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.

97 SONGS • 7 HOURS AND 20 MINUTES

1Billie Jean
Michael Jackson
04:54
2Like a Virgin3Purple Rain (2015 Paisley Park Remaster)4Livin' On A Prayer5Hungry Like the Wolf (2009 Remaster)6Maneater7Time After Time8In the Air Tonight (2015 Remaster)9Sweet Child O' Mine10Don't Stop Believin' (2024 Remaster)11Walk This Way
Run-DMC feat. Aerosmith
05:10
12You Shook Me All Night Long13Jump (2015 Remaster)14Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go15Beat It
Michael Jackson
04:18
16The Power Of Love17I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)18Born in the U.S.A.19Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) (2005 Remaster)20Footloose (From "Footloose" Soundtrack)21Tell Her About It22You Make My Dreams (Come True)
Daryl Hall & John Oates
03:11
23Addicted To Love24Call Me (Theme From "American Gigolo" / Remastered 2001)25Little Red Corvette26Thriller
Michael Jackson
05:59
27Love Is A Battlefield28Girls 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
03:58
29Need You Tonight30Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) [2016 Remaster]31Every Breath You Take32Like a Prayer33Summer Of '6934I Just Called To Say I Love You35Uptown Girl36What's Love Got to Do with It (2015 Remaster)37Welcome To The Jungle38Kiss39Easy Lover
Philip Bailey & Phil Collins
05:06
40Man in the Mirror (2012 Remaster)41Walk Like an Egyptian42With Or Without You (Remastered 2007)43How Will I Know
Whitney Houston
04:29
44Under Pressure (Remastered 2011) [feat. David Bowie]45All Out of Love46Cruel Summer47Nasty
Janet Jackson
04:03
48Do You Really Want To Hurt Me49The Way You Make Me Feel (2012 Remaster)50It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) (Remastered)51Whip It (2009 Remaster)52Fight For Your Right53White Wedding (Pt.1)54Push It (Single Version)55I Want to Know What Love Is (1999 Remaster)56P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)57My Prerogative58Everybody Wants To Rule The World59Celebration
Kool and The Gang
04:59
60Hit Me With Your Best Shot61Sexual Healing62Let's Dance (2018 Remaster)63West End Girls (2001 Remaster)64Faith (Remastered)
George Michael
03:13
65Caribbean Queen (No More Love On the Run)66Flashdance...What A Feeling67Jessie's Girl
Rick Springfield
03:14
68Take on Me69Genius Of Love70Our Lips Are Sealed (2011 Remaster)71Endless Love
Lionel Richie & Diana Ross
04:26
72True (2003 Remaster)73Ain't Nobody74Smooth Operator75I'm So Excited76Africa
Toto
04:55
77Come On Eileen
Dexys Midnight Runners
04:34
78Just Like Heaven79Keep on Loving You
REO Speedwagon
03:21
80Jenny / 867-5309 (Re-Recorded / Remastered)81Jack & Diane82Total Eclipse of the Heart83She Blinded Me With Science (2009 Remastered Version)84If It Isn't Love85It Takes Two
Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock
05:00
86Take My Breath Away (Love Theme from "Top Gun")87I Ran (So Far Away)88We're Not Gonna Take It89Material Girl90You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)91Burning Down the House92Somebody's Watching Me (Single Version)93Hot for Teacher (2015 Remaster)94We Got The Beat95Danger Zone (From "Top Gun" Original Soundtrack)96Never Gonna Give You Up97I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For (Remastered 2007)