Top 850 Songs of the 1980s – the complete list
Our countdown of the Top 850 Songs of the 1980s is complete!
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Complete list: the Top 850 Songs of the 1980s
| 850 | Bad Reputation | Joan Jett & The Blackhearts |
| 849 | Every Rose Has Its Thorn | Poison |
| 848 | Photograph | Def Leppard |
| 847 | New Orleans Is Sinking | The Tragically Hip |
| 846 | Border Radio | The Blasters |
| 845 | Sharp Dressed Man | ZZ Top |
| 844 | 18 And Life | Skid Row |
| 843 | Wild Wild Life | Talking Heads |
| 842 | Alabama Getaway | Grateful Dead |
| 841 | Captain Of Her Heart | Double |
| 840 | Out Of Touch | Hall & Oates |
| 839 | Eyes Of A Stranger | The Payolas |
| 838 | Only A Memory | The Smithereens |
| 837 | People Have The Power | Patti Smith |
| 836 | Transmission | Joy Division |
| 835 | Stand Or Fall | The Fixx |
| 834 | This Beat Goes On/Switching To Glide | The Kings |
| 833 | Season Cycle | XTC |
| 832 | Troy | Sinead O’Connor |
| 831 | Waiting For The Great Leap Forwards | Billy Bragg |
| 830 | You Got Lucky | Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers |
| 829 | Super Freak | Rick James |
| 828 | The Stroke | Billy Squier |
| 827 | Just A Friend | Biz Markie |
| 826 | Addicted To Love | Robert Palmer |
| 825 | No New Tale To Tell | Love & Rockets |
| 824 | It’s Raining Men | The Weather Girls |
| 823 | Do You Wanna Hold Me | Bow Wow Wow |
| 822 | Amanda Ruth | Rank And File |
| 821 | Scarred But Smarter | Drivin N Cryin |
| 820 | La Di Da Di | Doug E Fresh & Slick Rick |
| 819 | 19 | Paul Hardcastle |
| 818 | Peter Gunn | Art Of Noise (feat. Duane Eddy) |
| 817 | Effigy | Ministry |
| 816 | Tarzan Boy | Baltimora |
| 815 | Freedom Of Choice | Devo |
| 814 | Another Tricky Day | The Who |
| 813 | Stomp! | Brothers Johnson |
| 812 | Power And The Passion | Midnight Oil |
| 811 | Don’t Worry Baby | Los Lobos |
| 810 | When I Write The Book | Rockpile |
| 809 | Under The Big Black Sun | X |
| 808 | Paid In Full | Eric B. & Rakim |
| 807 | Nemesis | Shriekback |
| 806 | Invisible Sun | Police |
| 805 | Space Age Love Song | A Flock Of Seagulls |
| 804 | What Difference Does It Make | The Smiths |
| 803 | Into Temptation | Crowded House |
| 802 | Trouble Me | 10,000 Maniacs |
| 801 | All In My Mind | Love & Rockets |
| 800 | Sowing The Seeds Of Love | Tears For Fears |
| 799 | Rockit | Herbie Hancock |
| 798 | We Close Our Eyes | Oingo Boingo |
| 797 | I Feel For You | Chaka Khan |
| 796 | Welcome To The Boomtown | David + David |
| 795 | Guitar Town | Steve Earle |
| 794 | Mommy’s Little Monster | Social Distortion |
| 793 | Rebel Yell | Billy Idol |
| 792 | Nasty | Janet Jackson |
| 791 | Promises Promises | Naked Eyes |
| 790 | Straight Out Of The Jungle | Jungle Brothers |
| 789 | The Dead Heart | Midnight Oil |
| 788 | Hearts And Bones | Paul Simon |
| 787 | Always The Sun | The Stranglers |
| 786 | Watusi Rodeo | Guadalcanal Diary |
| 785 | Biko | Peter Gabriel |
| 784 | Heat Of The Moment | Asia |
| 783 | What’s My Scene | Hoodoo Gurus |
| 782 | The Breaks Pt. 1 | Kurtis Blow |
| 781 | Burning House Of Love | X |
| 780 | Love Vigilantes | New Order |
| 779 | Big In Japan | Alphaville |
| 778 | Fields Of Fire | Big Country |
| 777 | Crazy | Pylon |
| 776 | Wishing Well | Bob Mould |
| 775 | You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) | Dead Or Alive |
| 774 | Don’t Let Me Down, Gently | The Wonder Stuff |
| 773 | Lake Of Fire | Meat Puppets |
| 772 | Telegraph Rd. | Dire Straits |
| 771 | Bingo Master’s Break-Out! | The Fall |
| 770 | Wishing I Had A Photograph Of You | A Flock Of Seagulls |
| 769 | When Smokey Sings | ABC |
| 768 | Tugboat | Galaxie 500 |
| 767 | Black Celebration | Depeche Mode |
| 766 | Why | Bronski Beat |
| 765 | Little Guitars | Van Halen |
| 764 | A Girl Like You | The Smithereens |
| 763 | Coolidge | The Descendents |
| 762 | The Stand | The Alarm |
| 761 | Dirty Blvd. | Lou Reed |
| 760 | Let Love Rule | Lenny Kravitz |
| 759 | Beat’s So Lonely | Charlie Sexton |
| 758 | Sometimes | fIREHOSE |
| 757 | Tom’s Diner (1987) | Suzanne Vega |
| 756 | Highwayman | The Highwaymen |
| 755 | Open All Night | Bruce Springsteen |
| 754 | History Lesson Pt. II | The Minutemen |
| 753 | Sometime To Return | Soul Asylum |
| 752 | Against The Wind | Bob Seger |
| 751 | 7 Chinese Brothers | R.E.M. |
| 750 | Perfect | The The |
| 749 | Rip It Up | Orange Juice |
| 748 | (I Just) Died In Your Arms | Cutting Crew |
