What is some good 80's -90's music to listen to on my road trip?

Question

I'm not old but my sis is older than me ....( in her 30's )and she wants to hear some older music like 80's -90's. Anything except rock and country shes told me ....can anyone give me any ideas? Thanks!

i think she meant like old bands like "the bangles " who ever the hell they are....and some other bands just top charted 80's 90's bands...i don't know ...no 35 isn't old but i don't know these bands...so they're old to me!

Answer 1

Here are the top hits from the 80's.

Dec 22, 1979 - Jan 4, 1980: Escape (The Pina Colada Song) - Rupert Holmes
Jan 5 - Jan 18: Please Don't Go - KC and the Sunshine Band
Jan19 - Feb15: Rock With You - Michael Jackson
Feb 16 - Feb 22: Do That To Me One More Time - Captain & Tennille
Feb 23 - Mar 21: Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen
Mar 22 - Apr18: Another Brick in the Wall (Part II) - Pink Floyd
Apr 19 - May 30: Call Me - Blondie
May 31 - Jun 27: Funkytown - Lipps Inc.
Jun 28 - Jul 18: Coming Up - Paul McCartney & Wings
Jul 19 - Aug 1: It's Still Rock and Roll to Me - Billy Joel
Aug 2 - Aug 29: Magic - Olivia Newton-John
Aug 30 - Sep 5: Sailing - Christopher Cross
Sep6 - Oct 3: Upside Down - Diana Ross
Oct 4 - Oct 24: Another One Bites the Dust - Queen
Oct 25 - Nov 14: Woman in Love - Barbra Streisand
Nov 15 - Dec 26: Lady - Kenny Rogers

Dec 27, 1980 - Jan 30, 1981: (Just Like) Starting Over - John Lennon
Jan 31 - Feb 6: The Tide Is High - Blondie
Feb 7 - Feb 20: Celebration - Kool & The Gang
Feb 21 - Mar 6: 9 to 5 - Dolly Parton
Mar 7 - Mar 20: I Love A Rainy Night - Eddie Rabbitt
Mar 21 - Mar 27: Keep On Loving You - REO Speedwagon
Mar 28 - Apr 10: Rapture - Blondie
Apr 11 - May 1: Kiss On My List - Hall & Oates
May 2 - May 15: Morning Train (Nine To Five) - Sheena Easton
May 16 - Jul 17: Bette Davis Eyes - Kim Carnes
Jul 18 - Jul 24: Medley - Stars on 45
Jul 25 - Jul 31: The One That You Love - Air Supply
Aug 1 - Aug 14: Jessie's Girl - Rick Springfield
Aug 15 - Oct 16: Endless Love - Diana Ross & Lionel Richie
Oct 17 - Nov 6: Arthur's Theme - Christopher Cross
Nov 7 - Nov 20: Private Eyes - Hall & Oates

Nov 21, 1981 - Jan 29, 1982: Physical - Olivia Newton-John
Jan 30 - Feb 5: I Can't Go for That - Daryl Hall & John Oates
Feb 6 - Mar 19: Centerfold - J. Geils Band
Mar 20 - May 7: I Love Rock n' Roll - Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
May 8 - May 14: Chariots of Fire theme - Vangelis
May 15 - Jul 2: Ebony & Ivory - Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder
Jul 3 - Jul 23: Don't You Want Me - The Human League
Jul 24 - Sep 3: Eye of the Tiger - Survivor
Sep 4 - Sep 17: Abracadabra - The Steve Miller Band
Sep 18 - Oct 1: Hard to Say I'm Sorry - Chicago
Oct 2 - Oct 29: Jack & Diane - John Mellencamp
Oct 30 - Nov 5: Who Can It Be Now? - Men at Work
Nov 6 - Nov 26: Up Where We Belong - Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes
Nov 27 - Dec 10: Truly - Lionel Richie
Dec 11- Dec 17: Mickey - Toni Basil

