Matt and I dip back into music and Top 100 lists for this podcast, in which we talk about the most quintessentially ’80s songs. Find out what Toto’s “Africa” and Lionel Richie’s “All Night Long” have in common, why Matt loves The Outfield’s “Your Love” so much, learn about the magic of hair metal, and discover what put “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” over the edge to make it the number one song.
See below for the full list of songs:
- “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun,” Cyndi Lauper
- “Don’t Stop Believin’,” Journey
- “Fight the Power,” Public Enemy
- “Billie Jean,” Michael Jackson
- “Born in the U.S.A.,” Bruce Springsteen
- “Rio,” Duran Duran
- “The Message,” Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
- “Livin’ on a Prayer,” Bon Jovi
- “In the Air Tonight,” Phil Collins
- “Straight Outta Compton,” N.W.A
- “Everybody Wants to Rule the World,” Tears for Fears
- “Don’t You (Forget About Me),” Simple Minds
- “Tainted Love,” Soft Cell
- “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For,” U2
- “Total Eclipse of the Heart,” Bonnie Taylor
- “Alone,” Heart
- “Material Girl,” Madonna
- “Don’t You Want Me,” Human League
- “Take on Me,” a-Ha
- “Come on Eileen,” Dexys Midnight Runners
- “How Soon Is Now,” The Smiths
- “Love Will Tear Us Apart,” Joy Division
- “Physical,” Olivia Newton-John
- “Pour Some Sugar on Me,” Def Leppard
- “Your Love,” The Outfield
- “Sweet Dreams,” The Eurythmics
- “All Night Long,” Lionel Richie
- “You Spin Me Round,” Dead or Alive
- “Eye of the Tiger,” Survivor
- “Love is a Battlefield,” Pat Benatar
- “Maneater,” Hall and Oates
- “Jump,” Van Halen
- “Never Gonna Give You Up,” Rick Astley
- “When Doves Cry,” Prince
- “Jessie’s Girl,” Rick Springfield
- “Here Comes Your Man,” The Pixies
- “Push It,” Salt-n-Pepa
- “I Wanna Dance with Somebody Who Loves Me,” Whitney Houston
- “What’s Love Got to Do with It?” Tina Turner
- “Rebel Yell,” Billy Idol
- “The Safety Dance,” Men Without Hats
- “In Your Eyes,” Peter Gabriel
- “Video Killed the Radio Star,” The Buggles
- “Africa,” Toto
- “Walk Like an Egyptian,” The Bangles
- “Free Falling,” Tom Petty
- “Fight for Your Right,” Beastie Boys
- “I Ran (So Far Away),” Flock of Seagulls
- “Break My Stride,” Matthew Wilder
- “Once in a Lifetime,” Talking Heads
- “Whip It,” Devo
- “She Works Hard for the Money,” Donna Summer
- “Careless Whisper,” Wham!
- “Walk This Way,” Aerosmith/Run-DMC
- “Flashdance…What a Feeling,” Irene Cara
- “Karma Chameleon,” Culture Club
- “Sweet Child O’ Mine,” Guns ‘n Roses
- “Let’s Dance,” David Bowie
- “Sucker MCs,” Run-DMC
- “Highway to the Danger Zone,” Kenny Loggins
- “My Melody,” Eric B. and Rakim
- “Don’t Worry, Be Happy,” Bobby McFerrin
- “Every Breath You Take,” The Police
- “I Want to Know What Love Is,” Foreigner
- “Bette Davis Eyes,” Kim Carnes
- “Every Rose Has Its Thorn,” Poison
- “Straight Up,” Paula Abdul
- “Heaven is a Place on Earth,” Belinda Carlisle
- “Broken Wings,” Mr. Mister
- “Summer of ‘69,” Bryan Adams
- “Invisible Touch,” Genesis
- “Oh Sherrie,” Steve Perry
- “Sister Christian,” Night Ranger
- “One,” Metallica
- “I Melt with You,” Modern English
- “Rock Me Amadeus,” Falco
- “Under Pressure,” Queen and David Bowie
- “Mr. Roboto,” Styx
- “The Humpty Dance,” Digital Underground
- “Lovesong,” The Cure
- “Puttin’ on the Ritz,” Taco
- “I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles),” The Proclaimers
- “Owner of a Lonely Heart,” Yes
- “Working for the Weekend,” Loverboy
- “Always Something There to Remind Me,” Naked Eyes
- “Young Turks,” Rod Stewart
- “Conga,” Miami Sound Machine
- “Pink Houses,” John Mellencamp
- “Me Myself and I,” De La Soul
- “We Got the Beat,” The Go-Gos
- “99 Luftballoons,” Nena
- “She Drives Me Crazy,” Fine Young Cannibals
- “Uptown Girl,” Billy Joel
- “Let’s Hear it for the Boy,” Deniece Williams
- “We Don’t Have to Take Our Clothes Off,” Jermaine Stewart
- “Power of Love,” Huey Lewis and the News
- “Back on the Chain Gang,” The Pretenders
- “Children’s Story,” Slick Rick
- “Money for Nothing,” Dire Straits
- “I Just Died in Your Arms Tonight,” Cutting Crew
(The last three out) - “Relax,” Frankie Goes to Hollywood
- “Axel F,” Harold Faltermeyer
- “Get Out of My Dreams and into My Car,” Billy Ocean
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