80's Music - Need Suggestions!

[ChrisnSteph]

My friend of mine is having an 80's party, and I've been working on an 80's music playlist. What I have so far is a pretty eclectic list. I'd like to try and get at least two hundred songs, and I know I'm missing some good ones. I'm having so much fun with this, but my brain is fried. Any suggestions? Thanks!

Songs of the 80's

1. Take on Me - a ha
2. Everybody Have Fun Tonight - Wang Chung
3. Beds are Burning - Midnight Oil
4. Girls Just Want to Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper
5. Time after Time - Cyndi Lauper
6. Don't Dream It's Over - Crowded House
7. Wild Wild Life - Talking Heads
8. Somebody's Watching Me - Rockwell
9. Video Killed the Radio Star - Buggles
10. Walk of Life - Dire Straits
11. Walk this Way - Run DMC
12. You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) - Dead or Alive
13. You Can Call Me Al - Paul Simon
14. Conga - Gloria Estefan
15. Africa - Toto
16. Walk Like an Egyptian - The Bangles
17. Born in the USA - Bruce Springsteen
18. Nothings Gonna Stop Us Now - Jefferson Airplane
19. Tainted Love - Soft Cell
20. Jump - Van Halen
21. Pour Some Sugar On Me - Def Leppard
22. Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
23. Thriller - Michael Jackson
24. When Doves Cry - Prince
25. Let's Go Crazy - Prince
26. Freeze Frame - The J. Geils Band
27. Centerfold - The J. Geils Band
28. Say You, Say Me - Lionel Ritchie
29. Whip It - Devo
30. I Touch Myself - The Divinyls
31. I Feel For You - Chaka Khan
32. Kokomo - The Beach Boys
33. Love Shack - The B-52's
34. I Want to Know What Love Is - Foreigner
35. We're Not Gonna Take It - Twisted Sister
36. With or Without You - U2
37. Bizarre Love Triange - New Order
38. Weird Science - Oingo Boingo
39. Every Rose Has It's Thorn - Poison
40. Sister Christian - Night Ranger
41. Easy Lover - Phil Collins
42. Take Me Home Tonight - Eddie Money
43. Come On Eileen - Dexy's Midnight Runners
44. Eye of the Tiger - Survivor
45. Shout - Tears for Fears
46. I Ran - A Flock of Seagulls
47. Making Love Out of Nothing at All - Air Supply
48. Rockit - Herbie Hancock
49. Pump Up the Jam - Technotronic
50. I Think We're Alone Now - Tiffany
51. All Through the Night - Cyndi Lauper
52. When Smokey Sings - ABC
53. Obsession - Animotion
54. In a Big Country - Big Country
55. Heart of Glass - Blondie
56. Livin' on a Prayer - Bon Jovi
57. Rock the Casbah - The Clash
58. Hungry Like the Wolf - Duran Duran
59. Rio - Duran Duran
60. Is There Something I Should Know - Duran Duran
61. Relax - Frankie Goes to Hollywood
62. You Dropped a Bomb on Me - Gap Band
63. Vacation - Go Go's
64. The Breakup Song - Greg Kihn
65. My Sharona - The Knack
66. Cult of Personality - Living Colour
67. 867-5309 - Mark Weigle
68. I Melt With You - Modern English
69. If You Leave - OMD
70. West End Girls - Pet Shop Boys
71. Back on the Chaingang - Pretenders
72. Super Freak - Rick James
73. Addicted to Love - Robert Palmer
74. Legs - ZZ Top
75. Once in a Lifetime - Talking Heads
76. Hold Me Now - Thompson Twins
77. With or Without You - U2
78. Blister in the Sun - Violent Femmes
79. Every Breath You Take - The Police
80. Owner of a Lonely Heart - Yes
81. Heaven - Bryan Adams
82. Lady in Red - Chris de Burgh
83. Walk This Way - Run DMC
84. And She Was - Talking Heads
85. Just Can't Get Enough - Depeche Mode
86. Keep on Loving You - REO Speedwagon
87. Summer of '69 - Bryan Adams
88. I Just Died in Your Arms - Cutting Crew
89. Your Wildest Dreams - Moody Blues
90. Take My Breath Away - Berlin
91. Jessie's Girl - Rick Springfield
92. Pictures of You - The Cure
93. The Warrior - Patty Smyth
94. Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) - Eurythmics
95. Total Eclipse of the Heart - Bonnie Tyler
96. Always Something There to Remind Me - Naked Eyes
97. Hold Me - Fleetwood Macd
98. No More Words - Berlin
99. Footloose - Kenny Loggins
100. Dancing With Myself - Billy Idol
101. Everything She Wants - Wham
102. Fame - What a Feeling
103. Hungry Eyes - Eric Carmen
104. Dead Man's Party - Oingo Boingo
105. You Might Think - The Cars
106. Broken Wings - Mr. Mister
107. I Wanna Be Sedated - Ramones
108. What is Love - Howard Jones
109. I Want Candy - Bow Wow
110. Genius of Love - Tom Tom Club
111. Karma Chameleon - Boy George and Culture Club
112. Do You Really Want to Hurt Me? Boy George and Culture Club
113. Little Lies - Fleetwood Mac
114. Talking in Your Sleep - Romantics
115. California Girls - David Lee Roth
116. Living in American - James Brown
117. Alone - Heart
118. Land of Confusion - Genesis
119. Anything Anything - Dramarama
120. Hurts So Good - John Cougar Mellencamp
121. I Come From a Land Down Under - Men at Work
122. Material Girl - Madonna
123. Maneater - Hall and Oates'
124. And We Danced - The Hooters
125. Whose Crying Now - Journey
126. You're the Inspiration - Chicago
127. Rock You Like a Hurricane - Scorpions
128. Axel F - Harold Faltermeyer
129. Don't You Forget About Me - Simple Minds

