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skcin

11-03-2006, 02:54 PM

01 Bon Jovi / "Livin' on a Prayer" 1986
02 Def Leppard / "Pour Some Sugar On Me" 1987
03 Duran Duran / "Hungry Like the Wolf" 1982
04 Michael Jackson / "Billie Jean" 1982
05 Prince / "When Doves Cry" 1984
06 Hall & Oates / "I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)" 1981
07 Guns N' Roses / Sweet Child O' Mine 1987
08 Madonna / "Like a Virgin" 1984
09 Run-D.M.C. / "Walk This Way" 1986
10 AC/DC / "You Shook Me All Night Long" 1980
11 Journey / Don't Stop Believin' 1981
12 Whitney Houston / "How Will I Know" 1985
13 U2 / "With Or Without You" 1984
14 The Bangles / "Walk Like an Egyptian" 1986
15 Van Halen / "Jump" 1984
16 INXS / "Need You Tonight" 1987
17 Whitesnake / "Here I Go Again" 1982
18 Dexy's Midnight Runners / "Come On Eileen" 1982
19 Cyndi Lauper / "Time after Time" 1984
20 Rick Springfield / "Jessie's Girl" 1981
21 Michael Jackson / "Beat It" 1982
22 The Cure / "Just Like Heaven" 1987
23 Cyndi Lauper / "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" 1984
24 A-Ha / "Take On Me" 1985
25 Go-Go's / "Our Lips Are Sealed" 1981
26 Guns N' Roses / "Welcome to the Jungle" 1987
27 Kajagoogoo / "Too Shy" 1984
28 Wham! / "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" 1984
29 Talking Heads / Burning Down the House 1983
30 Pat Benatar / "Love is a Battlefield" 1983
31 Queen and David Bowie / "Under Pressure" 1981
32 Night Ranger / "Sister Christian" 1983
33 Soft Cell / "Tainted Love" 1981
34 Poison / "Every Rose Has It's Thorn" 1988
35 Phil Collins / "In the Air Tonight" 1981
36 Tommy Tutone / "867-5309 / Jenny" 1981
37 Aerosmith / "Janie's Got a Gun" 1989
38 U2 / "Pride (In the Name of Love)" 1984
39 Modern English / "I Melt With You" 1982
40 The B-52's / "Love Shack" 1989
41 Mötley Crüe / "Dr. Feelgood" 1989
42 The Clash / "London Calling" 1982
43 ABC / "Look of Love (Part One)" 1982
44 Bananarama / "Cruel Summer" 1984
45 Janet Jackson / "Nasty" 1986
46 The Police / "Every Breath You Take" 1983
47 Twisted Sister / "We're Not Gonna Take It" 1984
48 Bruce Springsteen / "Born in the U.S.A." 1984
49 Beastie Boys / "Fight For Your Right" 1986
50 Eurythmics / "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" 1983
51 Ratt / "Round and Round" 1984
52 Dead or Alive / "You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)" 1985
53 Billy Idol / "White Wedding" 1988
54 Salt-N-Pepa / "Push It" 1986
55 A Flock of Seagulls / "I Ran (So Far Away)" 1982
56 Bonnie Tyler / "Total Eclipse of the Heart" 1983
57 Toni Basil / "Mickey" 1981
58 Culture Club / "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me" 1982
59 John Mellencamp / "Jack & Diane" 1982
60 Young M.C. / "Bust a Move" 1989
61 Styx / "Mr. Roboto" 1983
62 Berlin / "Take My Breath Away" 1986
63 Devo / "Whip It" 1980
64 Paula Abdul / "Straight Up" 1988
65 Foreigner / "I Want to Know What Love Is" 1984
66 Depeche Mode / "Just Can't Get Enough" 1981
67 REO Speedwagon / "Keep On Loving You" 1980
68 Public Enemy / "Fight the Power" 1988
69 R.E.M / "It's The End of the World As We Know It (and I Feel Fine)" 1980
70 Joan Jett & The Blackhearts/ "I Love Rock N' Roll" 1981
71 Rick James / "Super Freak" 1981
72 The Fixx / "One Thing Leads to Another" 1983
73 Nena / "99 Luftbaloons" 1983
74 George Michael / "Faith" 1987
75 Prince / "Little Red Corvette" 1983
76 Thomas Dolby / "She Blinded Me With Science" 1982
77 New Edition / "Candy Girl" 1983
78 Blondie / "Call Me" 1980
79 Human League / "Don't You Want Me?" 1981
80 Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock / "It Takes Two" 1988
81 Cameo / "Word Up!" 1986
82 Squeeze / "Tempted" 1981
83 Prince / "Kiss" 1986
84 Lionel Richie / All Night Long (All Night) 1983
85 Robert Palmer / "Addicted to Love" 1985
86 Bow Wow Wow / "I Want Candy" 1982
87 Falco / "Rock Me Amadeus 1986
88 Chaka Khan / "Ain't Nobody" 1989
89 The Pretenders / "Brass in Pocket" 1980
90 Tone-Loc / "Wild Thing" 1989
91 Katrina and The Waves / "Walking On Sunshine" 1983
92 New Kids on the Block / "You Got It (The Right Stuff) 1988
93 Gary Numan / "Cars" 1980
94 The Rolling Stones / "Start Me Up" 1981
95 Debbie Gibson / "Only in My Dreams" 1987
96 Men at Work / "Down Under" 1982
97 The Romantics / "What I Like About You" 1980
98 Bobby Brown / "My Perogative" 1988
99 Wang Chung / "Everybody Have Fun Tonight" 1986
100 Loverboy / "Working for the Weekend" 1981

