Ultimate 80s Music List Otherwise Known As The Song Track of My Life

Ultimate 80s Music List Otherwise Known As The Song Track of My Life

The 80s music list. A whole sound track to my life. Yes, yes I did dye my hair blonde. Let’s pretend that never happened. There’s a baby daddy in there also. We could pretend that never happened too, but… Hello! There was a baby!

Music shapes our life. It has a unique way of taking us ‘back’. Back there, back when, back to Oh My God You Did Not! And back to some Fuck Yeah, I Sure Did! (stories for another day, sorry) For those of us lucky enough to have the 80s music list shape our lives…

Party On!

80s Music List – My Life, Told in Music

It’s by no means all the hits that could be on an ultimate 80s music list, ‘cuz let’s be honest, some just sucked. But, it’s my 80s music list. Also know as Songs I Danced, Got High and Had Sex To. I’ll let you figure out which is which.

1980

1. Call Me – Blondie
2. Another Brick In The Wall – Pink Floyd
3. AC/DC  – You Shook Me All Night Long
4. Crazy Little Thing Called Love – Queen
5. Funkytown – Lipps Inc.
6. It’s Still Rock And Roll To Me – Billy Joel
7. The Rose – Bette Midler
8. Escape (The Pina Colada Song) – Rupert Holmes
9. Cars – Gary Numan
10. Lost In Love – Air Supply
11. Little Jeannie – Elton John
12. Babe – Styx
13. Sexy Eyes – Dr. Hook
14. Sailing – Christopher Cross
15. Longer – Dan Fogelberg
16. Ladies Night – Kool & The Gang
17. Pop Muzik – M
18. Crazy Train – Ozzy Osbourne

1981

1.  Bette Davis Eyes – Kim Carnes
2.  Endless Love – Diana Ross & Lionel Richie
3.  Lady – Kenny Rogers
4.  Jessie’s Girl – Rick Springfield
5.  Celebration – Kool & The Gang
6.  I Love A Rainy Night – Eddie Rabbitt
7. Keep On Loving You – REO Speedwagon
8. Rapture – Blondie
9. The Tide Is High – Blondie
10. Slow Hand – Pointer Sisters
11. I Love You – Climax Blues Band
12. The One That You Love – Air Supply
13. The Best Of Times – Styx
14. Elvira – Oak Ridge Boys
15. Take It On The Run – REO Speedwagon
16. Woman In Love – Barbra Streisand
17. Urgent – Foreigner
18. Journey – Don’t Stop Believing
19. Phil Collins – In the Air Tonight
20. Rush – Tom Sawyer

1982

1. Eye Of The Tiger – Survivor
2. I Love Rock N’ Roll – Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
3. Centerfold – J. Geils Band
4. Don’t You Want Me – Human League
5. Jack And Diane – John Cougar
6. Hurts So Good – John Cougar
7. Abracadabra – Steve Miller Band
8. Hard To Say I’m Sorry – Chicago
9. Tainted Love – Soft Cell
10. Rosanna – Toto
11. I Can’t Go For That – Daryl Hall & John Oates
12. 867-5309 (Jenny) – Tommy Tutone
13. Key Largo – Bertie Higgins
14. Waiting For A Girl Like You – Foreigner
15. Duran Duran – Hungry Like the Wolf
16. Let It Whip – Dazz Band
17. We Got The Beat – Go-Go’s
18. Who Can It Be Now? – Men At Work
19. Eye In The Sky – Alan Parsons Project
20. Open Arms – Journey
21. Leather And Lace – Stevie Nicks & Don Henley
22. Even The Nights Are Better – Air Supply
23. Heat Of The Moment – Asia
24. Modern English – I Melt With You
25. A Flock of Seagulls – I Ran (So Far Away)
26. LimeLight – Rush

1983

1. Every Breath You Take – Police
2. Flashdance… What A Feelin – Irene Cara
3. Down Under – Men At Work
4. Total Eclipse Of The Heart – Bonnie Tyler
5. Maniac – Michael Sembello
6. Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) – Eurythmics
7. Do You Really Want To Hurt Me – Culture Club
8. Hungry Like The Wolf – Duran Duran
9. Let’s Dance – David Bowie
10. Twilight Zone – Golden Earring
11. Electric Avenue – Eddy Grant
12. She Blinded Me With Science – Thomas Dolby
13. Africa – Toto
14. Little Red Corvette – Prince
15. Back On The Chain Gang – Pretenders
16. Up Where We Belong – Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes
17. Mr. Roboto – Styx
18. Der Kommissar – After The Fire
19. Sexual Healing – Marvin Gaye
20. The Safety Dance – Men Without Hats
21. Mickey – Toni Basil
22. Separate Ways – Journey
23. You’ve Got Another Thing Comin’ – Judas Priest
24. Cum on Feel The Noise – Quiet Riot

(photo courtesy Prince.org)

