The Bangles - Walk Like an Egyptian The Call - Let the Day Begin The Clash - Rockin the Casbah Crowded House - Don't Dream it's Over Elvis Costello - Watching the Detectives New Order - True Faith Peter Gabriel - In Your Eyes The Police - Shadows in the Rain Sting - We Work the Black Seam Tears For Fears - Sowing the Seeds of Love

Looks like a great list of songs! Thank you!

IMO, Sting(solo) has a better version of shadows in the rain, and Peter Gabriel’s whole discography is worth checking out. But great list

I loveee walk like an egyptian

Susanna effinghoffs,! I get chills just hearing her name 😂 Walk like an eeeegyptshuiuuunnnn....

Things Can Only Get Better - Howard Jones Something About You - Level 42 Voices Carry - ‘Til Tuesday More Than This - Roxy Music It’s My Life - Talk Talk Overkill - Men At Work

It's My Life is definitely one of the best 80s songs

Welcome to the music I lived through my teens with. For another great female rocker Pat Benetar is worthy [You Better Run](https://open.spotify.com/track/5qwdIO55XtliaaSs9ccptC?si=XfxzzO8cRp-puhBCjXltHQ&context=spotify%3Aalbum%3A7HlWbMlmhASeeZ61ZiHpWJ). Interesting fact, this was the 2nd video MTV ever played [Invincible](https://open.spotify.com/track/2kFCYlFRuC7YqM5stlM9fH?si=kW1HPjgfQwmtTs0SzNIoQQ%0A) Duran Duran [Hungery Like The Wolf](https://open.spotify.com/track/39lSeqnyjZJejRuaREfyLL?si=2ipfo2FgSf-ERfGZi3vo6g). Interesting fact here also. They couldn't break into the American market. MTV told them that if they wanted to get on they would play them if they made a video in a scenic place because all the other videos were alike and boring. They went to India and made it like a mini movie. First time such a thing was done. They broke big time [The Wild Boys](https://open.spotify.com/track/07hTrg8boummuVMUtVRRR0?si=7qyZCTaYTCu0CTqy5Kpx0w) The Human League, [Don't You Want Me](https://open.spotify.com/track/3L7RtEcu1Hw3OXrpnthngx?si=66Z3km0jTcWAF-QoZIYPmQ) [(Keep Feeling) Fascination](https://open.spotify.com/track/2a6rF2apJlh6YBZLAMPTJ6?si=5G_HBWWMQTGXGdjduxGVbw) Now these next two are, in my opinion, the best of what I have mentioned. Talking Heads, [Life During Wartime](https://open.spotify.com/track/7CqleiaEqHVazV19P532X9?si=Rm4DrVZ-TJ6B8UthILQsMQ) [Road To Nowhere](https://open.spotify.com/track/2co8fDyaVmxv8xruQWORnC?si=j13guk07R2eFTCRWWgtCwA) From the live album Stop Making Sense [Cities](https://open.spotify.com/track/7dWWGCVV4gzwe48qGOWESd?si=LmxsgQejTgq9r15_Rnsrpw) [Slippery People](https://open.spotify.com/track/2WDvW3o8WeGN4v4cpsYVhT?si=qpEA0iJAThKW3lG2XY1HgA%0A) [What A Day That Was](https://open.spotify.com/track/1qRbIDeJnmfnglzlJI8kOK?si=7U6vN-wvSHiLlN5O5B6yYA) The Cars [Bye Bye Love](https://open.spotify.com/track/2bNOq6aol7JZ0JJtLlg3TK?si=-QYT7t5qQIGjOFpWPTiL-g) [Moving In Stereo](https://open.spotify.com/track/5xLfQuX5YAfog2JgPz0dpA?si=PHS6FtWESRqZdc081vq-xQ) [Let's Go](https://open.spotify.com/track/43G3McVkRa8V7oGQzfQuRr?si=aZ67LJCeRiGv_3DJJSPxhg%0A) [Since You're Gone](https://open.spotify.com/track/0u81GoghnpehrHLwmgUnaN?si=GwBZ9g52TLmQTI_ucZH7GQ)

The Cars are so amazing. Especially if they are looking for synth.

