
Queen with David Bowie “ Under Pressure” (1981)ĩ3.ĝuran Duran “ Hungry Like the Wolf” (1982)ĩ4. Phil Collins “ Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) ” (1984)ĩ0. Talking Heads “ Once in a Lifetime” (1980)Ĩ9. John Cougar Mellencamp “ Jack and Diane” (1982)Ĩ2.ĝionne & Friends (Dionne Warwick with Elton John, Gladys Knight, & Stevie Wonder) “ That's What Friends Are For” (1985)Ĩ5.ěeastie Boys “ You Gotta Fight for Your Right to Party” (1986)Ĩ6. Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton “ Islands in the Stream” (1983)Ĩ1. The Rolling Stones “ Start Me Up” (1981)ħ8. Public Enemy “ Fight the Power” (1989)ħ3. The Smiths “ How Soon Is Now?” (1984)ħ0.ěruce Springsteen “ Dancing in the Dark” (1984)ħ1.

Phil Collins “ Another Day in Paradise” (1989)Ħ9. Phil Collins “ In the Air Tonight” (1981)Ħ6. Rick Springfield “ Jessie’s Girl” (1981)Ħ5. Simple Minds “ Don’t You Forget about Me” (1985)Ħ2. Guns N’ Roses “ Welcome to the Jungle” (1987)ĥ5.ěand Aid “ Do They Know It’s Christmas? ” (1984)ĥ6.ěruce Springsteen “ Born in the U.S.A.” (1984)ĥ8.Ĝyndi Lauper “ Time After Time” (1983)Ħ0.ěill Medley & Jennifer Warnes “ I’ve Had the Time of My Life” (1987)Ħ1. Stevie Wonder “ I Just Called to Say I Love You” (1984)Ĥ7.ĝef Leppard “ Pour Some Sugar on Me” (1987)ĥ2.ĝire Straits “ Money for Nothing” (1985)ĥ3.ěonnie Tyler “ Total Eclipse of the Heart” (1983)ĥ4. Prince & the Revolution “ Purple Rain” (1984)Ĥ6. Irene Cara “ Flashdance.What a Feelin’” (1983)Ĥ5. Tina Turner “ What’s Love Got to Do with It?” (1984)Ĥ4. Prince & the Revolution “ Kiss” (1986)Ĥ2. George Michael “ Careless Whisper” (1984)ģ9.ğrankie Goes to Hollywood “ Relax” (1983)Ĥ0. Lionel Richie “ All Night Long (All Night)” (1983)ģ8. Willie Nelson “ Always on My Mind” (1982)ģ7. Tears for Fears “ Everybody Wants to Rule the World” (1985)ģ6. with Steven Tyler & Joe Perry “ Walk This Way” (1986)ģ5. Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five “ The Message” (1982)ģ3. Olivia Newton-John “ Physical” (1981)ģ0.Ĝyndi Lauper “ Girls Just Want to Have Fun” (1983)ģ1.Ğurythmics “ Sweet Dreams Are Made of This” (1983)ģ2.

U2 “ I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For” (1987)Ģ7.ğoreigner “ I Want to Know What Love Is” (1984)Ģ8.ĝexy’s Midnight Runner “ Come on Eileen” (1982)Ģ9. Queen “ Another One Bites the Dust” (1980)Ģ2. Whitney Houston “ I Wanna Dance with Somebody Who Loves Me” (1987)Ģ0. The Human League “ Don’t You Want Me?” (1981)ġ9. Journey “ Don’t Stop Believin’” (1981)ġ5. Joy Division “ Love Will Tear Us Apart”(1980)ġ3. Lionel Richie & Diana Ross “ Endless Love” (1981)ġ1.ĚC/DC “ You Shook Me All Night Long” (1980)ġ2. Joan Jett & the Blackhearts “ I Love Rock and Roll” (1981)Ĩ. Guns N’ Roses “ Sweet Child O’ Mine” (1987)ĥ. The Police “ Every Breath You Take” (1983)ģ. Tune in every Tuesday at 7pm for a new episode based on the lists at Dave’s Music Database.Ģ. Rankings are figured by combining sales figures, chart data, radio airplay, video airplay, streaming figures, awards, and appearances on best-of lists.Ĭheck out other “songs of the decade” lists here.Ĭheck out the Dave’s Music Database book, Music of the 1980s.Ĭheck out the Dave’s Music Database podcast episode Music of the 1980s which references songs on this list.

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