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100 Greatest '80s Songs

Curated by Amazon's Music Experts

The absolute best songs across all genres that defined the '80s.

99 SONGS • 7 HOURS AND 19 MINUTES

1Like A Virgin
Like A Virgin
Madonna
Like a Virgin (Reissue)
03:38
2Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go
Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go
Wham!
Make It Big
03:51
3Livin' On A Prayer
Livin' On A Prayer
Bon Jovi
Slippery When Wet
04:09
4Summer Of '69
Summer Of '69
Bryan Adams
Reckless (30th Anniversary / Deluxe Edition)
03:36
5You're the Voice
You're the Voice
John Farnham
Whispering Jack
05:00
6Electric Blue
Electric Blue
Icehouse
Man Of Colours
04:23
7Hungry Like the Wolf (2009 Remaster)
Hungry Like the Wolf (2009 Remaster)
Duran Duran
Rio (Collector's Edition)
03:40
8I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)
I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)
Whitney Houston
Whitney
04:53
9Time After Time
Time After Time
Cyndi Lauper
She's So Unusual
04:05
10Need You Tonight
Need You Tonight
INXS
Kick (Remastered 2011)
03:01
11Dancing In the Dark
Dancing In the Dark
Bruce Springsteen
Born In The U.S.A.
04:05
12I Got You
I Got You
Split Enz
True Colours
03:29
13You Make My Dreams (Come True)
You Make My Dreams (Come True)
Daryl Hall & John Oates
Voices
03:11
14Little Red Corvette
Little Red Corvette
E
Prince
1999 [Explicit]
04:56
15Beds Are Burning (Remastered)
Beds Are Burning (Remastered)
Midnight Oil
Diesel And Dust
04:15
16You Shook Me All Night Long
You Shook Me All Night Long
AC/DC
Back In Black
03:30
17If I Could Turn Back Time
If I Could Turn Back Time
Cher
Heart Of Stone
04:00
18Don't Stop Believin'
Don't Stop Believin'
Journey
Escape
04:11
19Sweet Child O' Mine
Sweet Child O' Mine
Guns N' Roses
Appetite For Destruction [Explicit]
05:56
20Africa
Africa
Toto
Toto IV
04:55
21Forever Now (2011 Remastered)
Forever Now (2011 Remastered)
Cold Chisel
Circus Animals
04:28
22Faith (Remastered)
Faith (Remastered)
George Michael
Faith
03:13
23Let's Dance (2018 Remaster)
Let's Dance (2018 Remaster)
David Bowie
Loving the Alien (1983 - 1988)
07:37
24Pour Some Sugar On Me (Remastered 2017)
Pour Some Sugar On Me (Remastered 2017)
Def Leppard
Hysteria (Deluxe)
04:27
25Boys In Town
Boys In Town
Divinyls
Desperate
02:52
26Heaven Is a Place On Earth
Heaven Is a Place On Earth
Belinda Carlisle
Heaven on Earth
04:07
27Walk This Way
Walk This Way
Run-DMC feat. Aerosmith
Raising Hell [Explicit]
05:10
28Jump (2015 Remaster)
Jump (2015 Remaster)
Van Halen
1984
04:01
29In the Air Tonight (2015 Remaster)
In the Air Tonight (2015 Remaster)
Phil Collins
Face Value (2016 Remaster)
05:36
30The Power Of Love
The Power Of Love
Huey Lewis And The News
Greatest Hits: Huey Lewis And The News
03:54
31Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) (Remastered)
Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) (Remastered)
Eurythmics, Annie Lennox & Dave Stewart
Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)
03:37
32I Should Be so Lucky
I Should Be so Lucky
Kylie Minogue
Kylie
03:24
33Everybody Wants To Rule The World
Everybody Wants To Rule The World
Tears For Fears
Songs From The Big Chair (Super Deluxe)
04:12
34Sledgehammer (Remastered)
Sledgehammer (Remastered)
Peter Gabriel
So (Special Edition)