| 747 | Tinseltown In The Rain | The Blue Nile |
| 746 | I Can’t Go For That (No Can Do) | Hall & Oates |
| 745 | Digging Your Scene | The Blow Monkeys |
| 744 | Knock Me Down | Red Hot Chili Peppers |
| 743 | Let It Whip | Dazz Band |
| 742 | Whammy Kiss | B-52’s |
| 741 | Computer Love | Kraftwerk |
| 740 | The Perfect Kiss | New Order |
| 739 | Hello Again | The Cars |
| 738 | Sex (I’m A) | Berlin |
| 737 | Channel Z | B-52’s |
| 736 | Let Me Go | Heaven 17 |
| 735 | I Got You | Split Enz |
| 734 | Ship Of Fools | World Party |
| 733 | Smooth Operator | Sade |
| 732 | Pass The Dutchie | Musical Youth |
| 731 | I Know What Boys Like | The Waitresses |
| 730 | Happy Hour | The Housemartins |
| 729 | The Glamorous Life | Sheila E |
| 728 | I Can’t Wait | Nu Shooz |
| 727 | Freeze Frame | J. Geils Band |
| 726 | Black Coffee In Bed | Squeeze |
| 725 | Shine On | House Of Love |
| 724 | Wall Of Death | Richard & Linda Thompson |
| 723 | The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had To Swallow) | The Jam |
| 722 | Leave In Silence | Depeche Mode |
| 721 | Obsession | Animotion |
| 720 | Make A Circuit With Me | The Polecats |
| 719 | Corona | The Minutemen |
| 718 | Get Down On It | Kool & The Gang |
| 717 | I’m An Adult Now | The Pursuit Of Happiness |
| 716 | Schizophrenia | Sonic Youth |
| 715 | Streets Of Your Town | The Go-Betweens |
| 714 | Tell Me When It’s Over | Dream Syndicate |
| 713 | Handle With Care | Traveling Wilburys |
| 712 | Free Nelson Mandela | Special AKA |
| 711 | Talkin’ Bout A Revolution | Tracy Chapman |
| 710 | Jersey Girl | Tom Waits |
| 709 | New Year’s Day | U2 |
| 708 | Sunglasses At Night | Corey Hart |
| 707 | Refugee | Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers |
| 706 | Coming Up | Paul McCartney |
| 705 | Balloon Man | Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians |
| 704 | Love On A Real Train | Tangerine Dream |
| 703 | Skyway | The Replacements |
| 702 | Inside Out | Mighty Lemon drops |
| 701 | Walk Together, Rock Together | 7 Seconds |
| 700 | Rock Me Amadeus | Falco |
| 699 | Shotgun Down The Avalanche | Shawn Colvin |
| 698 | King Of Pain | Police |
| 697 | So Alive | Love & Rockets |
| 696 | Hungry Heart | Bruce Springsteen |
| 695 | Swamp | Talking Heads |
| 694 | Two Tribes | Frankie Goes To Hollywood |
| 693 | A Certain Girl | Warren Zevon |
| 692 | Scotty’s Lament | The Connells |
| 691 | Fairytale Of New York | The Pogues & Kirsty MacColl |
| 690 | Song To The Siren | This Mortal Coil |
| 689 | The Magic Number | De La Soul |
| 688 | Hallelujah | Leonard Cohen |
| 687 | 2000 Miles | The Pretenders |
| 686 | A Sort Of Homecoming | U2 |
| 685 | Just The Two Of Us | Grover Washington, Jr. (with Bill Withers) |
| 684 | Side Of The Road | Lucinda Williams |
| 683 | Leader Of The Band | Dan Fogelberg |
| 682 | Jokerman | Bob Dylan |
| 681 | What I Am | Edie Brickell & The New Bohemians |
| 680 | Take The Skinheads Bowling | Camper Van Beethoven |
| 679 | Some Like It Hot | The Power Station |
| 678 | The Look Of Love | ABC |
| 677 | Dance Along The Edge | Concrete Blonde |
| 676 | Enjoy Yourself (It’s Later Than You Think) | The Specials |
| 675 | 1999 | Prince |
| 674 | Mr. Roboto | Styx |
| 673 | Seattle | Public Image LTD |
| 672 | Master Of Puppets | Metallica |
| 671 | Night Nurse | Gregory Isaacs |
| 670 | Fade To Grey | Visage |
| 669 | Eardrum Buzz | Wire |
| 668 | Stay Up Late | Talking Heads |
| 667 | April Skies | Jesus & Mary Chain |
| 666 | A Pair Of Brown Eyes | The Pogues |
| 665 | That’s Entertainment | The Jam |
| 664 | Me And The Boys | Dave Edmunds |
| 663 | Rock The Casbah | The Clash |
| 662 | Happy Birthday | Altered Images |
| 661 | That’s When I Reach For My Revolver | Mission Of Burma |
| 660 | Do You Remember Rock And Roll Radio | The Ramones |
| 659 | Give Me The Night | George Benson |
| 658 | Twist In My Sobriety | Tanita Tikaram |
| 657 | Tall Cool One | Robert Plant |
| 656 | Watching The Wheels | John Lennon |
| 655 | Litany (Life Goes On) | Guadalcanal Diary |
| 654 | Original Sin | INXS |
| 653 | Word Up | Cameo |
| 652 | Hit Me With Your Best Shot | Pat Benatar |
| 651 | Enola Gay | OMD |
| 650 | Ain’t Nobody | Chaka Khan/Rufus |
| 649 | Tonight She Comes | The Cars |
| 648 | Generals And Majors | XTC |
| 647 | Misunderstanding | Genesis |
| 646 | Ghosts | Japan |
| 645 | Everyday Is Like Sunday | Morrissey |
| 644 | On The Turning Away | Pink Floyd |
