Pitchfork's 200 Best Songs of the 80s

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DJ Glen

Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
Michael Jackson
Composer: Michael J. Jackson
Lyricist: Michael J. Jackson
519
15
5
Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)
Kate Bush
Composer: Kate Bush
Lyricist: Kate Bush
1502
9
5
Billie Jean
Michael Jackson
Composer: Michael Jackson
Lyricist: Michael Jackson
752
7
1
Waiting Room
Fugazi
Composer: Ian MacKaye & Guy Picciotto & Joe Lally & Brendan Canty
Lyricist: Ian MacKaye & Guy Picciotto & Joe Lally & Brendan Canty
24
1
This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody) [2005 Remaster]
Talking Heads
63
6
Hounds Of Love
Kate Bush
Composer: Kate Bush
Lyricist: Kate Bush
16
Planet Rock
Afrika Bambaataa
The Soulsonic Force
752
11
5
The Sweetest Taboo (Remastered)
Sade
Composer: Sade Adu & Martin Ditcham
Lyricist: Sade Adu & Martin Ditcham
14
Human Nature
Michael Jackson
Composer: Steve Porcaro & John Bettis
Lyricist: Steve Porcaro & John Bettis
1258
19
9
O Superman
Laurie Anderson
Composer: Laurie Anderson
19
1
Just Like Honey
The Jesus and Mary Chain
2
Like a Prayer
Madonna
594
6
1
I'm On Fire
Bruce Springsteen
Composer: Bruce Springsteen
Lyricist: Bruce Springsteen
71
7
1
Computer Love (2009 Remaster)
Kraftwerk
14
I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)
Daryl Hall & John Oates
Composer: Daryl Hall
Lyricist: Daryl Hall & John Oates & Sara Allen
16
Never Let Me Down Again
Depeche Mode
Composer: Martin L. Gore
Lyricist: Martin L. Gore
50
1
Moody
E.S.G.
Edge of Seventeen
Stevie Nicks
Composer: Stevie Nicks
34
7
The Killing Moon
Echo & the Bunnymen
Composer: Ian McCulloch & Les Pattinson & Will Sergeant
18
Alex Chilton
The Replacements
1
Just a Friend
Biz Markie
7
West End Girls (2001 Remaster)
Pet Shop Boys
Composer: Chris Lowe & Neil Tennant
43
Atlantic City
Bruce Springsteen
Composer: Bruce Springsteen
Lyricist: Bruce Springsteen
6
1
Rise Above
Black Flag
Composer: Greg Ginn
11
Ghost Town (Extended Version)
The Specials
4
Computer Love
Zapp
68
you made me realise
my bloody valentine
Composer: Kevin Shields
Lyricist: Kevin Shields
1
Never Too Much
Luther Vandross
Composer: Luther Vandross
Lyricist: Luther Vandross
7
1
Fast Car
Tracy Chapman
4365
37
73
Ring the Alarm
Tenor Saw
Composer: C. Bright
Coffin for Head of State
Fela Kuti
Composer: Fela Kuti
1
Gypsy
Fleetwood Mac
69
10
2
The Glow of Love (feat. Luther Vandross)
Change
Luther Vandross
Composer: Mauro Malavasi & Davide Romani
Lyricist: W. Garfield
Ain't Nobody
Chaka Khan
Composer: David Wolinski
Lyricist: David Wolinski
18
Bam Bam
Sister Nancy
Composer: E. Russell
3475
23
20
P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)
Michael Jackson
Composer: James Ingram & Quincy Jones
Lyricist: James Ingram & Quincy Jones
119
3
2
Back In Black
AC/DC
Composer: Brian Johnson & Angus Young & Malcolm Young
Lyricist: Brian Johnson & Angus Young & Malcolm Young
11485
105
51
Baby Wants to Ride
Frankie Knuckles
Composer: B. Walton & F. Knuckles
The Mercy Seat (2010 Remaster)
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Composer: Mick Harvey & Nick Cave
About A Girl (2009 Re-mastered Version)
Nirvana
Composer: Nirvana
Lyricist: Kurt Cobain
118
4
Between the Sheets
The Isley Brothers
Composer: Ronald Isley & Rudolph Isley & O'Kelly Isley & Ernie Isley & Marvin Isley & Christopher Jasper
Lyricist: Ronald Isley & Rudolph Isley & O'Kelly Isley & Ernie Isley & Marvin Isley & Christopher Jasper
34
Is It a Crime (Remastered)
Sade
Composer: Sade Adu & Stuart Matthewman & Andrew Hale
Lyricist: Sade Adu & Stuart Matthewman & Andrew Hale
8
History Lesson Part 2
Minutemen
Composer: Mike Watt
Back To Life (However Do You Want Me) [feat. Caron Wheeler]
Soul II Soul
Caron Wheeler
Composer: Beresford Romeo & Caron Wheeler & Paul Hooper & Simon Law
38
Bastards of Young (2008 Remaster)
The Replacements
2
Song To The Siren (Remastered)
This Mortal Coil
Composer: Larry Beckett & Tim Buckley
19
2
Nobody Move Nobody Get Hurt
Yellowman
31
1
Under Pressure
Queen
David Bowie
1593
16
3
Ace of Spades
Motörhead
Composer: E. Clarke & Eddie Clarke & I. Kilmister & Ian Kilmister & Motorhead & P.Taylor & Phil Taylor
484
6
4
Smalltown Boy
Bronski Beat
Composer: Bronski Beat & Jimmy Somerville & Jimmy Sommerville & Larry Steinbachek & Lawrence Cole & Steve Bronski & Steven Bronski
2368
13
15
Indian Summer
Beat Happening
Composer: Calvin Johnson & Bret Lunsford & Heather Lewis
Lyricist: Calvin Johnson & Bret Lunsford & Heather Lewis
2
Tempo
Anthony Red Rose
Ain't No Half-Steppin'
Big Daddy Kane
Composer: Antonio Hardy & R. Temperton
Lyricist: Antonio Hardy
4
I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near)
Michael McDonald
Composer: Ed Sanford & Jerry Leiber & Michael McDonald & Mike Stoller
2
Nite and Day
Al B. Sure!
6
Holiday in Cambodia
Dead Kennedys
Composer: Dead Kennedys
21
Rip It Up
Orange Juice
6
1
Atomic Dog (2000 Remastered Version)
George Clinton
Composer: David L. Spradley & Gary Marshall Shider & George Clinton
4
Mouhamadou Bamba
Orchestra Baobab
Composer: Barthelemy Atisso, Thione Seck
1
Pink Turns to Blue
Hüsker Dü
Composer: Grant Hart
Give Me the Night
George Benson
Composer: Rodney Lynn Temperton
13
Youth of America
Wipers
Brass in Pocket
Pretenders
4
Stand on the Word (Patchworks Disco Remix)
The Joubert Singers
Patchworks
Composer: Joubert & phillys
Forget Me Nots (Remastered)
Patrice Rushen
Composer: Freddie Washington & Patrice Rushen & Terry McFadden
Lyricist: Freddie Washington & Patrice Rushen
263
1
9
Set It Off (Vocal)
Strafe
Composer: S. Standard
2
Is It All Over My Face? (Doorly Remix)
Loose Joints
Composer: Charles Arthur Russell & Steven D'Aquisto
Good Name
William Onyeabor
Composer: William Onyeabor
Lyricist: William Onyeabor
I'm Ready (12" Inch Mix)
Kano
Composer: Stefano Pulga & Luciano Ninzatti
Lyricist: Matteo Bonsanto
Straight Out The Jungle
Jungle Brothers
Composer: Jungle Brothers
Love Has Come Around
Donald Byrd
Composer: William Duckett
3
Nave Maria
Tom Zé
Composer: Unknown

