VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006)

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#	Name	Artist	ISRCs	Rating	Length
1	Livin’ on a Prayer	Bon Jovi	`USLIC0600588` `USPR38619998` (show 2 more) `USUM70502810`	4.1	4:10
2	Pour Some Sugar on Me	Def Leppard	`GBF088790147` `GBUM71701307`	3.95	4:27
3	Hungry Like the Wolf (original album version)	Duran Duran	`GBAYE0100531` `GBAYE0901090`	4.15	3:41
4	Billie Jean (album / single version)	Michael Jackson	`USSM18200001` `USSM18200612` `USSM19902991`	4.1	4:54
5	When Doves Cry (album version)	Prince and The Revolution	`USWB10001877` `USWB11700195` `USWB11700467` `USWB19903183`	4.2	5:54
6	I Can’t Go for That (No Can Do)	Daryl Hall & John Oates	`USRC10000829` `USRC10301819` (show 2 more) `USRC18108216`	4	5:07
7	Sweet Child o’ Mine	Guns N’ Roses	`USGF18714809`	4.45	5:56
8	Like a Virgin	Madonna	`USRH12102963` `USWB10002748`	4.15	3:39
9	Walk This Way	Run‐D.M.C.	`USAR19600256` `USAR19900334` `USUG12301902`	4.05	5:11
10	You Shook Me All Night Long	AC/DC	`AUAP08000047`	4.4	3:30
11	Don’t Stop Believin’	Journey	`USSM10015423` `USSM10314021` (show 2 more) `USSM19932790`	4.3	4:10
12	How Will I Know (video mix)	Whitney Houston	`USAR10001155` `USAR18500150`	4.25	4:34
13	With or Without You	U2	`GBAAN8790003` `GBUM70709792` `GBUM71800338` `GMUM70709792`	4.25	4:56
14	Walk Like an Egyptian	Bangles	`AUMU08600004` `USSM18500266` (show 4 more) `USSM19802782`	4.15	3:23
15	Jump	Van Halen	`USWB10401741` `USWB10808443` (show 5 more) `USWB18300001`	4.45	4:03
16	Need You Tonight	INXS	`AUWC41010228` `AUWC41010365` (show 2 more) `USAT29901629`	4.15	3:03
17	Here I Go Again (1987 LP version)	Whitesnake	`GB01A0300033` `GB01A0800485` (show 3 more) `USGF18709904`	4.05	4:35
18	Come On Eileen	Kevin Rowland & Dexys Midnight Runners	`GBF088200006` `GBF088200340` `GBFO88200006`	4	4:35
19	Time After Time	Cyndi Lauper	`USSM10701825` `USSM18300146` (show 2 more) `USSM19500146`	4.25	4:00
20	Jessie’s Girl	Rick Springfield	`AUDD32001059` `USRC10100218` `USRC18108188`	4.4	3:14
21	Beat It	Michael Jackson	`USSM18200003` `USSM18200197` `USSM19902990`	4.35	4:18
22	Just Like Heaven (album original mix)	The Cure	`GBALB8700003` `USEE10608907` `USEE18700009`	4.2	3:32
23	Girls Just Want to Have Fun	Cyndi Lauper	`USSM10011849` `USSM10701823` (show 6 more) `USSM19500144`	4.1	3:51
24	Take On Me	a‐ha	`USRH11600696` `USWB10403931` (show 5 more) `USWB19901214`	4.25	3:47
25	Our Lips Are Sealed	Go‐Go’s	`USCA21100767` `USIR39000055` `USWWW0128893`	4.5	2:46
26	Welcome to the Jungle	Guns N’ Roses	`USGF18714801`	4.3	4:33
27	Too Shy	Kajagoogoo	`GBAYE0901454` `GBAYE8300069` `GBAYE8300270`	3.55	3:42
28	Wake Me Up Before You Go‐Go	Wham!	`GBARL0601596` `GBBBM0400014` (show 3 more) `GBBBN0500713`	3.85	3:51
29	Burning Down the House	Talking Heads	`USUM71106504` `USWB10302442` (show 2 more) `USWB19900869`	4.5	4:02
30	Love Is a Battlefield	Pat Benatar	`USCH30200006` `USCH38400020` `USCH39900024`	3.65	5:23
31	Under Pressure	Queen & David Bowie	`CBCEG8100001` `GBCEE0900136` (show 5 more) `GBUM71404523`	4.25	4:03
32	Sister Christian	Night Ranger	`USMC18314773`	3.65	5:02