| 643 | I Can’t Live Without My Radio | LL Cool J |
| 642 | Shake The Disease | Depeche Mode |
| 641 | Atmosphere | Joy Division |
| 640 | Saving Grace | Throwing Muses |
| 639 | Brothers In Arms | Dire Straits |
| 638 | Tomorrow People | Ziggy Marley |
| 637 | While You See A Chance | Steve Winwood |
| 636 | Let’s Groove | Kool & The Gang |
| 635 | Love Buzz (original SubPop) | Nirvana |
| 634 | Buffalo Soldier | Bob Marley |
| 633 | Amplifier | The dB’s |
| 632 | Is This All There Is | Los Lobos |
| 631 | Wondering Where The Lions Are | Bruce Cockburn |
| 630 | Birthday | The Sugarcubes |
| 629 | Everybody’s Got To Learn Sometime | The Korgis |
| 628 | Fa Ce La | The Feelies |
| 627 | Invisible | Alison Moyet |
| 626 | World Destruction | Time Zone |
| 625 | Da Da Da | Trio |
| 624 | Thela Hun Ginjeet | King Crimson |
| 623 | Major Tom (Coming Home) | Peter Schilling |
| 622 | You Dropped A Bomb On Me | The Gap Band |
| 621 | We’re Not Gonna Take It | Twisted Sister |
| 620 | Chinese Rock | The Ramones |
| 619 | More Bounce To The Ounce | Zapp |
| 618 | Too Much Pressure | The Selecter |
| 617 | Carolyn’s Fingers | Cocteau Twins |
| 616 | Freak Scene | Dinosaur Jr. |
| 615 | Like The Weather | 10,000 Maniacs |
| 614 | Dark Night | The Blasters |
| 613 | The Unforgettable Fire | U2 |
| 612 | Don’t Believe The Hype | Public Enemy |
| 611 | Radio Ga Ga | Queen |
| 610 | Ana Ng | They Might Be Giants |
| 609 | Too Many Creeps | Bush Tetras |
| 608 | Blue Jean | David Bowie |
| 607 | Pull Up To The Bumper | Grace Jones |
| 606 | Kiss And Tell | Bryan Ferry |
| 605 | Paris, TX | Ry Cooder |
| 604 | Master Blaster (Jammin’) | Stevie Wonder |
| 603 | Still In Hollywood | Concrete Blonde |
| 602 | Paper In Fire | John Mellencamp |
| 601 | It’s Like That | Run-D.M.C. |
| 600 | Bigmouth Strikes Again | The Smiths |
| 599 | Forever Now | Psychedelic Furs |
| 598 | Crazy Train | Ozzy Osbourne |
| 597 | Fire Woman | The Cult |
| 596 | Go! | Tones On Tail |
| 595 | Into The Groove | Madonna |
| 594 | Planet Earth | Duran Duran |
| 593 | Smooth Criminal | Michael Jackson |
| 592 | Bittersweet | Hoodoo Gurus |
| 591 | Bullet The Blue Sky | U2 |
| 590 | Gravity Talks | Green On Red |
| 589 | Guitars, Cadillacs | Dwight Yoakam |
| 588 | Elvis Is Everywhere | Mojo Nixon & Skid Roper |
| 587 | I’m On Fire | Bruce Springsteen |
| 586 | Passionate Kisses | Lucinda Williams |
| 585 | Sit Down | James |
| 584 | Europa And The Pirate Twins | Thomas Dolby |
| 583 | 40 (Live At Red Rocks) | U2 |
| 582 | Shoot Out The Lights | Richard & Linda Thompson |
| 581 | On The Road Again | Willie Nelson |
| 580 | Cold Shot | Stevie Ray Vaughan |
| 579 | Wolves, Lower | R.E.M. |
| 578 | Redemption Song | Bob Marley |
| 577 | Drive South | John Hiatt |
| 576 | This Is Radio Clash | The Clash |
| 575 | Greetings To The New Brunette | Billy Bragg |
| 574 | Pop Life | Prince |
| 573 | Rise | Public Image LTD |
| 572 | New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84) | Simple Minds |
| 571 | Perfect Way | Scritti Politti |
| 570 | Splendid Isolation | Warren Zevon |
| 569 | Human Fly | The Cramps |
| 568 | Cover Me | Bruce Springsteen |
| 567 | Keep On Moving | Soul II Soul |
| 566 | C’Mon Every Beatbox | Big Audio Dynamite |
| 565 | Get Up And Jump | Red Hot Chili Peppers |
| 564 | Paranoimia | Art Of Noise |
| 563 | Are You Ready To Be Heartbroken? | Lloyd Cole & The Commotions |
| 562 | Fortress Around Your Heart | Sting |
| 561 | Long Hot Summer | Style Council |
| 560 | Only The Lonely | The Motels |
| 559 | In A Jar | Dinosaur Jr. |
| 558 | Light In Your Eyes | The Subdudes |
| 557 | Downtown Train | Tom Waits |
| 556 | Head Like A Hole | NIN |
| 555 | Welcome To The Jungle | Guns N Roses |
| 554 | I Go Crazy | Flesh For Lulu |
| 553 | Never Let Me Down Again | Depeche Mode |
| 552 | About A Girl (Bleach) | Nirvana |
| 551 | I Still Believe (Great Design) | The Call |
| 550 | House Of Fun | Madness |
| 549 | Clubland | Elvis Costello |
| 548 | Changed The Locks | Lucinda Williams |
| 547 | The Downtown Lights | The Blue Nile |
| 546 | My Biggest Thrill | Mighty Lemon Drops |
| 545 | Where The Hell Is Bill? | Camper Van Beethoven |
| 544 | Love Is The Law | The Suburbs |
| 543 | Words | Missing Persons |
| 542 | Cuts You Up | Peter Murphy |
| 541 | Waiting Room | Fugazi |
| 540 | She Bangs The Drums | Stone Roses |
| 539 | Blasphemous Rumours | Depeche Mode |
| 538 | Darkness At The Edge Of Town | Bruce Springsteen |
