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Subject: Top 10 Songs (1984)

Written By: Doc Brown on 09/15/17 at 11:28 am

Glenn Frey
"Smuggler's Blues"

Huey Lewis & The News
"I Want A New Drug"

Phil Collins
"Against The Odds(Take A Look At Me Now)"

The Cars
"You Might Think"

Tina Turner
"What's Love Got To Do With It?"

Talking Heads
"Life During Wartime"(live)

Lindsey Buckingham
"Go Insane"

Bruce Springsteen
"Dancing In The Dark"

Van Halen
"Jump"

Cyndi Lauper
"Girls Just Wanna Have Fun"

Your Pal,
Doc

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Subject: Re: Top 10 Songs (1984)

Written By: violet_shy on 09/15/17 at 5:08 pm

1. Owner of a lonely heart - Yes
2. Talking in your sleep - The Romantics
3. Self control - Laura Branigan
4. The glamorous life - Sheila E.
5. Let the music play - Shannon
6. Lucky Star - Madonna
7. Cruel Summer - Bananarama
8. Joanna - Kool & The Gang
9. Against all odds - Phil Collins
10. Break my stride - Mathew Wilder

Subject: Re: Top 10 Songs (1984)

Written By: #Infinity on 09/16/17 at 12:11 am

Yep, 1984 is another contender for my favourite year for music ever. Time for another top 100!

1. Footloose / Kenny Loggins
2. Self Control / Laura Branigan
3. The Beautiful Ones / Prince
4. Holding Out for a Hero / Bonnie Tyler
5. Forever Young / Alphaville
6. Wouldn’t It Be Good / Nik Kershaw
7. Rough Justice / Bananarama
8. Purple Rain / Prince
9. High Energy / Evelyn Thomas
10. Its My Life / Talk Talk
11. The Lucky One / Laura Branigan
12. The Power of Love / Frankie Goes to Hollywood
13. How Soon Is Now / The Smiths
14. Together in Electric Dreams / Phillip Oakley & Giorgio Moroder
15. Shout / Tears for Fears
16. Turn to You / The Go-Go’s
17. Stuck on You / Lionel Richie
18. What Difference Does It Make? / The Smiths
19. Boys Do Fall in Love / Robin Gibb
20. Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) / Phil Collins
21. The Warrior / Scandal
22. The Riddle / Nik Kershaw
23. Love Resurrection / Alison Moyet
24. Hyperactive! / Thomas Dolby
25. The Boys of Summer / Don Henley
26. One Night in Bangkok / Murray Head
27. Somebody’s Watching Me / Rockwell feat. Michael Jackson
28. Madonna's Eyes / Jennifer Rush
29. Conditioning / Howard Jones
30. Drive / The Cars
31. Downbound Train / Bruce Springsteen
32. When Doves Cry / Prince
33. Masquerade / Evelyn Thomas
34. What’s Love Got to Do with It / Tina Turner
35. I Know Him So Well / Elaine Paige & Barbara Dickson
36. Whatever I Do (Wherever I Go) / Hazell Dean
37. Big in Japan / Alphaville
38. Hello / Lionel Richie
39. Borderline / Madonna
40. I Won’t Run Away / Alvin Stardust
41. Time After Time / Cyndi Lauper
42. Pride (In the Name of Love) / U2
43. Born in the U.S.A. / Bruce Springsteen
44. World Destruction / Time Zone
45. Why? / Bronski Beat
46. I Want to Know What Love Is / Foreigner
47. We Belong / Pat Benatar
48. The Reflex / Duran Duran
49. I Want to Break Free / Queen
50. Eyes Without a Face / Billy Idol
51. Private Dancer / Tina Turner
52. Here Comes the Rain Again / Eurythmics
53. Passengers / Elton John
54. I Want a New Drug / Huey Lewis & The News
55. Jump (For My Love) / Pointer Sisters
56. Warning Sign / Nick Heyward
57. Human Racing / Nik Kershaw
58. Radio Ga Ga / Queen
59. New Attitude / Patti LaBelle
60. Step Off / The Furious Five feat. Cowboy, Melle Mel and Scorpio
61. Break Dance Party / Break Machine
62. Sunset Now / Heaven 17
63. Gratitude / Danny Elfman
64. I Would Die 4 U / Prince
65. The Longest Time / Billy Joel
66. Farewell My Summer Love / Michael Jackson
67. Go Insane / Lindsey Buckingham
68. Kansas City Milkman / Level 42
69. Love Lies Lost / Helen Terry
70. Dance Hall Days / Wang Chung
71. The Heart of Rock & Roll / Huey Lewis & The News
72. Dancing Girls / Nik Kershaw
73. Since Yesterday / Strawberry Switchblade
74. Ghostbusters / Ray Parker Jr.
75. Never Ending Story / Limahl
76. Careless Whisper / George Michael
77. Dancing in the Dark / Bruce Springsteen
78. Fresh / Kool & The Gang
79. The Moment of Truth / Survivor
80. It’s a Hard Life / Queen
81. Let’s Go Crazy / Prince
82. Head Over Heels / The Go-Go’s
83. You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) / Dead or Alive
84. You Take Me Up / Thompson Twins
85. Young at Heart / The Bluebells
86. Lay Your Hands on Me / Thompson Twins
87. Locomotion / Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
88. Louise / The Human League
89. The Second Time / Kim Wilde
90. Rock You Like a Hurricane / The Scorpions
91. Round and Round / Spandau Ballet
92. I Can’t Drive 55 / Sammy Hagar
93. You Might Think / The Cars
94. Missing You / John Waite
95. No More Words / Berlin
96. Love’s Great Adventure / Ultravox
97. I Can’t Hold Back / Survivor
98. Breakdance / Irene Cara
99. Close (to the Edit) / Art of Noise
100. Panama / Van Halen

