Name some hit songs from the 80's please ?

[dj_mocok]

Heya,
I am... (uh hum...) going to "make" a playlist of classic hits from the 80's since i grew up around that era...
but forgot mostly all the song titles already...

Can someone name some famous hits from the 80's (dance, pop, anything but punkrock or hard rock stuff) please ?

Just throw in whatever songs (title - artist) from the 80's you remember here.
Not something that only you heard it before please, but something more of universal hits and stuff..

thanks.

I know (and compiled):

Bananarama - venus
Duran Duran - Rio
Duran Duran - wildboys
Wham! - a few songs

thats all i can remember at this moment... (pathetic isnt it ? hehe..)

 

[Brown Cow]

Really General:

Rick James - I'm Rick James Bitch( yeah you know I had to say it)
Bobby Brown - Every Little Step and others
Prince - CREAM and so many others
Michael Jackson- Rock with You, Billie Jean and so many others :shakes head :

I know some other artists but not song titles..

 

[steam3642]

Inxs - original sin
Icehouse - electric blue
Huey lewis - the power of love
Mister mister - kyrie
Dire straits - money for nothing
Fine young cannibals - She drives me crazy
Talking heads - wild wild life
Phil collins - Sussudio
These are some artists big in the 80s, to make a really good list theres hundreds of great tracks from 1 hit wonders to artists still going strong today.
Happy listening.

 

[dj_mocok]

Im currently listening to Earth Wind and FIre - September...
Well, not exactly 80's but this song is grooovy....

Can change my mood straight away..

THink i have to add, if you can throw in some nice dance tunes from 70's, that would be great too.

 

[steam3642]

70s, ok lets see

The Knack - my sharona
Warren zevon - werewolves of londen
B52s - rock lobster
The cars - candy o , shake it up ( 1981)
The doobie brothers - listen to the music
Daddy cool - eagle rock , come back again.
roxy music - love is the drug
Yes - owner of a lonely heart
The beegees - night fever , jive talkin, more than a woman.
And many more classics.hope these help.
happy compiling.

 

[DLeeWebb]

To name a few...

Back On The Chain Gang - The Pretenders
Hungry Like The Wolf - Duran Duran
Hold Me Now - The Thompson Twins
Call Me - Blondie
Heaven - Bryan Adams
Living Years, The - Mike & The Mechanics
Need You Tonight - INXS
Come On Eileen - Dexy's Midnight Runners
Lovesong - The Cure
Electric Avenue - Eddy Grant
He's So Shy - The Pointer Sisters
At This Moment - Billy Vera & The Beaters
All Out Of Love - Air Supply
Shout - Tears For Fears
She Drives Me Crazy - Fine Young Cannibals
Another One Bites The Dust - Queen
Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) - Eurythmics
Love Shack - The B-52's
Rock This Town - The Stray Cats
If You Don't Know Me By Now - Simply Red

 

[dj_mocok]

Wow... those really help guys. Keep em coming...
Hope this doesnt only help me , but also other members who are after classic hit tunes...
Kinda bring back memories they are...
Since the CDs are hard to get here (too old), I have to 'acquire' some of the songs right now, hehe..

 

[meat01]

Here is a site with a ton of songs.

80's songs

 

[Lindy]

Top 200 Singles from the 1980's
Once you go to this page, follow the path on the left hand side of the page that leads you through "Singles" --> "All Time" --> "80s".

 

[bubbamc119]

Transvision Vamp - I want your love
Yello - Oh yeah
1927 - if I could
The escape club - Wild west
Phil Collins - groovy kind of love
etc
good luck

 

[photographlondon]

80's songs that I find funny:

"When the Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going" by Billy Ocean

"The Final Countdown" by Europe

"The Walk of Life" by Dire Straits

"Total Eclipse of the Heart" by Bonnie Tyler

"Life is Life" by Opus

 

[Asmo]

No 80's song list is complete without ...

Men Without Hats -- The Safety Dance!!

 

[Gundam]

Anything by New Order, Duran Duran or the Pet Shop Boys.