Suggested by my Dis buddies: (Thanks!)

130. She Blinded Me with Science is by Thomas Dolby

 

[mickey65]

Was there one something about Mony Mony? all I can remember in my head right now it the course, and it is the bad words, not the real words.

 

[disney4us2002]

That's a lot of songs to see if something is missing??? In the 80's I went to see in concert: Rick Springfield, Cheap Trick, Styx, Journey, Ozzy Osbourne (bf, not my choice, lol), Billy Joel, and Paul McCartney (that might have been 1990). One song that was a big danceclub song in college was "She blinded me with Science" but not sure of the artist.

 

[Laurajean1014]

It's a great, well diversed list. However, I would put in more, Talking heads, OMD, Clash, Ramones, Sex Pistols, Depeche Mode, INXS, Motels, Beastie Boys, Tom Tom Club, Smiths and Elton John!

You forgot Michael and Janet Jackson, but that's okay, I would too!

 

[Laurajean1014]

That's a lot of songs to see if something is missing??? In the 80's I went to see in concert: Rick Springfield, Cheap Trick, Styx, Journey, Ozzy Osbourne (bf, not my choice, lol), Billy Joel, and Paul McCartney (that might have been 1990). One song that was a big danceclub song in college was "She blinded me with Science" but not sure of the artist.

She Blinded Me with Science is by Thomas Dolby.

 

[Laurajean1014]

Was there one something about Mony Mony? all I can remember in my head right now it the course, and it is the bad words, not the real words.

Mony Mony is a remake by Billy Idol

 

[Laurajean1014]

How about, "I Ran by Flock of Seagulls?"

Sorry, that's number 46 on your list..................... nevermind!

 

[Florida_luvr924]

Heaven is a place on earth.

 

[ChrisnSteph]

How about, "I Ran by Flock of Seagulls?"

That's #46!

Thanks for giving me some great ideas! I'd like to have enough songs so that we aren't having to change CD's a zillion times during the party!

 

[DVCLiz]

Steph - I have in my hot little hand my very own boxed set - "Like, Omigod! the 80s Pop Culture Box" 7 CD set. I'm not going to take the time to check it against your list (too much else to do tonight!) but I'll type in the titles and you can add them if you want. I'll do the first one and you can let me know if you'd like the others!

CD1 - Whip It, Video Killed the Radio Star, Empire Strikes Back(Medley), Another One Bites the Dust, Celebration, The Breaks (Part I), Let My Love Open the Door, Call Me, Keep on Loving You, Turning Japanese, Lost in Love, 9 to 5, I Love a Rainy Night, Sailing, Just the Two of Us, Cars, Ah! Leah!, Sweetheart, Shake it Up, General Hospi-tale, The Stroke

Well, I have another minute, so I'll do another -

CD2 - Dancing with Myself, Working for the Weekend, Jessie's Girl, Genius of Love, Centerfold, At This Moment, Harden my Heart, Hold on Loosley, Theme from Greatest American Hero (Believe It or Not), Take Off, Super Freak (Part I), 867-5309, Bette Davis Eyes, Time, Gloria, Maneater, Theme from Hill Street Blues, Valley Girl, Da Da Da (I Don't Love You You Don't Love Me Aha Aha Aha), You Dropped a Bomb on Me

