#80shits

100. Just Can’t Get Enough – Depeche Mode (1981)

99. Uptown Girl – Billy Joel (1983)

98. I Won’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me – Nik Kershaw (1984)

97. Don’t You (Forget About Me) – Simple Minds (1985)

96. You’re The Voice – John Farnham (1986)

95. Hit Me With Your Best Shot – Pat Benatar (1980)

94. The Power Of Love – Huey Lewis & The News (1985)

93. A Little Respect – Erasure (1988)

92. We Close Our Eyes – Go West (1985)

91. She Sells Sanctuary – The Cult (1985)

90. Alive & Kicking – Simple Minds (1985)

89. Valerie – Steve Winwood (1982)

88. Every Breath You Take – The Police (1983)

87. Video Killed The Radio Star – Buggles (1980)

86. Japanese Boy – Aneka (1981)

85. I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) – Whitney Houston (1987)

84. The Way It Is – Bruce Hornsby (1986)

83. Love In The First Degree – Bananarama (1987)

82. St Elmo’s Fire (Man In Motion) – John Parr (1985)

81. Need You Tonight – INXS (1987)

80. I’m Still Standing – Elton John (1985)

79. Club Tropicana – Wham! (1983)

78. Together Forever – Rick Astley (1987)

77. Raspberry Beret – Prince (1985)

76. We Didn’t Start The Fire – Billy Joel (1989)

75. Kids In America – Kim Wilde (1981)

74. Heaven Is A Place On Earth – Belinda Carlisle (1987)

73. Funky Town – Lipps Inc (1980)

72. When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going – Billy Ocean (1986)

71. Take On Me – A-ha (1985)

70. China Girl – David Bowie (1983)

69. Love Changes (Everything) – Climie Fisher (1987)

68. Black Velvet – Alannah Myles (1989)

67. 99 Red Balloons – Nena (1983)

66. You Make My Dreams (Come True – Daryl Hall & John Oates (1981)

65. Turning Japanese – The Vapors 1980)

64. Eye Of The Tiger – Survivor (1982)

63. Here Comes The Rain Again – Eurythmics (1983)

62. Alone – Heart (1987)

61. Dancing In The Dark – Bruce Springsteen (1984)

60. Get Outta My Dreams, Get In To My Car – Billy Ocean (1988)

59. How Will I Know – Whitney Houston (1985)

58. Eternal Flame – The Bangles (1988)

57. Together In Electric Dreams – Phil Oakey (1985)

56. Higher Love – Steve Winwood (1986)

55. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun – Cyndi Lauper (1983)

54. The Whole Of The Moon – The Waterboys (1985)

53. We Don’t Have To Take Our Clothes Off – Jermaine Stewart (1986)

52. Love Shack – The B52s (1989)

51. Come On Eileen – Dexys Midnight Runners (1984)

50. I Think We’re Alone Now – Tiffany (1987)

49. Town Called Malice – The Jam (1982)

48. Nobody’s Diary – Yazoo (1983)

47. Nothings Gonna Stop Us Now – Starship (1987)

46. Ghostbusters – Ray Parker Jr. (1984)

45. Love Will Tear Us Apart – Joy Division (1980)

44. I Ran (So Far Away) – A Flock Of Seagulls (1982)

43. Baby Jane – Rod Stewart (1983)

42. You Can Call Me Al – Paul Simon (1986)

41. Bette Davis Eyes – Kim Carnes (1981)

40. Give It Up – KC & The Sunshine Band (1982)

39. Ask – The Smiths (1987)

38. Atomic – Blondie (1980)

37. This Woman’s Work – Kate Bush (1988)

36. Don’t Leave Me This Way – The Communards (1986)

35. Romeo & Juliet – Dire Straits (1980)

34. Six Different Ways – The Cure (1985)

33. Ghost Town – The Specials (1981)

32. Happy Hour – The Housemartins (1986)

31. Debaser – Pixies (1989)

30. Golden Brown – The Stranglers (1981)

29. Teardrops – Womack & Womack (1988)

28. Total Eclipse Of The Heart – Bonnie Tyler (1983)

27. Smalltown Boy – Bronski Beat (1984)

26. Waiting For A Star To Fall – Boy Meets Girl (1988)

25. Boys Don’t Cry – The Cure (1980)

24. Everywhere – Fleetwood Mac (1987)

23. This Is The One – The Stone Roses (1989)

22. This Charming Man – The Smiths (1984)

21. Where Is My Mind? – Pixies (1988)

20. She Drives Me Crazy – Fine Young Cannibals (1988)

19. Kingston Town – UB40 (1989)

18. White Lines (Don’t Do It) – Grandmaster Flash (1984)

17. This Is The Day – The The (1989)

16. Rock The Casbah – The Clash (1982)

15. She Bangs The Drums – The Stone Roses (1989)

14. Cemetery Gates – The Smiths (1986)

13. Crash – The Primitives (1986)

12. Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) – Kate Bush (1985)

11. Live It Up – Mental As Anything (1985)

10. Close To Me – The Cure (1985)

9. Gigantic – Pixies (1988)

8. Once In A Lifetime – Talking Heads (1981)

7. There Is A Light That Never Goes Out – The Smiths (1986)

6. Going Underground – The Jam (1980)

5. Jessie’s Girl – Rick Springfield (1981)

4. Inbetween Days – The Cure (1985)

3. The Boy With The Thorn In His Side – The Smiths (1986)

2. Only You – Yazoo (1982)

1. Under Pressure – Queen & David Bowie (1981)

December 2020

The latest bunch of hits entering my ears and bringing joy to the world, you’d be forgiven for thinking that with it being December and Christmas trees being up everywhere (for weeks already) that there might be an Xmas hit or two knocking about – you’d be wrong. They’ll get their own section soon.

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