1984

1.  When Doves Cry – Prince
2.  What’s Love Got To Do With It – Tina Turner
3.  Footloose – Kenny Loggins
4.  Against All Odds – Phil Collins
5.  Jump – Van Halen
6.  Karma Chameleon – Culture Club
7. Missing You – John Waite
8. Dancing In The Dark – Bruce Springsteen
9. Girls Just Want To Have Fun – Cyndi Lauper
10. The Reflex – Duran Duran
11. Time After Time – Cyndi Lauper
12. Let’s Go Crazy – Prince And The Revolution
13. Hold Me Now – The Thompson Twins
14. Joanna – Kool And The Gang
15. Break My Stride – Matthew Wilder
16. 99 Luftballons – Nena
17. The Glamorous Life – Sheila E.
18. Oh Sherry – Steve Perry
19. She Bop – Cyndi Lauper
20. Borderline – Madonna
21. Sunglasses At Night – Corey Hart
22. Sister Christian – Night Ranger
23. Cyndi Lauper – Time After Time
24. Twisted Sister – We’re Not Gonna Take It
25. Foreigner – I Want to Know What Love Is
26. A World of Fantasy – Triumph
27. Holy Diver – Dio
28. Hot For Teacher – Van Halen

1985

1. Like A Virgin – Madonna
2. Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go – Wham!
3. I Want To Know What Love Is – Foreigner
4. Everybody Wants To Rule The World – Tears For Fears
5. Money For Nothing – Dire Straits
6. Crazy For You – Madonna
7. Take On Me – A-Ha
8. Everytime You Go Away – Paul Young
9. Can’t Fight This Feeling – Reo Speedwagon
10. Don’t You – Simple Minds
11. St. Elmo’s Fire – John Parr
12. Shout – Tears For Fears
13. Heaven – Bryan Adams
14. Oh Sheila – Ready For The World
15. One More Night – Phil Collins
16. Sea Of Love – The Honeydrippers
17. A View To A Kill – Duran Duran
18. You’re The Inspiration – Chicago
19. Neutron Dance – The Pointer Sisters
20. We Belong – Pat Benatar

Check Out My  Ultimate 80s Movie List  And Match Them Up With The 80s Music List!

1986

1. How Will I Know – Whitney Houston
2. Party All The Time – Eddie Murphy
3. Kyrie – Mr. Mister
4. Addicted To Love – Robert Palmer
5. Greatest Love Of All – Whitney Houston
6. Secret Lovers – Atlantic Starr
7. Never – Heart
8. Kiss – Prince & The Revolution
9. Holding Back The Years – Simply Red
10. Sledgehammer – Peter Gabriel
11. Take My Breath Away – Berlin
12. Papa Don’t Preach – Madonna
13. You Give Love A Bad Name – Bon Jovi
14. These Dreams – Heart
15. Bon Jovi – Livin’ on a Prayer
16. Beastie Boys – Fight For Your Right
17. Peter Gabriel – In Your Eyes

Ok, I totally had sexy time to this one.

1987

1. Walk Like An Egyptian – Bangles
2. Alone – Heart
3. I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) – Whitney Houston
4. Here I Go Again – Whitesnake
5. Everybody Have Fun Tonight – Wang Chung
6. With Or Without You – U2
7. I Think We’re Alone Now – Tiffany
8. Mony Mony – Billy Idol
9. I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For – U2
10. (I’ve Had) The Time Of My Life – Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes
11. Lean On Me – Club Nouveau
12. (I Just) Died In Your Arms – Cutting Crew
13. Keep Your Hands To Yourself – Georgia Satellites
14. U Got The Look – Prince
15. Guns N’ Roses – Welcome to the Jungle

And, not so shocking, I had a baby this year after all that sexy time!

1988

1. Sweet Child O’ Mine – Guns N’ Roses
2. Heaven Is A Place On Earth – Belinda Carlisle
3. The Flame – Cheap Trick
4. Is This Love – Whitesnake
5. Pour Some Sugar On Me – Def Leppard
6. Simply Irresistible – Robert Palmer
7. Hungry Eyes – Eric Carnen
8. Love Bites – Def Leppard
9. Angel – Aerosmith
10. Don’t Worry – Be Happy – Bobby McFerrin
11. Red Red Wine – UB40
12. Nothin’ But A Good Time – Poison

1989

1. Every Rose Has Its Thorn – Poison
2. Straight Up – Paula Abdul
3. Cold Hearted – Paula Abdul
4. Baby – I Love Your Way-Freebird – Will To Power
5. Right Here Waiting – Richard Marx
6. Heavan – Warrant
7. Blame It On The Rain – Milli Vanilli
8. Listen To Your Heart – Roxette
9. I’ll Be There For You – Bon Jovi
10. If You Don’t Know Be By Now – Simply Red
11. Like A Prayer – Madonna
12. Eternal Flame – The Bangles
13. Wild Thing – Tone Loc
14. When I See You Smile – Bad English

I’m gonna have to cut ya off here, I can’t remember much of the 90’s so my 80’s music list closes here. Cuz’ that’s what happens when bodies start slappin’ from doing the Wild Thing.

So?? What’s the sound track to your life?