05:13
35Footloose (From "Footloose" Soundtrack)
Footloose (From "Footloose" Soundtrack)
Kenny Loggins
Footloose (15th Anniversary Collectors' Edition)
03:46
36Run to Paradise
Run to Paradise
The Choirboys
Big Bad Noise
04:11
37Uptown Girl
Uptown Girl
Billy Joel
An Innocent Man
03:18
38Islands in the Stream
Islands in the Stream
Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers
Pure & Simple
04:10
39Addicted To Love
Addicted To Love
Robert Palmer
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best Of Robert Palmer
06:03
40Gloria
Gloria
Laura Branigan
Branigan
04:55
41Call Me (Theme From "American Gigolo" / Remastered)
Call Me (Theme From "American Gigolo" / Remastered)
Blondie
Autoamerican
08:07
42Love Is A Battlefield
Love Is A Battlefield
Pat Benatar
Live From Earth (Live)
05:25
43I Want To Know What Love Is
I Want To Know What Love Is
Foreigner
Agent Provocateur
05:00
44Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) [2016 Remaster]
Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) [2016 Remaster]
Phil Collins
The Singles (Expanded)
03:26
45Every Breath You Take
Every Breath You Take
The Police
Synchronicity (Remastered 2003)
04:13
46Like a Prayer
Like a Prayer
Madonna
Like a Prayer
05:40
47I Just Called To Say I Love You
I Just Called To Say I Love You
Stevie Wonder
The Definitive Collection
04:22
48What's Love Got to Do with It (2015 Remaster)
What's Love Got to Do with It (2015 Remaster)
Tina Turner
Private Dancer (30th Anniversary Issue)
03:50
49Welcome To The Jungle
Welcome To The Jungle
E
Guns N' Roses
Appetite For Destruction [Explicit]
04:34
50Easy Lover
Easy Lover
Philip Bailey & Phil Collins
Chinese Wall (Expanded Edition)
05:05
51Walk Like an Egyptian
Walk Like an Egyptian
The Bangles
Totally Spies (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
03:21
52With Or Without You (Remastered)
With Or Without You (Remastered)
U2
The Joshua Tree (Remastered)
04:56
53How Will I Know
How Will I Know
Whitney Houston
Whitney Houston
04:29
54Danger Zone (From "Top Gun" Original Soundtrack)
Danger Zone (From "Top Gun" Original Soundtrack)
Kenny Loggins
Top Gun - Motion Picture Soundtrack (Special Expanded Edition)
03:36
55Total Eclipse of the Heart
Total Eclipse of the Heart
Bonnie Tyler
Faster Than The Speed Of Night
06:58
56Thriller
Thriller
Michael Jackson
Thriller
05:58
57Under Pressure (Remastered 2011) [feat. David Bowie]
Under Pressure (Remastered 2011) [feat. David Bowie]
Queen feat. David Bowie
The Platinum Collection (2011 Remaster)
03:57
58All Out of Love
All Out of Love
Air Supply
Deadpool 2 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Deluxe - Super Duper Cut] [Explicit]
04:04
59Cruel Summer
Cruel Summer
Bananarama
The Greatest Hits Collection (Collector Edition)
03:35
60Girls Just Want to Have Fun
Girls Just Want to Have Fun
Cyndi Lauper, Anton Fig, Krystal Davis, Jules Shear, Eric Brazilian, Ellie Greenwich, Rob Hyman, Rick Chertoff, Neil Jason, William Wittman, Richard Termini, Peter Wood, Dianne Wilson, Rick DiFonzo & Maeretha Stewart, Vocalist
She's So Unusual
03:58
61If I Could
If I Could
1927
…ish
03:40
62Nasty
Nasty
Janet Jackson
Control
04:03
63It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) (Remastered)
It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) (Remastered)
R.E.M.
