A hideous decade for fashion trends, and trends in general, the ’80s are a decade I’d honestly like to forget. But here are some tunes I appreciate.

  • Keep Feeling (Fascination) – Human League
  • Let My Love Open the Door – Pete Townshend
  • Desire – U2
  • Dancing With Myself – Billy Idol
  • Romantic Traffic – the Spoons
  • I Can’t Go For That – Hall & Oates
  • Say, Say, Say – Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson
  • My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone) – Chilliwack
  • Ghostbusters – Ray Parker Jr.
  • Burning Down the House – the Talking Heads
  • Here Comes the Rain Again – the Eurhythmics
  • You Keep Me Hangin’ On – Kim Wilde
  • New Orleans is Sinking – the Tragically Hip
  • Thinking of You – Harlequin
  • Copperhead Road – Steve Earle
  • Pour Some Sugar on Me – Def Leppard
  • Bad to the Bone – George Thorogood & the Destroyers
  • This Beat Goes On/Switchin’ to Glide – the Kings
  • Situation – Yaz
  • Touch of Grey – Grateful Dead
  • Cruel Summer – Bananarama
  • Radio Radio – Elvis Costello
  • Love Removal Machine – the Cult
  • Smooth Criminal – Michael Jackson
  • Maniac – Michael Sembello
  • Don’t You Want Me Baby – Human League
  • The Old Man Down the Road – John Fogerty
  • Urgent – Foreigner
  • When We Was Fab – George Harrison
  • A Good Heart is Hard to Find – Feargol Sharkey
  • Making Plans for Nigel – XTC
  • Don’t Get Me Wrong – the Pretenders
  • Centerfold – J. Geils Band
  • Another One Bites the Dust – Queen
  • Walking on a Sunshine – Katrina & the Waves
  • Would I Lie To You? – the Eurhythmics
  • You Shook Me All Night Long – AC/DC
  • Should I Stay or Should I Go? – the Clash
  • We Didn’t Start the Fire – Billy Joel
  • Let’s Go Crazy – Prince
  • Turning Japanese – the Vapors
  • Working for the Weekend – Loverboy
  • Hit Me With Your Best Shot – Pat Benatar
  • Pop Goes the World – Men Without Hats
  • Telefone (Long Distance Love Affair) – Sheena Easton
  • Obsession – Animotion
  • Physical – Olivia Newton-John
  • Sister Christian – Night Ranger
  • Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic – the Police
  • Tom Sawyer – Rush
  • Stand – R.E.M.
  • Pop Muzik – M
  • Beds are Burning – Midnight Oil
  • Fields of Fire – Big Country
  • Relax – Frankie Goes to Hollywood
  • Gemini Dream – the Moody Blues
  • Games Without Frontiers – Peter Gabriel
  • The Reflex – Duran Duran
  • Land of Confusion – Genesis
  • Another Brick in the Wall (Pt. 2) – Pink Floyd
  • American Dream – Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
  • I Love Rock and Roll – Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
  • Rock Me Amadeus – Falco
  • Keep Your Hands to Yourself – Georgia Satellites
  • Queen of Hearts – Juice Newton
  • You Might Think – the Cars
  • 99 Luft Balloons – Nena
  • Panama – Van Halen
  • The Gambler – Kenny Rogers
  • Groove is in the Heart – Deee-Lite
  • Party Like It’s 1999 – Prince
  • Suicide Blonde – INXS
  • Harden My Heart – Quarterflash
  • Whatcha Gonna Do? – Chilliwack
  • Into the Groove – Madonna
  • Just Can’t Get Enough – Depeche Mode
  • Jukebox Hero – Foreigner
  • Back in Black – AC/DC
  • The Way It Is – Bruce Hornsby & the Range
  • Twilight Zone – Golden Earring
  • Pump It Up – Elvis Costello
  • One Thing Leads to Another – the Fixx
  • Take On Me – A-ha
  • Say Hello – April Wine
  • Manic Monday – the Bangles
  • She Sells Sanctuary – the Cult
  • Electric Avenue – Eddy Grant
  • Bette Davis Eyes – Kim Carnes
  • I Love a Rainy Night – Eddie Rabbit
  • I Want a New Drug – Huey Lewis & the News
  • Go For a Soda – Kim Mitchell
  • Hungry Like the Wolf – Duran Duran
  • Venus – Bananarama
  • Rag Doll – Aerosmith
  • Money For Nothing – Dire Straits
  • Jump – Van Halen
  • Owner of a Lonely Heart – Yes
  • Footloose – Kenny Loggins
  • Sausalito Summernight – Diesel
  • Dirty Laundry – Don Henley