Cómo no, siempre buscando en internet, me encuentro esta lista de loas 100 mejores canciones de los 80. Puedes o no estar de acuerdo pero las lista esta bastante afinada.
1. Relax – Frankie Goes to Hollywood (1983)
2. Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) – Eurythmics (1983)
3. Tainted Love – Soft Cell (1981)
4. Everybody Wants to Rule the World – Tears For Fears (1985)
5. One Way Or Another – Blondie (1978)
6. Burning Down the House – Talking Heads (1983)
7. Don’t You (Forget About Me) – Simple Minds (1985)
8. Down Under – Men At Work (1982)
9. I Ran (So Far Away) – A Flock of Seagulls (1982)
10. You Might Think -The Cars (1984)
11. I Melt With You – Modern English (1983)
12. Take On Me – a-ha (1985)
13. Hungry Like the Wolf – Duran Duran (1982)
14. Whip It – Devo (1980)
15. Peace, Love And Understanding?, (What’s So Funny ‘Bout) – Elvis Costello (1979)
16. Don’t Stand So Close To Me – The Police (1980)
17. Shout – Tears For Fears (1985)
18. People Are People – Depeche Mode (1981)
19. True – Spandau Ballet (1983)
20. Brass In Pocket – The Pretenders (1980)
21. Something About You – Level 42 (1986)
22. Hold Me Now – Thompson Twins (1984)
23. Turning Japanese – The Vapors (1981)
24. She Blinded Me With Science – Thomas Dolby (1984)
25. Is She Really Going Out with Him? – Joe Jackson (1979)
26. Rock Lobster – B-52s (1979)
27. Need You Tonight – INXS (1987)
28. Come On Eileen – Dexy’s Midnight Runners (1982)
29. Heart Of Glass – Blondie (1978)
30. Everyday I Write The Book – Elvis Costello (1983)
31. Cars – Gary Numan (1980)
32. Tempted – Squeeze (1981)
33. Who Can It Be Now? – Men At Work (1982)
34. West End Girls – Pet Shop Boys (1985)
35. Do You Really Want to Hurt Me – Culture Club (1982)
36. Doctor! Doctor! – Thompson Twins (1984)
37. Promises, Promises – Naked Eyes (1983)
38. Spirits In The Material World – The Police (1981)
39. Goody Two Shoes – Adam Ant (1982)
40. More Than This – Roxy Music (1982)
41. Pulling Mussels (From the Shell) – Squeeze (1980)
42. Love My Way – Psychedelic Furs (1982)
43. Wouldn’t It Be Good – Nik Kershaw (1984)
44. Talk Talk – Talk Talk (1982)
45. Two Tribes – Frankie Goes to Hollywood (1984)
46. Senses Working Overtime – XTC (1982)
47. Obsession – Animotion (1984)
48. Save It for Later – The English Beat (1982)
49. Poison Arrow – ABC (1982)
50. Alive and Kicking – Simple Minds (1985)
51. Saved By Zero – The Fixx (1983)
52. Here Comes the Rain Again – Eurythmics (1984)
53. Tenderness – General Public (1984)
54. Voices Carry – Til Tuesday (1985)
55. Mexican Radio – Wall of Voodoo (1982)
56. Beds Are Burning – Midnight Oil (1988)
57. Destination Unknown – Missing Persons (1982)
58. Always Something There to Remind Me – Naked Eyes (1982)
59. Steppin’ Out – Joe Jackson (1982)
60. Why Me? – Planet P Project (1983)
61. No One Is To Blame – Howard Jones (1986)
62. Once in a Lifetime – Talking Heads (1980)
63. Shake It Up – The Cars (1982)
64. The Metro – Berlin (1982)
65. Major Tom (Coming Home) – Peter Schilling (1983)
66. The Safety Dance – Men Without Hats (1983)
67. One Thing Leads to Another – The Fixx (1983)
68. She’s a Beauty – The Tubes (1983)
69. Rock Me Amadeus – Falco (1986)
70. In a Big Country – Big Country (1983)
71. Life In a Northern Town – The Dream Academy (1985)
72. Send Me An Angel – Real Life (1983)
73. Just What I Needed – The Cars (1978)
74. Time (Clock of the Heart) – Culture Club (1983)
75. The Sun Always Shines On TV – A-Ha (1985)
76. Come Back and Stay – Paul Young (1983)
77. Der Kommissar – Falco (1986)
78. You Spin Me ‘Round (Like a Record) – Dead Or Alive (1985)
79. Video Killed the Radio Star – The Buggles (1979)
80. Girls on Film – Duran Duran (1981)
81. Only the Lonely – The Motels (1982)
82. Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You) – A Flock of Seagulls (1982)
83. Avalon – Roxy Music (1982)
84. I Want Candy – Bow Wow Wow (1982)
85. Dance Hall Days – Wang Chung (1984)
86. A Little Respect – Erasure (1988)
87. Too Shy – Kajagoogoo (1983)
88. Our House – Madness (1983)
89. Reap the Wild Wind – Ultravox (1982)
90. Messages – OMD (1980)
91. Love And Money – Bronski Beat (1984)
92. So In Love – OMD (1985)
93. Weird Science – Oingo Boingo (1985)
94. Some Like It Hot – The Power Station (1985)
95. Working Girl – The Members (1982)
96. I Got You – Split Enz (1980)
97. I Don’t Like Mondays – Boomtown Rats (1979)
98. Election Day – Arcadia (1985)
99. Lawnchairs – Our Daughters Wedding (1980)
100. Love Plus One – Haircut 100 (1982)
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