Curated by Amazon's Music Experts

100 Greatest '80s Songs

Curated by Amazon's Music Experts

The absolute best songs across all genres that defined the '80s.

96 SONGS • 7 HOURS AND 20 MINUTES

1Billie Jean
Billie Jean
Michael Jackson
Thriller
04:54
2Like a Virgin
Like a Virgin
Madonna
Like a Virgin
03:39
3Purple Rain
Purple Rain
Prince
Purple Rain
08:41
4Livin' On A Prayer
Livin' On A Prayer
Bon Jovi
Slippery When Wet
04:09
5Hungry Like the Wolf (2009 Remaster)
Hungry Like the Wolf (2009 Remaster)
Duran Duran
Rio (Collector's Edition)
03:40
6Maneater
Maneater
Daryl Hall & John Oates
The Very Best of Daryl Hall / John Oates
04:32
7Time After Time
Time After Time
Cyndi Lauper
She's So Unusual
04:06
8In the Air Tonight (2015 Remaster)
In the Air Tonight (2015 Remaster)
Phil Collins
Face Value (2016 Remaster)
05:36
9Sweet Child O' Mine
Sweet Child O' Mine
Guns N' Roses
Appetite For Destruction [Explicit]
05:56
10Don't Stop Believin' (2024 Remaster)
Don't Stop Believin' (2024 Remaster)
Journey
Greatest Hits (2024 Remaster)
04:11
11Walk This Way
Walk This Way
Run-DMC feat. Aerosmith
Raising Hell [Explicit]
05:10
12You Shook Me All Night Long
You Shook Me All Night Long
AC/DC
Back In Black
03:30
13Jump (2015 Remaster)
Jump (2015 Remaster)
Van Halen
1984
04:01
14Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go
Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go
Wham!
Make It Big
03:51
15Beat It
Beat It
Michael Jackson
Thriller
04:18
16The Power Of Love
The Power Of Love
Huey Lewis And The News
Greatest Hits: Huey Lewis And The News
03:54
17I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)
I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)
Whitney Houston
Love, Simon (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Explicit]
04:51
18Born in the U.S.A.
Born in the U.S.A.
Bruce Springsteen
Born In The U.S.A.
04:40
19Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) (Remastered)
Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) (Remastered)
Eurythmics, Annie Lennox & Dave Stewart
Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)
03:37
20Footloose (From "Footloose" Soundtrack)
Footloose (From "Footloose" Soundtrack)
Kenny Loggins
Footloose (15th Anniversary Collectors' Edition)
03:47
21Tell Her About It
Tell Her About It
Billy Joel
An Innocent Man
03:56
22You Make My Dreams (Come True)
You Make My Dreams (Come True)
Daryl Hall & John Oates
Voices
03:11
23Addicted To Love
Addicted To Love
Robert Palmer
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best Of Robert Palmer
06:04
24Call Me (Theme From "American Gigolo" / Remastered 2001)
Call Me (Theme From "American Gigolo" / Remastered 2001)
Blondie
Autoamerican (Remastered 2001)
08:07
25Little Red Corvette
Little Red Corvette
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Prince
1999 [Explicit]
04:57
26Thriller
Thriller
Michael Jackson
Thriller
05:58
27Love Is A Battlefield
Love Is A Battlefield
Pat Benatar
Live From Earth (Live)
05:25
28Girls Just Want to Have Fun
Girls Just Want to Have Fun
Cyndi Lauper, Anton Fig, Krystal Davis, Jules Shear, Eric Brazilian, Ellie Greenwich, Rob Hyman, Rick Chertoff, Neil Jason, William Wittman, Richard Termini, Peter Wood, Dianne Wilson, Rick DiFonzo & Maeretha Stewart, Vocalist
She's So Unusual
03:58
29Need You Tonight
Need You Tonight
INXS
Kick 30
03:01
30Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) [2016 Remaster]
Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) [2016 Remaster]
