a good foot stamper never dies

good lads tune and another good video

cool album not one poor song

cool tune

a good memory song

school disco's say no more.

12" version great for driving your parents mad

just cool

all time classic song and video to match.

The countdown of the 80's, the end of the syntheseizer-era.

Summer in the 80's.

So typical for the 80's.

Can't say why they were so popular because they made very boring slow-moving music, but this song is a classic.

Because 80's were 80's in America too: the Revenge of the Nerds, Street Hawk, Porky's... and Corey Hart, Richard Marx, early Bryan Adams... :)

Avantgarde and luxury, keyboards, great production (Martin Rushent) and nice girls. Two H17-to-be behind the glamour. Great mix.

You can say: why a Clarke song? Because that is more early 80-ish than Gore's. And because I have no space left for Erasure :)))

Elvis Presley 80-ized. What more can I say?

I was in doubt between this and "The Sun Always Shines on TV". Well. they're quite the same formula: stupid lyrics, nice looks, great arrangement, wonderful music, stunning videoclip.

Do you recognize Madonna's early albums sound? Yeah... this is the band leaded by Steve Bray, Madonna's producer-fiancee (we're talking of 80's...;))

Italo Disco has to have its prize, and this is one of the best Spaghetti-dance tracks from mighty 1984.

Another side of 80's philosophy: a tune which you will never forget, strange lyrics, a stunning cold nosey voice.

A tribute to easy-listening music and the best ever done by the SAW Hit Factory. Plus, the glam-o-gynic style of Pete Burns. What more?

The 80's in a song: HI-NRG rhythm, clear keyboard and sequencer harmony, sad lyrics. The best ever written.

This video stirred my little hormones to no end (my first crush!), and I enjoyed singing along to the chorus just to annoy my parents.

Hearing this song, I realized I'd end up a little punker. Plus, I began to fashion myself a female-Adam from then on.

To this day, one of the most romantic songs ever.

When I realized I was a weirdo... and a great summer song!

One of their most underrated.

Infectious. I also emulated her, as most girls did back in the day.

When I realized I was strange part 2...

Another underrated song by a brilliant band.

My intro to ska.

And finally, my intro into electronica-new-wave angst...

awesome!!!

The second best song from the Go-Go's!

The best song from the Go-Go's! It's also on the beginning of "Fast Times at Ridgemont High".

Cool song from "The Breakfast Club".

The second best song from Madness!

The best song from Madness!

I hated MT (although I looked a little like them....) but they are 80s - definetely.

Just 80s dance music

They have to be in this list.

I remember laying in a park with friends, a ghettoblaster on each corner, maximum volume and they crucified me for two hours with this song. Now I can't live without it...

Beautiful song

The material girl! (sounds like the beginning of the 90s)

reminescence of cool holidays in greece - six weeks - just fun

That's what we were...

They have so many excellent songs... hard to choose one

All Stars together... Thanks Bob Geldof

a dark pop/rock 80's song, a good mexican band

It's only rock & roll, but I like it

some latin electronic/pop song, a Chilean group

Dance !!!!!!!!!

A ska/punk/latin song , this band sings in spanish, but they are from France

I remember my school days with this song

Beautiful song...a band from Spain

Sounds influenced from the british dark...excelent Mexican band, sounds too 80's

A classic in the mexican retro...a good 80's rock song

Great song, powerful argentinan band

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I loved the song from the first time I heard it (on VH1's pop-up video) and the video expresses the emotion in the song so well. It's deep and beautiful and perfectly heart-wrenching, and as a fan of sap, I practically eat that stuff up with a spoon. Despite (and partially because of) her beliefs, Sineade just rocks.

Yeah, my tastes run from the Alternative scene to the pop scene. I really like this song 'cause it's one of those great, poppy, cute love songs. It's catchy, and everyone's heard it at least once (if not more), and everyone knows the chorus.

When I first heard this song, I hated it. I thought it dragged and it annoyed me to no end. Then I forced myself to look for something good in it--and found quite a bit, to my surprise. It's a fun song (I think it's listed as one of the honorable mentions in the 'top 5 songs about masturbation' section), and the sexy whispers are so much fun to sing along with. As soon as I adjusted to the feel of the song, I realized I was very much a Book of Love fan.

I love this song. It sounds like an 80s song--there's really no other description for it. And the line "I see you crying and I want to kill your friends" makes me giggle every time.

Oh, wow! I've always held a penchant for 80s movies ('cause the ones from the 90s are dull and the ones from the 70s are vulgar), and the soundtracks are usually just there, but almost immediately after I first saw The Breakfast Club, I fell in love with it. This song is exactly what I've always seen the 80s to be--conscious, yet ubertrendy and chic, with a powerful current of emotion just beneath its poppy, upbeat surface.