carrie721

11-03-2006, 02:55 PM

i watched parts of this. i was glad to see cyndi represented, but no stevie? NO STAND BACK? c'mon.

michelle2677

11-03-2006, 02:55 PM

michelle2677

11-03-2006, 02:57 PM

i watched parts of this. i was glad to see cyndi represented, but no stevie? NO STAND BACK? c'mon.

I know. It's weird because sometimes I don't think she's as big as "I" think she is. Then I run into people and they are like "I LOVE stevie nicks. She's been cool since the day she was born" but then i start thinking she's bigger than she actually is..and this happens. So not right.

did that make sensE?? :laugh:

carrie721

11-03-2006, 02:58 PM

I know.. that was such BS that bon jovi won. I mean..I like the song and all, but the NUMBER ONE?? please.

I'm upset no stevie or FM. I thought Little Lies would have been on there. Along with edge :shrug:

i seriously couldn't believe bon jovi won. i was like, i stayed up for this ****?

i knew edge wouldn't be on there b/c they were only doing songs that had videos, i think. stevie should've been on there. :mad:

skcin

11-03-2006, 02:59 PM

Thoughts? Opinions?

Right off the bat, some glaring ommissions for me:

Don Henley - Boys of Summer
Stevie Nicks - Edge of 17 (and I truly don't think it's me being biased - this tune is the epitome of a great epic 80's song.) Or Stand Back, for that matter.
Steve Perry - Oh Sherry
Kim Carnes - Bette David Eyes

Also, I think Whitney's "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" would have been a better choice than "How Will I KNow." Same for Chaka Kahn's "I Feel For You" and Motley Crue's "Home Sweet Home"

And wtf are Hall & Oates doing in the top 10? :confused: And with that song?

ontheEdgeof17

11-03-2006, 02:59 PM

Well, the best song of the 80s (actually the best pop song ever written) is not even on the list.....Madonna's Like A Prayer.

michelle2677

11-03-2006, 03:02 PM

don't get me wrong, I LOVE you shook me all night long, but I figured back in black would have made it instead

Rickypt

11-03-2006, 03:02 PM

Thoughts? Opinions?

One of the lamest lists I've ever seen.