| 537 | Follow The Leader | Eric B. & Rakim |
| 536 | You Shook Me All Night Long | AC/DC |
| 535 | Homosapien | Pete Shelley |
| 534 | See How We Are | X |
| 533 | Halloween Parade | Lou Reed |
| 532 | Back On The Chain Gang | The Pretenders |
| 531 | I Send A Message | INXS |
| 530 | The Jezebel Spirit | David Byrne & Brian Eno |
| 529 | Why Can’t I Be You | The Cure |
| 528 | Don’t Want To Know If You Are Lonely | Husker Du |
| 527 | Straight Outta Compton | N.W.A. |
| 526 | Pump Up The Volume | M|A|R|R|S |
| 525 | Paul Revere | Beastie Boys |
| 524 | What I Like About You | The Romantics |
| 523 | Rock n Roll High School | The Ramones |
| 522 | Subdivisions | Rush |
| 521 | I Love A Man In A Uniform | Gang Of Four |
| 520 | Promised You A Miracle | Simple Minds |
| 519 | Deanna | Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds |
| 518 | Gone Daddy Gone | Violent Femmes |
| 517 | The Hungry Wolf | X |
| 516 | The Bottomless Lake | John Prine |
| 515 | Left Of Center | Suzanne Vega |
| 514 | Perfect Skin | Lloyd Cole |
| 513 | If You Were Here | Thompson Twins |
| 512 | Modern Love | David Bowie |
| 511 | Girls | Beastie Boys |
| 510 | Winds Of Change | Scorpions |
| 509 | Rise Above | Black Flag |
| 508 | Centerfold | J. Geils Band |
| 507 | Going Back To Cali | LL Cool J |
| 506 | Gloria (Live At Red Rocks) | U2 |
| 505 | Walk Of Life | Dire Straits |
| 504 | Real Wild Child | Iggy Pop |
| 503 | Back to Life (However Do You Want Me) | Soul II Soul |
| 502 | A Million Miles Away | The Plimsouls |
| 501 | Opportunities (Let’s Make Lots Of Money) | Pet Shop Boys |
| 500 | There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart) | Eurythmics |
| 499 | In God’s Country | U2 |
| 498 | Power Of Love | Huey Lewis & The News |
| 497 | Feel Us Shaking | The Samples |
| 496 | Crash | The Primitives |
| 495 | I Will Follow | U2 |
| 494 | Dirty Old Town | The Pogues |
| 493 | Rock This Town | Stray Cats |
| 492 | Amarillo By Morning | George Strait |
| 491 | Beyond Belief | Elvis Costello |
| 490 | Hey Nineteen | Steely Dan |
| 489 | Finest Worksong | R.E.M. |
| 488 | One Step Ahead | Split Enz |
| 487 | Birth, School, Work, Death | The Godfathers |
| 486 | Shake It Up | The Cars |
| 485 | If I Had A Boat | Lyle Lovett |
| 484 | The House Is Rockin’ | Stevie Ray Vaughan |
| 483 | Most Of The Time | Bob Dylan |
| 482 | Our House | Madness |
| 481 | Dancing With Tears In My Eyes | Ultravox |
| 480 | Kingdom Of Rain | The The (with Sinead O’Connor) |
| 479 | The Walk | The Cure |
| 478 | Catholic Boy | Jim Carroll Band |
| 477 | Sound System | Operation Ivy |
| 476 | Run To The Hills | Iron Maiden |
| 475 | Spirit Of ’76 | The Alarm |
| 474 | Mexican Radio | Wall Of Voodoo |
| 473 | The Cutter | Echo & The Bunnymen |
| 472 | It’s Still Rock And Roll To Me | Billy Joel |
| 471 | Always On My Mind | Pet Shop Boys |
| 470 | Love At The Five And Dime | Nanci Griffith |
| 469 | Superman | R.E.M. |
| 468 | You Give Love A Bad Name | Bon Jovi |
| 467 | Memphis In The Meantime | John Hiatt |
| 466 | God Is A Bullet | Concrete Blonde |
| 465 | Someone Somewhere In Summertime | Simple Minds |
| 464 | Tupelo | Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds |
| 463 | Sorry Somehow | Husker Du |
| 462 | Heaven | Eurogliders |
| 461 | Over There | The Connells |
| 460 | The River | Bruce Springsteen |
| 459 | Someday Someway | Marshall Crenshaw |
| 458 | Here Comes A Regular | The Replacements |
| 457 | Shout At The Devil | Motley Crue |
| 456 | Blew | Nirvana |
| 455 | Lorelei | Cocteau Twins |
| 454 | Atomic Dog | George Clinton |
| 453 | Walking In LA | Missing Persons |
| 452 | That’s All | Genesis |
| 451 | Train In Vain | The Clash |
| 450 | Something So Strong | Crowded House |
| 449 | The Future’s So Bright (I Gotta Wear Shades) | Timbuk 3 |
| 448 | Peek-A-Boo | Siouxsie & The Banshees |
| 447 | Hey Jack Kerouac | 10,000 Maniacs |
| 446 | Fools Gold | Stone Roses |
| 445 | Cold Cold Ground | Tom Waits |
| 444 | Bonny | Prefab Sprout |
| 443 | Karma Chameleon | Culture Club |
| 442 | Girlfriend In A Coma | The Smiths |
| 441 | Born Under Punches | Talking Heads |
| 440 | Atomic | Blondie |
| 439 | A Girl In Trouble (Is A Temporary Thing) | Romeo Void |
| 438 | Lonely In Your Nightmare | Duran Duran |
| 437 | Everyday I Write The Book | Elvis Costello |
| 436 | Never Tear Us Apart | INXS |
| 435 | Controversy | Prince |
| 434 | Everywhere | Fleetwood Mac |