Dec 18, 1982 - Jan 14, 1983: Maneater - Hall & Oates
Jan 15 - Feb 11: Down Under - Men at Work
Feb 12 - Feb 18: Africa - Toto
Feb 19 - Mar 4: Baby, Come To Me - Patti Austin featuring James Ingram
Mar 5 - Apr 22: Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
Apr 23 - Apr 29: Come On Eileen - Dexys Midnight Runners
Apr 30 - May 20: Beat It - Michael Jackson
May 21 - May 27: Let's Dance - David Bowie
May 28 - Jul 8: Flashdance... What A Feeling - Irene Cara
Jul 9 - Sep 2: Every Breath You Take - The Police
Sep 3 - Sep 9: Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) - Eurythmics
Sep 10 - Sep 23: Maniac - Michael Sembello
Sep 24 - Sep 30: Tell Her About It - Billy Joel
Oct 1 - Oct 28: Total Eclipse of the Heart - Bonnie Tyler
Oct 29 - Nov 11: Islands In the Stream - Kenny Rogers with Dolly Parton
Nov 12 - Dec 9: All Night Long (All Night) - Lionel Richie

Dec 10, 1983 - Jan 20, 1984: Say Say Say - Paul McCartney featuring Michael Jackson
Jan 21 - Feb 3: Owner of a Lonely Heart - Yes
Feb 4 - Feb 24: Karma Chameleon - Culture Club
Feb 25 - Mar 20: Jump - Van Halen
Mar 31 - Apr 20: Footloose - Kenny Loggins
Apr 21 - May 11: Against All Odds - Phil Collins
May 12 - May 25: Hello - Lionel Richie
May 26 - Jun 8: Let's Hear It For the Boy - Deniece Williams
Jun 9 - Jun 22: Time After Time - Cyndi Lauper
Jun 23 - Jul 6: The Reflex - Duran Duran
Jul 7 - Aug 10: When Doves Cry - Prince
Aug 11 - Aug 31: Ghostbusters - Ray Parker, Jr.
Sep 1 - Sep 21: What's Love Got to Do With It - Tina Turner
Sep 22 - Sep 28: Missing You - John Waite
Sep 29 - Oct 12: Let's Go Crazy - Prince & The Revolution
Oct 13 - Nov 2: I Just Called To Say I Love You - Stevie Wonder
Nov 3 - Nov 16: Caribbean Queen - Billy Ocean
Nov 17 - Dec 7: Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go - Wham!
Dec 8 - Dec 21: Out of Touch - Hall & Oates

Dec 22, 1984 - Feb 1, 1985: Like a Virgin- Madonna
Feb 2 - Feb 15: I Want to Know What Love Is - Foreigner
Feb 16 - Mar 8: Careless Whisper - Wham!
Mar 9 - Mar 29: Can't Fight This Feeling - REO Speedwagon
Mar 30 - Apr 12: One More Night - Phil Collins
Apr 13 - May 10: We Are The World - USA For Africa
May 11 - May 17: Crazy for You - Madonna
May 18 - May 24: Don't You (Forget About Me) - Simple Minds
May 25 - Jun 7: Everything She Wants - Wham!
Jun 8 - Jun 21: Everybody Wants To Rule The World - Tears For Fears
Jun 22 - Jul 5: Heaven - Bryan Adams
Jul 6 - Jul 12: Sussudio - Phil Collins
Jul 13 - Jul 26: A View to a Kill - Duran Duran
Jul 27 - Aug 2: Everytime You Go Away - Paul Young
Aug 3 - Aug 23: Shout - Tears For Fears
Aug 24 - Sept 6: The Power of Love - Huey Lewis & The News
Sep 7 - Sep 20: St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion) - John Parr
Sep 21 - Oct 11: Money For Nothing - Dire Straits
Oct 12 - Oct 18: Oh Sheila - Ready For the World
Oct 19 - Oct 25: Take On Me - a-ha
Oct 26 - Nov 1: Saving All My Love For You - Whitney Houston
Nov 2 - Nov 8: Part Time Lover - Stevie Wonder
Nov 9 - Nov 15: Miami Vice Theme - Jan Hammer
Nov 16 - Nov 29: We Built This City - Starship
Nov 30 - Dec 6: Separate Lives - Phil Collins & Marilyn Martin
Dec 7 - Dec 20: Broken Wings- Mr. Mister

