What are some of the best songs from the 80's?

Question

I'm trying to create a big 80's music mix CD. What are some of your favorite songs from the 80's?
The ones I have so far:
Rockwell - Somebody's Watching Me
Nena - 99 Luftballoons/99 Red Balloons
Bananarama - Venus, Cruel Summers
Madonna - Like A Virgin, Material Girl
Dolly Parton - 9 to 5
Olivia Newton-John - Physical
Village People - YMCA, Macho Man
Michael Jackson - Thriller
Flashdance - (She's A) Maniac
Bon Jovi - Living On A Prayer

Anything else you can think of?

Oh, yeah, I have that song too, I forgot to say that :D

Answer 1

Michael Jackson's Thriller!!

♥♥We Love You Michael!!!!♥♥

Answer 2

BALLADS:
George Michael - Careless Whisper
Lionel Richie - Hello
Sade - Smooth Operator
Barbra Streisand - Woman In Love
Lisa Stansfield - All Around The World
Stevie Wonder - I Just Called To Say I Love You
Aretha Franklin & George Michael - I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)
Roxy Music - Jealous Guy (cover of John Lennon’s song)
Kenny Rogers - Lady
Prince & The Revolution - Purple Rain
The Scorpions - Still Loving You
Berlin - Take My Breath Away
Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time
Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse Of The Heart
Sam Brown - Stop

ROCK:
Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger
The Police - Every Breath You Take
Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants To Rule The World
U2 - With Or Without You
Van Halen - Jump
Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine
The Clash - Should I Stay Or Should I Go
Tina Turner - What's Love Got To Do With It
Rod Stewart - Baby Jane
Bruce Springsteen - Born In The USA
Blondie - Call Me
George Harrison - Got My Mind Set On You
Whitesnake - Here I Go Again
Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - I Love Rock 'N Roll
Alice Cooper - Poison
Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer
Dire Straits - Walk Of Life
Bon Jovi - Livin' On A Prayer

POP:
Madonna - Like a Prayer
Michael Jackson - Billie Jean / Beat It
Phil Collins - Another Day In Paradise
Irene Cara - Flashdance… What A Feeling
Prince & The Revolution - Kiss
Toto - Rosanna
A-ha - Take On Me
Foreigner - I Want To Know What Love Is
USA For Africa - We Are The World
Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes
France Gall - Ella Elle L'a (French song)
The Bangles - Eternal Flame
Whitney Houston - The Greatest Love Of All / Saving All My Love For You
Cher - If I Could Turn Back Time
Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton - Islands In The Stream
Grover Washington Jr. & Bill Withers - Just The Two Of Us
James Brown - Living In America
INXS - Need You Tonight
Stevie Wonder - Part-Time Lover
Olivia Newton-John - Physical
Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes - (I've Had) The Time Of My Life
Black - Wonderful Life
Suzanne Vega - Luka
Duran Duran - The Reflex

HIP-HOP/R&B:
Run-D.M.C. featuring Aerosmith - Walk This Way
Salt-N-Pepa - Push It
Soul II Soul - Back To Life (However Do You Want Me)
Kool & The Gang - Celebration
Eddy Grant - Electric Avenue
Chaka Khan - I Feel For You
Pointer Sisters - I'm So Excited
Diana Ross - Upside Down

typical 80’s songs:
Culture Club - Karma Chameleon
Alphaville - Big In Japan
Wham! - Club Tropicana
The Human League - Don't You Want Me
Europe - The Final Countdown
Ray Parker Jr. - Ghostbusters
Milli Vanilli - Girl I'm Gonna Miss You :-)
Belinda Carlisle - Heaven Is A Place On Earth :-)
Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want To Have Fun
Bonnie Tyler - Holding Out For A Hero
Elton John - I'm Still Standing
Pet Shop Boys - It's A Sin
Kim Wilde - Kids In America / Cambodia
The Beach Boys - Kokomo
Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Relax
Fine Young Cannibals - She Drives Me Crazy
Terence Trent D'Arby - Sign Your Name
Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)
Soft Cell - Tainted Love
Martika - Toy Soldiers
Billy Joel - Uptown Girl
Wham! - Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go
The Bangles - Walk Like An Egyptian

Answer 3

Another One Bites the Dust - Queen
Take On Me - A-Ha
Careless Whisper - Wham!
Blue Monday - New Order
Africa - Toto
How Soon Is Now? - The Smiths
Tainted Love - Soft Cell
You Shook Me All Night Long - AC/DC
Shout - Tears for Fears
You Spin Me Around (Like A Record)- Dead or Alive
Need You Tonight - Inxs
Call Me - Blondie
No One Is to Blame - Howard Jones
Just Like Heaven - The Cure
Pour Some Sugar on Me - Def Leppard
Just What I Needed (or Drive) - The Cars
Eternal Flame - Bangles
Where the Streets Have No Name - U2
Come on Feel the Noize - Quiet Riot
Faith - George Michael
Girls Just Want to Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper
White Wedding - Billy Idol
West End Girls - Pet Shop Boys
Dont Stop Believin' - Journey
Fight for Your Right - Beastie Boys
Sharp Dressed Man - ZZ Top
Start Me Up - The Rolling Stones
Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) - Eurythmics
Fast Car - Tracy Chapman
I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues - Elton John
Just Cant Get Enough - Depeche Mode (Actually, every DM song is fantastic: Personal Jesus, Everything Counts, Question of Lust, Strangelove, Never Let Me Down Again, People are People, etc.)

