We all know the 1980s produced more great hits than any other decade, but how often have you thought to yourself “I wonder what the greatest songs of the 80s actually were?” Well, wonder no longer, as some random guy on the internet has done the legwork and come up with the definitive list of the 100 greatest songs of the 1980s. And now we're playing them all!
| Track | Artist | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Red Red Wine | UB40 | 11:03 |
| Another Day In Paradise | Phil Collins | 11:06 |
| Karma Chameleon | Culture Club | 11:09 |
| Never Gonna Give You Up | Rick Astley | 11:13 |
| Englishman in New York | Sting | 11:16 |
| Need You Tonight | INXS | 11:19 |
| Need You Tonight | INXS | 11:19 |
| True | Spandau Ballet | 11:22 |
| Jump | Van Halen | 11:26 |
| When the Going Gets Tough | Billy Ocean | 11:29 |
| The Way It Is | Bruce Hornsby & The Range | 11:32 |
| Alone | Heart | 11:35 |
| Chain Reaction | Diana Ross | 11:38 |
| Relax | Frankie Goes to Hollywood | 11:42 |
| The Look of Love | ABC | 11:45 |
| Here I Go Again | Whitesnake | 11:48 |
| Papa Don't Preach | Madonna | 11:51 |
| A Different Corner | George Michael | 11:55 |
| Radio Ga Ga | Queen | 11:57 |
| Atomic | Blondie | 12:02 |
| Baby Jane | Rod Stewart | 12:05 |
| I'm Still Standing | Elton John | 12:08 |
| Ain't Nobody | Rufus and Chaka Khan | 12:11 |
| The Boys of Summer | Don Henley | 12:15 |
| Addicted to Love | Robert Palmer | 12:18 |
| Love Will Tear Us Apart (1980 single version) | Joy Division | 12:22 |
| Back To Life (However Do You Want Me) | Soul 11 Soul (Feat.Caron Wheeler) | 12:26 |
| Golden Brown | The Stranglers | 12:27 |
| Take My Breath Away | Berlin | 12:31 |
| Take My Breath Away | Berlin | 12:31 |
| The Power of Love | Jennifer Rush | 12:35 |
| Uptown Girl | Billy Joel | 12:38 |
| Maneater | Hall & Oates | 12:40 |
| Time After Time | Cyndi Lauper | 12:44 |
| The Living Years | Mike + The Mechanics | 12:47 |
| I Just Called to Say I Love You | Stevie Wonder | 12:50 |
| Tainted Love | Soft Cell | 12:53 |
| You Win Again | Bee Gees | 12:56 |
| Rio | Duran Duran | 13:02 |
| Don't Stop Believin' | Journey | 13:05 |
| Sexual Healing | Marvin Gaye | 13:09 |
| More Than This | Roxy Music | 13:12 |
| [I've Had] The Time Of My Life | Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes | 13:15 |
| Broken Wings | Mr. Mister | 13:19 |
| Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now | Starship | 13:22 |
| Drive | The Cars | 13:25 |
| Total Eclipse Of The Heart | Bonnie Tyler | 13:29 |
| Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go | Wham! | 13:32 |
| Against All Odds | Phil Collins | 13:34 |
| Hello | Lionel Richie | 13:38 |
| Flashdance (What a Feeling) | Irene Cara | 13:41 |
| Fast Car | Tracy Chapman | 13:44 |
| Only You | Yazoo | 13:48 |
| With or Without You | U2 | 13:51 |
| Can You Feel It | The Jacksons | 13:53 |
| Sledgehammer (Single Version) | Peter Gabriel | 13:56 |
| Under Pressure | Queen & David Bowie | 14:02 |
| What's Love Got to Do with It | Tina Turner | 14:05 |
| Sweet Child o' Mine | Guns N' Roses | 14:09 |
| Eternal Flame | Bangles | 14:13 |
| Woman In Love | Barbra Stresiand | 14:16 |
| A Little Respect | Erasure | 14:19 |
| Everywhere | Fleetwood Mac | 14:23 |
| I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) | George Michael & Aretha Franklin | 14:26 |
| Blue Monday '88 | New Order | 14:30 |
| I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues | Elton John | 14:33 |
| Don't You (Forget About Me) | Simple Minds | 14:37 |
| Thriller | Michael Jackson | 14:40 |
| Faith | George Michael | 14:45 |
| Livin' on a Prayer | Bon Jovi | 14:48 |
| West End Girls | Pet Shop Boys | 14:49 |
| She's Like The Wind | Patrick Swayze | 14:54 |
| Save a Prayer | Duran Duran | 14:57 |
| You Can Call Me Al | Paul Simon | 15:02 |
| Summer of '69 | Bryan Adams | 15:06 |
| Man in the Mirror | Michael Jackson | 15:10 |
| It Must Be Love | Madness | 15:14 |
| The Power of Love | Huey Lewis & The News | 15:17 |
| Vienna | Ultravox | 15:21 |
| Sweet Dreams | Eurythmics | 15:25 |
| Let's Dance (single version) | David Bowie | 15:29 |
| Like a Prayer | Madonna | 15:33 |
| Islands in the Stream | Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers | 15:36 |
| Beat It | Michael Jackson | 15:39 |
| Together in Electric Dreams | Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder | 15:43 |
| Together in Electric Dreams | Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder | 15:44 |
| Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God) | Kate Bush | 15:47 |
| Everybody Wants to Rule the World | Tears for Fears | 15:51 |
| Holding Back The Years | Simply Red | 15:56 |
| You're The Voice | John Farnham | 16:02 |
| Take On Me | a-ha | 16:07 |
| Every Breath You Take | Police | 16:11 |
| Don't You Want Me | The Human League | 16:15 |
| Purple Rain | Prince & The Revolution | 16:19 |
| All Night Long | Lionel Richie | 16:24 |
| The Winner Takes It All | ABBA | 16:27 |
| I Want To Know What Love Is | Foreigner | 16:31 |
| I Wanna Dance With Somebody | Whitney Houston | 16:35 |
| I Want to Break Free | Queen | 16:38 |
| In the Air Tonight | Phil Collins | 16:42 |
| Africa | Toto | 16:45 |
| Careless Whisper | George Michael | 16:51 |
| Billie Jean | Michael Jackson | 16:56 |