I first started to become interested in chart music in the late 1980s and this has remained one of my favourite decades for music ever since. I believe that during this time, some of the best ever music was produced. Unlike today, most bands were not manufactured by large, multinational record companies and the majority still played their own instruments. Since the 80s there has arguably not been another decade that has had the same drastic amount of innovation across all music genres.
Here are 25 of what I consider to be the greatest songs of the 1980s. There are no doubt countless more fantastic songs that I have forgotten or simply do not have the time to mention. Let me know what your favourite song of the 80s is.
Africa – Toto
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun – Cyndi Lauper (1983)
Billy Jean – Michael Jackson
Like A Prayer – Madonna
Total Eclipse of the Heart – Bonnie Tyler (1983)
Uptown Girl – Bily Joel
Eye of the Tiger – Survivor
Tainted Love – Soft Cell (1981)
Hungry Like The Wolf – Duran Duran (1982)
Sweet Dreams – The Eurythmics (1983)
Dancing In the Dark – Bruce Springsteen (1984)
Every Breath You Take – The Police (1983)
With Or Without You – U2 (1987)
Livin’ On A Prayer – Bon Jovi (1986)
Take On Me – A-ha (1985)
Careless Whisper by Wham! (1984)
Everybody Wants To Rule The World – Tears For Fears (1985)
Thriller – Michael Jackson (1982)
Purple Rain – Prince (1984)
Holiday – Madonna (1985)
Don’t You Want Me – The Human League (1981)
The Final Countdown – Europe (1986)
Let’s Dance – David Bowie (1983)
True – Spandau Ballet (1986)
West End Girls – Pet Shop Boys (1986)
Walking on Sunshine – Katrina and the Waves (1985)
You Got It – Roy Orbison (1989)
Radio Gaga – Queen (1984)
Karma Chameleon – Culture Club (1983)
It’s a Sin – Pet Shop Boys (1987)
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