I put this playlist together several years back when I had a big 80s party, but after that I managed to lose it, except that I had a copy on CD, thankfully. So here are my favorite 80s tunes, mostly in order from “pretty cheesy” to “really good.”
- Love’s Been A Little Bit Hard On Me / Juice Newton / 3:21
- Johnny Are You Queer? / Josie Cotton / 2:53
- Breakaway / Tracy Ullman / 2:43
- Tired of Toein’ The Line / Rocky Burnette / 3:52
- You’re My Favorite Waste of Time / Owen Paul / 3:07
- What I Like About You / The Romantics / 3:05
- I’ll Be (500 Miles) / The Proclaimers / 3:46
- Like A Prayer / Madonna / 5:58
- Video Killed The Radio Star / BuGgles / 3:21
- One Night in Bangkok / Murray Head & Anders Glenmark / 4:15
- Dancing With Myself / Billy Idol / 4:57
- Goody Two Shoes / Adam Ant / 3:34
- You Have Placed A Chill In My Heart / Eurythmics / 3:56
- Veronica / Elvis Costello / 3:17
- I Melt With You / Modern English / 3:58
- Bullet The Blue Sky / U2 / 4:38
- Orange Crush / R.E.M. / 4:01
- Punk Rock Girl / The Dead Milkmen / 2:44
- Knock On Wood / Amii Stewart / 3:47
- I Beg Your Pardon / Kon Kan / 4:02
- Erotic City / Prince / 3:59
- A Little Respect / Erasure / 3:31
- Just Can’t Get Enough / Depeche Mode / 3:39
- It’s A Sin / Pet Shop Boys / 5:02
- Blue Monday / New Order / 7:32
- Kids In America / Kim Wilde / 3:33
- Don’t Leave Me This Way / The Communards / 4:37
- Under The Milky Way / The Church / 5:02
- Pictures of You / The Cure / 4:51
- Should I Stay or Should I Go / The Clash / 3:08
- Blood and Roses / The Smithereens / 3:40
- Unsatisfied / The Replacements / 4:05
- Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now / The Smiths / 3:37
- Under The Killing Moon / Echo & The Bunnymen / 5:50
- The Beat(en) Generation / The The / 3:09
- Stigmata / Ministry / 5:48
- Institutionalized / Suicidal Tendencies / 3:32
- Love Is a Stranger / Eurythmics / 3:40
- Love Will Tear Us Apart / Joy Division / 3:24
- Bring Me Edelweiss / Edelweiss / 3:42