| 433 | Wanna Be Startin’ Something | Michael Jackson |
| 432 | You Be Illin’ | Run-D.M.C. |
| 431 | True Colors | Cyndi Lauper |
| 430 | Open Arms | Journey |
| 429 | Love Is A Battlefield | Pat Benatar |
| 428 | Could You Be Loved | Bob Marley |
| 427 | Disintigration | The Cure |
| 426 | Bastards Of Young | The Replacements |
| 425 | I Wanna Be Adored | Stone Roses |
| 424 | Limelight | Rush |
| 423 | Planet Rock | Afrika Bambaataa and the Soul Sonic Force |
| 422 | Baby I’m A Star | Prince |
| 421 | Party At Ground Zero | Fishbone |
| 420 | Send Me An Angel | Real Life |
| 419 | Another One Bites The Dust | Queen |
| 418 | Oh L’Amour | Erasure |
| 417 | Shell Shock | New Order |
| 416 | Love Plus One | Haircut 100 |
| 415 | Fascination Street | The Cure |
| 414 | Cities In Dust | Siouxsie & The Banshees |
| 413 | One Night In Bangkok | Murray Head |
| 412 | Poison Arrow | ABC |
| 411 | Nebraska | Bruce Springsteen |
| 410 | Goo Goo Muck | The Cramps |
| 409 | Ace Of Spades | Motorhead |
| 408 | White Lines (Don’t Do It) | Melle Mel |
| 407 | Talk About The Passion | R.E.M. |
| 406 | Safety Dance | Men Without Hats |
| 405 | See A Little Light | Bob Mould |
| 404 | Lovers In A Dangerous Time | Bruce Cockburn |
| 403 | New Sensation | INXS |
| 402 | Express Yourself | N.W.A. |
| 401 | Tenderness | General Public |
| 400 | We Care A Lot | Faith No More |
| 399 | Synchronicity II | Police |
| 398 | That Voice Again | Peter Gabriel |
| 397 | The Boys Of Summer | Don Henley |
| 396 | Pride (In The Name Of Love) | U2 |
| 395 | She Drives Me Crazy | Fine Young Cannibals |
| 394 | I Want Candy | Bow Wow Wow |
| 393 | Like A Virgin | Madonna |
| 392 | I’m Still Standing | Elton John |
| 391 | Message To My Girl | Spilt Enz |
| 390 | Everybody Wants You | Billy Squier |
| 389 | Back In Black | AC/DC |
| 388 | Rockin’ In The Free World | Neil Young |
| 387 | She’s A Beauty | The Tubes |
| 386 | This Charming Man | The Smiths |
| 385 | What Is Love | Howard Jones |
| 384 | Whenever You’re On My Mind | Marshall Crenshaw |
| 383 | Bring On The Dancing Horses | Echo & The Bunnymen |
| 382 | Who Can It Be Now | Men At Work |
| 381 | Vacation | The Go-Go’s |
| 380 | Boys Don’t Cry | The Cure |
| 379 | Another Nail In My Heart | Squeeze |
| 378 | Drop The Pilot | Joan Armatrading |
| 377 | I Would Die 4 U | Prince |
| 376 | Eminence Front | The Who |
| 375 | Der Kommisar | After The Fire |
| 374 | Don’t Come Around Here No More | Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers |
| 373 | Babylon Sisters | Steely Dan |
| 372 | Union Of The Snake | Duran Duran |
| 371 | Twilight Zone | Golden Earring |
| 370 | Wild Flower | The Cult |
| 369 | Scatterlings Of Africa | Johnny Clegg & Savuka |
| 368 | Atlantic City | Bruce Springsteen |
| 367 | No Myth | Michael Penn |
| 366 | Behind The Wall Of Sleep | The Smithereens |
| 365 | Spirits In The Material World | Police |
| 364 | My Ever Changing Moods | Style Council |
| 363 | Heart And Soul | T’Pau |
| 362 | Change | Tears For Fears |
| 361 | Same Old Scene | Roxy Music |
| 360 | Veronica | Elvis Costello |
| 359 | The Road Goes On Forever | Robert Earl Keen |
| 358 | Kids In America | Kim Wilde |
| 357 | Let My Love Open The Door | Pete Townshend |
| 356 | Hold Me Now | Thompson Twins |
| 355 | Borderline | Madonna |
| 354 | Gypsy | Fleetwood Mac |
| 353 | Bankrobber | The Clash |
| 352 | Cattle And Cane | The Go-Betweens |
| 351 | So Far Away | Dire Straits |
| 350 | Paradise City | Guns N Roses |
| 349 | Makes No Sense At All | Husker Du |
| 348 | It’s Tricky | Run-D.M.C. |
| 347 | Crazy Little Thing Called Love | Queen |
| 346 | Head Over Heels | The Go-Go’s |
| 345 | Ah! Leah! | Donnie Iris |
| 344 | Saved By Zero | The Fixx |
| 343 | Mystify | INXS |
| 342 | Everything Counts | Depeche Mode |
| 341 | Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around | Tom Petty & Stevie Nicks |
| 340 | The Message | Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five |
| 339 | Ant Music | Adam Ant |
| 338 | Talk Talk | Talk Talk |
| 337 | The Spirit Of Radio | Rush |
| 336 | Mystery Achievement | The Pretenders |
| 335 | Do You Really Want To Hurt Me | Culture Club |
| 334 | Another Brick In The Wall Pt. II | Pink Floyd |
| 333 | 4th Of July | X |
| 332 | One Tree Hill | U2 |
| 331 | Here Comes The Rain Again | Eurythmics |
| 330 | Blood And Roses | The Smithereens |
| 329 | Good Thing | Fine Young Cannibals |
| 328 | Let The Day Begin | The Call |
