MAX 80's Countdown

[The Coon Dog]

MAX had a countdown over Easter of the top 1,000 songs from the 80's. Caught bits & pieces at times. Gotta admit being surprised at the top 50.



01 - Livin' On A Prayer - (Bon Jovi)
02 - Take On Me - (A-Ha)
03 - Like A Virgin - (Madonna)
04 - Summer Of '69 - (Bryan Adams)
05 - I Still Haven't Found - (U2)
06 - Girls Just Want To Have Fun - (Cyndi Lauper)
07 - Thriller - (Michael Jackson)
08 - Hungry Like The Wolf - (Duran Duran)
09 - Tainted Love - (Soft Cell)
10 - What You Need - (INXS)
11 - You're The Voice - (John Farnham)
12 - Wake Me Before You Go Go - (Wham)
13 - Working Class Man - (Jimmy Barnes)
14 - True - (Spandau Ballet)
15 - Footloose - (Kenny Loggins)
16 - Power & The Passion - (Midnight Oil)
17 - Love Shack - (The B52's)
18 - Don't You (Forget About Me) - (Simple Minds)
19 - Faith - (George Michael)
20 - You Shook Me All Night Long - (AC/DC)
21 - Every Breath You Take - (The Police)
22 - Throw Your Arms Around Me - (Hunters & Collectors)
23 - Billie Jean - (Michael Jackson)
24 - Better Be Home Soon - (Crowded House)
25 - Great Southern Land - (Icehouse)
26 - Down Under - (Men At Work)
27 - Never Tear Us Apart - (INXS)
28 - Centrefold - (J Geils Band)
29 - Bow River - (Cold Chisel)
30 - Raspberry Beret - (Prince)
31 - Sweet Child O' Mine (Guns N Roses)
32 - Blame It On The Boogie - (The Jacksons)
33 - Pride - (U2)
34 - Love Cats - (The Cure)
35 - Upside Down - (Diana Ross)
36 - Simply Irrestible - (Robert Palmer)
37 - Walking On Sunshine - (Katrina & The Waves)
38 - Red Red Wine - (UB40)
39 - Love Is - (Alannah Myles)
40 - Venus - (Bananarama)
41 - Mickey - (Toni Basil)
42 - In The Air Tonight - (Phil Collins)
43 - Run To Paradise - (Choirboys)
44 - Woman - (John Lennon)
45 - I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) - (The Proclaimers)
46 - Time After Time - (Cyndi Lauper)
47 - Like A Prayer - (Madonna)
48 - Karma Chemeleon - (Culture Club)
49 - Don't Dream It's Over - (Crowded House)
50 - When Doves Cry - (Prince)

[LostDoggy]

Re: MAX 80's Countdown

Lots of classics but U2 4th?

[mighty_west]

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Lots of classics but U2 4th?

I agree, U2 should have been numero uno.

Looks a typical Music Max list, all of the big hits in there.

[AndrewP6]

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Not a U2 fan, so I'd have had them further down. And WHAM! ahead of Barnesy? And only one Chisel song? Did Alannah Myles also do "Black Velvet"?? Can't recall "Love Is".

[LostDoggy]

Re: MAX 80's Countdown

I agree, U2 should have been numero uno.

Haha nah I meant the opposite, I don't like them that much don't see how it was rated so high

[mighty_west]

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Haha nah I meant the opposite, I don't like them that much don't see how it was rated so high

Yeah i was saying that with my tongue firmly in cheek..

That said, With Or Without You or even New Years Day, Sunday Bloody Sunday should have been hgher that I Still Haven't found, just my personal opinion on that, but, as we know, with all of these top 50's, they seem to change each time they have a top 50, possibly depending on which tracks have had less playtime in that month, or the program director throwing 1000 names up in the air and seeing which ones fall down first.