zooiiks

I'll continue:

"I Want Candy" - Bow Wow Wow
"Too Shy" - Kajagoogoo
"Look Of Love" - ABC
"Straight Up" - Paula Abdul
"You Got It (The Right Stuff)" - New Kids on The Block
"Working For The Weekend" - Loverboy

I do feel Battlefield" and Total Eclipse belong on the list, however

Nominations for replacements:

In Your Eyes - Peter Gabriel
Sledgehammer - Peter Gabriel
I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For - U2
Running to Stand Still - U2
In God's Country - U2
Summer of '69 - Bryan Adams
It's Still Rock 'n Roll to Me - Billy Joel
You May Be Right - Billy Joel
Allentown - Billy Joel
Goodnight Saigon - Billy Joel
The Longest Time - Billy Joel
Keepin' the Faith - Billy Joel
I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues - Elton John
Sad Songs - Elton John
Candle in the Wind (Live) - Elton John
Land of Confusion - Genesis
Throwing it All Away - Genesis
That's All - Genesis
The Way it Is - Bruce Hornsby
Glory Days - Bruce Springsteen
Dancing in the Dark - Bruce Springsteen
Power of Love - Huey Lewis
Heart of Rock & Roll - Huey Lewis
If This is It - Huey Lewis
Alone - Heart
All I Wanna Do Is Make Love With You - Heart
Eye of the Tiger - Survivor
The Search is Over - Survivor
Faithfully - Journey
At This Moment - Billy Vera
Everybody Wants to Rule the World - Tears for Fears
Shout - Tears for Fears
Head Over Heels - Tears for Fears
Careless Whisper - Wham
Father Figure - George Michael
A View to a Kill - Duran Duran
The Reflex - Duran Duran
Centerfield - John Fogerty
Centerfold - J. Geils Band
Safety Dance - Men Without Hats
Money for Nothing - Dire Straits
Walk of Life - Dire Straits
Footloose - Kenny Loggins
Ghostbusters - Ray Parker, Jr
Don't Dream It's Over - Crowded House
Don't You Forget About Me - Simple Minds
If You Leave - OMD
Flashdance - Irene Cara
Endless Summer Nights - Richard Marx
Right Here Waiting - Richard Marx
Free Fallin' - Tom Petty
Do They Know It's Christmas - Band Aid
End of the Innocence - Don Henley
The Boys of Summer - Don Henley
The Living Years - Mike & the Mechanics
What's Love Got to Do With It? - Tina Turner
Crazy for You - Madonna
Borderline - Madonna
You Might Think - The Cars
Drive - The Cars
Making Love Out of Nothing At All - Air Supply
Fast Car - Tracy Chapman
The Flame - Cheap Trick
Another Brick in the Wall - Pink Floyd
Old Time Rock and Roll - Bob Seger
Legs - ZZ Top
Handle With Care - Traveling Wilburys
One More Minute - Weird Al Yankovic
Yoda - Weird Al Yankovic
Woman - John Lennon
True Colors - Cyndi Lauper
No One is to Blame - Howard Jones
Never Surrender - Corey Hart
Kyrie - Mr. Mister
Beds are Burning - Midnight Oil
I've Had the Time of My Life - Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes
Back on the Chain Gang - The Pretenders
Eyes Without a Face - Billy Idol
Against All Odds - Phil Collins

And plenty more

cdollaz

Does anyone actually like the song "Eye Of The Tiger?"

Dr. Henry Jones, Jr.

Frank Stallone

dx23

Another shitty and incomplete list by VH1! What a surprise!

Nabalab

I'm sure I'll think of more, but 2 faves of mine missing from the list is -

"Wild Wild West" - The Escape Club
"Bizarre Love Triangle" - New Order

LorenzoL

That list is a joke. I like "Livin' on a Prayer" and "Pour Some Sugar On Me" but to called them the best two songs of the 80's is ridiculous. Also Rick Springfield in the top 20??? WTF.

Filmmaker

No. Fucking. Doubt!

And, sorry to beat the U2-love drum again, but "Where the Streets Have No Name" is the greatest song ever in the history of ever. Not having it on the list is like not having air on a list of human necessities.

Joe Molotov

No Rush. Tom Sawyer was pretty good, right?

clckworang

Not that I think this song deserved to be at the top or anything, but I remember Cutting Crew's "I Just Died in Your Arms Tonight" was really big. I don't remember seeing anyone mention it, but it's one of those songs I still remember playing at school dances when I was in high school in the mid-'90s. At least I don't remember seeing "Red, Red Wine" on there. That songs makes me want to

But I rarely agree with any of these lists. Hell, I'd be happy to put Pixies up there at the top.

MissDinkers0978

Listen, i understand the whole fact that people are annoyed about what didn't make it onto the top 100 list. But it was based off of what people voted. If you truly cared than you should have voted. It happens.

MissDinkers0978

actually people do like eye of the tiger.
you people get so worked up over an opinion
they arent facts obviously. it's just what people thought.
if you don't agree with VH1 than don't watch it.

