Best decade of music and movies...
And I know some of these may be more new wave then pop, but if they were on the Billboard Top 100 they count, m'kay?
My list certainly changes over the years, but in my current mood I'd say:
1. Broken Wings by Mr.Mister
2. Self Control by Laura Branigan
3. Something About You by Level 42
4. Too Shy by Kajagoogoo
5. Our House by Madness
How can many of you not include Michael Jackson? MJ was the 80s!
shareI was just thinking that. I can do Michael Jackson only here...
1. Billie Jean
2. Thriller
3. Bad
4. Beat It
5. P.Y.T.
Never heard P.Y.T.
shareP. Y. T. (Pretty Young Thing). Top 10 hit off the Thriller album:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZZQuj6htF4
The movie Macgruber had the best of Broken Wings in cinema.
I don't listen to this type of music much anymore, but I'll go through my nostalgia memory banks and put out ones I remember liking as a kid. (They'll be 80's songs, but maybe not released as singles I guess). Not in any order.
1. Home by the Sea - Genesis
2. True Faith - New Order
3. Somebody's Watching Me - Rockwell
4. Hungry Like The Wolf - Duran Duran
5. Beat It - Michael Jackson
Since those are all guys, and I'm a modern type person who believes in equal representation, here are 5 from the women of that time
1. Eternal Flame - the Bangles
2. The Warrior - Scandal
3. Time After Time - Cindi Lauper
4. Self Control - Laura Branigan
5. 99 Red Balloons - Nena
Unfortunately, I don't have five that were made by the transgender, non-binary, or other category (I can't keep track anymore). Except maybe Karma Chameleon by Boy George would go here.
Bronski Beat, Marilyn, Dead Or Alive and Divine could join Boy George (Culture Club). 🌈
shareLove these.
shareWe've nailed a lot... Good to see Broken Wings and Kajagoogoo get some respect!
A few more pop hits that I didn't notice yet:
1. The Safety Dance - Men Without Hats
2. Karma Chameleon - Culture Club
3. Don't You Want Me - The Human League
4. All Night Long - Lionel Ritchie
5. Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go - Wham!
Love these.
shareThere's so many that come to mind when you really think about it. There's always Land Down Under, or stuff by Pat Benetar or Joan Jett. It kind of depends on where you draw the line between rock and pop. I saw that NotoriousRio put The Number of the Beast on his list, and if that's the case, I could put up Iron Maiden songs all day long!
shareAs I said right at the start of the thread, I could easily to a top 1000 (or a top 100 for each year). Then there’s album tracks, b-sides, where do you draw the line?
Pre computer days, I used to write lists of songs, albums, bands and in the end I had to throw it all away because it was taking over my life.
When I retire, I’ll fill my days cataloging my collection. Currently, the only list I have is my ‘want list’ of albums, which is huge.
I didn't even notice the topic said pop, but I don't care, if a song was a hit in the top 40 that's good enough for me! 😉
shareThey are too many of them , I am thinking now about:
-You are in the army now
- Wonderful life (black)
- Like a prayer
- Beat it
-The riddle
gloria - laura branigan
red red wine - ub40
dancing in the dark - bruce s
every time you go away - paul young
every breath you take - the police.