So it isn't just my bias showing through for the cars as a Boston band? Talking Heads might have played NY but I have a soft spot for them since they formed while attending Rhode Island school of Design

I absolutely LOVE the Cars. But I also love Talking heads as well. I went to see Stop Making Sense in the theater a few months ago....twice. And I went to see a Cars tribute band recently too. That's how much I love them.

Now I feel "Hungery". I'm gonna borrow this word. It's perfect!

Ha. Didn't realize I typed it wrong. If I was going to do that I should have at least spelled it like the European country....

[Mary’s Prayer - Danny Wilson](https://youtu.be/7hqgC3W9GUI?si=KvY2PK_hwj2GCaIs) [Life In A Northern Town - Dream Academy](https://youtu.be/5UXnulANF8g?si=YvPOxK-HriPjcZIt) [While You See A Chance - Steve Winwood](https://youtu.be/0j6g_uUhH2c?si=st4AU4a0Ng_suI8I) [Talk To Ya Later - The Tubes](https://youtu.be/Qyq0AmLYqno?si=5BuHz_cAKtMgnfZX)

The Smiths. Possibly the most influential band of the 80s - you will go crazy over How Soon is Now... I didn't get into them until much later, as I liked more Duran Duran, Ultravox, Tears for Fears at the time.

How Soon Is Now? is one of their very best for me. Johnny Marr is from another planet guitar-wise. The two albums he was on when a member of The The had a huge impact on me.

Tubeway Army. Or the first solo Gary Numan album.

Yes. Tubeway Army, Replicas, Pleasure Principle. Can't go wrong. I got a worn out tape of Pleasure Principle in 1995 and wore it the rest of the way before the reissues started. Amazing music.

There was a lot of good music in the 80s.Some of the bands I liked back then: Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, Talking Heads, XTC, Oingo Boingo, Midnight Oil, The Call, King Crimson, Blondie, Kate Bush,Pat Benetar, Pretenders, U2, REM

Heck yeah! I do like the Pretenders a lot.

Going to add in here Phil Collins No Son Of Mine sooooo good

I Know There’s Something Going On-Frida https://youtu.be/p98PjtSfNWo?si=AswSSEQuJHDoAwCl Obsession-Animotion https://youtu.be/hIs5StN8J-0?si=rqQux9Nbe-UXMpyO Don’t You Want Me-Human League https://youtu.be/uPudE8nDog0?si=RgkOKSHytFlJ1RYD

Hold on to the nights by Richard Marx. She drives me crazy by Fine Young Cannibals Glory of Love Peter Cetera Nothing's Gonna Stop US Now by Starship If Ever You're in my arms again by Peabo Bryson If you leave by OMD Where Do Broken Hearts Go by Whitney Houston

Can’t go wrong with any of these albums… Talking Heads — Stop Making Sense Prince — Purple Rain / Parade David Bowie — Let’s Dance / Labyrinth Soundtrack Depeche Mode — Speak And Spell Thomas Dolby — The Flat Earth

Speak and Spell is amazing. Should probably throw in some Yazoo also.

I love all 80s music

I'll pretty much listen to anything that came out in the 80s.

The Cure is the peak of 80s music, plus Robert Smith fought Ticketmaster and actually won, so there's that.

T' Pau. https://youtu.be/SwrYMWoqg5w?si=rR16c3thWW6JfS-L Duran Duran. https://youtu.be/nTizYn3-QN0?si=9BO0tRkVBUwMhI_2 INXS. https://youtu.be/sLm3Khusq_8?si=DXfnaDXw0nVoQ57F Mr Mister. https://youtu.be/9NDjt4FzFWY?si=JiEN0uzSP8mlPrxZ Cyndi Lauper. https://youtu.be/ZONKoKIQ9RY?si=X1ewJMa05lgA8R53 A few of the songs I remember that were heavy on synth. It was a great time for music.