Subject: Re: Top 10 Songs (1984)

Written By: robby76 on 09/22/17 at 10:10 am

Wow what a classic 80s year - so many big hits! Some of my 1983 songs should also be in this list but oh well.
I think every Jackson apart from Michael had an album out this year.

Let's Hear It For The Boy - Deniece Williams
Dress You Up / Angel / Material Girl - Madonna
Me Va / Moonlight Lady / Bambou Medley / All of You - Julio Iglesias (thanks to my mum :) )
Hard Habit To Break - Chicago
The War Song - Culture Club
Time After Time - Cyndi Lauper
Wait - The Jacksons
Sweetest Sweetest - Jermaine Jackson
Hot Potato - La Toya Jackson
I Won't Let The Sun Go Down On Me / Human Racing - Nik Kershaw
There's No Stoppin Us - Ollie & Jerry
If Ever You're In My Arms Again - Peabo Bryson
Centipede - Rebbie Jackson
Love Somebody - Rick Springfield
Glamorous Life - Sheila E
I Just Called To Say I Love You - Stevie Wonder (the only song that reminds me of my dear dad)
Last Christmas / Wake Me Up - WHAM
Let's Go Crazy - Prince

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Subject: Re: Top 10 Songs (1984)

Written By: dbutler69 on 09/25/17 at 9:23 am

1984 is probably my favorite year in music. Either that, or 1982.

1 Prince - When Doves Cry
2 Wham! - Freedom
3 Prince and The Revolution - Let's Go Crazy
4 Wham! - Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go
5 Murray Head - One Night in Bangkok
6 Depeche Mode - Master and Servant
7 Dead or Alive - You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)
8 Prince and The Revolution - I Would Die 4 U
9 Wham! - Everything She Wants
10 The Smiths - Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now

11 Echo and The Bunnymen - The Killing Moon
12 The Smiths - What Difference Does It Make?
13 The Smiths - William, It Was Really Nothing
14 Talk Talk - It's My Life
15 Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy
16 Wham! - Careless Whisper
17 The Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls
18 Depeche Mode - Blasphemous Rumours
19 Billy Idol - Eyes Without a Face
20 New Order - Thieves Like Us
21 a-ha - Take On Me
22 The Cars - Drive
23 Laura Branigan - Self Control
24 Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time
25 The Psychedelic Furs - The Ghost in You
26 Alphaville - Big in Japan
27 U2 - Pride (In the Name of Love)
28 Alphaville - Sounds Like a Melody
29 Fiction Factory - (Feels Like) Heaven
30 Vicious Pink - Cccan't You See…
31 Alphaville - Forever Young
32 Billy Idol - Catch My Fall
33 Culture Club - Miss Me Blind
34 Depeche Mode - People are People
35 Spandau Ballet - I'll Fly for You
36 Shannon - Let the Music Play
37 Madonna - Like a Virgin
38 Debbie Deb - Lookout Weekend
39 Limahl - The NeverEnding Story
40 Wang Chung - Don't Let Go
41 "Ultravox -
Dancing With Tears in My Eyes"
42 Animotion - Obsession
43 Spandau Ballet - Only When You Leave
44 Pat Benatar - We Belong
45 The Police - King of Pain
46 Duran Duran - The Wild Boys
47 Billy Joel - The Longest Time
48 The Psychedelic Furs - Heaven
49 Tones on Tail -  Go!
50 Cabaret Voltaire - Sensoria
51 Lisa-Lisa and Cult Jam - I Wonder If I Take You Home
52 Madonna - Angel
53 Ultravox - Love's Great Adventure
54 Fad Gadget - Collapsing New People
55 Tears for Fears - Mothers Talk
56 Spandau Ballet - Round and Round
57 Whodini - Freaks Come Out at Night
58 Teena Marie - Lovergirl
59 Newcleus - Jam on It
60 Eurythmics - Here Comes the Rain Again

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