| 327 | 867-5309 (Jenny) | Tommy Tutone |
| 326 | Home Sweet Home | Motley Crue |
| 325 | I Want A New Drug | Huey Lewis & The News |
| 324 | Red Red Wine | UB40 |
| 323 | Goodbye Horses | Q Lazzarus |
| 322 | Punk Rock Girl | Dead Milkmen |
| 321 | Trail Of Tears | Guadalcanal Diary |
| 320 | Suburban Home | The Descendents |
| 319 | It Takes Two | Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock |
| 318 | I Scare Myself | Thomas Dolby |
| 317 | Creeping Death | Metallica |
| 316 | Regulator | Fishbone |
| 315 | Skin Deep | The Stranglers |
| 314 | This Corrosion | Sisters Of Mercy |
| 313 | Orinoco Flow | Enya |
| 312 | Dear God | XTC |
| 311 | Little Red Corvette | Prince |
| 310 | Don’t Tell Me | Blancmange |
| 309 | Shake Your Rump | Beastie Boys |
| 308 | Mean Street | Van Halen |
| 307 | Belly Of The Whale | Burning Sensations |
| 306 | Kickstart My Heart | Motley Crue |
| 305 | Buffalo Stance | Neneh Cherry |
| 304 | Dead Man’s Party | Oingo Boingo |
| 303 | The Final Countdown | Europe |
| 302 | New Frontier | Donald Fagen |
| 301 | Walking On Sunshine | Katrina & The Waves |
| 300 | Rock You Like A Hurricane | Scorpions |
| 299 | Love Removal Machine | The Cult |
| 298 | Here I Go Again | Whitesnake |
| 297 | Red Hill Mining Town | U2 |
| 296 | Dance Hall Days | Wang Chung |
| 295 | Sweet Jane | Cowboy Junkies |
| 294 | The Promise | When In Rome |
| 293 | Burnin’ For You | Blue Oyster Cult |
| 292 | Graceland | Paul Simon |
| 291 | Bela Lugosi’s Dead | Bauhaus |
| 290 | Golden Brown | The Stranglers |
| 289 | Ask | The Smiths |
| 288 | Don’t Let’s Start | They Might Be Giants |
| 287 | Summer Of ’69 | Bryan Adams |
| 286 | Cloudbusting | Kate Bush |
| 285 | Me, Myself & I | De La Soul |
| 284 | Driver 8 | R.E.M. |
| 283 | Big Time | Peter Gabriel |
| 282 | Like A Prayer | Madonna |
| 281 | Ashes To Ashes | David Bowie |
| 280 | Stray Cat Strut | Stray Cats |
| 279 | Things Can Only Get Better | Howard Jones |
| 278 | We Belong | Pat Benatar |
| 277 | Vienna | Ultravox |
| 276 | Strangelove | Depeche Mode |
| 275 | When You Were Mine | Prince |
| 274 | The Way It Is | Bruce Hornsby & The Range |
| 273 | All I Want Is You | U2 |
| 272 | Crazy For You | Madonna |
| 271 | Seven Year Ache | Rosanne Cash |
| 270 | Alone Again Or | The Damned |
| 269 | Wicked Game | Chris Isaak |
| 268 | Glory Days | Bruce Springsteen |
| 267 | Love Action (I Believe In Love) | Human League |
| 266 | Higher Ground | Red Hot Chili Peppers |
| 265 | Girls On Film | Duran Duran |
| 264 | Devil Inside | INXS |
| 263 | Brass Monkey | Beastie Boys |
| 262 | (Keep Feeling) Fascination | Human League |
| 261 | Never Say Never | Romeo Void |
| 260 | Have A Little Faith In Me | John Hiatt |
| 259 | Keep On Loving You | REO Speedwagon |
| 258 | Something About You | Level 42 |
| 257 | One Thing Leads To Another | The Fixx |
| 256 | Reptile | The Church |
| 255 | Pink Houses | John Mellencamp |
| 254 | Crosseyed And Painless | Talking Heads |
| 253 | Left Of The Dial | The Replacements |
| 252 | Hourglass | Squeeze |
| 251 | Oblivious | Aztec Camera |
| 250 | Voices Carry | Til Tuesday |
| 249 | Do They Know It’s Christmas | Band Aid |
| 248 | Beautiful World | Devo |
| 247 | Thieves Like Us | New Order |
| 246 | She’s In Parties | Bauhaus |
| 245 | Eye Know | De La Soul |
| 244 | You Can’t Get What You Want (Till You Know What You Want) | Joe Jackson |
| 243 | Catapult | R.E.M. |
| 242 | Relax | Frankie Goes To Hollywood |
| 241 | There She Goes | The Las |
| 240 | Panic | The Smiths |
| 239 | I Won’t Back Down | Tom Petty |
| 238 | Will The Wolf Survive | Los Lobos |
| 237 | 9 To 5 | Dolly Parton |
| 236 | Don’t Give Up | Peter Gabriel |
| 235 | Rescue | Echo & The Bunnymen |
| 234 | The Waiting | Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers |
| 233 | Unsatisfied | The Replacements |
| 232 | Wouldn’t It Be Good | Nik Kershaw |
| 231 | Too Shy | Kajagoogoo |
| 230 | Situation | Yaz |
| 229 | I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) | The Proclaimers |
| 228 | Money For Nothing | Dire Straits |
| 227 | Red Skies | The Fixx |
| 226 | Touch Of Grey | Grateful Dead |
| 225 | Monkey Gone To Heaven | Pixies |
| 224 | Simply Irresistible | Robert Palmer |
| 223 | I Want You Back | Hoodoo Gurus |
| 222 | Two Hearts Beat As One | U2 |
| 221 | Behind The Wheel | Depeche Mode |
| 220 | For Whom The Bell Tolls | Metallica |
| 219 | Alive And Kicking | Simple Minds |