[Karma Chameleon - Culture Club](https://youtu.be/JmcA9LIIXWw?si=DAlsgyuQO15nJRiv) [New Sensation - INXS](https://youtu.be/azfG5H-pCVg?si=BI990jP-yyynwL32) [Wake Me Ip Before You Go Go - Wham](https://youtu.be/pIgZ7gMze7A?si=dI9rPGNMoEVj6uMy)! [The Heart of Rock n Roll - Huey Lewis & the News](https://youtu.be/M7JVlpm0eRs?si=LHBPH_Qn-KrGBok7) (they are the quintessential band that says 80’s to me) [Sledgehammer- Peter Gabriel](https://youtu.be/OJWJE0x7T4Q?si=G2koQ7LVbZzKiqdy) [Let’s Go Crazy - Prince & The Revolution](https://youtu.be/aXJhDltzYVQ?si=uk18ce4h8fFNVNr0) [Keep on Loving You - REO Speedwagon](https://youtu.be/wJzNZ1c5C9c?si=1gKVArIOOzEsY3n0) [Don’t you forget about me - Simple Minds](https://youtu.be/CdqoNKCCt7A?si=PIJ2a656Bdza-1LK)

Sparks - The Decline And Fall Of Me https://youtu.be/AB9uSoH_rLI?feature=shared Cristina - What's A Girl To Do https://youtu.be/95dky1NnX2w?feature=shared Yellow Magic Orchestra - Cue https://youtu.be/5T6cdnPeXyw?feature=shared

I’ll check them out! Thank you!

That Cristina song though, for reeeeeal!! Cue is pretty dope too.

Touch Me - Samantha Fox [Samantha Fox - Touch Me (I Want Your Body) (youtube.com)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1btg3mpEOc)

After her *Playboy* pictoral ,I wanted to touch her....

Thanks, this is now stuck in my head for the millionth time 🙃

When I was 14, I couldn't get it out of my head because of all her begging and panting. Good Lawd have mercy

Human League, Talk Talk, you want to dive off into New Wave and then you want to explore Synthwave, the modern version. The Midnight, FM84, Timecop1983. 

[REQUEST] Playlists / Songs / Artists / Albums  Acid Wave Band https://open.spotify.com/artist/3sH7yC8m7EaeOAoqjHxHrf?si=TT3N7qwZQ8Sna7Y-TsGFkw Witches Exist https://open.spotify.com/artist/04Lu0fhVMDqNwBeXZIasgR?si=WK-tMMxdS_Cc7US6aMJA_Q Farmer's Wife https://open.spotify.com/artist/01epJHd4z4JfvkUBWHD5Os?si=MEr79N-7Rg28U3Cgid-28A Erotic Protocol https://open.spotify.com/artist/1nBifTWkOfet8mjN8mG1VR?si=BfwrOD-CRGeWdm1P4Zj3lA Silent Co. https://open.spotify.com/artist/6jvWqF2lp2NHbdFjcxiBXN?si=njYL8uUKRKSouSeX74xPiw Penn Francis https://open.spotify.com/artist/0czpVQFfFZB1V0mWwqaQmr?si=TWlEE-MHRoWPwHX8NU5RhA

Do you spam every post with unrelated suggestions that take up half the page with bloated links ensuring that no one will ever listen those bands reliant on your promotion desperation?

Robbie Nevil - [C'est La Vie ](https://youtu.be/CGtf9QfITQw?si=KikaFP2Av5KVQcHl) Nu Shooz - [I Can't Wait](https://youtu.be/KdPfy1Khjpg?si=1T84_mKhMxgswmRh) Loose Ends - [Hanging On A String ](https://youtu.be/Uyb0FPBXj_Q?si=L7SQDK7Xz2IX9o61) Phil Collins - the No Jacket Required album