Pitchfork's 200 Best Songs of the 80s

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DJ Glen

Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'

Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)

Billie Jean

Waiting Room

This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody) [2005 Remaster]

Hounds Of Love

Planet Rock

The Sweetest Taboo (Remastered)

Human Nature

O Superman

Just Like Honey

Like a Prayer

I'm On Fire

Computer Love (2009 Remaster)

I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)

Never Let Me Down Again

Moody

Edge of Seventeen

The Killing Moon

Alex Chilton

Just a Friend

West End Girls (2001 Remaster)

Atlantic City

Rise Above

Ghost Town (Extended Version)

Computer Love

you made me realise

Never Too Much

Fast Car

Ring the Alarm

Coffin for Head of State

Gypsy

The Glow of Love (feat. Luther Vandross)

Ain't Nobody

Bam Bam

P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)

Back In Black

Baby Wants to Ride

The Mercy Seat (2010 Remaster)

About A Girl (2009 Re-mastered Version)

Between the Sheets

Is It a Crime (Remastered)

History Lesson Part 2

Back To Life (However Do You Want Me) [feat. Caron Wheeler]

Bastards of Young (2008 Remaster)

Song To The Siren (Remastered)

Nobody Move Nobody Get Hurt

Under Pressure

Ace of Spades

Smalltown Boy

Indian Summer

Tempo

Ain't No Half-Steppin'

I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near)

Nite and Day

Holiday in Cambodia

Rip It Up

Atomic Dog (2000 Remastered Version)

Mouhamadou Bamba

Pink Turns to Blue

Give Me the Night

Youth of America

Brass in Pocket

Stand on the Word (Patchworks Disco Remix)

Forget Me Nots (Remastered)

Set It Off (Vocal)

Is It All Over My Face? (Doorly Remix)

Good Name

I'm Ready (12" Inch Mix)

Straight Out The Jungle

Love Has Come Around

Nave Maria