The Top 100 Songs of the 1980s, part 1

No introduction needed, we all know how awesome the 80s were. Especially the music, pop was brought to a new level, and underground rap and R&B started to make their way into the mainstream. So, picking only one hundred songs to represent this decade was the hardest challenge I've had yet. Since every song was a hit, ranking them was hard to do. But not impossible, and in part 1 of the 2 part countdown, I'll reveal songs 100-51. Let's go:

100. The Buggles-Video Killed the Radio Star (1980)

99. JJ Fad-Supersonic (1988)

98. Berlin-Take My Breath Away (1986)

97. Bananarama-Cruel Summer (1984)

96. Madonna-Holiday (1983)

95. The Go Gos-Our Lips Are Sealed (1981)

94. Men at Work-Who Can It Be Now? (1982)

93. Dexy's Midnight Runners-Come On, Eileen (1982)

92. Don Henley-The Boys of Summer (1985)

91. Mr. Mister-Broken Wings (1985)

90. Heart-These Dreams (1986)

89. Starship-Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now (1987)

88. Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes-(I've Had) The Time of My Life (1987)

87. Chicago-Look Away (1989)

86. The B-52s-Love Shack (1989)

85. Foreigner-I Want to Know What Love Is (1985)

84. Soft Cell-Tainted Love (1981)

83. Eurythmics-Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) (1983)

82. Lionel Richie-Hello (1984)

81. Europe-Final Countdown (1986)

80. The Clash-Should I Stay or Should I Go? (1982)

79. Bow Wow Wow-I Want Candy (1982)

78. Ozzy Osbourne-Crazy Train (1980)

77. Vangelis-Chariots of Fire (1981)

76. Cyndi Lauper-Time after Time (1983)

75. Run-DMC and Aerosmith-Walk This Way (1986)

74. Debbie Gibson-Lost in Your Eyes (1989)

73. Dolly Parton-9 to 5 (1981)

72. Cyndi Lauper-Girls Just Wanna Have Fun (1983)

71. Michael Sembello-Maniac (1983)

70. Dire Straits-Money for Nothing (1986)

69. Simple Minds-(Don't You) Forget About Me (1985)

68. The Go Gos-We Got the Beat (1982)

67. Guns n Roses-Sweet Child O'Mine (1988)

66. Toni Basil-Mickey (1982)

65. Katrina and the Waves-Walking on Sunshine (1985)

64. INXS-Need You Tonight (1987)

63. Heart-Alone (1987)

62. Def Leppard-Pour Some Sugar on Me (1988)

61. Rick Astley-Never Gonna Give You Up (1988)

60. Poison-Every Rose Has Its Thorn (1989)

59. Bruce Springsteen-Born in the USA (1984)

58. Los Lobos-La Bamba (1987)

57. Kool & The Gang-Celebration (1981)

56. Paula Abdul-Straight Up (1989)

55. Bobby Brown-My Perogative (1989)

54. Madonna-Material Girl (1985)

53. Bananarama-Venus (1986)

52. Whitney Houston-Greatest Love of All (1986)

51. Wham!-Wake Up Before You Go-Go (1984)