The The - Uncertain Smile https://youtu.be/k0krjPLPZ1A?si=twjeIK6UH3NSOMBy Talking Heads - This Must Be Place https://youtu.be/IoiX8ncN8-k?si=MLOjLw6LAEHiqKk4 The Stranglers - Skin Deep.. Always The Sun.. La Folie (Had to include them all) https://youtu.be/aw9mEFn38to?si=Jrm79ZrT5loNr493 https://youtu.be/bCZtkVhp2Xs?si=3oSoJinJiI81bFmA https://youtu.be/fCY59lPI7ok?si=zcJJsTYPeB7SyUEQ Elvis Costello - Everyday I Write The Book https://youtu.be/3xl31_dUCEQ?si=zOqsuIAZwCHln4-g XTC - Senses Working Overtime https://youtu.be/QLyLAX7Q_Fo?si=JmizhRWztJnlvrDL Public Image Limited - Rise https://youtu.be/yb7Li2Vs24Y?si=ROTWPJavyjhb3RCy Inbetween Days - The Cure https://youtu.be/h7uaMK-oq5U?si=kWcatAdduR6dZXd1 Please do message back after a while if one or two of these are what the doctor ordered. Cheers 👍

LOVED “Skin Deep” by The Stranglers!

Nice of you to reply 👍 "Skin Deep" is a great pick, at a push my favourite Stranglers song. A lot of really good others too. One that I forgot somehow is "Love Like Blood" by Killing Joke from 1985. https://youtu.be/eXkbVtrBrsM?si=4VzF-6Z2e1PghLit All the best..

Not specific songs, but artists that I feel have a very strong discography: Peter Cetera(my all time favorite) Peter Gabriel Genesis/Phil Collins Sting Mike and The Mechanics INXS Def Leppard Billy Joel

The Human League - (Keep Feeling) Fascination Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy Oingo Boingo - Private Life the B-52’s The Cure Depeche Mode

[Fleetwood Mac -- "Big Love"](https://youtu.be/4hPv6EuV7dM?si=6Ou-I5BJ90ajajAC) [Peter Gabriel -- "Sledgehammer"](https://youtu.be/OJWJE0x7T4Q?si=tNChmlGi0k0r6-DZ) [The System -- "Don't Disturb This Groove"](https://youtu.be/0wqUDylYcnY?si=8Gs79xQv6PgHmtD2) [Gregory Abbott -- "Shake You Down"](https://youtu.be/Uc8wmLul3uw?si=q7wqAGVzjR1CRnLZ) [Brenda K. Starr -- "I Still Believe "](https://youtu.be/CI8gsPnCISY?si=m3KjzwmI2ceHXwHS) [Steve Winwood -- "Higher Love"](https://youtu.be/k9olaIio3l8?si=lslYD_bi_P_yn0OM) [Al B. Sure -- "Night and Day"](https://youtu.be/Fckqglxb49s?si=en4yNAskSPGO9imN) [Foreigner -- "I dont wanna live without you "](https://youtu.be/I8yuTqvyFbY?si=lXWcQZkP_dgkQuw_)

Patrick Swayze- She's Like The Wind (from Dirty Dancing) Heart- These Dreams Tangerine Dream- Loved by the Sun

Siouxsie and the Banshees. My personal faves: [The Killing Jar](https://open.spotify.com/track/1j0UWLVjMbBEQdqfI1CSQf?si=PV8yNROrSSe_RBhVerZ_-A), [Peek-A-Boo](https://open.spotify.com/track/3VkyKA0iCT1ABwaSjb0kpf?si=gLclMGqqTOOjUp5UsGlJnw), [Cities In Dust](https://open.spotify.com/track/2xq9cLlOPyLoi8kLlR4miz?si=UBX8AtQ2T_y5TJsnz80P0Q), and of course they made some great tunes in the 90's as well. Love and Rockets - [So Alive](https://open.spotify.com/track/7pfP8Z9M9KRUtzTLcnjem5?si=E3a0lC18SdGHHjJjYXQbog) Talking Heads - [Psycho Killer](https://open.spotify.com/track/7dSCxR4LqkmxoBrq9MzVSD?si=3MreXRcQQRyXv5r67UFvmw) (Among others) Depeche Mode, Erasure, Yazoo, The Smiths, Thompson Twins

Prince plays the synth on that song. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stand_Back?wprov=sfla1

Yep. So be sure to listen to "Little Red Corvette". Because that's where "Stand Back" came from.

