Top 20 Songs of the Eighties
Submitted by oUwilmo on Tue, 02/20/2001 - 10:28
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- 20. Don't You Want Me/ Human League
- 19. Tenderness/ General Public
- 18. Time(Clock of the Heart)/ Culture Club
- 17. Don't You(Forget About Me)/ Simple Minds
- 16. Spirit of '76/ The Alarm
- 15. Bizarre Love Triangle/ New Order
- 14. She Sells Sanctuary/ The Cult
- 13. A Night Like This/ The Cure
- 12. Stripped/ Depeche Mode
- 11. Come On Eileen/ Dexy's Midnight Runners
- 10. Birds Fly(Whisper to a Scream)/ Icicle Works
- 9. Bigmouth Strikes Again/ The Smiths
- 8. Something About You/ Level 42
- 7. Destination Unknown/ Missing Persons
- 6. De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da/ The Police
- 5. Everyday I Write The Book/ Elvis Costello
- 4. Teenage Riot/ Sonic Youth
- 3. Look of Love/ ABC
- 2. New Years Day/ U2
- 1. Love Plus One/ Haircut 100
Author Comments:
These are mine. Too many to put in any order, so...
a very balanced list. I dont see any hip hop or rap. Maybe because there was so little of that genre in the eighties that was worth a shit.
Nice list. Some great songs on here, including the long-forgotten Spirit of 76. As for Costello singles, however, I greatly favor Shipbuilding.
And thank you for not including Melt with You. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Shalom, y'all!
L. Bangs
No problem..my plaesure. Actually it is a great song, but it's like the Free Bird of the 80's Retro Genre...It is so difficult to make a list like this, because there were so many "singles" if you know what I mean-one hit wonders that were absolutely fabulous....One could go on and on, huh?