Most iconic eighties songs

Most iconic eighties songs (September 2018)

The eighties were arguably the most iconic era of music. The sixties and seventies may have had the best music, but the eighties had the most great songs and music videos. The stars were bigger than life. Everything was over the top and fun. These are the 150 most iconic songs of the decade, although it could easily be made into twice as many without too much trouble.

150. U2- Sunday, Bloody Sunday

149. Katrina and the Waves- Walking on Sunshine

148. Poison- Talk dirty to me

147. Young MC- Bust a move

146. Jane Wiedlin- Rush Hour

145. Roxette- Listen to your heart

144. Men Without Hats- the Safety Dance

143. Steve Winwood- Higher Love

142. Metallica- One

141. Def Leppard- Rock of Ages

140. ABC- Look of Love

139. Motley Crue- Home Sweet Home

138. Mr. Mister- Broken Wings

137. Rick James- Superfreak

136. Olivia Newton John- Physical

135. Joan Jett and the Blackhearts- I love rock n’ roll

134. Journey- Open Arms

133. Billy Joel- Tell her about it

132. MC Rob Base and DJ EZ Rock- It takes two

131. Devo- Whip it!

130. New Edition- Candy Girl

129. The Go Go’s- We got the beat

128. Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan- Especially for you

127. Modern English- Melt with you

126. U2- Pride (in the name of love)

125. Night Ranger- Sister Christian

124. T’Pau- Heart and Soul

123. John Mellencamp- Small Town

122. Terence Trent Darby- Wishing well

121. Bon Jovi- Wanted dead or alive

120. Berlin- Take my breath away

119. Rockwell- Somebody’s watching me

118. Starship- We built this city

117. Whitney Houston- I want to dance with somebody

116. Herbie Hancock- Rockit

115. Scandal- The Warrior

114. Genesis- Invisible Touch

113. Heart- Alone

112. Crowded House- Don’t Dream it’s over

111. Adam Ant- Goody two shoes

110. Thomas Dolby- She blinded me with science

109. Living Color- Cult of Personality

108. Belinda Carlisle- Heaven is a place on earth

107. Falco- Rock me Amadeus

106. Bryan Adams- Heaven

105. Motley Crue- Dr. Feelgood

104. Kim Carnes- Bette Davis Eyes

103. The Cars- You might think

102. Cutting Crew- I just died in your arms tonight

101. Queen- Another one bites the dust

100. Talking Heads- Once in a lifetime

99. The Bangles- Eternal Flame

98. Prince- 1999

97. Ray Parker Jr.- Ghostbusters

96. Starship- Nothing’s gonna stop us now

95. Bryan Adams- Summer of 69

94. Mr. Mister- Kyrie

93. Def Leppard- Photograph

92. John Waite- Missing you

91. DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince- Parents just don’t understand

90. Huey Lewis and the News- Heart of rock n’ roll

89. John Mellencamp- Jack and Diane

88. Lionel Richie- Hello

87. Beastie Boys- Fight for your right to party

86. Billy Idol- White Wedding

85. John Parr- St. Elmo’s Fire

84. Peter Gabriel- Sledgehammer

83. Boomtown Rats- I don’t like Mondays

82. Huey Lewis and the News- I want a new drug

81. David Bowie- Let’s Dance

80. AC/DC- Back in Black

79. The Clash- London Calling

77. Prince- Purple Rain

77. The Buggles- Video killed the radio star

76. Pet Shop Boys- West End Girls

75. The Fixx- One thing leads to another

74. Band Aid- Do they know it’s Christmas?

73. Bruce Springsteen- Dancing in the Dark

72. Duran Duran- Rio

71. Tears for Fears- Everybody wants to rule the world

70. Kenny Loggins- Footloose

69. Madonna- Material Girl

68. Toni Basil- Mickey

67. George Thorogood and the Destroyers- Bad to the Bone

66. Lionel Richie- All night long

65. Grandmaster Flash- The Message

64. Hall and Oates- Out of Touch

63. Madonna- Like a Prayer

62. Soft Cell- Tainted Love

61. Spandau Ballet- True

60. Yes- Owner of a Lonely Heart

59. Prince- Let’s go crazy

58. Kajagoogoo- Too Shy

57. Don Henley- Boys of Summer

56. U2- With or without you

55. Talking Heads- Burning Down the House

54. Europe- The Final Countdown

53. The Police- Roxanne

52. Nena- 99 Luftballoons

51. Rick Astley- Never gonna give you up

50. Tina Turner- What’s love got to do with it

49. Whitesnake- Here I go again

48. Phil Collins- Against all odds

47. Pat Benatar- Love is a Battlefield

46. Bonnie Tyler-Total Eclipse of the Heart

45. Dead or Alive- You spin me right round

44. Corey Hart- Sunglasses at night

43. Flock of Seagulls- I Ran

42. Survivor- The Eye of the Tiger

41. Run DMC and Aerosmith- Walk this way

40. Men at Work- Down Under

39. Def Leppard- Pour some sugar on me

38. Foreigner- I want to know what love is

37. Wham!- Wake me up before you go go

36. Twisted Sister- We’re not gonna take it

35. Huey Lewis and the News- the Power of love

34. Cyndi Lauper- Time after Time

33. Bell Medley and Jennifer Warnes- I’ve had the time of my life

32. INXS- I need you Tonight

31. J. Geils Band- Centerfold

30. Gary Numan- Cars

29. Rick Springfield- Jessie’s Girl

28. Guns N’ Roses- Sweet child o’ mine

27. Simple Minds- Don’t you forget about me

26. Frankie Goes to Hollywood- Relax

25. George Michael- Faith

24. Dexy’s Midnight Runners- Come on Eileen

23. Wham!- Careless Whisper

22. The Bangles- Walk Like an Egyptian

21. Bon Jovi- Living on a Prayer

20. Phil Collins- In the air tonight

19. Human League- Don’t you want me

18. Michael Jackson- Thriller

17. Dire Straits- Money for Nothing

16. Van Halen- Jump

15. A-ha- Take on me

14. The Eurythmics- Sweet dreams

13. Robert Palmer- Addicted to Love

12. Journey- Don’t stop believing

11. USA for Africa- We are the world

10. Guns N’ Roses- Welcome to the Jungle

9. Culture Club- Karma Chameleon

8. Cyndi Lauper- Girls just wanna have fun

7. Duran Duran- Hungry like the wolf

6. Michael Jackson- Beat it

5. Bruce Springsteen- Born in the USA

4. Prince- When doves cry

3. Madonna-Like a Virgin

2. The Police- Every Breath you take

1. Michael Jackson- Billie Jean