Dec 21, 1985 - Jan 17, 1986: Say You, Say Me - Lionel Richie
Jan 18 - Feb 14: That's What Friends Are For - Dionne Warwick featuring Elton John, Gladys Knight and Stevie Wonder
Feb 15 - Feb 28: How Will I Know - Whitney Houston
Mar 1 - Mar 14: Kyrie - Mr. Mister
Mar 15 - Mar 21: Sara - Starship
Mar 22 - Mar 28: These Dreams - Heart
Mar 29 - Apr 18: Rock Me Amadeus - Falco
Apr 19 - May 2: Kiss - Prince
May 3 - May 9: Addicted to Love - Robert Palmer
May 10 - May 16: West End Girls - Pet Shop Boys
May 17 - Jun 6: Greatest Love of All - Whitney Houston
Jun 7 - Jun 13: Live to Tell - Madonna
Jun 14 - Jul 4: On My Own - Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald
Jul 5 - Jul 11: There'll Be Sad Songs - Billy Ocean
Jul 12 - Jul 18: Holding Back the Years - Simply Red
Jul 19 - Jul 25: Invisible Touch - Genesis
Jul 26 - Aug 1: Sledgehammer - Peter Gabriel
Aug 2 - Aug 15: Glory of Love - Peter Cetera
Aug 16 - Aug 29: Papa Don't Preach - Madonna
Aug 30 - Sep 5: Higher Love - Steve Winwood
Sep 6 - Sep 12: Venus - Bananarama
Sep 13 - Sep 19: Take My Breath Away - Berlin
Sep 20 - Oct 10: Stuck with You - Huey Lewis & the News
Oct 11 - Oct 24: When I Think of You - Janet Jackson
Oct 25 - Nov 7: True Colors - Cyndi Lauper
Nov 8 - Nov 21: Amanda - Boston
Nov 22 - Nov 28: Human - Human League
Nov 29 - Dec 5: You Give Love a Bad Name - Bon Jovi
Dec 6 - Dec 12: The Next Time I Fall - Peter Cetera featuring Amy Grant
Dec 13 - Dec 19: The Way It Is - Bruce Hornsby & the Range

Dec 20, 1986 - Jan 16, 1987: Walk Like an Egyptian - Bangles
Jan 17 - Jan 23: Shake You Down - Gregory Abbott
Jan 24 - Feb 6: At this Moment - Billy Vera and The Beaters
Feb 7 - Feb 13: Open Your Heart - Madonna
Feb 14 - Mar 13: Livin' On a Prayer - Bon Jovi
Mar 14 - Mar 11: Jacob's Ladder - Huey Lewis & the News
Mar 21 - Apr 3: Lean On Me - Club Nouveau
Apr 4 - Apr 17: Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now - Starship
Apr 18 - May 1: I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) - Aretha Franklin & George Michael
May 2 - May 15: (I Just) Died In Your Arms - Cutting Crew
May 16 - Jun 5: With Or Without You - U2
Jun 6 - Jun 12: You Keep Me Hangin' On - Kim Wilde
Jun 13 - Jun 19: Always - Atlantic Starr
Jun 20 - Jun 6: Head to Toe - Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam
Jun 27 - Jul 10: I Wanna Dance With Somebody - Whitney Houston
Jul 11 - Jul 31: Alone - Heart
Aug 1 - Aug 7: Shakedown - Bob Seger
Aug 8 - Aug 21: I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For - U2
Aug 22 - Aug 28: Who's That Girl - Madonna
Aug 29 - Sep 18: La Bamba - Los Lobos
Sep 19 - Sep 25: I Just Can't Stop Loving You - Michael Jackson
Sep 26 - Oc 9: Didn't We Almost Have It All - Whitney Houston
Oct 10 - Oct 16: Here I Go Again - Whitesnake
Oct 17 - Oct 23: Lost In Emotion - Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam
Oct 24 - Nov 6: Bad - Michael Jackson
Nov 7 - Nov 20: I Think We're Alone Now - Tiffany
Nov 21 - Nov 27: Mony Mony - Billy Idol
Nov 28 - Dec 4: (I've Had) The Time Of My Life - Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes
Dec 5 - Dec 11: Heaven Is a Place On Earth - Belinda Carlisle