Answer 4

how about my list:

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 line - 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
135- Cruel summer – Bananarama
136- Dont Turn Around - Ace Of Base
136- I saw the sign - Ace Of Base
137- Seven Second - Youssou N'Dour & Nina Cherry
138- I Just Died in your Arms Tonight – Whitesnake
139- Close To You - Maxi Priest
140- Here Comes The Rain Again - Annie Lennox
141- She's fresh - Kool & the Gang
142- Break Away - Tracy Ulman
143- Private Dancer - Tina Turner
144- Everybody Wants To Rule The World - Tears For Fears
145- Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic - Sting & The Police
146- I'm So Excited - The Pointer Sisters
147- Touch You Once, Touch You Twice – Omd
148- Come To My Window - Melissa Etheridge
149- Only You - Lionel Richie
150- Shattered Dreams - Johnny Hates Jazz
151- Maggie May - Rod Stewart
152- Tonight's The Night – Rod Stewart
153- Baby Jane – Rod Stewart
154- Have I Told You Lately That I love You – Rod Stewart
155- Words Don't Come Easy - F.R. David
156- And The Beat Goes On – Shalamar
157- A Night To Remember – Shalamar
158- Maria Magdalena – Sandra
159- I Hate Myself For Loving You - Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
160- Heaven Is A Place On Earth - Belinda Carlisle
161- I Touch Myself – Divinyls
162- Heaven - Bryan Adams
163- Break My Stride - Mathew Wilder
164- Dress You Up In My Love – Madonna
165- I Can't Wait - Nu Shooz
166- Point of no return - Nu Shooz
167- Moonlight Shadow - Mike Oldfield & Sally Oldfied
168- Adamski – Killer
169- Stuck On You - Lionel Richie
170- Penny Lover - Lionel Richie
171- Somebody's Watching Me – Rockwell
172- Eyes Without A Face - Billy Idol
173- Doctor! Doctor! - Thompson Twins
174- A.E.I.O.U. – Freeze
175- All Night Long - Mary Jane Girls
176- Din Daa Daa - George Kranz
177- Rumors - Timex Social Club
178- Ring My Bell - Mary Jane Girls
179- What Have I Done To Deserve This - Pet Shop Boys
180- You keep me hanging on - Kim Wilde
181- In My House - Mary Jane Girls
182- Why do I believe – Pebbles
183- Always – Pebbles
184- Sunny Came Home - Shawn Colvin (1996)

Answer 5

Well here are my favorites:

Kate Bush - Running up that hill (very! good), Sat in your lap, The Sensual World

Madonna - Like a Prayer

Michael Jackson - Pretty much anything from the Thriller and Bad albums - but try Billie Jean, Bad, I just can't stop loving you, and smooth criminal

ABC - poison arrow

Culture Club - Do you really want to hurt me, Time (clock of the heart)

Belinda Carlisle - heaven is a place on earth

hmm and that's all i can think of for now

Answer 6

Flock of Seagulls- I Ran
Culture Club- You Spin Me
Psychadelic Furs- Love My Way
The Clash- Rock the Casbah
Devo- Whip It
Katrina and the Waves- Walkin on Sunshine
Aha- Take on Me
B-52's- Planet Claire
Howard Jones-Like to get to Know you Well
The Vapors- Turning Japanese
Talking Heads- Burning Down The House, or And She Was

Ahhhh-I love the 80's. Thanks for bringing back memories!!!!

Answer 7

There's the classic. 19 - Paul Hardcastle.... a hit in Europe, and here as well.
Goody Two Shoes - Adam Ant
Desperate But Not Serious - Adam Ant

You've GOTTA have "Rock Me Amadeus" - Falco

and the CLASSIC 80's nightclub song - (You spin me) Round and Round - Dead or Alive
and Venus - Banarama

Best Memory - Wild Wild West - Escape Club

Answer 8

Safety Dance-Artist Unknown
When Dove's Cry-Prince
Footloose-Kenny Loggins (I belive)
Ghostbusters-Artist Unknown
Devil Inside-INXS
WIld Wild West-Artist Unkown
There are others-when I think of them I will come back




Artist Unknown means I forgot

Answer 9

Over 500 of the "best" 80s songs listed here, with lyrics: http://www.afn.org/~afn30091/80songs.html

Answer 10

Anything by the New Kids on the Block or Vanilla Ice!