The Lady's Top 200: 80's Edition

[ladyislingering]

Over the course of 2 or 3 days I've managed to compile ONLY 200 tracks from the 80s that I remember playing the life out of, or have an endless love for. Being a child of the 80s has never been more fun.

200-100:

200. Brainwash - Telex
199. In My House - Mary Jane Girls
198. Obsession - Animotion
197. You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) - Dead or Alive
196. I'll Wait - Van Halen
195. Two of Hearts - Stacey Q
194. Here I Go Again - Whitesnake
193. Sticky Sweet - Motley Crue
192. Our House - Madness
191. The Warrior - Scandal
190. Voices Carry - Til Tuesday
189. I Don't Like Mondays - Boomtown Rats
188. Everything She Wants - Wham!
187. Kids in America - Kim Wilde
186. Are You Ready for the Sex Girls - Gleaming Spires
185. Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money) - Pet Shop Boys
184. Break My Stride - Matthew Wilder
183. King of Pain - Sting & The Police
182. Safety Dance - Men Without Hats
181. Runaway - Bon Jovi
180. Be With You - Mr. Big
179. Following - Bangles
178. Rock Me Amadeus - Falco
177. Reach the Beach - The Fixx
176. Dear God - XTC
175. Welcome to the Jungle - Guns n' Roses
174. Girl U Want - DEVO
173. Look What the Cat Dragged In - Poison
172. Computer Blue - Prince & The Revolution
171. She Blinded Me With Science - Thomas Dolby
170. I Want Your Sex - George Michael
169. Never Gonna Give You Up - Rick Astley
168. Straight Up - Paula Abdul
167. Say Say Say - Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson
166. Into the Groove - Madonna
165. Physical - Olivia Newton John
164. Money for Nothing - Dire Straits
163. Somebody's Watching Me - Rockwell
162. Electric Avenue - Eddie Grant
161. Under the Boardwalk - Tom Tom Club
160. Living on the Ceiling - Blancmange
159. My Kinda Lover - Billy Squier
158. Take Me Home Tonight - Eddie Money
157. Jessie's Girl - Rick Springfield
156. Cry - Godley & Creme
155. Sunday Bloody Sunday - U2
154. Toy Soldiers - Martika
153. You Give Love a Bad Name - Bon Jovi
152. Tainted Love - Soft Cell
151. Revenge of the Nerds - The Rubinoos
150. Nobody's Fool - Cinderella
149. Nasty - Janet Jackson
148. Don't Dream, It's Over - Crowded House
147. Mickey - Toni Basil
146. Devil Inside - INXS
145. Sunglasses at Night - Corey Hart
144. Don't You Want Me - Human League
143. Cherry Pie - Warrant
142. Dangerous - Roxette
141. Who's Crying Now - Journey
140. Ah! Leah - Donnie Iris
139. Major Tom (Coming Home) - Peter Schilling
138. Enjoy the Silence - Depeche Mode
137. The Promise - When in Rome
136. Beds are Burning - Midnight Oil
135. Who Will You Run To - Heart
134. Girls Girls Girls - Motley Crue
133. I Think I'm Go-Go - Squeeze
132. Upstairs - Sparks
131. Poison - Alice Cooper
130. Love Bites - Def Leppard
129. Shout at the Devil - Motley Crue
128. Never Say Never - Romeo Void
127. I Like Boys - Missing Persons
126. Video Killed the Radio Star - The Buggles
125. Walk Like An Egyptian - Bangles
124. Lay Your Hands on Me - Thompson Twins
123. Cold Hearted - Paula Abdul
122. Stay the Night - Benjamin Orr
121. Strut - Sheena Easton
120. Shoplifters of the World Unite - The Smiths
119. Babooshka - Kate Bush
118. Foolin' - Def Leppard
117. If Looks Could Kill - Heart
116. The Stroke - Billy Squier
115. Bad Medicine - Bon Jovi
114. Don't Tell Me No - The Cars
113. Moustache - Sparks
112. Domino - Genesis
111. Like a Virgin - Madonna
110. Take Me With U - Prince & The Revolution
109. 867-5309 (Jenny) - Tommy Tutone
108. Maneater - Hall & Oates
107. Stray Cat Strut - Stray Cats
106. Come on Eileen - Dexy's Midnight Runners
105. Abracadabra - Steve Miller Band
104. Riding on the Metro - Berlin
103. Turning Japanese - The Vapors
102. Dracula's Tango - Toto Coelo
101. Goody Two Shoes - Adam Ant
100. Eaten By the Monster of Love - Sparks

 

[ladyislingering]

And 99-1:

099. Sledgehammer - Peter Gabriel
098. Wordy Rappington - Tom Tom Club
097. Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
096. Dance Goddammit - Sparks
095. White Wedding - Billy Idol
094. Pop Musik - M
093. Since You're Gone - The Cars
092. New Year's Day - U2
091. Photograph - Def Leppard
090. Rockit - Herbie Hancock
089. Centerfold - J. Geils Band
088. Round and Round - Ratt
087. Crimson and Clover - Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
086. Don't Come Around Here No More - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
085. You Wear Those Eyes - The Cars
084. Lies - Thompson Twins
083. Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now - Starship
082. Nowhere Fast - The Smiths
081. Baby Talks Dirty - The Knack
080. Tonight, Tonight, Tonight - Genesis
079. Who Can it Be Now - Men At Work
078. Rebel Yell - Billy Idol
077. Puttin' on the Ritz - Taco
076. She-Bop - Cyndi Lauper
075. Prince Charming - Adam & The Ants
074. Material Girl - Madonna
073. Photograph - Def Leppard
072. Panama - Van Halen
071. Killer Queen - Queen
070. Miss You - Rolling Stones
069. Girls on Film - Duran Duran
068. Head Over Heels - Tears for Fears
067. I Know What Boys Like - Waitresses
066. Tell Her About It - Billy Joel
065. Running to You - The Cars
064. (Just Like) Starting Over - John Lennon
063. Keep it Dark - Genesis
062. Like a Surgeon - Weird Al Yankovic
061. Overkill - Men At Work
060. There is a Light that Never Goes Out - The Smiths
059. What's a Girl to Do - Cristina
058. I Hate Myself for Loving You - Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
057. Don't Go - Yazoo
056. Papa Don't Preach - Madonna
055. Burning Down the House - Talking Heads
054. That's Pep! - DEVO
053. Talking in Your Sleep - The Romantics
052. Drama, Drama - Telex
051. With all My Might - Sparks
050. Lights - Journey
049. Stop Draggin' My Heart Around - Stevie Nicks & Tom Petty
048. Ashes to Ashes - David Bowie
047. Orgasm - Sigue Sigue Sputnik
046. Listen to Her Heart - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
045. Wouldn't it Be Good - Nik Kershaw
044. 19 - Paul Hardcastle
043. Take on Me - A-Ha
042. Pass the Dutchie - Musical Youth
041. Burning for You - Blue Oyster Cult
040. Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah) - Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
039. The Longest Time - Billy Joel
038. Self Control - Laura Branigan
037. Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin' - Journey
036. Fire and Ice - Pat Benatar
035. Automatic - The Go-Go's
034. In the Air Tonight - Phil Collins
033. I'll Tumble 4 Ya - Culture Club
032. Let's Dance - David Bowie
031. No One Like You - Scorpions
030. Dodo/Lurker - Genesis
029. I'm Gonna Follow You - Pat Benatar
028. A Beat For You - Pseudo Echo
027. Harden My Heart - Quarterflash
026. One Night in Bangkok - Murray Head
025. Promises Promises - Naked Eyes
024. I Wish I Looked a Little Better - Sparks
023. 99 Luftballons - Nena
022. Electric Blue - Icehouse
021. Genius of Love - Tom Tom Club
020. Anxiety (Get Nervous) - Pat Benatar
019. Twist in my Sobriety - Tanita Tikaram
018. How Can Love Hurt So Much - The Knack
017. Mad World - Tears for Fears
016. Pressure - Billy Joel
015. You Better Run - Pat Benatar
014. West End Girls - Pet Shop Boys
013. Prove - Ric Ocasek
012. Girlfriend in a Coma - The Smiths
011. Der Kommissar - After the Fire
010. Singing in the Shower - Les Rita Mitsouko
009. We Are Detective - Thompson Twins
008. (Keep Feeling) Fascination - Human League
007. Too Shy - Kajagoogoo
006. Emotion in Motion - Ric Ocasek
005. I Eat Cannibals - Toto Coelo
004. Beechwood 4-5789 - Carpenters
003. You Might Think - The Cars
002. Uptown Girl - Billy Joel
001. I Predict - Sparks

This one actually took a lot of time. The tracks were first ordered loosely, then ordered by preference in groups of ten, twenty, and fifty. They are also ordered in terms of relevance to my recent taste, as well as sentimental value. It's a whole lot of the stuff that your parents probably wanted to smack you up for playing too much, or the tunes that you always loved, but were afraid of what your friends would think.

Mine's a lot softer than the one posted by Magic a few days ago. I must confess I have a major thing for synth-driven musics, and haven't actually dabbled in hair metal/other metal from the 80s in several years. Comments/other nitpicking is highly welcomed.

(Let's just stay on task.)

 

[Foxhound]

Well it's a better list than many of the others I've seen since it has more diversity. Kudos for including the Mary Jane Girls!

I have to admire anyone though who takes up the challenge of finding a couple of hundred good songs from the eighties. For me it would be like pulling teeth.

 

[ladyislingering]

Thank you.

I had an interesting upbringing, to say the least. I was exposed to a lot of interesting music, especially when I was a little bit older and discovered the wonders of the radio. I've always really loved 80s music especially (though recently I have been more inclined to listen to music from the 60s or 70s). So many new and interesting things were emerging and being born during that decade. (Including me.)

 

[Cosmic Harmony]

How did I never notice this thread before?

 

[ladyislingering]

It's because this thread was carried by ninjas.

Ninjas who even out-ninja'd the most ninja-ish mod of all.

(never has a post contained so many visible ninjas.)

 

[Cosmic Harmony]

It's because this thread was carried by ninjas.

Ninjas who even out-ninja'd the most ninja-ish mod of all.

(never has a post contained so many visible ninjas.)

Does that make them very bad ninjas then?

 

[ladyislingering]

text ninjas, miss.

I was making note of my redundant use of 'ninja'.

anyway.

You should pull apart the list, and find things you haven't heard before.

 

[Soot and Stars]

Any list that includes Paula Abdul, Hall and Oates and Mr. Big is cool with me!

 

[ladyislingering]

What can I say? The 80s were excellent.