MissDinkers0978

100.Everybody’s Working For The Weekend. – Lover Boy
99. Everybody Have Fun Tonight – Wang Chung
98. My Perogative – Bobby Brown
97. What I Like About You – The Romantics
96. Down Under – Men At Work
95. Only In My Dreams – Debbie Gibson
94. Start Me Up – The Rolling Stones
93. Cars – Gary Numan
92. You Got It {Right Stuff} – New Kids On The Block
91. Walking On Sunshine – Katrina + The Waves
90. Wild Thing – Tone – Loc
89. Brass In Pocket - Pretenders
88. Ain’t Nobody – Rufus + Chaka Khan
87. Rock Me Amadeus - Falco
86. I Want Candy – Bow Wow Wow
85. Addicted To Love – Robert Palmer
84. All Night Long – Lionel Richie
83. Kiss – Prince
82. Tempted - Squeeze
81. Word Up - Cameo
80. It Takes Two – Rob Base + DJ E-Z Rock
79. Don’t You Want Me – The Human League
78. Call Me - Blondie
77. Candy Girl – New Edition
76. She Blinded Me With Science – Thomas Dolby
75. Little Red Corvette - Prince
74. Faith – George Michael
73. 99 LuftBalloons - Nena
72. One Thing Leads To Another – The Fixx
71. Super Freak- Rick James
70. I Love Rock And Roll – Joan Jett And The BlackHearts
69. It’s The End Of The World As We Know It - REM
68. Fight The Power – Public Enemy
67. Keep On Loving You – REO Speedwagon
66. Just Can’t Get Enough – Depeche Mode
65. I Want To Know What Love Is – The Foreigners
64. Straight Up – Paula Abdul
63. Whip It - Devo
62. Take My Breath Away - Berlin
61. Mr. Roboto - Styx
60. Bust A Move – Young MC
59. Jack And Diane – John Cougar
58. Do You Really Want To Hurt Me – Culture Club
57. Tony Basil - Mickey
56. Bonnie Tyler – Total Eclipse Of The Heart
55. I ran (So Far Away) – A Flock Of Seagulls
54. Push It – Salt N Pepa
53. White Wedding – Billy Idol
52. You Spin Me Round – Dead Or Alive
51. Around And Around - Ratt
50. Sweet Dreams - Eurythmics
49. Fight For Your Right To Party – Beastie Boys
48. Born In The U.S.A. – Bruce Springsteen
47. We’re Not Gonna Take It – Twisted Sister
46. Every Breath You Take – The Police
45. Nasty – Janet Jackson
44. Cruel Summer - Bananarama
43. The Look Of Love - ABC
42. London Calling – The Clash
41. Dr. Feel Good – Motley Crue
40. Love Shack – B – 52’s
39. Melt With You – Modern English
38. In The Name Of Love – U2
37. Janie’s Got A Gun - AeroSmith
36. 867-5309/Jenny - Tommy TuTone
35. In The Air Tonight – Phil Collins
34. Every Rose Has It’s Thorn - Poison
33. Tainted Love – Soft Cell
32. Sister Christian – Night Ranger
31. Under Pressure – Queen David Bowie
30. Love Is A Battle Field – Pat Benatar
29. Burning Down The House – Talking Heads
28. Wake Me Up Before You Go Go - Wham
27. Too Shy - Hajagoogoo
26. Welcome To The Jungle – Guns N Roses
25. Our Lips Are Sealed – The Go Go’s
24. Take On Me – A-ha
23. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun – Cyndi Lauper
22. Just Like Heaven – The Cure
21. Beat It – Michael Jackson
20. Jessie’s Girl – Rick Springfield
19. Time After Time – Cyndi Lauper
18. Come On Eileen – Dexy’s Midnight Runner
17. Here I Go Again - Whitesnake
16. Need You Tonight - Inxs
15. Jump – Van Halen
14. Walk Like An Egyptian – The Bangles
13. With Or Without You – U2
12. How Will I Know – Whitney Houston
11. Don’t Stop Believin Journey
10. You Shook Me All Night – AC/DC
9. Walk This Way – Run DMC + AeroSmith
8. Like A Virgin - Madonna
7. Sweet Child Of Mine – Guns N Roses
6. I Can’t Go For That – Hall + Oates
5. When Doves Cry - Prince
4. Billie Jean – Michael Jackson
3. Hungry Like A Wolf – Duran Duran
2. Pour Some Sugar On Me – Deff Leopard
1. Livin On A Prayer – Bon Jovi

Goldberg74

When I was in Philly over Labor Day in 1995, their local Pop/Rock station (Y100) did a top 300 songs from the 80s. I went down to the local market and bought a ton of cassette tapes and stayed up all night and recorded almost all of them (I think I'm missing about 30-35 of them).

I still listen to that list as the definative list and have been trying to procure every last one of them.

