VH1 100 Greatest songs of the 80's

skcin · #1 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 · #2 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 · #3 11-03-2006, 02:55 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

michelle2677 · #4 11-03-2006, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by carrie721

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??

carrie721 · #5 11-03-2006, 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by michelle2677

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

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.

skcin · #6 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?

And with that song?

ontheEdgeof17 · #7 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 · #8 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 · #9 11-03-2006, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by skcin

Thoughts? Opinions?

One of the lamest lists I've ever seen.

And I agree with you about the omissions.

mikeschmike · #10 11-03-2006, 03:11 PM

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!