Las 100 mejores canciones de los 80

Nuestro amigo Emezeta ha realizado una recopilación de las 100 canciones, listas para escuchar mediante Spotify. Las canciones que no están disponibles en este medio, han sido reemplazadas por un tributo o reversión de la misma canción.

Las 100 mejores canciones de los 80

1.  Cutting Crew – I just died in your arms tonight (1985)
2.  A-ha – Take on me (1986) _{VER. ORIGINAL DE 1984}
3.  Alphaville – Big in Japan (1984)
4.  Boston – More than a Feeling (1976)
5.  Cyndi Lauper – Girls just want to have fun (1983)
6.  Desireless – Voyage voyage (1987)
7.  Harold Faltermeyer & Steve Stevens – Top Gun Anthem (1986)
8.  Depeche Mode – Strangelove (1987)
9.  Anita Ward – Ring my bell (1979)
10.  Enya – Orinoco Flow (1988)
11.  Erasure – Oh L’amour (1986) _{12″ VERSION 1986}
12.  Europe – The final countdown (1986)
13.  Gazebo – I like chopin (1983)
14.  Jean Michel Jarre – Magnetics Fields II (1976)
15.  Rockwell – Somebody’s watching me (1984)
16.  Mike Oldfield – Moonlight Shadow (1983)
17.  Modern Talking – You’re my heart, you’re my soul (1984)
18.  The Police – Every breath you take (1983)
19.  Toto – Africa (1983)
20.  When in Rome – The promise (1988)
21.  John Waite – Missing you (1984)
22.  John Miles – Music (1983)
23.  Dire Straits – Brothers in arms (1985)
24.  Eric Carmen – All by myself (1975)
25.  Status Quo – Whatever you want (1979)
26.  Ultravox – Vienna (1980)
27.  Roxy Music – More than this (1982)
28.  Chicago – Hard to say I’m sorry (1982)
29.  Psychedelic Furs – Heaven (1984)
30.  Limahl – Neverending story (1984)
31.  Supertramp – The Logical song (1979)
32.  Bananarama – Cruel Summer (1983) _{ACE OF BASE VERSION}
33.  Pet Shop Boys – It’s a sin (1987)
34.  Cyndi Lauper – Time after time (1984)
35.  Opus – Live is life (1985)
36.  Foreigner – I want to know what love is (1984)
37.  Roxette – Listen to your heart (1988)
38.  Bonnie Tyler – Total eclipse of the heart (1983)
39.  New Order – Bizarre Love Triangle (1986)
40.  Womack & Womack – Teardrop (1988) _{ELTON JOHN VERSION}
41.  Aerosmith – Dream on (1973)
42.  Baltimora – Tarzan Boy (1985) _{12″ VERSION}
43.  Bon Jovi – Livin’ on a prayer (1986)
44.  Toto – Hold the line (1978)
45.  Culture Club – Karma Chameleon (1983)
46.  Dire Straits – Money for nothing (1985)
47.  The Buggles – Video killed the radio star (1979)
48.  Ultravox – Hymn (1982)
49.  Camouflage – Love is a shield (1989)
50.  Valerie Dore – The night (1984)
51.  Eurythmics – Sweet Dreams (Are made of this) (1983)
52.  Yazz – The only way is up (1988)
53.  Frankie goes to Hollywood – Relax (1983)
54.  Chicago – If you live me now (1976)
55.  Iggy Pop (1987)
56.  Kate Bush – Wuthering Heights (1978)
57.  Yes – Owner of a lonely heart (1983) _{MAX GRAHAM VERSION}
58.  Michael Cretu – Samurai (1985)
59.  Miko Mission – How old are you? (1984)
60.  Jean Michel Jarre – Oxygene IV (1981)
61.  A-ha – The sun always shine on TV (1985) _{MILK INC VERSION}
62.  Erasure – A little respect (1988)
63.  Nick Kamen – I promised myself (1990)
64.  Nik Kershaw – The riddle (1984)
65.  Scorpions – Still loving you (1984) _{SONATA ARCTICA VERSION}
66.  Richard Marx – Right Here Waiting (1989)
67.  Metallica – Fade to black (1984) Depeche Mode – Just can’t get enough (1981)
68.  Rick James – Superfreak (1981)
69.  Sandra – In the heat of the night (1985)
70.  Survivor – Eye of the tiger (1982)
71.  Status Quo – In the Army now (1986)
72.  Talk Talk – It’s my life (1984) _{12″ VERSION}
73.  Michael Jackson – Thriller (1984)
74.  F.R. David – Words (1982)
75.  Yazoo – Don’t go (1982)
76.  Trio – Da da da (1982)
77.  Tears for fears – Shout (1984)
78.  Softcell – Tainted love (1981)
79.  Roxette – It must have been love (1987)
80.  Dire Straits – Walk of Life (1986)
81.  Alphaville – Forever young (1985) _{SPECIAL MIX DE 1985}
82.  The pretenders – Don’t get me wrong (1986)
83.  OMD – Enola gay (1980) _{SASH! VERSION}
84.  Nena – 99 Luftballons (1983)
85.  Culture Club – Do you really want to hurt me (1982)
86.  Martika – Toy soldiers (1989)
87.  Kool & the Gang – Celebration (1980)
88.  Kim Carnes – Bette Davis Eyes (1981)
89.  Falco – Rock me Amadeus (1986) _{2007 RE-EDIT VERSION}
90.  U2 – With or without you (1987)
91.  Sandra – Maria Magdalena (1985)
92.  Queen – I want to break free (1984)
93.  Katrina and the Waves – Walking on Sunshine (1985)
94.  Human League – Don’t you want me (1981)
95.  Imagination – Just an illusion (1982)
96.  Alphaville – Sounds like a melody (1984)
97.  Alan Parson Project – Eye in the sky (1982)
98.  Joan Jett – I love Rock and Roll (1982)
99.  Madness – Our house (1982)

Realizando este listado, he encontrado algunas canciones que, aunque no son de los 80 (o están muy cerca), creo que merece la pena mencionarlas, eso sí, fuera de la lista. Son las siguientes:

Canciones fuera de lista

1. REM – Losing my religion (1991)
2. Marc Cohn – Walking in Memphis (1991)
3. Guru Josh – Infinity (1990)
4. Stevie B – Because I love you (The Postman song) (1990)
5. Blondie – Heart of glass (1979)
6. Extreme – More than words (1991)
7. Abba – The Winner Takes It All (1979)
8. Depeche Mode – Enjoy the silence (1990)
9. Mike and Mechanics – Over my shoulder (1995)
10. Vanilla Ice – Ice Ice Baby (1990)
11. Pet Shop Boys – Go west (1979)