Rather than post my entire 1980s playlist I'll just post my "Top 20" of the decade. This is an informal ranking based on the number of plays for each of them in my iTunes library. I figure if the song has been played a lot, it must be a good one!
These aren't necessarily my favorite tunes that were released in the 80s ... I just categorize them as "80s hits" because they were popular on Top 40 radio stations (as opposed to classic rock stations) at the time:
1. Boys Of Summer -- Don Henley
2. Hysteria -- Def Leppard (this is why I think it's underrated; I believe it really is one of the top 2-3 songs of the decade)
3. Never Surrender -- Corey Hart
4. Mandolin Rain -- Bruce Hornsby & The Range
5. It's All I Can Do -- The Cars (technically this was released in 1979, but it's got an "80s" sound to it and it is sort of a bridge from the 70s to the 80s)
6. Only The Young -- Journey
7. Solsbury Hill -- Peter Gabriel
8. Hold Me Now -- Thompson Twins
9. The Flame -- Cheap Trick
10. Suddenly Last Summer -- The Motels
11. Life In A Northern Town -- Dream Academy
12. Bad -- U2
13. Stand Or Fall -- The Fixx
14. Talk Of The Town -- The Pretenders
15. Valerie -- Steve Winwood
16. Bed Of Roses -- Bon Jovi
17. Patience -- Guns & Roses
18. Faithfully -- Journey
19. Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic -- The Police
20. Your Love -- The Outfield
I like a lot of those too...I liked almost everything the Cars put out, Bruce Hornsby and the Range! You have no idea of the acute level of nostalgia I just felt in my heart when I saw that name!
It was wonderful!
I had such a good time in the Eighties...and the Seventies...:)
I love Boys of Summer. I was pretty sure it was written about me; probably every girl thought it was about her. Great mood / aura created by that song.