Greatest Songs of the 80s

When we talk about the 80s music, there's a completely different picture painted in front of our eyes! The 1980s was one such decade in the music industry where music went through vivid change. It saw the emergence of many new musicians, bands, singers and with them different styles of music, which went on to be their signature styles. These singers and bands caught very strong roots in the years of the 1980s because they were the first to introduce extraordinary patterns of music, singing and stage performances to their audiences, which was very well accepted. Therefore, written and composed by these legendary and famous people in the world of music, there are some of the greatest songs of the 80s mentioned in the list below. So, read on and find the ones you love to listen anytime!

Greatest Songs of the 80s List

Being a personal favorite to me, retro music is something that includes love, rock, pop, dance and other types of songs. There was a wide choice of music that was created in the retro years and the 80s is also included in this timeline, where music was considered as magic. Thus, if you are a fan of these magical top songs of the 80s, I am sure you have a few favorites among these greatest songs of all time. If you don't, try updating your playlist with at least 5 of these best songs of the 80s mentioned below and I guarantee you will love them. So, pick your favorites from the list of greatest songs of the 80s coming right up for you!

• All Night Long (All Night) ~ Lionel Richie
• Another One Bites the Dust ~ Queen
• Beat It ~ Michael Jackson
• Billie Jean ~ Michael Jackson
• Blue Monday ~ New Order
• Burn Rubber (Why You Wanna Hurt Me?) ~ Gap Band
• Celebration ~ Kool and The Gang
• Don't You Want Me? ~ Human League
• Electric Boogie ~ Marcia Griffiths
• Everybody Have Fun Tonight ~ Wang Chung
• Fame ~ Irene Cara
• Footloose ~ Kenny Loggins (this one has to secure its place in the 100 greatest songs of the 80s)
• Funky Cold Medina ~ Tone Loc
• Genius Of Love ~ Tom Tom Club
• Girls Just Want To Have Fun ~ Cyndi Lauper
• Give It To Me Baby ~ Rick James
• Goody Two Shoes ~ Adam Ant
• Heartbeat ~ Taana Gardner
• Holiday ~ Madonna
• Hungry Like the Wolf ~ Duran Duran
• I Feel For You ~ Chaka Khan
• I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) ~ Whitney Houston
• Into the Groove ~ Madonna
• It Takes Two ~ Rob Base and DJ EZ Rock
• It's Raining Men ~ The Weather Girls
• Janie's Got a Gun ~ Aerosmith
• Jump (For My Love) ~ The Pointer Sisters
• Just Can't Get Enough ~ Depeche Mode
• Let the Music Play ~ Shannon
• Let's Dance ~ David Bowie
• Let's Hear It For the Boy ~ Deniece Williams
• Like a Virgin ~ Madonna
• Livin' on a Prayer ~ Bon Jovi
• Love Shack - B52s
• Maniac ~ Michael Sembello
• Material Girl ~ Madonna
• Me, Myself, and I ~ De La Soul
• Mickey ~ Toni Basil
• Nasty ~ Janet Jackson
• Oh Sheila ~ Ready For the World
• Our Lips Are Sealed ~ Go Gos
• Planet Rock ~ Afrika Bambaataa & The Soul Sonic Force
• Rapture ~ Blondie
• Relax ~ Frankie Goes To Hollywood
• Rhythm of the Night ~ DeBarge
• Ride On Time ~ Black Box
• She Drives Me Crazy ~ Fine Young Cannibals
• She Works Hard For the Money ~ Donna Summer
• Situation ~ Yazoo
• Somebody's Watching Me ~ Rockwell
• Sunglasses At Night ~ Corey Hart
• Tainted Love ~ Soft Cell
• The Humpty Dance ~ Digital Underground
• The Safety Dance ~ Men Without Hats
• The Way You Make Me Feel ~ Michael Jackson
• Thriller ~ Michael Jackson
• Time After Time ~ Cyndi Lauper
• Upside Down (Inside Out) ~ Diana Ross
• Walk Like An Egyptian ~ The Bangles
• Walking On Sunshine ~ Katrina & The Waves
• Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' ~ Michael Jackson
• When Doves Cry ~ Prince
• When I Think of You ~ Janet Jackson (this is one of the greatest love songs of the 80s)
• White Horse ~ Laid Back
• Who Can It Be Now? ~ Men At Work
• Wild Thing ~ Tone Loc
• Word Up! ~ Cameo
• You Dropped A Bomb On Me ~ Gap Band
• You Spin Me Around (Like a Record) ~ Dead or Alive

With this perfect list including some of the greatest songs of the 80s, hope you found yourselves a few excellent tunes to hum to! Well, since music is something that keeps evolving, this decade was followed by the greatest songs of the 90s. So, are you going to miss out on these amazing tracks