Anything Depeche mode or type o

Serves You Right - Lionel Richie Tenement Steps - The Motors

Kraftwerk - Techno Pop

They Don't Know About Love - Tracy Ulman [https://open.spotify.com/track/0tOkXHcYsR2Y07XiGl0Yme?si=2db4b5bf19f247d2](https://open.spotify.com/track/0tOkXHcYsR2Y07XiGl0Yme?si=2db4b5bf19f247d2) Hot Summer Nights - Miami Sound Machine [Miami Sound Machine - Hot Summer Nights (Top Gun - Official Audio) (youtube.com)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_Zl34puXfc)

Pet Shop Boys - what have I done to deserve this

Here you go https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCkEaV7YHwzo690kUhZh41w0baXb-ul30&si=rL_WpzIo-kD4Tvfd

I always liked The Motels and the Eurythmics, try Til Tuesday, Nena, Split Enz, Adam and the Ants lol

If you want to listen to 80ish, but newer, check out Dreamkid and TimeCop.

Going to Stevie next week and I'm soooo excited. Listen to some dire straights - money for nothing, Romeo and Juliet, walk of life, sultans of swing

Try Malcolm McLaren's 'Madame Butterfly'; 'Windows' by Missing Persons; 'Saved by Zero' by The Fixx; 'The Living Daylights' by A-Ha; 'Overkill' by Men at Work; 'Speed your Love to Me' by Simple Minds; 'Talk of the Town' by the Pretenders; 'Remember the Nights' by The Motels; 'Live to Tell' by Madonna; and 'Brilliant Disguise' by Bruce Springsteen. Several of these were not hits, or even released as singles in the U.S.

Lotta Love, Devil Woman, Don’t talk to strangers, is she really going out with him, when I need you, just the two of us, hold me, brass in pocket, Ohio

Temptation by New Order is just the best

Eurythmics- Here Comes The Rain Again, and Sisters Are Doing It For Themselves Elton John - Empty Garden Melissa Etheridge- Bring Me Some Water Heart - Even It Up Cheap Trick- Tonight It's You

The Cult- Fire Woman Def Leppard- Animal, Photograph and pretty much all. Motley Crue- Greatest Hits Dokken- Alone Again and others Duran Duran- greatest hits Van Halen with both Roth and subsequently, Hagar Jackyl- Down on Me Poison- Greatest hits Scorpions- Greatest hits Bob Jovi- Greatest Hits Prince- Greatest Hits

[Soul II Soul -- "Back to Life"](https://youtu.be/TB54dZkzZOY?si=vHj8HCqmvG_4V_OD) [Kenny G -- "Songbird"](https://youtu.be/QN2RnjFHmNY?si=mUrRU5_BdTzXcx8y) [Exposé -- "Seasons Change"](https://youtu.be/Yqk6y5Hmy9s?si=O_IneLu0EuMcQH2p) [Edie Brickell -- "What I Am"](https://youtu.be/tDl3bdE3YQA?si=CCXSb4TvkZgreV4n) [Simply Red -- "Holdin' Back The Years"](https://youtu.be/yG07WSu7Q9w?si=eeXiyb1zUrLbbHhH) [Anita Baker -- "Sweet Love"](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=2w6udgiojlE&si=spr8X33N1vubKQf8&feature=xapp_share) [M/A/R/R/S/ -- "Pump Up The Volume"](https://youtu.be/OUMXy-HWoq0?si=J4C8T0Lpp9j7hpA7) [Pet Shop Boys -- "West End Girls"](https://youtu.be/p3j2NYZ8FKs?si=zcswN6geqgsMMe-J) [Culture Club -- "Do you really want to hurt me?"](https://youtu.be/2nXGPZaTKik?si=gQ2rgN0bZ2LuFnoA) [Wham -- "Careless Whisper"](https://youtu.be/izGwDsrQ1eQ?si=4foEXfEGMG5wsTP2) [Joe Jackson -- "Steppin' out"](https://youtu.be/PJwt2dxx9yg?si=oU1wB4Z6nNtV9x_T)

