4 months ago by guest -
32.
Phyllis Nelson - Move Closer
First time I heard this upbeat song, it was used in a 1990s commercial, Soft & Gentle. Fist released in 1985, created by the late artist herself. Almost forty years since this classic.
0 points - added 1 year ago by guest -
33.
Swing Out Sister - Breakout
Released in 1986. Track itself is soul/dance/brassy elements.
0 points - added 1 year ago by guest -
34.
Aswad - Don't Turn Around
Chart topping hit from 1988.
0 points - added 6 years ago by guest -
35.
Soul II Soul - Back To Life (However Do You Want Me)
Released in 1989.
0 points - added 6 years ago by guest -
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