Phil Collins
The Singles (Expanded)
03:26
31Every Breath You Take
Every Breath You Take
The Police
Synchronicity (Remastered 2003)
04:14
32Like a Prayer
Like a Prayer
Madonna
Like a Prayer
05:41
33Summer Of '69
Summer Of '69
Bryan Adams
Reckless (30th Anniversary / Deluxe Edition)
03:36
34I Just Called To Say I Love You
I Just Called To Say I Love You
Stevie Wonder
At The Close Of A Century
04:22
35Uptown Girl
Uptown Girl
Billy Joel
An Innocent Man
03:18
36What's Love Got to Do with It (2015 Remaster)
What's Love Got to Do with It (2015 Remaster)
Tina Turner
Private Dancer (30th Anniversary Issue)
03:50
37Welcome To The Jungle
Welcome To The Jungle
Guns N' Roses
Appetite For Destruction (Super Deluxe Edition) [Explicit]
04:34
38Kiss
Kiss
Prince
Parade - Music from the Motion Picture Under the Cherry Moon
03:46
39Easy Lover
Easy Lover
Philip Bailey & Phil Collins
Chinese Wall (Expanded Edition)
05:06
40Man in the Mirror (2012 Remaster)
Man in the Mirror (2012 Remaster)
Michael Jackson
Bad 25th Anniversary
05:19
41Walk Like an Egyptian
Walk Like an Egyptian
The Bangles
Different Light
03:25
42With Or Without You (Remastered 2007)
With Or Without You (Remastered 2007)
U2
The Joshua Tree
04:56
43How Will I Know
How Will I Know
Whitney Houston
Whitney Houston
04:29
44Under Pressure (Remastered 2011) [feat. David Bowie]
Under Pressure (Remastered 2011) [feat. David Bowie]
Queen feat. David Bowie
The Platinum Collection (2011 Remaster)
03:57
45All Out of Love
All Out of Love
Air Supply
Deadpool 2 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Deluxe - Super Duper Cut] [Explicit]
04:04
46Cruel Summer
Cruel Summer
Bananarama
The Greatest Hits Collection (Collector Edition)
03:35
47Nasty
Nasty
Janet Jackson
Control
04:03
48Do You Really Want To Hurt Me
Do You Really Want To Hurt Me
Culture Club
Kissing To Be Clever
04:22
49The Way You Make Me Feel (2012 Remaster)
The Way You Make Me Feel (2012 Remaster)
Michael Jackson
Bad 25th Anniversary
04:58
50It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) (Remastered)
It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) (Remastered)
R.E.M.
Document - 25th Anniversary Edition
04:07
51Whip It (2009 Remaster)
Whip It (2009 Remaster)
Devo
Freedom of Choice (2009 Remaster) [Deluxe Edition]
02:39
52Fight For Your Right
Fight For Your Right
Beastie Boys
Licensed To Ill
03:29
53White Wedding (Pt. 1 / Remastered 2002)
White Wedding (Pt. 1 / Remastered 2002)
Billy Idol
Idolize Yourself: The Very Best Of Billy Idol
04:13
54I Want to Know What Love Is (1999 Remaster)
I Want to Know What Love Is (1999 Remaster)
Foreigner
Agent Provocateur
05:00
55P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)
P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)
Michael Jackson
Thriller
03:59
56My Prerogative
My Prerogative
E
Bobby Brown
The New Jack Swing Collection, Vol. 1 [Explicit]
04:31
57Everybody Wants To Rule The World
Everybody Wants To Rule The World
Tears For Fears
Songs From The Big Chair (Super Deluxe)
04:12
58Celebration
Celebration
Kool and The Gang
Celebrate!
04:59
59Hit Me With Your Best Shot
Hit Me With Your Best Shot
Pat Benatar
Crimes Of Passion
02:51
60Sexual Healing
Sexual Healing
Marvin Gaye
Midnight Love
03:59
61Let's Dance (2018 Remaster)
Let's Dance (2018 Remaster)
David Bowie
Let's Dance (2018 Remaster)
07:37
62West End Girls (2001 Remaster)
West End Girls (2001 Remaster)
Pet Shop Boys
Please
04:45