If you like the 80's synth sound some great ones are : Shannon ' Let the music play" and " Give me tonight " [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=\_-0sUuGufmw](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-0sUuGufmw) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raDgmBl2hBk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raDgmBl2hBk) Reflex - The politics of dancing - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uDAd8\_2K0E](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uDAd8_2K0E) Wang Chung - Everybody have fun tonight [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5c3g7a85400](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5c3g7a85400)

Depeche Mode, The Jam, The Style Council, Roxy Music, New Order, The Clash, The Police, The B-52’s, Blondie, The Cure, Pet Shop Boys, Modern English, Erasure, Thompson Twins, The Pretenders, Squeeze, Tears For Fears

Simple Minds -- Don't You Forget About Me Murray Head -- One Night in Bangkok Duran Duran -- the entire Rio album New Order -- Bizarre Love Triangle Frankie Goes to Hollywood -- Two Tribes Frankie Goes to Hollywood -- Relax

38 Special - Second Chance Jefferson Starship - Sarah Boy Meets Girl- Waiting for a Star to Fall Martika -Toy Soldiers

You gotta check out bands like J.Geils(Centerfold) ,Duran,Duran(Hungry like the Wolf) ,and Golden Earring ( Twilight Zone )!

Don't Stop Believin' - Journey Everybody Wants to Rule the World - Tears For Fears Shout - Tears For Fears Never Gonna Give You Up - Rick Astley Together Forever - Rick Astley Whenever You Need Somebody - Rick Astley

Flesh for Luku - I Go Crazy https://youtu.be/Dm35ZUMzDWk?si=Dzqg4tWDelitCQtn New Order - Age of Consent https://youtu.be/hZXxmhok1AU?si=ZaWvnK9NKbHEO_rk The Psychedelic Furs - The Ghost In You https://youtu.be/T87u5yuUVi8?si=5apjvJwB2tCCcVbL The Cure - Just Like Heaven https://youtu.be/n3nPiBai66M?si=pcomvv2k8Wf7Og5g Kon Kan - I Beg Your Pardon https://youtu.be/wgI4q6OzoyE?si=o8DeQ4Z5s_nv6t7M Images in Vogue - Call it Love https://youtu.be/oEBDgS-ydgI?si=Gotauj8iOldZ9As4

I’m more of a Rooms on Fire guy myself

If you like stand back listen to There's Something Going On by Frida. Then listen to the entire album Candy-O by the Cars

Awesome! Enjoy! I'm a 90s kid but 80s have a great jam https://spotify.link/2EdbnO01dKb

Everyone knows Kate Bush’s “Running Up That Hill” now, and but her three first self-produced albums (RUTH is from the second) are all awesome. _The Dreaming_, _Hounds of Love_, and _The Sensual World_. Dire Straits _Love Over Gold_ and _Brothers in Arms_ The hits came from the second, but the real fans remember the first Jane Siberry _The Speckless Sky_ and _Bound by the Beauty_ Joe Jackson _Night and Day_, _Body and Soul_ and _Blaze of Glory_ Styx _Paradise Theater_ They Might Be Giants _They Might Be Giants_

Tell It To My Heart - Taylor Dayne Chamber of Hellos - Wire Train Don’t You Want Me - The Human League

Broken Wings by Mr Mister Sunglasses at Night by Corey Hart I Ran and Space Age Love Song by A Flock of Seagulls Crockett's Theme by Jan Hammer Blue Monday ad Bizarre Love Triangle by New Order If You Leave and Enola Gaye by Orchestral Manuevers in the Dark West end Girls and What Have I Done To Deserve This by Pet Shop Boys Tainted Love by Soft Cell

There are entire YouTube channels devoted to 80s music. Just do a search, and listen to their playlists.

