If you love 80s music, you’re in the right place! From the best 80s bands to synth pop hits, 80s female singers, new wave songs and 80s dance music, all the top 80s hits can be found right here. 80s hit songs were recorded by a mix of 80s music artists as well as those that were big news on any 80s bands list.
There were some hot film soundtracks recorded during the 80s, as well as some good and bad cover versions of older songs. Some of the singers were smokin’ themselves too! (Especially Michael Hutchence…) Certain 80s song lyrics have also become classic lines.
Discover all the best 80s songs from 80s rock bands to popular 80s songs and top 80s music hits here. Whether you prefer 80s love songs, 80s rock songs, 80s dance songs, 80s country music or 80s pop songs, the top 80s songs of the decade are discussed on this site.
Take a look at the best artists, bands and famous 80s songs if you want to draw up a list of 1980s songs to play at a party – or compile an 80s playlist purely for your own pleasure.
From Whitney Houston or Madonna in the 80s to the top 1980s music from male solo artists, all the top hits played on 80s radio are covered here. There is even an 80s songs list containing all the top 100 1980s songs. Many of the 80s and classic 80s songs greatest hits came from those who performed solo.
Some of the bands that used to play 80s music are still around today. Eighties music genres included 80s pop, new wave 80s hits and 80s rock music by big hair bands. Many 80s music greatest hits – in terms of singles and albums – were also the best 80s rock songs, while 80s music videos broke new ground – or even America.
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So what were the best selling songs, or the number ones 1983 that made it to the top of the singles charts? This post is one of a series, tracking the tunes that reached pole position during the 1980s. I can reveal that the Christmas …
Hot on the heels of my posts on the 1980 and 1981 number ones, this is all the 1982 number one songs in the UK. In total there were 25 singles that held the top position in 1980 and 20 in 1981. What did 1982 …
Following on from the list of the top hits of 1980, in this series of number one songs by year, this guide to the 1981 number one songs UK covers the second year of the decade. Spoiler alert – musically, the year doesn’t get off …
Could you correctly name any of the 1980 number one songs UK, should a related question come up during a pop quiz? As I was not quite seven at the time, I’m not sure I could. Having covered the top 100 80s songs as well …
Sometimes I write a post purely for fun, and this list of the hottest male singers of the 80s and 90s is a classic example. Who’s hot and who’s not is of course entirely subjective, so this is my personal point of view only. Feel …
Perhaps you just want to enjoy a moment of nostalgia, looking back to your musical youth. Or maybe you’re having a retro party and need an 80s songs list to inspire the soundtrack. Either way, this guide contains some of the best 80s songs of …
Having looked at the best selling bands of the 80s as well as the biggest selling 80s albums, the next question that comes to mind is – what about the solo artists? Who were the best selling artists of the 80s? We are talking solo …
I’ve recently looked at the top selling albums of the 80s, as well as giving my recommendations for the best 80s compilation albums. But what of the artists and bands who made the music? Who were the top solo artists and the best bands of …
I love 80s music, it being the decade during which I grew from a 6-year-old to a 16-year-old. Back then I had many of the classic albums of the time on vinyl. But were any of them in the best selling albums of the 80s …
Can you imagine the music business without songs that have been covered by different artists? Yes, many new releases are fresh, original songs, but many are also reworked versions of someone else’s former hit – or miss. Some cover versions of the 80s and 90s …