1980′s Hit Songs

May 28th, 2010 by rfilippini

When most people think of the 80s they do not have very fond memories of the music that was on the air at the time. We tend to think of the 70s as the disco era and the 60s as the time when rock music developed. 1980 music hits included great bands like Tears for Fears and their fantastic international number one hit Everybody Wants to Rule the World and Shout.

There was also R.E.M. and their song Losing My Religion which was in many ways responsible for the proliferation of 90s style Modern Rock.
80s music hits were not limited to Pop music, but were also being created by bonafide rock bands such as Duran Duran with their hit Rio and also Bon Jovi with what many consider one of the best of the 80s music hits Livin On A Prayer. And who will ever forget Guns nĂ­ Roses with Sweet Child of Mine which sounds as fresh today as it was back then.

So you can see that with just these few examples, there were many unsung 80s music hits that never received the credit they deserved.
Whimsical music was also the order of the day and groups like Wham and their hit Careless Whispers topped the charts. A-Ha, a pop group from Sweden also rocked on with their big hit Take on Me.


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