| 218 | Wrapped Around Your Finger | Police |
| 217 | Talk Of The Town | The Pretenders |
| 216 | Somewhere Down The Crazy River | Robbie Robertson |
| 215 | Cars | Gary Numan |
| 214 | Running Down A Dream | Tom Petty |
| 213 | Middle Of The Road | The Pretenders |
| 212 | Head Over Heels | Tears For Fears |
| 211 | Games Without Frontiers | Peter Gabriel |
| 210 | Electric Avenue | Eddy Grant |
| 209 | Orange Crush | R.E.M. |
| 208 | Brilliant Disguise | Bruce Springsteen |
| 207 | Cult Of Personality | Living Colour |
| 206 | E = mc2 | Big Audio Dynamite |
| 205 | Ceremony | New Order |
| 204 | Debaser | Pixies |
| 203 | Eighties | Killing Joke |
| 202 | Destination Unknown | Missing Persons |
| 201 | I Wanna Dance With Somebody | Whitney Houston |
| 200 | Walk Like An Egyptian | The Bangles |
| 199 | Life’s What You Make It | Talk Talk |
| 198 | Hyperactive | Thomas Dolby |
| 197 | Roam | B-52’s |
| 196 | Separate Ways | Journey |
| 195 | Pulling Mussels (From A Shell) | Squeeze |
| 194 | Fisherman’s Blues | The Waterboys |
| 193 | There Is A Light That Never Goes Out | The Smiths |
| 192 | Fade To Black | Metallica |
| 191 | Stand And Deliver | Adam Ant |
| 190 | The Tide Is High | Blondie |
| 189 | Shelter | Lone Justice |
| 188 | Hounds Of Love | Kate Bush |
| 187 | Down Under | Men At Work |
| 186 | You Can Call Me Al | Paul Simon |
| 185 | Genius Of Love | Tom Tom Club |
| 184 | Express Yourself | Madonna |
| 183 | Jack And Diane | John Mellencamp |
| 182 | Livin’ On A Prayer | Bon Jovi |
| 181 | The Magnificent Seven | The Clash |
| 180 | Rapture | Blondie |
| 179 | No One Is To Blame | Howard Jones |
| 178 | The Reflex | Duran Duran |
| 177 | Girl U Want | Devo |
| 176 | Hot For Teacher | Van Halen |
| 175 | Fall On Me | R.E.M. |
| 174 | Couldn’t Stand The Weather | Stevie Ray Vaughan |
| 173 | Start Me Up | Rolling Stones |
| 172 | Manic Monday | The Bangles |
| 171 | Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes | Paul Simon |
| 170 | Road To Nowhere | Talking Heads |
| 169 | She Blinded Me With Science | Thomas Dolby |
| 168 | People Are People | Depeche Mode |
| 167 | No Sleep Till Brooklyn | Beastie Boys |
| 166 | Jane Says | Jane’s Addiction |
| 165 | Kiss | Prince |
| 164 | Copperhead Road | Steve Earle |
| 163 | I Ran (So Far Away) | A Flock Of Seagulls |
| 162 | Drive | The Cars |
| 161 | Holding Back The Years | Simply Red |
| 160 | Spellbound | Siouxsie & The Banshees |
| 159 | The Whole Of The Moon | The Waterboys |
| 158 | Edge Of Seventeen | Stevie Nicks |
| 157 | The Lovecats | The Cure |
| 156 | Institutionalized | Suicidal Tendencies |
| 155 | We Didn’t Start The Fire | Billy Joel |
| 154 | Teen Age Riot | Sonic Youth |
| 153 | Bad | Michael Jackson |
| 152 | I Don’t Remember | Peter Gabriel |
| 151 | This Is The Day | The The |
| 150 | Gigantic | Pixies |
| 149 | (Nothing But) Flowers | Talking Heads |
| 148 | Lips Like Sugar | Echo & The Bunnymen |
| 147 | Mandinka | Sinead O’Connor |
| 146 | Love Over Gold | Dire Straits |
| 145 | Life In A Northern Town | The Dream Academy |
| 144 | The One Thing | INXS |
| 143 | I Confess | English Beat |
| 142 | Just Like Honey | Jesus & Mary Chain |
| 141 | One | Metallica |
| 140 | Wake Me Up Before You Go Go | Wham |
| 139 | Everyday Is Halloween | Ministry |
| 138 | Owner Of A Lonely Heart | Yes |
| 137 | Sexual Healing | Marvin Gaye |
| 136 | Message Of Love | The Pretenders |
| 135 | Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic | Police |
| 134 | The One I Love | R.E.M. |
| 133 | Shout | Tears For Fears |
| 132 | Texas Flood | Stevie Ray Vaughan |
| 131 | Africa | Toto |
| 130 | Mad World | Tears For Fears |
| 129 | Come Dancing | The Kinks |
| 128 | A Town Called Malice | The Jam |
| 127 | Free Fallin’ | Tom Petty |
| 126 | Shock The Monkey | Peter Gabriel |
| 125 | Closer To Fine | Indigo Girls |
| 124 | I Love Rock n Roll | Joan Jett & The Blackhearts |
| 123 | Close To Me | The Cure |
| 122 | Kiss Off | Violent Femmes |
| 121 | Rhythm Nation | Janet Jackson |
| 120 | Temptation | New Order |
| 119 | Pretty In Pink | Psychedelic Furs |
| 118 | Walk This Way | Run-D.M.C. & Aerosmith |
| 117 | Tempted | Squeeze |
| 116 | In The Air Tonight | Phil Collins |
| 115 | Brass In Pocket | The Pretenders |
| 114 | White Wedding | Billy Idol |
| 113 | 99 Luftballoons | Nena |
| 112 | Personal Jesus | Depeche Mode |
| 111 | China Girl | David Bowie |
| 110 | Panama | Van Halen |
| 109 | A Little Respect | Erasure |