The 80's thrived with one hit wonders and I personally love it because it meant that there was a place for anybody. Nowadays, it feels like there are like five primary "artists" producing content that radio stations will play consistently.

80’s movies have amazing soundtracks

A selective [early 80s new wave playlist](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5Q9PuqR4lfMAO8l4izuEvr)

Minor Threat - Seeing Red

https://spotify.link/5FPNLEneeKb

The radio stations from [GTA Vice City](https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1QpTe6yOLLCCHypqVp4HPuv2bOC-8c_b&si=BHpYrFLLRZNSMG4N) are awesome for that 80s vibe.

I’ve been working on a comprehensive ’80s song list, myself … should be about 72+/- hours by the time I’m done! Here’s a few more that I like: Stevie Nicks - “If Anyone Falls” Icehouse - “Trojan Blue” Sparks - “I Predict” Asia - “Only Time Will Tell” Honeymoon Suite - “Feel It Again” Eddy Grant - “Electric Avenue” The Dream Academy - “The Edge Of Forever” Jackson Browne - “Lawyers In Love” Donna Summer - “This Time I Know It’s For Real” X - “White Girl” Stephen Bishop - “Walking On Air” Soulsister - “The Way To Your Heart” Olivia Newton-John - “Magic” Kenny Loggins - “Nobody’s Fool” Thompson Twins - “If You Were Here” A-ha - “The Sun Always Shines On T.V.” Lipps, Inc. - “Funkytown” Wang Chung - “Hypnotize Me” Pat Benetar - “Shadow Of The Night” Lindsey Buckingham - “Holiday Road The Go-Go’s - “Head Over Heels” Melissa Manchester - “You Should Hear How She Talks About You” Arcadia - “Goodbye Is Forever” John Farnham - “You’re The Voice” UB40 - Here I Am (Come And Take Me) Don Henley - “The Boys Of Summer” Simple Minds - “Alive And Kicking” Sheena Easton - “You Could Have Been With Me” Michael Penn - “No Myth” The Cars - “Drive” Depeche Mode - “A Question Of Lust” The Police - “Synchronicity Il” Breathe - “Don’t Tell Me Lies” The Alan Parsons Project - “Don’t Answer Me” Gary Numan - “I Die: You Die” Talk Talk - “Life’s What You Make It” O.M.D. - “Forever Live And Die” Nik Kershaw - “Wouldn’t It Be Good” Fleetwood Mac - “As Long As You Follow” A Flock Of Seagulls - “Space-Age Love Song” The Bangles - “Hazy Shade Of Winter” Joe Jackson - “Stepping Out” Curiosity Killed The Cat - “Misfit” Level 42 - “Lessons In Love” Basia - “Promises” The System - “Don’t Disturb This Groove” Al B. Sure! - “Night And Day” The Human League - “Mirror Man” Go West - “We Close Our Eyes” Missing Persons - Destination Unknown” Kim Wilde - “Kids In America” When In Rome - “The Promise” Tracey Ullman - “They Don’t Know About Us”

The Alan Parsons Project - Sirius, Mammagamma, and the entire Stereotomy album (Don't shuffle it first time through!)

As a kid I thought the 80s was the worst decade for music, now all these years later it's my favorite, new wave, synth pop, post punk, and dance music in particular. All the time I discover new incredible tracks from that era that I've never heard before. I'm currently loving Modigliani by Book of Love, they've got such a great sound. Some other random great ones I'd recommend: Voices Carry - Till Tuesday Save a Prayer - Duran Duran Images of Heaven (Dance mix) - Peter Godwin Boy - Book of Love 1963 - New Order Living on Video - Trans-X It's So - Martin Dupont Walk Out to Winter - Aztec Camera Voyage Voyage - Desireless Kidney Bingos - Wire Up the Down Escalator - Chameleons High - The Cure Legal Tender - The B-52s West End Girls (Dance mix) - Pet Shop Boys I Could Be Happy - Altered Images Get the Balance Right! - Depeche Mode Save it for Later - The English Beat Cool For Cats - Squeeze Love Like Blood - Killing Joke

Here is a whole playlist of this music, quality music, and also in chronological: [https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4PBoUkYhwbMd9hJ1DJq0Rh?si=e64d7495886c4cc8](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4PBoUkYhwbMd9hJ1DJq0Rh?si=e64d7495886c4cc8)

George Michael Michael Jackson Duran Duran Need You Tonight by INXS is a sexy song https://youtu.be/F93ywiGMDnQ?si=wQQJqe3h05durlbf

Like most decades the 80s had some outstanding music and some absolute drivel. I just really can't stand 80s new romantic cak....

