“Give Blood” is a rock song by Pete Townshend, released in 1985 as the opening track on...
‘Til Tuesday’s 1985 hit “Voices Carry” peaked at #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 and won the MTV Video Music Award for...
“Take Me Home” is a track from Phil Collins‘s third solo studio album, No Jacket Required, originally released as a...
Queen’s performance at Live Aid on July 13, 1985, is widely regarded as the greatest live rock...
“Brothers in Arms” is a 1985 anti-war song by Dire Straits, written by frontman Mark Knopfler in 1982 during the Falklands War. The track serves...
Cherish is a romantic ballad by Kool & the Gang, released in May 1985 as the third single from their 1984...
“Life in a Northern Town” is the 1985 debut single by British band The Dream Academy, written by Nick Laird-Clowes and Gilbert...
We Are the World, recorded by the supergroup USA for Africa, was a 1985 charity single created to...
This is a song that resonates with people for many reasons. The release of the movie “The...
“Turn Up the Radio” is a hard rock anthem by the American band Autograph, released as the lead...
“Take On Me” by the Norwegian synth-pop band a-ha is one of the most iconic songs of the 1980s, known...
99 Luftballons is a 1983 anti-war protest song by the West German Neue Deutsche Welle band Nena, written by guitarist Carlo Karges and keyboardist Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen. The...
“Bad” is a 1984 song by U2 from their album The Unforgettable Fire, thematically centered on the heroin epidemic in Dublin during the...
“Drive” is a 1984 synth-rock ballad by American new wave band The Cars, serving as the third single from...
Ratt’s 1984 hit “Round and Round” was written by Stephen Pearcy, Warren DeMartini, and Robbin Crosby and serves as the lead...
Sammy Hagar wrote the hit song “I Can’t Drive 55” in 1984 following a specific incident in New York. While driving a rental car...
“Uptown Girl” is a 1983 hit by Billy Joel from his album An Innocent Man, depicting a working-class “downtown man” pursuing a wealthy “uptown...
Party Train is a funk and electrofunk song by The Gap Band, released as a single in August 1983 from their...
“One Thing Leads to Another” is a new wave hit by the English band The Fixx, released in 1983 as the lead single...
“Cool Change” is a song by the Australian rock band Little River Band, written by lead singer Glenn Shorrock and released...
Quiet Riot released Metal Health (Bang Your Head) as the title track from their breakthrough 1983 album, which became the first...
“She’s a Beauty” is a 1983 hit by the American rock band The Tubes, released as the lead single...
“Modern Love” is a song by David Bowie, serving as the opening track on his 1983 album Let’s Dance and released...
Sunday Bloody Sunday is a 1983 anti-war anthem by U2, serving as the opening track of their album War. The song...
“Billie Jean” is a hit song by Michael Jackson, released as the second single from his sixth studio album, Thriller,...