VinylSurrender Presents The Best Music of the 1980's Decade
The Top Songs, Albums and Artists from 1980 - 1989

Pos.

Score

Year

?

Track

Artist

Album

1

1981

Golden Brown R

x

x

The Stranglers

La Folie

2

1987

With or Without You

x

x

U2

The Joshua Tree

3

1987

Sweet Child O' Mine R

x

x

Guns n Roses

Appetite For Destruction

4

1982

Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) R

x

x

The Eurythmics

Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)

5

1984

Pride (in the name of love) R

x

x

U2

The Unforgettable Fire

6

1982

Billie Jean R

x

x

Michael Jackson

Thriller

7

1989

Lullaby R

x

x

The Cure

Disintegration

8

1980

Vienna R

x

x

Ultravox

Vienna

9

1983

True R

x

x

Spandau Ballet

True

10

1986

Sledgehammer

x

x

Peter Gabriel

So

11

1982

Maneater R

x

x

Hall & Oates

H²O

12

1986

Livin' On A Prayer R

x

x

Bon Jovi

Slippery When Wet

13

1987

I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For

x

x

U2

The Joshua Tree

14

1985

Take On Me R

x

x

A-Ha

Hunting High And Low

15

1987

One I Love

x

x

R.E.M.

Document

16

1988

Fast Car

x

x

Tracy Chapman

Tracy Chapman

17

1980

Call Me R

x

x

Blondie

Call Me (single)

18

1981

Under Pressure

x

x

Queen & David Bowie

Under Pressure (single)

19

1984

When Doves Cry R

x

x

Prince

Purple Rain

20

1980

Boys Don't Cry R

x

x

The Cure

Boys Don't Cry

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