Popular songs in the 80's? and bands in the 80's?

Question

list them please.

Answer 1

"Always Something There to Remind Me" Naked Eyes
"Pride", "Where the Streets Have No Name", "Sunday Bloody Sunday", "New Year's Day" U2
"Saved By Zero" The Fixx
"True" Spandau Ballet
"Sledgehammer", "In Your Eyes" , "Solsbury Hill" Peter Gabriel
"Everybody Wants to Rule the World", "Shout", "Seeds of Love" Tears for Fears
"Only A Lad" Oingo Boingo

Answer 2

Bananarama
Bangles
Eddie Money
Atlantic Starr
April Wine
Bryan Adams
Bon Jovi
Chicago
Def Leppard
GNR
Janet/Michael Jackson
John Cougar Melloncamp
Paula Abdul
Phil Collins/Genesis
Huey Lewis and the News
Hall and oates
Richard Marx
Tiffany
Debbie Gibson
Belinda Carlisle
Whitney Houston
Foreigner
Alannah Myles

I know there's a ton more because I'm a huge 80's fan but that's all for now :)

Answer 3

Wow, that really depends on who you hung out with at school.

Here's my list of bands and songs in no particular order.

Split Enz - I Got You, 6 Months in a Leaky Boat, Dirty Creature, I See Red
Cult - She Sells Sanctuary, Rain, Revolution, Go West, Resurrection Joe, Love Removal Machine
Cure - Why Can't I Be You, Fascination Street, Inbetween Days, Love Cats
Psychedelic Furs - Heaven, The Ghost In You, Heartbreak Beat
Gene Loves Jezebel - Desire, Heartache, Tangled Up In You
Platinum Blonde - Standing In the Dark, Doesn't Really Matter, Take It From Me
R.E.M - Feeling Gravity's Pull, Superman, Finest Worksong, Stand
U2 - I Will Follow, Pride, Bullet The Blue Sky, With Or Without You
Police - Synchronicity II, Message In A Bottle, Can't Stand Losing You, Roxanne
INXS - Devil Inside, Need You Tonight, One Thing, Don't Change
Talk Talk - It's My Life, Dum Dum Girl, Life's What You Make It
XTC - Making Plans For Nigel, Ballad Of Peter Pumpkinhead
54 40 - One Gun, Have Some Faith, Walk In Line
Hunters & Collectors - Throw Your Arms Around Me

I could go on forever....If you want to email me I can send a longer list.

Answer 4

Ah...my generation! Here's a few...

Duran Duran: Rio, Wild Boys, Girls On Film, The Reflex, Hungry Like The Wolf, View to a Kill.

The Go-Gos: Vacation, Our Lips Are Sealed, This Town, Turn To You, Head Over Heels and We Got The Beat.

Culture Club: Church of the Poisoned Mind, I'll Tumble For Ya, Miracle, and Do You Really Wanna Hurt Me.

Here are some bands: Wham! The Cure, Crowded House, The Bangles, The Pet Shop Boys, Poison, Motley Crue, and Def Leppard.

Answer 5

We're Not Going To Take It - Twisted Sister
Hungry Like The Wolf - Duran Duran
Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
Radio Goo Goo- Queen
China Girl - David Bowie
Radioactive - The Firm
Sexy and Seventeen - Stray Cats
Born In The USA - Bruce Springstein
Whip It - Devo
Crazy Train - Ozzy Ozborne
In the Air Tonight - Gennisis or Phil Collins
Roxann - The Police
Photograph - DefLepard
Sorry the spelling is so bad, my spell check isn't working tonight

Answer 6

If you want a definitive list of the top songs/bands of the 80's, just go here:

http://www.i80s.com/80s_music/top1000_80s_songs/top_1000_index.htm

You click on a year (1980-1989) and it gives you the top 100 or so songs from that year.

Answer 7

I Ain't Missing You - John Waite
Dancing With Myself - Billy Idol
Take On Me - AHa
Call Me - Blondie
Melt With You - Modern English
Don't You Forget About Me - Simple Minds
Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
Girls Just Want To Have Fun - Cindi Lauper

Answer 8

Belinda Carlisle
Cindy Lauper
Madonna
The Bangles
John Parr - Man in Motion (St. Elmo's Fire)
Richard Marx
Heart
Pat Benatar

=) Just some of my faves

Answer 9

ac/dc-thunderstruck, u shook me all night long, back in black, dirty deeds done dirt cheap,and hells bells
def leppard-pour some sugar on me, love bites, hysteria, and photograph
bon jovi-cowboy
john mellencamp(cougar)-jack and diane, and pink houses
black sabbath-paranoid

Answer 10

The Smiths are pretty much the best from that time.