Dec 12, 1987 Jan 8, 1988: Faith - George Michael
Jan 9 - Jan 15: So Emotional - Whitney Houston
Jan 16 - Jan 22: Got My Mind Set on You - George Harrison
Jan 23 - Jan 29: The Way You Make Me Feel - Michael Jackson
Jan 30 - Feb 5: Need You Tonight - INXS
Feb 6 - Feb 19: Could've Been - Tiffany
Feb 20 - Feb 26: Seasons Change - Exposé
Feb 27 - Mar 11: Father Figure - George Michael
Mar 12 - Mar 20: Never Gonna Give You Up - Rick Astley
Mar 26 - Apr 8: Man In The Mirror - Michael Jackson
Apr 9 - Apr 22: Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car - Billy Ocean
Apr 23 - May 6: Where Do Broken Hearts Go - Whitney Houston
May 7 - May 13: Wishing Well Terence Trent D'Arby
May 14 - May 27: Anything For You - Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine
May 28 - Jul 17: One More Try - George Michael
Jun 18 - Jul 24: Together Forever - Rick Astley
Jun 25 - Jul 1: Foolish Beat - Debbie Gibson
Jul 2 - Jul 8: Dirty Diana - Michael Jackson
Jul 9 - Jul 22: The Flame - Cheap Trick
Jul 23 - Jul 29: Hold On to The Nights - Richard Marx
Jul 30 - Aug 26: Roll With It - Steve Winwood
Aug 27 - Sep 9: Monkey - George Michael
Sep 10 - Sep 23: Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns N' Roses
Sep 24 - Oct 7: Don't Worry Be Happy - Bobby McFerrin
Oct 8 - Oct 14: Love Bites - Def Leppard
Oct 15 - Oct 21: Red Red Wine - UB40
Oct 22 - Nov 4: Groovy Kind Of Love - Phil Collins
Nov 5 - Nov 11: Kokomo - The Beach Boys
Nov 12 - Nov 18: Wild, Wild West - The Escape Club
Nov 19 - Dec 2: Bad Medicine - Bon Jovi
Dec 3 - Dec 9: Baby, I Love Your Way - Will To Power
Dec 10 - Dec 23: Look Away - Chicago