And I agree with you about the omissions.

mikeschmike

11-03-2006, 03:11 PM

estranged4life

11-03-2006, 03:13 PM

01 Bon Jovi / "Livin' on a Prayer" 1986
02 Def Leppard / "Pour Some Sugar On Me" 1987

shouldve been #1 over Blow-Jovi, since Blow-Jovi is weak.

michelle2677

11-03-2006, 03:14 PM

^^^I AGREE!!!! Living on a F*CKING prayer??? wtF?? at least make it shot through the heart if it's going to be bon jovi. :rolleyes:

estranged4life

11-03-2006, 03:15 PM

don't get me wrong, I LOVE you shook me all night long, but I figured back in black would have made it instead

with the GREATEST song co-writing credit name ever-Brian Johnson

Our course that is just my opinion on the name :thumbsup:

carrie721

11-03-2006, 03:16 PM

Seriously, I don't care what Loni Love thinks of Kajagoogoo!

sweet lord, i've been saying this ever since they started this ****. i'm so over vh1!

estranged4life

11-03-2006, 03:19 PM

Where the hell is "Paradise City" by Guns N' Roses at? That song owns :nod:

I think VH1 means "Very Hard to watch 1 hour of this crap"

Miss Vicky

11-03-2006, 03:38 PM

VH1 needs to quit with the lists and countdown shows. Remember when VH1 played music all of the time?

I'm just glad that they're actually talking about music. Seems like everytime I put it on the channel they're talking about fashion, who's dating who, or they're showing their celeb-reality crap or a freakin' movie!

I too would like to see actual music being played on the channel, but at this point I'll settle for them just talking about it.

P.S. - I think we need to set up a petition to send to VH1 to bring back Pop-Up Video. I loved that show!

carrie721

11-03-2006, 03:39 PM

P.S. - I think we need to set up a petition to send to VH1 to bring back Pop-Up Video. I loved that show!

totally. pop up video was great!

DrummerDeanna

11-03-2006, 03:43 PM

why are Salt n peppa even ON that list :mad:

And these damn things ALWAYS leave off Relax!!!

skcin

11-03-2006, 04:11 PM

why are Salt n peppa even ON that list :mad:

And these damn things ALWAYS leave off Relax!!!

Um. Because Push It is f'ing awesome? :shrug: Yeah. That's right. I said it.

And thank God "It Takes 2" by Rob Base & DJ Easy Rock made it, cuz there would have been hell to pay.

I kept waiting for "Relax" too. They did a little flashback of Frankie Goes to Hollywood fans, showing them before a show saying how cool they were. I couldn't help but snicker when the one guy was yelling "Frankie will last. They said the Beatles wouldn't last, but they did." WTF? :laugh:

carrie721

11-03-2006, 04:13 PM

Um. Because Push It is f'ing awesome? :rolleyes: Yeah. That's right. I said it. And thank God "It Takes 2" by Rob Base & DJ Easy Rock made it, cuz there would have been hell to pay.

yeah, i was with you until you brought up that bucket of giraffe crap. it takes 2????

DrummerDeanna

11-03-2006, 04:17 PM

yeah, i was with you until you brought up that bucket of giraffe crap. it takes 2????

:laugh: :laugh: Oh man...wipes eyes.

And no, Salt n Peppa shouldn't be on the list...it's just wrong somehow...were you on many drugs in the 80s, Paula? ;)

skcin

11-03-2006, 04:28 PM

^ What does that have to do with anything? :p

It Takes Two is one of the relics from my roller skating days. I can't help but love it. :D

I forgot to add some more to my list:

"Your Love" The Outfield

"Head To Toe" Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam

"Africa" or "Rosanna" Toto

"Don't Come Around Here No More" Tom Petty

SortaSavageLike

11-03-2006, 04:34 PM

You sure his list isn't "Top 100 Songs Most Likely to Dislocate SortaSavageLike's Shoulder While Reaching For the Tuning Knob?"

Seriously though, there's some great songs on here, but the Top 10 makes me when to vomit something nasty.

ontheEdgeof17

11-03-2006, 04:36 PM

Where the f*ck are the Pointer Sisters?@$!

skcin

11-03-2006, 04:38 PM

I really don't think any of these are worthy:

Hall & Oates "I Can't Go For That" Top 10. :distress:

Squeeze "Tempted" Never heard the tune before this show

Aerosmith "Janie's Got A Gun" Really? One of the best tunes of the 80's?

ABC "Look of Love" Boring

Depeche Mode "Just Can't Get Enough" What?

