80s Songs Top Fives

[Gemma]

The 1980s is my favourite decade for music, there were unforgettable classics and old school dance hits and the 1980s produced some of the biggest names in the music industry today. What are your top 5 songs for the 1980s?

1. Take On Me (A-Ha)
2. True Colours (Cyndi Lauper)
3. Take My Breath Away (Berlin)
4. Heaven Is A Place On Earth (Belinda Carlisle)
5. Alone (Heart)

 

[Lee]

1) Stand and Deliver (Adam and the Ants)
2) Beat It (Michael Jackson)
3) Under Pressure (David Bowie)
4) Don't you (Forget about me) Simple Minds
5) Anything by Queen, David Bowie or Bon Jovi

 

[Soffie]

Karma Charmeleon (Culture Club)
Footloose (Kenny Loggins)
Love Shack (B-52s)
Eternal Flame (The Bangles)
Purple Rain (Prince)

 

[Cherub]

I Think We're Alone Now (Tiffany)
Love Shack (B-52s)
Sweet Child O Mine (Guns N' Roses)
Careless Whisper (George Michael)
Drive (The Cars)

 

[Son Of Jack]

Wanted: Dead or Alive (Bon Jovi)
Back In Black (AC/DC)
Love Is A Battlefield (Pat Benatar)
Jump (Van Halen)
Dancing In The Dark (Bruce Springsteen)

 

[Tom]

King of Emotion (Big Country)
Fields of Fire (Big Country)
Wanted Dead or Alive (Bon Jovi)
She Sells Sanctuary (The Cult)
Kayleigh (Marillion)

 

[Dylan]

Teardrops - Womack & Womack
Sit Down - James
Road To Nowhere - Talking Heads
Run To The Hills - Iron Maiden
That's Entertainment - The Jam

So many good songs from the 80s and spread over a range of genres. And most of them still hold their ground today.

 

[Janey]

Beat It (Michael Jackson)
Ain't Nobody (Chaka Khan)
Pictures of You (The Cure)
I Think We're Alone Now (Tiffany)
Dignity (Deacon Blue)

 

[Jess]

Africa - Toto
Sweet Dreams - The Eurythmics
I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Whitney Houston)
Material Girl (Madonna)
The Power of Love (Huey Lewis & The News)

 

[Cherub]

Ain't Nobody (Chaka Khan)

Forgot all about this one, great song ?