CD3 - Hungry Like the Wolf, The Look of Love (Part I), Tainted Love, Rock this Town, Lies, Words, Don't You Want Me, Love Plus One, Down Under, Steppin' Out, I Want Candy, Come On Eileen, Mickey, Twilight Zone, You Should Hear How She Talks About You, Key Largo, Pac-Man Fever, Total Eclipse of the Heart, Africa, Goodbye to You, Puttin' on the Ritz

Artists on request - shall I continue???

 

[Skywalker]

Flashdance - Irene Cara

Cherry Bomb - John Cougar Mellancamp

Back in the Highlife - Steve Winwood

Sunglasses at Night - Corey Hart

Hysteria or Rock of Ages - Def Leppard

(Sorry if these were said already)


Oh, and Electric Avenue...forget who it is by ???

Modern Love - David Bowie

The Tide is High - Blondie

 

[ChrisnSteph]

Steph - I have in my hot little hand my very own boxed set - "Like, Omigod! the 80s Pop Culture Box" 7 CD set. I'm not going to take the time to check it against your list (too much else to do tonight!) but I'll type in the titles and you can add them if you want. I'll do the first one and you can let me know if you'd like the others!

CD1 - Whip It, Video Killed the Radio Star, Empire Strikes Back(Medley), Another One Bites the Dust, Celebration, The Breaks (Part I), Let My Love Open the Door, Call Me, Keep on Loving You, Turning Japanese, Lost in Love, 9 to 5, I Love a Rainy Night, Sailing, Just the Two of Us, Cars, Ah! Leah!, Sweetheart, Shake it Up, General Hospi-tale, The Stroke

Well, I have another minute, so I'll do another -

CD2 - Dancing with Myself, Working for the Weekend, Jessie's Girl, Genius of Love, Centerfold, At This Moment, Harden my Heart, Hold on Loosley, Theme from Greatest American Hero (Believe It or Not), Take Off, Super Freak (Part I), 867-5309, Bette Davis Eyes, Time, Gloria, Maneater, Theme from Hill Street Blues, Valley Girl, Da Da Da (I Don't Love You You Don't Love Me Aha Aha Aha), You Dropped a Bomb on Me

CD3 - Hungry Like the Wolf, The Look of Love (Part I), Tainted Love, Rock this Town, Lies, Words, Don't You Want Me, Love Plus One, Down Under, Steppin' Out, I Want Candy, Come On Eileen, Mickey, Twilight Zone, You Should Hear How She Talks About You, Key Largo, Pac-Man Fever, Total Eclipse of the Heart, Africa, Goodbye to You, Puttin' on the Ritz

Artists on request - shall I continue???

That's like, totally awesome! I have some of these songs, but OMG, how could I have forgotten Turning Japanese?! You don't need to send me the artists. I'll use what's here. Thanks so much!

 

[DVCLiz]

Actually, this is kind of fun -

CD4 - Jeopardy, She Blinded me with Science, Electric Avenue, Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This), Our House, The Salt in My Tears, Girls Just Want to Have Fun, Talking in Your Sleep, Major Tom (Coming Home), Always Something There to Remind Me, In A Big Country, One Thing Leads to Another, Der Kommissar, Suddenly Last Summer, Karma Chameleon, Let's Go To Bed, Too Shy, Maniac, Sister Christian, Cum On Feel the Noize

CD5 - Owner of a Lonely Heart, Mr. Roboto, I'm So Excited, Back on the Chain Gang, I Want To Know What Love Is, Sunglasses at Night, 99 Luftballons, Missing You, Tenderness, They Don't Know, Heaven, White Horse, Let the Music Play, Let's Hear It for the Boy, Cool It Now, Ghostbusters, Footloose, We're Not Gonna Take It, Rock You Like a Hurricane, The Glamorous Life

CD6 - Obsession, Shout, Take on Me, Don't You (Forget About Me), Walking on Sunshine, Voices Carry, Weird Science, You Spin Me Round (Like a Record), Miami Vice Theme, Life in a Northern Town, Kyrie, Every Time You Go Away, We Built This City, St. ELmo's Fire (Man in Motion), Addicted to Love, Axel F., Rhythm of the Night, You Look Marvelous, Heartbeat, Everybody Have Fun Tonight

Almost done!!!