Document - 25th Anniversary Edition
04:07
64Whip It (2009 Remaster)
Whip It (2009 Remaster)
DEVO
Freedom of Choice (2009 Remaster) [Deluxe Edition]
02:39
65Fight For Your Right
Fight For Your Right
Beastie Boys
Licensed To Ill
03:29
66White Wedding (Pt. 1 / Remastered 2002)
White Wedding (Pt. 1 / Remastered 2002)
Billy Idol
The Very Best Of Billy Idol: Idolize Yourself
04:13
67Push It
Push It
Salt-n-Pepa
Hot, Cool & Vicious
04:32
68Do You Really Want To Hurt Me
Do You Really Want To Hurt Me
Culture Club
Kissing To Be Clever
04:22
69Celebration
Celebration
Kool and The Gang
Celebrate!
04:58
70Teardrops
Teardrops
Womack And Womack
Conscience
05:03
71Sexual Healing
Sexual Healing
Marvin Gaye
Midnight Love
03:58
72West End Girls (2001 Remaster)
West End Girls (2001 Remaster)
Pet Shop Boys
Please
04:45
73Flashdance...What A Feeling
Flashdance...What A Feeling
Irene Cara
Flashdance..What A Feeling - Single
04:06
74Caribbean Queen (No More Love On the Run)
Caribbean Queen (No More Love On the Run)
Billy Ocean
Suddenly (Expanded Edition)
07:55
75Take on Me
Take on Me
A-Ha
Hunting High and Low (Deluxe Edition)
03:48
76You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)
You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)
Dead Or Alive
That's The Way I Like It: The Best Of Dead Or Alive
03:15
77Our Lips Are Sealed (2011 Remaster)
Our Lips Are Sealed (2011 Remaster)
The Go-Go's
Beauty And The Beat (30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
02:49
78Tainted Love
Tainted Love
Soft Cell
Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret
02:33
79Take My Breath Away (Love Theme from "Top Gun")
Take My Breath Away (Love Theme from "Top Gun")
Berlin
Top Gun - Motion Picture Soundtrack (Special Expanded Edition)
04:16
80Endless Love
Endless Love
Lionel Richie & Diana Ross
Endless Love (Soundtrack)
04:27
81True (2003 Remaster)
True (2003 Remaster)
Spandau Ballet
True (Special Edition)
06:33
82Ain't Nobody
Ain't Nobody
Chaka Khan
Epiphany: The Best of Chaka Khan, Vol. 1
04:40
83Never Gonna Give You Up
Never Gonna Give You Up
Rick Astley
The Best of Me
03:34
84Smooth Operator
Smooth Operator
Sade
Diamond Life
04:59
85I'm So Excited
I'm So Excited
Pointer Sisters
So Excited! (Expanded Edition)
03:51
86Come On Eileen (Single Edit)
Come On Eileen (Single Edit)
Dexys Midnight Runners & Kevin Rowland
Come On Eileen / Dubious
03:25
87Just Like Heaven
Just Like Heaven
The Cure
Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me [Explicit]
03:32
88Keep on Loving You
Keep on Loving You
REO Speedwagon
The Hits
03:21
89Jack & Diane
Jack & Diane
John Mellencamp
The Best That I Could Do 1978 - 1988
04:14
9099 Red Balloons
99 Red Balloons
NENA
80s Dance
03:50
91Funky Town
Funky Town
Pseudo Echo
Complete Eighties
04:53
92She Blinded Me With Science (2009 Remastered Version)
She Blinded Me With Science (2009 Remastered Version)
Thomas Dolby
The Golden Age Of Wireless
03:42
93Come Said The Boy (Digitally Remastered)
Come Said The Boy (Digitally Remastered)
Mondo Rock
The Greatest Hits (Digitally Remastered)
05:16
94If It Isn't Love
If It Isn't Love
New Edition
Heart Break
05:09
95It Takes Two
It Takes Two
Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock
It Takes Two
05:00
96I Ran (So Far Away)
I Ran (So Far Away)
Flock Of Seagulls
I Ran: The Best Of
05:02
97We're Not Gonna Take It
We're Not Gonna Take It
Twisted Sister
Stay Hungry
03:39
98Burning Down the House (2003 Remaster)
Burning Down the House (2003 Remaster)
Talking Heads
The Best of Talking Heads
04:02
99Purple Rain
Purple Rain
Prince
Purple Rain [Explicit]
08:40