80s Music

80s music
Exactly what is 80s music?   To some it's New Wave or the New Romantics to some it's all about 80s Goth, one thing is for sure 80s music was as diverse as the decade's fashions were!

Let's look at some of the great groups and artists of the 80s and see who you were crazy about and who you'd forgotten about until now -

Abba
ABC
Adam and the Ants
Aerosmith
A-Ha
Air Supply
Alison Moyet (Alf)
All About Eve
Art of Noise
Asia
B52s
Bad Manners
Bangles
Bananarama
Bauhaus
Beastie Boys
(The) Beat
Bee Gees
Belinda Carlisle
Berlin
Big Audio Dynamite
Big Country
Billy Idol
Billy Ocean
Blondie
Boomtown Rats
Bon Jovi
Bonnie Tyler
Bow Wow Wow
Bronski Beat
Bryan Adams
Bruce Springsteen
Bucks Fizz
(The) Cars
(The) Clash
Crowded House
(The) Cult
Culture Club
(The) Cure
Cutting Crew
Cyndi Lauper
David Bowie
Dead or Alive
Def Leppard
Depeche Mode
Dire Straits
(The) Dream Academy
Duran Duran
Echo and the Bunnymen
Elvis Costello
Europe
Eurythmics
Everything But The Girl
Fairground Attraction
Fine Young Cannibals
Flock of Seagulls
Foreigner
Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Fun Boy Three
Gene Loves Jezebel
Go Gos
Go West
Guns n' Roses
Haircut 100
Hall & Oats
Haysi Fantayzee
Heart
Heaven 17
Howard Jones
Human League
Icehouse
Imagination
INXS
Iron Maiden
J. Geils Band
Jackson Browne
Japan
(The) Jam
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
Joe Jackson
John Cougar Mellencamp
John Waite
Johnny Hates Jazz
Joy Division
Kajagoogoo
Kim Wilde
KISS
Kool and the Gang
Kraftwerk
Kylie Minogue
Level 42
Lightning Seeds
Living in a Box
Madness
Mel and Kim
Men at Work
Mental as Anything
Metallica
Michael Jackson
Morrissey
Motley Crue
Nena
New Edition
New Kids on the Block
New Order
Nik Kershaw
O.M.D.
Passenger
Paul Young
Pepsi & Shirlie
Pet Shop Boys
Peter Gabriel
Pointer Sisters
Poison
(The ) Police
Power Station
(The) Pretenders
Prince
(The) Proclaimers
Psychedelic Furs
Public Image Limited
REM
REO Speedwagon
Rick Springfield
Robert Palmer
Salt n Pepa
Shakin' Stevens
Simple Minds
Simply Red
Sinetta
Sigue Sigue Sputnik
Sinead O'Connor
Siouxsie and the Banshees
Sisters of Mercy
(The) Smiths
Spandau Ballet
(The) Specials
Squeeze
Status Quo
Stevie Nicks
Stone Roses
Sugar Cubes
Survivor
Suzanne Vega
Talking Heads
Talk Talk
Tears for Fears
Thompson Twins
Tiffany
Toto
Toyah
T'Pau
Twisted Sister
U2
UB40
Ultravox
Van Halen
(The) Vapors
Visage
Wet Wet Wet
Wham!
Whitesnake
Whitney Houston
Yazoo
ZZ Top

If you can't remember the artists and bands then perhaps some of these songs and albums will refresh your memory -

Born in the USA - Bruce Springsteen
True - Spandau Ballet
Thriller - Michael Jackson
No Jacket Required - Phil Collins
Brothers in Arms - Dire Straits
Graceland - Paul Simon
The Joshua Tree - U2
London Calling - The Clash
Remain in the Light - Talking Heads
Tracy Chapman - Tracy Chapman
Pretenders - Pretenders
Back in Black AC/DC
The Smiths - The Smiths
Avalon - Roxy Music
Eliminator - ZZ Top
Private Dancer - Tina Turner
Madonna - Madonna
Control - Janet Jackson
Closer - Joy Division
Crowded House - Crowded House
Rio - Duran Duran
Dare - Human League
Let's Dance - David Bowie
Suzanne Vega - Suzanne Vega
All About Eve - All About Eve
1984 - Van Halen
Slippery When Wet - Bon Jovi
Colour by Numbers - Culture Club
Fantastic - Wham!
Prince Charming - Adam and the Ants
Labour of Love - UB40
Lexicon of Love - ABC
Complete Madness - Madness
The Pleasuredome - Frankie Goes To Hollywood
An Innocent Man - Billy Joel
Songs From The Big Chair - Tears for Fears
Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston
Hunting High and Low - A-Ha
Tango in the Night - Fleetwood Mac
Running in the Family - Level 42
Popped In Souled Out - Wet Wet Wet

Of course if you can't pick which 80s album you loved best there are certainly a lot of great 80s music compilation albums to choose from.......I have far more than I should (as well as quite a number of the albums listed above!).   You can never have too much 80s music in your life however so check out these compilations to really 'get your party started.'


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