Dec 24, 1988- Jan 13, 1989: Every Rose Has Its Thorn - Poison
Jan 14 - Jan 20: My Prerogative - Bobby Brown
Jan 21 - Feb 3: Two Hearts - Phil Collins
Feb 4 - Feb 10: When I'm With You - Sheriff
Feb 11 - Mar 3: Straight Up - Paula Abdul
Mar 4 - Mar 24: Lost In Your Eyes - Debbie Gibson
Mar 25 - Mar 31: The Living Years - Mike & The Mechanics
Apr 1 - Apr 7: Eternal Flame - The Bangles
Apr 8 - Apr 14: The Look - Roxette
Apr 15 - Apr 21: She Drives Me Crazy - Fine Young Cannibals
Apr 22 - May 12: Like a Prayer - Madonna
May 13 - May 19: I'll Be There for You - Bon Jovi
May 20 - Jun 2: Forever Your Girl - Paula Abdul
Jun 3 - Jun 9:Rock On - Michael Damian
Jun 10 - Jun 16: Wind Beneath My Wings - Bette Midler
Jun 17- Jun 23: I'll Be Loving You - New Kids On The Block
Jun 24 - Jun 30: Satisfied - Richard Marx
Jul 1 - Jul 7: Baby Don't Forget My Number - Milli Vanilli
Jul 8 - Jul 14: Good Thing - Fine Young Cannibals
Jul 15 - Jul 21: If You Don't Know Me By Now - Simply Red
Jul 22 - Aug 4: Toy Soldiers - Martika
Aug 5 - Aug 11: Batdance - Prince
Aug 12 - Sep 1: Right Here Waiting - Richard Marx
Sep 2 - Sep 8: Cold Hearted - Paula Abdul
Sep 9 - Sep 15: Hangin' Tough - New Kids On The Block
Sep 16 - Sep 22: Don't Wanna Lose You - Gloria Estefan
Sep 23 - Oct 6: Girl I'm Gonna Miss You - Milli Vanilli
Oct 7 - Nov 3: Miss You Much - Janet Jackson
Novr 4 - Nov 10: Listen to Your Heart - Roxette
Nov 11 - Nov 24: When I See You Smile - Bad English
Nov 25 - Dec 9: Blame It On the Rain - Milli Vanilli
Dec 9 - Dec 22: We Didn't Start The Fire - Billy Joel
Dec 23, 1989 - Jan 13, 1990: Another Day In Paradise - Phil Collins