Cyndi Lauper is really amazing. The freedom with which she did everything she did is just stunning. Really, who other than Cyndi could proudly proclaim that she masturbated without turning red in the face? To the entire country no less? She's wicked cool, really, and when she's not being silly, her music doesn't suffer (picture Weird Al singing a serious song). To tell the truth, I like her better than Madonna, half because Cyndi was who she was and didn't let society change her (unlike Madonna, who's still making music, most of which sounds just like everything else playing on the radio today--simple, trite, and unimaginative).

Ah, what a kinda creepy song... Don't get me wrong--it's a great song. It wouldn't be here if it weren't. It's got a great beat and the words show a depth that almost no songs these days tend to show. It must've been something in the water, but the lyrics and music of the 80s is more often than not twice as good if not better than anything I've heard recently.

The beat on this one is just great. It's a fun song to sing along to, and it kinda reminds me of life at my house--everyone's so busy that it's hard to keep track of us.

Ooh...what a pretty, pretty song. I'm a sucker for sap, and I already liked A Flock of Seagulls a little before I'd heard it, but as soon as I did I was hooked. A luvly song, really.

This was the first 80s song that I really fell in love with. It's amazing, and the vocals are just so heartfelt. It really made me wish I'd been born about 15 years earlier, just so I wouldn't have missed the decade with the worst reputation but the best music!

Star of the eighties

Can't believe this is her only No.1

Great movie song

Great dance track

Their best song

The best band ever - split up too early

The most beautiful song ever

These guys are my all time favorite band. This song not only rocks, but they use it most for their encore song at concerts. The cannons blasting in the song make this tune just incredible. AC/DC will rock forever!!

I still remember the first time I ever heard this song. I was standing guard at an Air Force base all alone with just me and my radio. This song came on and actually gave me goosebumps. I knew after I heard it, it was going to be a huge hit.

Even though I truly prefer heavier sounding music, this song by these pretty boys was really good. Guess we all sometimes have to get a little soft here and there huh!

Stand by me or not at all!!! Had to be the best cruising song ever! I know me and my friends played this until the tape wore out!

This was U2 rocking at its best!! These guys got a little soft after this heavy tune, but their music will definitely stand the test of time.

This tune was awesome!! Hard to believe these guys rocked in the early 70's and kind of died out. Then came back with a strong song like this!! Thank God for MTV!

I never really liked this song until way after it came out. Guess it just took me a while to realize that this song was cool, and had a great beat to it.

Not the best somg from Rush, but this tune had an awesome sound with booming drums. These guys can still do it even in 2002!!

An absolute classic!!

Definitely a one hit wonder here. But this tune will always be one of my favorites from the 80's. I bought this when it first came out on 8 track!!

I love this song every time I play it. It's a sad and touching song.

Their version is better than the original from the Righteous Brothers.

Another great love song by Tiffany.

Better than the original.

Another dance tune by the pop princess herself, Debbie Gibson.

A good theme to a great James Bond movie!

It's not one of her #1 hits, but it's a great love song.

Hall and Oates had awesome hits in the 70s, and better hits in the 80s!

One of Debbie's many hits, this is a catchy tune about the children of the future.

I don't know if the song is really as great as the music video with the puppet-like Ronald Reagan dressed as Superman doing battle with the evil-doers such as the Ayatollah and Khadaffi.

I saw him in concert in October 2001, and yes, he's still got it.

Cool song. Cool music video.

Maybe this should be higher on the list. His Wedding Singer appearance made everyone remember him again.

It's Blondie. Do I need another reason?

Of all of the songs from the 80s used during pitching changes in Major League Baseball in the late 80s, this is the only tune that stands out in my mind.

I think this is the most played song on 80s stations or on 80s shows. This is for a good reason... it is a damn cool song.

Here comes my Pittsburgh bias. He may appear to be a wirey nerd in the Buddy Holly glasses, but he proves his worth with this tune, followed closely by Love Is Like A Rock.

If any one song from the 1980s is going to be played 200 years from now, it is going to be this one. In fact, if we ever have replace the Star Spangled Banner, I'd be willing to bet that we replace it with The Boss.

Ain't that America? Mellencamp's ballad of life for middle America still is a favorite today.

This Song Is one everyone has heard but does not know the name to.

Red Red Wine Is a classic beacause the 80's was a time when several types of musioc where surfacing that had not currently been popular in america, This is a great song Besides That.

This song can be listened to Forever.

Devo was one of the most colorfull bands of the 80's and this song is proof of it.

Queen was just good. This is the first song I ever heard that I liked. When I was like 6 and was listening to my dad's Records.

The Song is a Classic and When you hear it you can't get it out of your head.

Many a movie contains this song. But what makes it good is the fact you can listen to it for a long time.

This song is Styx's own version of Orwells "1984". (Appropiate for the 80's.) No? Styx was known for a good variety of musical subjects ranging from aliens (Come Sail Away) to The Future Where music is Outlawed (Mr. Roboto)

Give it a listen Thats why its Number 2. "We can dance if we want to. We can leave our cares behind."

A Summation of a Century and the definition of a decade in one song.