80′s Party Playlist

Songs from an epic 80′s party I threw. (See the pictures from my party here) The original playlist has 1457 songs in it, and was 4.1 days long. I edited that list down to what you see below. I tried to pick a broad cross-section of music genres and I tried to cover as many iconic tunes as I could, but obviously, I didn’t get everything.

1. Physical – Olivia Newton-John – 3:45
2. Venus – Bananarama – 3:52
3. Secret Rendezvous – Karyn White – 4:12
4. Love Shack – The B-52′s – 5:21
5. No More Words – Berlin – 3:55
6. Obsession – Animotion – 3:58
7. Jukebox Hero – Foreigner – 4:22
8. Mr. Roboto – Styx – 5:27
9. Lovin’ Every Minute of It – Loverboy – 3:33
10. Rock of Ages – Def Leppard – 4:08
11. Another One Bites The Dust – Queen – 3:34
12. Dancing With Myself – Billy Idol – 4:50
13. Welcome to the Jungle – Guns N’ Roses – 4:33
14. You Shook Me All Night Long – AC/DC – 3:30
15. We’re Not Gonna Take It – Twisted Sister – 3:39
16. I Hate Myself For Loving You – Joan Jett & The Blackhearts – 4:08
17. Parents Just Don’t Understand – DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince – 5:15
18. Pass The Dutchie – Musical Youth – 3:27
19. Pop Muzik – M – 3:21
20. Rock Me Amadeus – Falco – 3:20
21. You Make My Dreams – Daryl Hall & John Oates – 3:05
22. Head Over Heels – The Go-Go’s – 3:37
23. Walk Like An Egyptian – The Bangles – 3:24
24. Like A Prayer – Madonna – 5:51
25. Girl You Know It’s True – Milli Vanilli – 4:12
26. Beat It – Michael Jackson – 4:19
27. Escapade – Janet Jackson – 4:45
28. Run Runaway – Slade – 5:00
29. King Of Wishful Thinking – Go West – 4:03
30. Knock On Wood – Amii Stewart – 3:43
31. Push It – Salt-N-Pepa – 4:31
32. Let’s Groove – Earth Wind & Fire – 5:37
33. Little Red Corvette – Prince – 4:56
34. Erotic City – Prince – 3:55
35. Jack and Diane – John Mellencamp – 4:19
36. Freeze Frame – J. Geils Band – 3:59
37. 867-5309 / Jenny – Tommy Tutone – 3:45
38. Wrapped Around Your Finger – The Police – 5:13
39. Born In The U.S.A. – Bruce Springsteen – 4:41
40. Russians – Sting – 3:58
41. Sunday Bloody Sunday – U2 – 4:41
42. What Do All The People Know – The Monroes – 3:28
43. What I Like About You – The Romantics – 2:58
44. I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) – The Proclaimers – 3:40
45. 19 – Paul Hardcastle – 3:40
46. Bullet The Blue Sky – U2 – 4:32
47. Orange Crush – R.E.M. – 3:54
48. Sledgehammer – Peter Gabriel – 4:54
49. All I Need – Jack Wagner – 3:30
50. Somebody’s Baby – Jackson Browne – 4:22
51. In Your Eyes – Peter Gabriel – 5:29
52. If You Leave – Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark – 4:27
53. Don’t You (Forget About Me) – Simple Minds – 4:20
54. St. Elmo’s Fire (Man In Motion) – John Parr – 4:12
55. Footloose – Kenny Loggins – 3:49
56. Wake Me Up Before You Go Go – Wham! – 3:48
57. Karma Chameleon – Culture Club – 3:58
58. A Little Respect – Erasure – 3:27
59. Mediate – INXS – 2:32
60. Just Can’t Get Enough – Depeche Mode – 3:36
61. It’s A Sin – Pet Shop Boys – 4:59
62. I Want Your Sex – George Michael – 9:17
63. You Spin Me Right Round – Dead or Alive – 4:27
64. Voices Carry – ‘Til Tuesday – 4:24
65. Video Killed The Radio Star – The Buggles – 3:14
66. Mexican Radio – Wall Of Voodoo – 4:08
67. Safety Dance – Men Without Hats – 4:33
68. One Night in Bangkok – Murray Head – 4:08
69. Goody Two Shoes – Adam Ant – 3:28
70. Veronica – Elvis Costello – 3:10
71. Union of the Snake – Duran Duran – 4:22
72. Down Under – Men at Work – 3:45
73. Love Is a Stranger – Eurythmics – 3:39
74. Life In A Northern Town – The Dream Academy – 4:18
75. I Ran (So Far Away) – A Flock of Seagulls – 3:46
76. 88 Lines About 44 Women – The Nails – 4:54
77. Brass In Pocket – The Pretenders – 3:07
78. Cars – Gary Numan – 3:49
79. Magic – The Cars – 3:59
80. I Melt With You – Modern English – 3:51
81. I Want Candy – Bow Wow Wow – 2:47
82. In A Big Country – Big Country – 3:56
83. Kids In America – Kim Wilde – 3:29
84. My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone) – Chilliwack – 3:59
85. Oh Yeah – Yello – 3:05
86. One Thing Leads To Another – The Fixx – 3:16
87. Whisper To A Scream (Birds Fly) – The Icicle Works – 3:46
88. You Might Think – The Cars – 3:06
89. And She Was – Talking Heads – 3:39
90. Rise – Public Image Ltd. – 4:29
91. Tainted Love – Soft Cell – 2:36
92. Punk Rock Girl – Dead Milkmen – 2:37
93. London Calling – The Clash – 3:19
94. Just Like Heaven – The Cure – 3:32
95. Panic – The Smiths – 2:13
96. Don’t Leave Me This Way – Communards – 4:34
97. Heaven Knows I’m Miserable – The Smiths – 3:33
98. The Killing Moon – Echo & The Bunnymen – 5:46
99. Under the Milky Way – The Church – 4:59
100. Blue Monday – New Order – 7:29
101. Love Will Tear Us Apart – Joy Division – 3:24
102. Institutionalized – Suicidal Tendencies – 3:28
103. Cotton Crown – Sonic Youth – 5:08
104. Relax – Frankie Goes to Hollywood – 3:53
105. Money For Nothing – Dire Straits – 4:06
106. She Blinded Me With Science – Thomas Dolby – 3:42
107. I Wanna Be A Cowboy – Boys Don’t Cry – 3:41
108. Theme From The Dukes Of Hazzard (Good Ol’ Boys) – Waylon Jennings – 2:10
109. We Are The World – USA For Africa – 7:01

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