63Faith (Remastered)
Faith (Remastered)
George Michael
Faith
03:13
64Caribbean Queen (No More Love On the Run)
Caribbean Queen (No More Love On the Run)
Billy Ocean
Suddenly (Expanded Edition)
07:55
65Flashdance...What A Feeling
Flashdance...What A Feeling
Irene Cara
Flashdance..What A Feeling - Single
04:06
66Jessie's Girl
Jessie's Girl
Rick Springfield
Working Class Dog
03:14
67Take on Me
Take on Me
A-Ha
Hunting High and Low (Deluxe Edition)
03:48
68Genius Of Love
Genius Of Love
Tom Tom Club
Tom Tom Club - Deluxe Edition
05:39
69Our Lips Are Sealed (2011 Remaster)
Our Lips Are Sealed (2011 Remaster)
The Go-Go's
Beauty And The Beat (30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
02:49
70Endless Love
Endless Love
Lionel Richie & Diana Ross
Endless Love (Soundtrack)
04:26
71True (2003 Remaster)
True (2003 Remaster)
Spandau Ballet
True (Special Edition)
06:33
72Ain't Nobody
Ain't Nobody
Chaka Khan
Epiphany: The Best of Chaka Khan, Vol. 1
04:41
73Smooth Operator
Smooth Operator
Sade
Diamond Life
04:59
74I'm So Excited
I'm So Excited
Pointer Sisters
So Excited! (Expanded Edition)
03:51
75Africa
Africa
Toto
Toto IV
04:55
76Come On Eileen
Come On Eileen
Dexys Midnight Runners
Too Rye Ay [Explicit]
04:34
77Just Like Heaven
Just Like Heaven
The Cure
Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me [Explicit]
03:33
78Keep on Loving You
Keep on Loving You
REO Speedwagon
The Hits
03:21
79Jenny / 867-5309 (Re-Recorded / Remastered)
Jenny / 867-5309 (Re-Recorded / Remastered)
Tommy Tutone
Super Hits Of The '80s
03:48
80Jack & Diane
Jack & Diane
John Mellencamp
The Best That I Could Do 1978 - 1988
04:14
81Total Eclipse of the Heart
Total Eclipse of the Heart
Bonnie Tyler
Faster Than The Speed Of Night
06:58
82She Blinded Me With Science (2009 Remastered Version)
She Blinded Me With Science (2009 Remastered Version)
Thomas Dolby
The Golden Age Of Wireless
03:42
83If It Isn't Love
If It Isn't Love
New Edition
Heart Break
05:10
84It Takes Two
It Takes Two
Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock
It Takes Two
05:00
85Take My Breath Away (Love Theme from "Top Gun")
Take My Breath Away (Love Theme from "Top Gun")
Berlin
Top Gun - Motion Picture Soundtrack (Special Expanded Edition)
04:16
86I Ran (So Far Away)
I Ran (So Far Away)
Flock Of Seagulls
I Ran: The Best Of
05:02
87We're Not Gonna Take It
We're Not Gonna Take It
Twisted Sister
Stay Hungry
03:39
88Material Girl
Material Girl
Madonna
Like a Virgin
04:01
89You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)
You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)
Dead Or Alive
You Spin Me Round Promo CD
03:16
90Burning Down the House
Burning Down the House
Talking Heads
Burning Down the House / I Get Wild / Wild Gravity
04:01
91Somebody's Watching Me (Single Version)
Somebody's Watching Me (Single Version)
Rockwell
Scream [Explicit]
03:58
92Hot for Teacher (2015 Remaster)
Hot for Teacher (2015 Remaster)
Van Halen
1984
04:42
93We Got The Beat
We Got The Beat
The Go-Go's
Beauty And The Beat
02:33
94Danger Zone (From "Top Gun" Original Soundtrack)
Danger Zone (From "Top Gun" Original Soundtrack)
Kenny Loggins
Top Gun - Motion Picture Soundtrack (Special Expanded Edition)
03:36
95Never Gonna Give You Up
Never Gonna Give You Up
Rick Astley
The Best of Me
03:34
96I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For (Remastered 2007)
I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For (Remastered 2007)
U2
The Joshua Tree
04:38