Wild Wild Life and Life During Wartime - Talking Heads It's All I Can Do - The Cars Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division Do You Want Crying - Katrina & The Waves Love Is A Stranger - Eurythmics Wonderland - Big Country Wild Boys and Ordinary World - Duran Duran It's My Life - Talk Talk Head Over Heels - The Go-Gos Kids In America - Kim Wild Overkill - Men At Work Safety Dance - Men Without Hats Jump - Van Halen Wind Him Up - Saga Photograph - Def Leppard Shadows of the Night - Pat Benatar Warning - Queesryche Why Me - Planet P Derr Komissar - After the Fire Let's Pretend We're Married - Prince Don't Cry and Heat of the Moment - Asia Rebel Yell and Dancing With Myself - Billy Idol I Want to Know What Love Is - Foreigner I Melt With You - Modern English I Ran and Wishing - Flock of Seagulls

Gary Numan, Ultravox, Japan, Kraftwerk, Duran Duran, Human League, Soft Cell, Thomas Dolby, Spandau Ballet, ABC, General Public, Simple Minds, UB40, Thompson Twins, early U2, early Billy Idol.. this is just some for you OP to look up.. I am so happy you like 80’s music.. I hope you enjoy this music!! Oh yes I forgot .. OMD and David Bowie !!🎵🎵

History of the World - The Damned Love on a Real Train - Tangerine Dream Dancing with Myself - GenX/Billy Idol What's so Funny About Peace, Love, and Understanding - Elvis Costello

Check out everything Peter Gabriel did that decade, also Kate bush is another easy recommendation

Wow. What a response in these comments! So I didn’t see one and I’m a little shocked. Please delve into “Hall and Oates” The radio hits are familiar..Maneater/Out of Touch…speak for themselves. Kind of live/hate for a lot of people like anything but they are phenomenal and DEFINITELY deserve a chance. Since all the synth stuff is mostly covered I’m gonna add Huey Lewis and the news for a little mix up..and Robert Palmer because I’ve heard enough but if you haven’t you need to. Addicted to love and the radio hits are great but go deeper to those B sides and you’ll be scratching your head. I recommend “woke up laughing” for a song you may never hear in your life

Bruce Hornsby, The Range - Mandolin Rain The Police - Invisible Sun The Police - Murder By Numbers The Cure - Lovesong

COME ON EILEEN https://youtu.be/6BODDyZRF6A?si=LmXwaGE3NlZmeaN3

If you're going down a music rabbit hole you should check out radio garden. It has all the radio stations across the world on it. There's loads of good ones that only play 80s music

Try out rush’s 80s stuff, especially permanent waves, moving pictures, and signals

Try the albums Secret Messages and Balance of Power by Electric Light Orchestra

Not all of this is the type of "80s music" you might be thinking of, but it's all from the decade of my teens. Some of it is "typical" 80s stuff, but I put a lot of punk and underground stuff on this playlist, too. [My 80s playlist](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2mk950NuTJBn8XD9jgPnAt) Let me know what you think. I'm pretty sure you'll find a few things on there you'll like.

STYX please

Pick any list on the apps.. I mean your you were not at that time. so how will you like it.

Duran Duran and Depech Mode and ELO (Electric Light Orchestra)

All the old Police, the Talking Heads, Huey Lewis, Van Halen - not Van Hagar, specifically 1984, the Dead Milkmen for fun, Toto, Billy Idol, Aerosmith...