CD7 - Venus, Walk Like an Egyptian, Parangimia, If You Leave, Keep Your Hands to Yourself, What You Need, Walk This Way, Rumors, Don't Dream It's Over, Holding Back the Years, I'll Be Loving You (Forever), Tuff Enuff, Since You've Been Gone, Only in My Dreams, Never Goona Give You Up, La Bamba, Wild, Wild West, Don't Worry, Be Happy, Right Here Waiting, Roam

Whew!!! OK, I'm all 80s'd out...

 

[ChrisnSteph]

Actually, this is kind of fun -

CD4 - Jeopardy, She Blinded me with Science, Electric Avenue, Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This), Our House, The Salt in My Tears, Girls Just Want to Have Fun, Talking in Your Sleep, Major Tom (Coming Home), Always Something There to Remind Me, In A Big Country, One Thing Leads to Another, Der Kommissar, Suddenly Last Summer, Karma Chameleon, Let's Go To Bed, Too Shy, Maniac, Sister Christian, Cum On Feel the Noize

CD5 - Owner of a Lonely Heart, Mr. Roboto, I'm So Excited, Back on the Chain Gang, I Want To Know What Love Is, Sunglasses at Night, 99 Luftballons, Missing You, Tenderness, They Don't Know, Heaven, White Horse, Let the Music Play, Let's Hear It for the Boy, Cool It Now, Ghostbusters, Footloose, We're Not Gonna Take It, Rock You Like a Hurricane, The Glamorous Life

CD6 - Obsession, Shout, Take on Me, Don't You (Forget About Me), Walking on Sunshine, Voices Carry, Weird Science, You Spin Me Round (Like a Record), Miami Vice Theme, Life in a Northern Town, Kyrie, Every Time You Go Away, We Built This City, St. ELmo's Fire (Man in Motion), Addicted to Love, Axel F., Rhythm of the Night, You Look Marvelous, Heartbeat, Everybody Have Fun Tonight

Almost done!!!

CD7 - Venus, Walk Like an Egyptian, Parangimia, If You Leave, Keep Your Hands to Yourself, What You Need, Walk This Way, Rumors, Don't Dream It's Over, Holding Back the Years, I'll Be Loving You (Forever), Tuff Enuff, Since You've Been Gone, Only in My Dreams, Never Goona Give You Up, La Bamba, Wild, Wild West, Don't Worry, Be Happy, Right Here Waiting, Roam

Whew!!! OK, I'm all 80s'd out...

Wow that's really the ultimate collection. I should just go look for it! It would have probably been cheaper than me downloading everything. Thanks so much!

 

[DVCLiz]

Now I'm going to have to listen to these - good thing I loaded them all on iTunes the other night!!!!! Glad to help out - 80s music is a guilty pleasure of mine!!

PS - I got it at Best Buy about a year ago...

 

[Costumesaremylife]

Walking on Sunshine by katrina and the waves.

 

[mouseclick1]

How about some Violent Femmes? A few suggestions:
Blister in the Sun
Add it Up
Gone Daddy Gone
Prove My Love

I also have this song in my head that I don't think is on your list. I can't remember who sang it, but I think it is called "Don't You Want Me, Baby". It starts with "You were working as a waitress in a cocktail bar.."?

East End Boys and West End Girls - Pet Shop Boys (I'm pretty sure!)

Goodbye to You - Scandal

Who Can it be Now? Men without Hats (?)

Safety Dance - can't remember artist

 

[avdeane]

I just skimmed over most of the songs so I may have missed something but very big in the 80's was Madonna!!! Janet Jackson was also popular for dance songs.

Some Modonna songs...
Like a Virgin
Crazy for You
Dress You Up
Holiday
Vogue
Express Yourself
Material Girl
Papa Don't Preach

Some Janet Jackson songs...
Nasty
What Have you Done for Me Lately
When I Think of You
Control
Miss You Much
Rhythm Nation

 

[trappednabox]

lets hear it for the boy by ?, our lips are sealed by the go-gos, out of the blue by debbie gibson, I'll be loving you forever by new kids on the block (that's my favorite!! )

 

[avdeane]

lets hear it for the boy by ?,

Denise Williams from the Footloose soundtrack!!

My kids would kill me if they knew I forgot to mention The New Kids on the Block!!

Of course Prince is still a big favorite with me but some of his songs were already mentioned!