33	Tainted Love	Soft Cell	`GBF088100001` `GBF088100017` (show 2 more) `GBUM72304240`	3.95	2:39
34	Every Rose Has Its Thorn	Poison	`USCA20300335` `USCA20501644` `USCA28800073` `USCA29601150`	4	4:19
35	In the Air Tonight	Phil Collins	`GBAAA8100214` `USAT21502120` (show 2 more) `USWI19600270`	4.3	5:30
36	867-5309/Jenny	Tommy Tutone	`USA560905074` `USSM18100804`	4.75	3:47
37	Janie’s Got a Gun (without “Water Song” intro)	Aerosmith	`USGF19925407` `USLIC0601835`	4.15	5:30
38	Pride (In the Name of Love)	U2	`GBAAN8490002` `GBUM70817519`	4.05	3:49
39	I Melt With You	Modern English	`GBAFL8200036` `QZ9BY1900020`	3.2	4:12
40	Love Shack	The B‐52s	`USRE10301843` `USRE11000321` `USRE18900030` `USRH11901962`	4.2	5:22
41	Dr. Feelgood	Mötley Crüe	`GBFWU0300278` `QMRSZ2400864` `USBY29900212` `USDPK2000026`	4	4:50
42	London Calling (original studio mix)	The Clash	`GBARL1200680` `GBBBN0400804` `GBBBN7902002` `GBBBN9902460`	4.1	3:20
43	The Look of Love (1982 stereo mix)	ABC	`GBF088200008` `GBUM70601979` `USA371425902`	3.9	3:30
44	Cruel Summer	Bananarama	`GBAAP0500263` `GBAAP9500222`	4	3:31
45	Nasty	Janet Jackson	`USAM19500847`	3.35	4:04
46	Every Breath You Take	The Police	`GBAAM0201110` `GBAAM0400060` `GBAAM8300001` `GBUM72301475`	4.05	4:14
47	We’re Not Gonna Take It	Twisted Sister	`USAT20000548` `USAT20111002` `USAT20903348` `USRH11603217`	4.35	3:39
48	Born in the U.S.A. (studio, version 12a take 9 edit 1)	Bruce Springsteen	`USSM18400406` `USSM18400783`	3.85	4:39
49	(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party)	Beastie Boys	`USDJ20110712` `USDJ28600007`	3.85	3:28
50	Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)	Eurythmics	`GBARL0300589` `GBARL1800388` `GBARL8300004`	4.2	3:36
51	Round and Round	Ratt	`USAT20703221` `USAT29900560`	4.5	4:26
52	You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)	Dead or Alive	`GBBBM8400015` `GBBBM8502013` `GBBBM9999987`	4.15	3:15
53	White Wedding (single version)	Billy Idol	`USCH38400026` `USCH38800007`	2.65	3:33
54	Push It	Salt‐N‐Pepa	`USIR20180482` `USIR20400285`	3.75	3:28
55	I Ran (album version)	A Flock of Seagulls	`GB5KW2203251` `GBAHK0100091` (show 7 more) `USDPS0600383`	4.25	5:06
56	Total Eclipse of the Heart	Bonnie Tyler	`GBBBN0102641` `GBBBN8300025` `GBBBN8302012`	4.45	6:58
57	Mickey	Toni Basil	`GBCKK8175201` `QZK6H2234651`	3.8	4:13
58	Do You Really Want to Hurt Me	Culture Club	`GB0028230700` `GBAAA0201000` (show 3 more) `USMV28200001`	3.95	4:24
59	Jack & Diane	John Cougar	`USJM18200001`	3.65	4:16
60	Bust a Move	Young MC	`USA370507645` `USA370513567` `USRH10650957`	4	4:24
61	Mr. Roboto	Styx	`USAM18300364`	4.3	5:29
62	Take My Breath Away	Berlin	`USSM18600569` `USSM19801613` `USSM19900414` `USSM19904146`	3.65	4:12
63	Whip It	DEVO	`GBAAA8000030` `USWB10000035` `USWB10505542` `USWB12301911`	4.45	2:40
64	Straight Up	Paula Abdul	`USV128800024` `USVI28800001` `USVI28800024`	3.55	4:11
65	I Want to Know What Love Is	Foreigner	`USAT20200399` `USAT20610569` (show 4 more) `USAT29900662`	3.95	5:01
66	Just Can’t Get Enough (7″ version)	Depeche Mode	`GBAJH0401389` `GBAJH0600205` (show 4 more) `USRE18100005`	4.25	3:43
