The 100 most iconic songs of the ’80s (New Version)

1. Toto - Africa 2. Rufus & Chaka Khan - Ain’t Nobody 3. Heart - Alone 4. Phil Collins - Another Day in Paradise 5. Queen - Another One Bites the Dust 6. Michael Jackson - Bad 7. Michael Jackson - Beat It 8. Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes 9. Michael Jackson - Billie Jean 10. New Order - Blue Monday 11. Bruce Springsteen - Born in the USA 12. Mr. Mister - Broken Wings 13. George Michael - Careless Whisper 14. Dexy’s Midnight Runners - Come on Eileen 15. Bruce Springsteen - Dancing in the Dark 16. Band Aid - Do They Know It’s Christmas? 17. Crowded House - Don’t Dream It’s Over 18. Journey - Don’t Stop Believin’ 19. Simple Minds - Don’t You (Forget About Me) 20. The Human League - Don’t You Want Me 21. Men At Work - Down Under 22. The Cars - Drive 23. The Bangles - Eternal Flame 24. The Police - Every Breath You Take 25. Tears for Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule the World 26. Survivor - Eye of the Tiger 27. Tracy Chapman - Fast Car 28. Irene Cara - Flashdance... What a Feeling 29. Kenny Loggins - Footloose 30. Alphaville - Forever Young 31. Ray Parker Jr. - Ghostbusters 32. Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want to Have Fun 33. Belinda Carlisle - Heaven Is a Place on Earth 34. Lionel Richie - Hello 35. Whitney Houston - How Will I Know 36. Stevie Wonder - I Just Called to Say I Love You 37. Cutting Crew - (I Just) Died in Your Arms 38. Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) 39. Foreigner - I Want to Know What Love Is 40. Pointer Sisters - I’m so Excited 41. Phil Collins - In the Air Tonight 42. Pet Shop Boys - It’s a Sin 43. Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes - (I’ve Had) The Time of My Life 44. Rick Springfield - Jessie’s Girl 45. Van Halen - Jump 46. Culture Club - Karma Chameleon 47. Prince & the Revolution - Kiss 48. Madonna - La Isla Bonita 49. Wham! - Last Christmas 50. David Bowie - Let’s Dance 51. Madonna - Like a Prayer 52. Madonna - Like a Virgin 53. Bon Jovi - Livin’ on a Prayer 54. Pat Benatar - Love Is a Battlefield 55. Hall & Oates - Maneater 56. Michael Sembello - Maniac 57. The Bangles - Manic Monday 58. Dire Straits - Money for Nothing 59. Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up 60. Starship - Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now 61. Madonna - Papa Don’t Preach 62. Depeche Mode - People Are People 63. Olivia Newton-John - Physical 64. Prince & the Revolution - Purple Rain 65. Queen - Radio Ga Ga 66. Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Relax 67. Richard Marx - Right Here Waiting 68. Falco - Rock Me Amadeus 69. Laura Branigan - Self Control 70. Fine Young Cannibals - She Drives Me Crazy 71. Tears for Fears - Shout 72. Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer 73. Bryan Adams - Summer of ’69 74. Guns N’ Roses - Sweet Child o’ Mine 75. Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) 76. Soft Cell - Tainted Love 77. Berlin - Take My Breath Away 78. A-ha - Take on Me 79. Don Henley - The Boys of Summer 80. Europe - The Final Countdown 81. Huey Lewis and the News - The Power of Love 82. Men Without Hats - The Safety Dance 83. Duran Duran - The Wild Boys 84. ABBA - The Winner Takes It All 85. Michael Jackson - Thriller 86. Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time 87. Kajagoogoo - Too Shy 88. Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse of the Heart 89. Diana Ross - Upside Down 90. Billy Joel - Uptown Girl 91. Wham! - Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go 92. The Bangles - Walk Like an Egyptian 93. Katrina and the Waves - Walking on Sunshine 94. USA for Africa - We Are the World 95. Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls 96. Tina Turner - What’s Love Got to Do With It 97. Prince - When Doves Cry 98. U2 - With or Without You 99. Bon Jovi - You Give Love a Bad Name 100. Dead or Alive - You Spin Me Around (Like a Record)
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