top 10 1980's Pop Singles

Advantages: Nostalgia
Disadvantages: Where has the great music gone now?

...bet. On to my top ten, not necessarily songs that were or are favourites of mine, or in some cases songs that I even liked, but songs that stand out as being indicative of the decade and have had influence on the music of today. To Cut a Long Story Short - Spandau Ballet. At the time this was something new, frilly collars and make up, of course came down from glam rock but now the style was evolving along with a new style of music. Maybe ...
...country and also graced the top ten in the US. This was one of the very first singles to come with a designer video and in many ways was a ground breaking single that influenced so many bands that followed. Cars relies on a solid electrically produced sound that while catchy was very powerful at the same time. Many bands have covered his work, most recognisably perhaps was the Sugerbabes song that relied heavily on the music from Are friends electric. ... Read review

Advantages: I was young then
Disadvantages: Makes me feel old now

...hair, the outrageous clothes on Top of the Pops, Maggie Thatcher, yuppies, big shoulder pads and high unemployment? I must confess that some of the songs are included as much for the memories they invoke as for the quality of the music. I’m not ashamed to say that I was a New Romantic/punk and spent a fortune on black make-up and hairspray. They are in no particular order. 1. New Years Day – U2 As the opening notes begin, I can feel my mood improving. ...
...this song in in my top 10 is due to Martin Kemp appearing on the great series The Kumars earlier this year. If any of you saw it, you will remember the family singing Gold to him along with some hilarious hip movements - classic. If anyone knows whether this series is available on video/DVD, please let me know as I would love a copy of this one. Gold charted in August 1983 and got to number 2. 4. Zoom – Fat Larry’s Band Oooh, what a smoocher! This ... Read review

Advantages: Good songs
Disadvantages: You have to ignore some of the fashion/music crimes committed in the 80s

**I was going to make my next opinion LOTR 2: The Two Towers, but since it's not on Ciao yet I was inspired by last night's 'I Love 1981' to share some of my older musical favourites. Merry Xmas everyone ** In my defence, I was born in 1981 (and only just!). I only really got in to music in the latter days of Nirvana, so can happily shrug off all of the ‘80s as before my time. Many people associate the ‘80s with rather naff music, clothes and, to ...
...there was quite a lot going on – the last days of punk, the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal (Iron Maiden, Saxon, etc), Ska, goth (Sisters of Mercy, Fields of the Nephilim, etc) lots of thrash metal and glam rock (Motley Crue, etc), Guns N Roses, early Nirvana… You might be surprised. When I hear ‘80s music though, I immediately think new wave/New Romantic/synth-pop; so I’m here defining ‘80s as a sound, not a decade (I think all my choices are from ... Read review

Advantages: Great songs from a great decade.
Disadvantages: None

...to write too many more top ten lists but I just couldn't resist this category any longer. Afterall it combines two of my favourite topics, music......and yes you've guessed it......The 80's! Now I know that their was a lot of fashion mistakes in the 80's but musicaly I feel as though the 80's have been given a raw deal by many. Yes, there was some dross, but there was also some great music which has inspired many artists in today's chart. For the ...
...tracks in my other music top 10 lists, afterall they do variety is the spice of life! So without further ado here is my top ten singles of the 80's 10) Sweet Child Of Mine - Guns 'n' Roses. As if to prove that the 80's were not just about a synthesized sound Guns "n" Roses arrived with a bang with their Appetite For Destruction album in 1988. This album was hard rock at it's brashest and loudest best and in Axl Rose (an anagram of oral s*x) they ... Read review

Advantages: Brings back lots of old memories
Disadvantages: Makes you realise that you're getting old

I enjoy reading the Top 10 opinions and decided that as nobody had submitted an opinion yet for the Top 10 1980's Pop Singles I'd rack my brains and try to compile my own Top 10. The records I have chosen aren't necessarily my favourite singles of the 1980's but whenever I hear the records I have chosen I am reminded of something that happened in my life at that time. Rather than selecting loads of records from 1 year or by one artist I have selected ...
...**THE JUNKBOXJULES TOP 10 80'S POP SINGLES** 1980 - SUPER TROOPER BY ABBA REACHED NO 1 IN THE CHARTS The reason I have chosen this single is because it was the first single I ever bought. I still have the record now but haven't played it in years, it is quite scratched as I used to be very inpatient and couldn't wait for the record to finish and would always lift the needle up and drop back down at the beginning of the record to replay. I don't ... Read review