67	Keep On Loving You	REO Speedwagon	`USKO11900345` `USSM10012808` (show 5 more) `USSM19907674`	3.55	3:21
68	Fight the Power (album version)	Public Enemy	`USDJ20200160` `USDJ29000034`	3.7	4:40
69	It’s the End of the World as We Know It (and I Feel Fine)	R.E.M.	`USCA20600783` `USCA21202401` (show 3 more) `USUM71418059`	4.2	4:05
70	I Love Rock ’n’ Roll	Joan Jett & the Blackhearts	`USBH18100118` `USWWW0139302`	4.55	2:55
71	Super Freak	Rick James	`USLS50908805` `USMO18100048`	4.15	3:24
72	One Thing Leads to Another	The Fixx	`USMC18314101`	4.35	3:18
73	99 Luftballons	Nena	`DEE868300007` `DEE868300011` (show 2 more) `USSM18300073`	4.1	3:52
74	Faith	George Michael	`GBARL0601598` `GBARL1000855` `GBBBM8700012` `GBBBM8702010`	3.5	3:15
75	Little Red Corvette (album version)	Prince	`USRH11902852` `USWB10003038`	4.3	4:58
76	She Blinded Me With Science	Thomas Dolby	`GBAYE0900105` `GBAYE8200083` `GBAYE8200116`	4	3:42
77	Candy Girl	New Edition	`GBAAP1200057` `GBAAP8300280` `USWR39100014`	4	3:56
78	Call Me (single version)	Blondie	`USCH30100031` `USCH30200013` (show 4 more) `USUM72100711`	4.2	3:31
79	Don’t You Want Me (original 7″ version)	The Human League	`GBAAA0200924` `GBAAA1200305` `GBAAA8100001`	3.9	3:57
80	It Takes Two (edited version)	Rob Base & D.J. E‐Z Rock	`USAR19800570` `USAR19800588` `USAR19900063`	4	5:00
81	Word Up	Cameo	`USPR39402455` `USPR39402457`	4	4:19
82	Tempted	Squeeze	`GBAAM8101010` `USAM19500603`	4.15	3:59
83	Kiss (album version)	Prince and The Revolution		4.75	3:38
84	All Night Long (All Night) (album version / 12″ version)	Lionel Richie	`USMO10110144` `USMO10300110` `USMO18390005`	4.1	6:23
85	Addicted to Love	Robert Palmer	`USIR28500003`	4.75	6:01
86	I Want Candy	Bow Wow Wow	`GBARL8200001` `GBARL8200015` (show 2 more) `USUG11100819`	4	2:44
87	Rock Me Amadeus (The Gold mix)	Falco	`ATB158500018` `DEA619360770`	3.65	3:22
88	Ain’t Nobody	Rufus & Chaka Khan	`USF068400210` `USWB10104850` (show 7 more) `USWB19600662`	3.7	4:41
89	Brass in Pocket	Pretenders	`GBAHT0105688` `GBAHT0600747` (show 5 more) `USWB19900763`	4.4	3:05
90	Wild Thing	Tone‐Lōc	`US3DF1209585` `USA370507633` `USAT21601141` `USRH10553528`	3.85	4:25
91	Walking on Sunshine	Katrina and the Waves	`USCA20101696` `USCA28500001` (show 2 more) `USCA29100698`	3.95	3:57
92	You Got It (The Right Stuff)	New Kids on the Block	`USSM18700355` `USSM19911827`	3	4:10
93	Cars	Gary Numan	`GBAZP1500019` `GBAZP9700067` `USGMP0800025`	4.2	3:55
94	Start Me Up	The Rolling Stones	`GBCJN8100001` `GBUM70909474` `GBUM72103227`	4.2	3:33
95	Only in My Dreams	Debbie Gibson	`USAT20901738` `USAT29902070`	4	3:55
96	Down Under	Men at Work	`AUSM08100002` `NLB638140003` `USSM18100058` `USSM18100411`	4.05	3:42
97	What I Like About You (original studio stereo mix)	The Romantics	`USSM10020612` `USSM17900078` (show 2 more) `USSM17901083`	4.55	2:57
98	My Prerogative	Bobby Brown	`USMC10000469` `USMC18825732` `USUM70754083`	4	4:52
99	Everybody Have Fun Tonight	Wang Chung	`USGF18611501`	5	4:47
100	Working for the Weekend	Loverboy	`CAC220600030` `CAC228100002` `USSM18100008`	4.2	3:42

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