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:

1. “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun,” Cyndi Lauper
2. “Don’t Stop Believin’,” Journey
3. “Fight the Power,” Public Enemy
4. “Billie Jean,” Michael Jackson
5. “Born in the U.S.A.,” Bruce Springsteen
6. “Rio,” Duran Duran
7. “The Message,” Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
8. “Livin’ on a Prayer,” Bon Jovi
9. “In the Air Tonight,” Phil Collins
10. “Straight Outta Compton,” N.W.A
11. “Everybody Wants to Rule the World,” Tears for Fears
12. “Don’t You (Forget About Me),” Simple Minds
13. “Tainted Love,” Soft Cell
14. “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For,” U2
15. “Total Eclipse of the Heart,” Bonnie Taylor
16. “Alone,” Heart
17. “Material Girl,” Madonna
18. “Don’t You Want Me,” Human League
19. “Take on Me,” a-Ha
20. “Come on Eileen,” Dexys Midnight Runners
21. “How Soon Is Now,” The Smiths
22. “Love Will Tear Us Apart,” Joy Division
23. “Physical,” Olivia Newton-John
24. “Pour Some Sugar on Me,” Def Leppard   
25. “Your Love,” The Outfield   
26. “Sweet Dreams,” The Eurythmics
27. “All Night Long,” Lionel Richie  
28. “You Spin Me Round,” Dead or Alive
29. “Eye of the Tiger,” Survivor
30. “Love is a Battlefield,” Pat Benatar
31. “Maneater,” Hall and Oates
32. “Jump,” Van Halen
33. “Never Gonna Give You Up,” Rick Astley
34. “When Doves Cry,” Prince
35. “Jessie’s Girl,” Rick Springfield
36. “Here Comes Your Man,” The Pixies   
37. “Push It,” Salt-n-Pepa
38. “I Wanna Dance with Somebody Who Loves Me,” Whitney Houston
39. “What’s Love Got to Do with It?” Tina Turner
40. “Rebel Yell,” Billy Idol
41. “The Safety Dance,” Men Without Hats
42. “In Your Eyes,” Peter Gabriel
43. “Video Killed the Radio Star,” The Buggles
44. “Africa,” Toto   
45. “Walk Like an Egyptian,” The Bangles
46. “Free Falling,” Tom Petty   
47. “Fight for Your Right,” Beastie Boys
48. “I Ran (So Far Away),” Flock of Seagulls
49. “Break My Stride,” Matthew Wilder
50. “Once in a Lifetime,” Talking Heads    
51. “Whip It,” Devo
52. “She Works Hard for the Money,” Donna Summer
53. “Careless Whisper,” Wham!
54. “Walk This Way,” Aerosmith/Run-DMC
55. “Flashdance…What a Feeling,” Irene Cara  
56. “Karma Chameleon,” Culture Club
57. “Sweet Child O’ Mine,” Guns ‘n Roses
58. “Let’s Dance,” David Bowie
59. “Sucker MCs,” Run-DMC
60. “Highway to the Danger Zone,” Kenny Loggins   
61. “My Melody,” Eric B. and Rakim   
62. “Don’t Worry, Be Happy,” Bobby McFerrin  
63. “Every Breath You Take,” The Police
64. “I Want to Know What Love Is,” Foreigner
65. “Bette Davis Eyes,” Kim Carnes
66. “Every Rose Has Its Thorn,” Poison
67. “Straight Up,” Paula Abdul
68. “Heaven is a Place on Earth,” Belinda Carlisle   
69. “Broken Wings,” Mr. Mister
70. “Summer of ‘69,” Bryan Adams
71. “Invisible Touch,” Genesis   
72. “Oh Sherrie,” Steve Perry
73. “Sister Christian,” Night Ranger
74. “One,” Metallica
75. “I Melt with You,” Modern English
76. “Rock Me Amadeus,” Falco
77. “Under Pressure,” Queen and David Bowie
78. “Mr. Roboto,” Styx
79. “The Humpty Dance,” Digital Underground
80. “Lovesong,” The Cure
81. “Puttin’ on the Ritz,” Taco
82. “I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles),” The Proclaimers
83. “Owner of a Lonely Heart,” Yes
84. “Working for the Weekend,” Loverboy
85. “Always Something There to Remind Me,” Naked Eyes
86. “Young Turks,” Rod Stewart
87. “Conga,” Miami Sound Machine
88. “Pink Houses,” John Mellencamp
89. “Me Myself and I,” De La Soul
90. “We Got the Beat,” The Go-Gos
91. “99 Luftballoons,” Nena
92. “She Drives Me Crazy,” Fine Young Cannibals
93. “Uptown Girl,” Billy Joel
94. “Let’s Hear it for the Boy,” Deniece Williams
95. “We Don’t Have to Take Our Clothes Off,” Jermaine Stewart
96. “Power of Love,” Huey Lewis and the News
97. “Back on the Chain Gang,” The Pretenders
98. “Children’s Story,” Slick Rick
99. “Money for Nothing,” Dire Straits
100. “I Just Died in Your Arms Tonight,” Cutting Crew
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101. “Relax,” Frankie Goes to Hollywood
102. “Axel F,” Harold Faltermeyer
103. “Get Out of My Dreams and into My Car,” Billy Ocean