Answer 2

1- Suzanna - Art Compay
2- Secret Lovers - Atlantic Star
3- Baby I Love Your Way - Atlantic Star
4- Always - Atlantic Star
5- Lets get it on - Barry White
6- Oh what a night - Billy Joel
7- Just an illusion - Imagination
8- Never tear us apart - INXS
9- The way I feel about you – Karyn White
10- Love saw it – Karyn White
11- Super woman – Karyn White
12- Secret Randezvous – Karyn White
13- Can I stay with you – Karyn White
14- Let me make love to you - Keith Washington
15- Joanna - Kool and the Gang
16- Gloria - Laura Brannigan
17- Something about you - Level 42
18- Lessons in love - Level 42
19- Can you feel the beat - Lisa Lisa & the Cult Jam
20- Crush on you - Jets
21- I wonder if I take you home - Lisa Lisa & the Cult Jam
22- Get into the grove - Madona
23- Border lin - Madona
24- Lucky star - Madona
25- I feel the earth move - Martika
26- Toy soldiers - Martika
27- Don't look any further - Mpeople
28- 99 red balloons - Nena
29- Girlfriend - Pebbles
30 Mercedes Boy -Pebbles
31- The secret garden - Quincy Jones
32- Let the music play - Shanon
33- I'll keep holding you - Simple Red
34- True - Spandau Ballet
35- Spring Love - Stevie B
36- One more try - Stevie B
37- When I dream about you - Stevie B
38- In my eyes - Stevie B
39- I wanna be the one - Stevie B
40- Turn off the light - Teddy Pendergrass
41- Toto - Africa
42- Red red wine - UB40
43- Last Christmas - Wham
44- Here I go again - Whitesnake
45- Ain't nothing going on but the rent - Gwen Guthrie
46- Rhythm of the night - El Debarge
47- Hazy Shade of Winter - The Bangles
48- Every time you go away - Paul Young
49- Baby come to me - Patti Austin & James Ingram
50- Love is a battlefield - Pat Benatar
51- Tonight I celebrate my love - Peabo Bryson & Roberta Flack
52- Bad Girls – Donna Summer
53- Total eclipse of the heart – Bonnie Tyler
54- Straight up – Paula Abdul
55- Take on me – A-HA
56- Let’s hear it for the boys – Footloose
57- Girls just wanna have fun – Cyndi Lauper
58- Nothing compares to you – Sinead o’connor
59- Living on a prayer – Bon Jovi
60- Yah mo be there – Michael Macdonald & James Ingram
61- Serious – Donna Allen
62- Good Tradition – Tanita Tikaram
63- Rock Me Amadeus – Falco
64- Holding Out For A Hero – Pat Benatar
65- The Final Countdown – Steve Winwood
66- Arthur’s Theme – Christopher Cross
67- Break It To Me Gently – Angela Bofill
68- Healing – Deniece Williams
69- How Can I Fall – Breathe
70- I Don’t Have The Heart – James Ingram
71- I Don’t Want To Lose You – The Spinner
72- Hard To Say I’m Sorry – Peter Cetera
73- Tonight’s The Night – Rod Stewart
74- Hello - Lionel Richi
75- Making Love Out Of Nothing At All – Air Supply
76- Rush Rush - Paula Abdul
77- Tell It To My Heart – Taylor Dayne
78- Catch Me I’m Falling – Taylor Dayne
79- Love Will Lead You Back – Taylor Dayne
80- Listen To Your Heart – Roxette
81- It Must Have Been Love – Roxette
82- Now And Forever – Richard Marx
83- Sex Machine – James Brown
84- Don’t You Want Me Baby - Human League
85- I Think We’re Alone Now – Tiffany
86- Self Control – Laura Branigan
87- All Night Long – Lionel Richie
88- Owner Of A Lonely Heart – Yes
89- Tainted Love - Soft Cell
90- We Got the Beat - Go-Go's
91- White Lines - Grand Master Flash
92- Who Can It Be Now - Men at Work
93- You Spin Me - Dead or Alive
94- Danger Zone - Kenny Loggins
95- Down Under - Men At Work
96- Eye of the Tiger - Survivor
97- Fascination - Human League
98- Foolish Beat - Debbie Gibson
99- Gloria - Laura Branigan
100- Let's Dance, David Bowie
101- Let's Hear it For The Boy - Deniece Williams
102- Luca - Suzanne Vega
103- Mad About You, Belinda Carlisle
104- Manic Monday, the Bangles
105- My Prerogative - Bobby Brown
106- No More Words, Berlin
107- Only in My Dreams - Debbie Gibson
108- Peek-a-Boo, Siouxsie and the Banshees
109- Pink Houses, John Cougar
110- Point of No Return - Expose
111- Pop Goes the World - Men Without Hats
112- Think, Information Society
113- Too Shy - Kajagoogoo
114- Total Eclipse of the Heart, Bonnie Tyler
115- Touch Me, Samantha Fox
116- Two of Hearts, Stacey Q
117- Venus, Bananarama
118- Video Killed the Radio Star, the Bangels
119- She Drives Me Crazy - FINE YOUNG CANNIBALS
120- All Cried Out - ALLISON MOYET
121- Un-Break My Heart – Toni Braxton
122- I Just Died in Your Arms – Cutting Crew
123- Time After Time – Cyndi Lauper
124- Safety Dance – Men Without Hats
125- Silent Morning – Noel
126- Lost In Your Eyes - Debbie Gibson
127- Let me Be The One – Expose
128- What About Love – Heart
129- Breakfast At Tiffany’s – Hootie and The Blowfish
130- Seven Second – Youssou N’Dour & Nina Cherry
131- Looking For A New Love - Jody Watley
132- I Don’t Have The Heart – James Ingram
133- Shake You Down - Gregory Abbott
134- Solid - Ashford & Simpson

Answer 3

haha so 30's is old? Couldnt she give you a few bands that she likes? I mean other than the 2 she said no about there is Metal, punk, ska, bluegrass, new wave, rap, r&b, blues, jazz, and even polka plus tons more that were out in the 80s/90s

Answer 4

TOY SOLDIERS BY MARTIKA 99 RED BALLOONS BY NINA YOU DROP THE BOMB ON ME BY THE GAP BAND JUST TO NAME A FEW I'M 33 AND THESE INSTANTLY POPPED IN MY HEAD WHEN I READ YOUR QUESTION!!!! YOU MAY EVEN LIKE THESE YOURSELF!!! HAVE FUN ON YOUR TRIP!!!!

Answer 5

Bon Jovi, and thats all I have to say about that!