Top 100 Songs From The 80's

The music of the 80's was very diverse. With the creation of rap, house, electro and countless other new genres, it had genres and styles for everyone. Here is a list of what I think are songs that defined that era.

1. The Stone Roses - Fools Gold
2. Blondie - Call Me
3. AC/DC - You Shook Me All Night Long
4. Prince – When Doves Cry
5. The Police - Every Breath You Take
6. Public Enemy - Fight the Power
7. Michael Jackson - Billie Jean
8. Survivor - Eye of the Tiger
9. Salt N' Pepa - Push It
10. Guns N Roses - Sweet Child O Mine
11. Shannon - Let the Music Play
12. A-ha - Take On Me
13. Prince - Little Red Corvette
14. INXS - Need You Tonight
15. The Smiths - What Difference Does It Make?
16. Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time
17. The Specials - Ghost Town
18. Bon Jovi - Livin’ on a Prayer
19. Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart
20. Iron Maiden - Hallowed Be Thy Name
21. U2 - Sunday Bloody Sunday
22. Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill
23. Whitney Houston - So Emotional
24. The Clash - Rock The Casbah
25. Madonna - Like a Prayer
26. Paul Simon - Graceland
27. Rakim - Paid In Full
28. The Cure - The Love Cats
29. The Rolling Stones - Start Me Up
30. R.E.M. - The One I Love
31. Metallica - Master Of Puppets
32. Queen & David Bowie - Under Pressure
33. Happy Mondays - Hallelujah
34. J. Geils Band - Centerfold
35. Duran Duran - Rio
36. Run DMC - Walk This Way
37. Soft Cell - Tainted Love
38. The Clash - Straight To Hell
39. Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse of the Heart
40. U2 - With or Without You
41. The Smiths - This Charming Man
42. New Order - Blue Monday
43. James - Sit Down
44. Neneh Cherry - Buffalo Stance
45. Orange Juice - Rip It Up
46. Pixies - Where Is My Mind?
47. Foreigner - I Want to Know What Love Is
48. My Bloody Valentine - You Made Me Realise
49. Womack & Womack - Teardrops
50. Nirvana - About A Girl
51. Pet Shop Boys - It's A Sin
52. Van Halen - Jump
53. Joy Division - Atmosphere
54. Kraftwerk - Computer Love
55. The B-52's - Love Shack
56. Bananarama - Cruel Summer
57. Janet Jackson - The Pleasure Principle
58. The Smiths - How Soon Is Now
59. Prince - 1999
60. Tom Tom Club - Genius of Love
61. U2 - Where the Streets Have No Name
62. Bryan Adams - Run To You
63. Ultravox - Vienna
64. Depeche Mode - Never Let Me Down Again
65. Human League - Love Action (I Believe In Love)
66. Adam and the Ants - Stand and Deliver
67. ABC - The Look Of Love
68. 808 State - Pacific State
69. Elvis Costello - Shipbuilding
70. The Fall - The Classical
71. Kurtis Blow - The Breaks
72. Tom Waits - Gun Street Girl
73. Sonic Youth - Teenage Riot
74. Madonna - Open Your Heart
75. Devo - Whip It
76. Pat Benatar - Love Is a Battlefield
77. Sundays - Can’t Be Sure
78. Nu Shooz - I Can't Wait
79. Galaxie 500 - Blue Thunder
80. Cher - If I Could Turn Back Time
81. Madonna - Live to Tell
82. Elton John - I'm Still Standing
83. Biz Markie - Just a Friend
84. Michael Jackson - Human Nature
85. Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me)
86. Indigo Girls - Closer To Fine
87. Madonna - Material Girl
88. Jennifer Rush - The Power Of Love
89. Tina Turner - The Best
90. Queen - Another One Bites The Dust
91. Five Star - Rain or Shine
92. Olivia Newton-John - Magic
93. Air Supply - Lost In Love
94. Lisa Stansfield - All Around The World
95. Kylie Minogue - I Should Be So Lucky
96. Madness - House Of Fun
97. James Brown - Living In America
98. Samantha Fox - Touch Me (I Want Your Body)
99. Alice Cooper - Poison
100. Breathe - How Can I Fall?