The Fixx "One Thing Leads to Another" Blah. Overrated.

And Total Eclipse of the Heart & Down Under should have been higher on the list.

DavidMn

11-03-2006, 04:55 PM

Gary Numan?!?!?! BLEEECHHHH!:shocked:

golden braid

11-03-2006, 07:24 PM

So there's no Fleetwood Mac on there? I thought for sure Gypsy would be on there unless I just missed it.

I'm very surprised Bon Jovi is number 1. I would think Michael Jackson would be on top.

I think Metallica's One would be a worthy song to add to the list.

Rickypt

11-03-2006, 08:49 PM

Squeeze "Tempted" Never heard the tune before this show

.

You've never seen Reality Bites? :confused:

Janet

11-03-2006, 11:22 PM

In who's 80's world does Bon Jovi rule???

Come on Eileen or Rio or Everybody Wants to Rule the World or Karma Kameleon or Like a Virgin or Girls Just Wanna Have Fun...these are the 80's to me and you hear them every single time you hear 80's songs.

Depeche Mode had every right to make that list BTW grrr LOL.

NO FM! They were 80's but this wasn't videos...it was songs...I never hear their songs on 80's night actually.

Janet

11-03-2006, 11:24 PM

Für Elise

11-03-2006, 11:55 PM

Gary Numan?!?!?! BLEEECHHHH!:shocked:Cars is brilliant. It's stupid aswell I don't know why I love it I just do.

I like how high they placed u2. some more talking heads is needed though.The lists are silly cause no one ever agrees with them and theres a new one every week.

Wild_Heart03

11-04-2006, 05:37 PM

Depeche, The Cure and Duran made the list. That's enough to satisfy me for now.

And WTF @ no Stevie indeed, Stand Back (or Edge Of Seventeen for that matter) is an amazing 80s song.

Nicks Fan

11-10-2006, 11:32 PM

Some sogs that should have made the list

1. Boys of Summer: Don Henley
2. Stand Back: Stevie Nicks
3. Alone or These Dreams: Heart
4. Power of Love: Huey Lewis and The News
5. Turn Back Time: Cher
6. Heavan is a Place on Earth: Belinda Carlisle
7. Foerver Young: Rod Stewart
8. Summer of 69: Bryan Adams
9. Free Fallin, Don't Come Around Here No More, or Stop Draggin : Tom Petty
10. Higher Love - Steve Winwood

Matt

skcin

11-13-2006, 11:54 AM

^ Good call on Heart & Cher. :nod:

ryan8472

11-13-2006, 11:58 AM

^ Good call on Heart & Cher. :nod:

I could have sworn that Turn Back Time and These Dreams were on the list, but I guess I was wrong! :shrug:

xdreamsunwindx

11-13-2006, 01:02 PM

To be honest, Brass In Pocket and London Calling both came out in 1979. What a crock of **** this list was.

ryan8472

11-14-2006, 11:36 PM

To be honest, Brass In Pocket and London Calling both came out in 1979. What a crock of **** this list was.

Maybe they should've used Back On The Chain Gang instead. ;)

Für Elise

11-15-2006, 01:38 AM

To be honest, Brass In Pocket and London Calling both came out in 1979. What a crock of **** this list was.love the picture in your signature

xdreamsunwindx

11-15-2006, 11:36 AM

love the picture in your signature

Thanks, I took it this past summer <3

cliffdweller

11-15-2006, 11:43 AM

VH1 needs to quit with the lists and countdown shows. Remember when VH1 played music all of the time? Even in the 90's they had cool shows that were all about music. Pop up video, 8 track flashback, etc. Now we get to hear the same group of idiots' thoughts on everything from decades, videos, pop culture. Seriously, I don't care what Loni Love thinks of Kajagoogoo!

:laugh::laugh: oh, how I love you.

Yes, enough with the countdown shows already, and "Livin' on a Prayer" shouldn't have even made the countdown much less achieved #1 status. What a random pick for #1, I mean COME ON.

I think When Doves Cry should've been #1. Prince (and Madonna and Michael Jackson of course) ruled the 80's; what were these pollsters thinking? Did they even grow up in the 80's? I think they're memories are shot.