Filmmaker

Ah, so just by voting, that would have ensured that each of our respective picks would have gained entry on the list, yes? Rubbish.

mllefoo

Not to mention the fact that they probably had a set list of songs to vote for, and that list probably didn't include any of the songs people are mentioning in this thread. Otherwise they'd have made the list in the first place. Simple as that.

Charlie Goose

I made a list too:

The Reasons Why 'VH1's 100 Greatest 80s Songs List' Sucks
1) Because it sucks.

Brain Stew

Y100 closed a year or two ago . Now a really poor hip hop station has replaced it.

grundle

In any real list of the 100 best songs of the 1980s, at least 90 of them would be from 1983 and earlier.

grundle

True, but it still deserves to be on the list.

Along with "Kiss On My List," "You Make My Dreams," "Private Eyes," "Your Imagination," "Did It In A Minute," "Maneater," "Family Man," "One On One," and "Say It Isn't So."

I think this list was made by younger people who weren't around in the early 80s, and have no idea how great Hall and Oates are to anyone who grew up then.

grundle

I love it, and would have put it in the top 10.

Brack

At least A-Ha's "Take On Me" made it, one of my favorite songs of all time. That's all I cared about.

grundle

To add to what I said in my previous posts.....

They included "Call Me" by Blondie. I would have skipped that, and included "The Tide Is High" instead.

The absence of "Betty Davis Eyes" by Kim Carnes is inexcusable. This reinforces my belief that the people who made this list are young idiots who weren't around in the early 80s.

They included "London Calling" by the Clash. While I like that song, and love that album, they should have included "Rock The Casbah" instead.

"He Could Be The One" and "Johnny Are You Queer" by Josie Cotton are not here. They should be.

There's no Fleetwood Mac here. They should have included "Hold Me" and "Gypsy."

They should have included "Jukebox" by the Flirts.

I'm glad they included "Our Lips Are Sealed" by the Go Go's. They also should have included "We Got The Beat," "Vacation," and "Head Over Heels." The Go Go's are one of the best artists of the 80s, and all 4 of those songs deserves to have been included.

"Electric Avenue" by Eddie Grant should have been included, but I'm sure the idiots who made this list don't know who he is.

"Love Plus One" by Haircut 100 should have been here.

"All Those Years Ago" by George Harrison should have been here. Curse these bastards for not putting this gem on the list.

"Girls Like Me" and "Shelley's Boyfriend" by Bonnie Hayes should have been here.

I'm glad they included "I Love Rock And Roll" by Joan Jett. But they also should have included "Do You Wanna Touch Me," which is a much better song.

Where the heck is "I Feel For You" by Chaka Khan? Oh yeah, that's right, this list was made by people who weren't alive then.

"Boy From New York City" by Manhattan Transfer is not here. These people have no taste whatsoever.

Of course these idiots didn't include "Abracadabra" by Steve Miller - because this list was made by idiots.

Anyone who was alive 25 years ago loves "Words" by Missing Persons. It's not here. This list was made by brain dead morons.

"Only The Lonely" by the Motels is not here. These people do not care about good music.

"Pass The Dutchie" by Musical Youth is not here. I am not surpirsed that this great classic was left off.

They should have included "Queen Of Hearts" by Juice Newton.

These idiots neglected to include the groovy masterpiece "The Other Woman" by Ray Parker Jr. On the positive side, they skipped his horrible "Ghostbusters."

I'm glad they included "Brass In Pocket" by the Pretenders. At least someone there has a brain. But they also should have included "Back On The Chain Gang" and "Middle Of The Road."

No Quarterflash? Those bastards. They should have included "Find Another Fool." (I know most people prefer "Harden My Heart," but not me.)

My favorite song of all time, "Goodbye To You" by Scandal, is not here. It's on dozens of multiartist 80s compilations. You can listen to it 100 times in a row and not get tired of it. There is no excsue for not including this one.

"I Eat Cannibals" by Total Ceolo is not here. Ugh! Well, at least they had the decency to include "I Want Candy" by Bow Wow Wow.

"I Know What Boys Like," "Square Pegs," and "Christmas Wrapping" by the Waitresses should all be here. But none of them are here. Sigh.

The absence of "Kids In America" by Kim Wilde is more proof that these people were not alive or watching MTV in the early 80s.

grundle

Which is why I'm glad I grew up in the early 80s instead of the late 80s.

jpdude

No love for "St Elmo's Fire" by John Parr? like, OMG! gag me with a spoon, like, totally!

Heat

The problem with the '80s is that music changed quite - you have the New Wave of the early '80s (the music I like) and the hair bands of the late '80s (which I don't like), along with a few rock bands tossed in as well as a couple teenie bopper acts (Debbie Gibson / Tiffany). Is Jon Bon Jovi the best representation of the '80s? Well, not in my book, but as a good rocker from that era I would say that "Livin’ on a Prayer" wasn't a horrible choice as #1 - I would have probably put "Born in the USA" in the #1 spot (or possibly something else by Bruce Springsteen).

If it were up to me, Safety Dance would have been in the top 5 but on this list it wasn't even in the top 100.