| 108 | Cruel Summer | Bananarama |
| 107 | Material Girl | Madonna |
| 106 | Jessie’s Girl | Rick Springfield |
| 105 | True Faith | New Order |
| 104 | Private Idaho | B-52’s |
| 103 | Steppin’ Out | Joe Jackson |
| 102 | If You Leave | OMD |
| 101 | Smalltown Boy | Bronski Beat |
| 100 | London Calling | The Clash |
| 99 | Avalon | Roxy Music |
| 98 | Don’t Change | INXS |
| 97 | The Unguarded Moment | The Church |
| 96 | Video Killed The Radio Star | The Buggles |
| 95 | Forever Young | Alphaville |
| 94 | Uncertain Smile | The The |
| 93 | Careless Whisper | Wham |
| 92 | Just Can’t Get Enough | Depeche Mode |
| 91 | The Metro | Berlin |
| 90 | Faith | George Michael |
| 89 | Ghost Town | The Specials |
| 88 | We Got The Beat | The Go-Go’s |
| 87 | Fight The Power | Public Enemy |
| 86 | It’s The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) | R.E.M. |
| 85 | Fast Car | Tracy Chapman |
| 84 | Born In The USA | Bruce Springsteen |
| 83 | In Between Days | The Cure |
| 82 | Whip It | Devo |
| 81 | Bust A Move | Young MC |
| 80 | Sunday Bloody Sunday | U2 |
| 79 | Our Lips Are Sealed | The Go-Go’s |
| 78 | Holding Out For A Hero | Bonnie Tyler |
| 77 | Dancing In The Dark | Bruce Springsteen |
| 76 | Beds Are Burning | Midnight Oil |
| 75 | Where Is My Mind | Pixies |
| 74 | Rio | Duran Duran |
| 73 | Call Me | Blondie |
| 72 | It’s My Life | Talk Talk |
| 71 | And She Was | Talking Heads |
| 70 | Don’t Dream It’s Over | Crowded House |
| 69 | Lovesong | The Cure |
| 68 | What’s Love Got To Do With It | Tina Turner |
| 67 | In Your Eyes | Peter Gabriel |
| 66 | I Will Dare | The Replacements |
| 65 | Save A Prayer | Duran Duran |
| 64 | Push It | Salt N Pepa |
| 63 | So. Central Rain (I’m Sorry) | R.E.M. |
| 62 | Here Comes Your Man | Pixies |
| 61 | Beat It | Michael Jackson |
| 60 | In A Big Country | Big Country |
| 59 | True (Spandau Ballet) | Spandau Ballet |
| 58 | Only You | Yaz |
| 57 | Don’t Stop Believin’ | Journey |
| 56 | Love My Way | Psychedelic Furs |
| 55 | Don’t You Want Me | Human League |
| 54 | A Forest | The Cure |
| 53 | Mirror In The Bathroom | English Beat |
| 52 | Need You Tonight | INXS |
| 51 | Every Breath You Take | Police |
| 50 | Age Of Consent | New Order |
| 49 | Thriller | Michael Jackson |
| 48 | Raspberry Beret | Prince |
| 47 | Bizarre Love Triangle | New Order |
| 46 | Pictures Of You | The Cure |
| 45 | I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For | U2 |
| 44 | (You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party) | Beastie Boys |
| 43 | Straight To Hell | The Clash |
| 42 | Alex Chilton | The Replacements |
| 41 | Sweet Child O’ Mine | Guns N Roses |
| 40 | Under The Milky Way | The Church |
| 39 | Emotional Rescue | Rolling Stones |
| 38 | Save It For Later | English Beat |
| 37 | Billie Jean | Michael Jackson |
| 36 | Can’t Hardly Wait | The Replacements |
| 35 | Come On Eileen | Dexys Midnight Runners |
| 34 | This Must Be The Place (Naïve Melody) | Talking Heads |
| 33 | Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) | Kate Bush |
| 32 | The Ghost In You | Psychedelic Furs |
| 31 | Hungry Like The Wolf | Duran Duran |
| 30 | Sledgehammer | Peter Gabriel |
| 29 | Jump | Van Halen |
| 28 | Blister In The Sun | Violent Femmes |
| 27 | Time After Time | Cyndi Lauper |
| 26 | West End Girls | Pet Shop Boys |
| 25 | Love Shack | B-52’s |
| 24 | Radio Free Europe | R.E.M. |
| 23 | I Melt With You | Modern English |
| 22 | With Or Without You | U2 |
| 21 | Girls Just Wanna Have Fun | Cyndi Lauper |
| 20 | Under Pressure | Queen & David Bowie |
| 19 | Let’s Go Crazy | Prince |
| 18 | (She Sells) Sanctuary | The Cult |
| 17 | The Killing Moon | Echo & The Bunnymen |
| 16 | Burning Down The House | Talking Heads |
| 15 | Never Gonna Give You Up | Rick Astley |
| 14 | Should I Stay Or Should I Go | The Clash |
| 13 | When Doves Cry | Prince |
| 12 | More Than This | Roxy Music |
| 11 | Love Will Tear Us Apart | Joy Division |
| 10 | Blue Monday | New Order |
| 9 | Purple Rain | Prince |
| 8 | Tainted Love | Soft Cell |
| 7 | Don’t You (Forget About Me) | Simple Minds |
| 6 | Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) | Eurythmics |
| 5 | Take On Me | A-Ha |
| 4 | Once In A Lifetime | Talking Heads |
| 3 | Everybody Wants To Rule The World | Tears For Fears |
| 2 | Just Like Heaven | The Cure |
| 1 | How Soon Is Now | The Smiths |
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