Mi top 100 de los 80
No ha sido sencillo, pero si me preguntaran por las 100 mejores canciones de pop, new age, soul, rock en inglés de la década de los 80, ( una por intérprete, salvo los que participan en su doble condición como solista y vos principal de banda ) esta sería mi respuesta:
1. Thriller. Michael Jackson.
2. Rock Lobster. The B-52's
3. Love is a Battlefield. Pat Benatar
4. Hungry like a Wolf. Duran Duran.
5. I Ran. A flock of Seagulls
6. Red Skies. The Fixx.
7. Eyes without a face. Billy Idol.
8. Under pressure. David Bowie y Queen
9. Burning down the house. Talking Heads.
10. Crazy. Ice House
11. Everybody wants to rule the world. Tears for Fears.
12. Separate ways. Journey.
13. Vogue. Maddona.
14. Tainted Love. Soft Cell
15. Drive. The Cars.
16. On night in Bangkok. Murray Head
17. Bette Davis Eyes. Kim Carnes.
18. Strut. Sheena Easton.
19. I Know There's Something Going On. Frida.
20. When Doves Cry. Prince.
21. She Bop. Cindy Lauper.
22. New Year’s Eve.U2.
23. Urgent. Foreigner.
24. Heart Beat. Pet Shop Boys.
25. Kiss on my list. Hall and Oats.
26. Ghost Busters. Ray Parker Jr.
27. Miss me blind. Culture Club.
28. Sweet Child O' Mine. Guns N' Roses
29. Human touch. Rick Springfield
30. Cry wolf. A Ha
31. Our Lips Are Sealed. Go-Go's
32. Sister Christian. Night Ranger
33. Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This). Eurythmics
34. Jack & Diane. John Mellencamp
35. Mr. Roboto. Styx
36. Whip It. Devo
37. Straight Up. Paula Abdul
38. Super Freak. Rick James
39. She Blinded Me With Science. Thomas Dolby
40. Call Me. Blondie
41. Don't You Want Me? Human League
42. Addicted to Love. Robert Palmer
43. Rock me Amadeus. Falco
44. Cars. Gary Numan
45. Be good Johnny. Men at Work
46. Still Of The Nigh. Whitesnake
47. Teacher Teacher. 38 Special
48. Try it out. Gino Soccio
49. Eye In The Sky. The Alan Parsons Project
50. The Heat Of The Moment. Asia
51. Venus. Banarama
52. I Get Weak. Belinda Carlisle
53. Hazy Shade Of Winter. The Bangles
54. Lover Boy. Billy Ocean
55. Everybody Wants You Billy Squier -
56. Everybody Have Fun Tonight. Wang Chung
57. Working for the Weekend. Loverboy
58. Don't You Forget About Me. Simple Minds
59. It's Still Rock And Roll To Me. Billy Joel
60. Obsession. Animotion
61. Wanted Dead Or Alive. Bon Jovi
62. Amanda. Boston
63. I'm On Fire. Bruce Springsteen
64. Run To You. Bryan Adams
65. Sunglasses at Night. Corey Hart
66. Rock Of Ages. Def Leppard
67. Upside Down. Diana Ross
68. The Boys Of Summer. Don Henley
69. Electric Avenue. Eddy Grant
70. Hungry Eyes. Erick Carmen
71. Video Killed The Radio Star. The Buggles
72. Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny). Elton John
73. Every Breath You Take. The Police
74. Owner of a Lonely Heart. Yes
75. We built this city. Jefferson Starship
76. We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome). Tina Turner
77. Lay Your Hands on Me. Thompson Twins
78. Hold Me. Fleetwood Mac
79. Do I Do. Stevie Wonder
80. Edge of Seventeen. Stevie Nicks
81. Panamá. Van Halen
82. Relax. Frankie Goes To Hollywood
83. Monkey. George Michael
84. You Know I Love You. Don't You? Howard Jones
85. The Heart Of Rock & Roll. Huey Lewis & The News
86. Devil Inside. INXS
87. Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah). Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
88. You Keep Me Hanging On. Kim Wilde
89. Beds Are Burning. Midnight Oil
90. Magic. Olivia Newton-John
91. Your Love. The Outfield
92. Say, Say, Say. Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson
93. Big Time. Peter Gabriel
94. Sussudio. Phil Collins
95. Harden My Heart. Quarterflash
96. Round And Round. Ratt
97. Young Turks. Rod Stewart
98. Stranger In Town. Toto
99. Sleeping Bag. ZZ Top
100. Be Still My Beating Heart. Sting