Power ballads, power dressing, big hair, the death of punk and the birth of new musical movements like electro, shock pop and the New Romantics – the 80′s might have been the decade taste forgot, but it provided some of the most memorable moments in music history!
Live Aid rocked the world, while the likes of Boy George and Madonna shocked the world. The 80s inspired a generation to express themselves through music, fashion and a change the world attitude – and its influence can still be seen and heard today.
Absolute 80s DJ Christian O’Connell said, “The 80′s was the decade when over-crimped and over hair sprayed hair was a thing to applaud, rather than a thing to recoil from in horror and a time when a series of iconic music moments were born. This is truly a nostalgia trip searching for the best song of the decade!”
So what is the Greatest Song of the 80′s?
Listeners of Absolute 80′s and viewers of MTV, Viva and Vh1 put them to the vote – and here are the results!
1. Culture Club – Do You Really Want To Hurt Me
2. Culture Club – Karma Chameleon
3. Inxs – Need You Tonight
4. A-Ha – Take On Me
5. Michael Jackson – Thriller
6. Michael Jackson – Billie Jean
7. Ultravox – Vienna
8. Bon Jovi – Living On A Prayer
9. Adam And The Ants – Prince Charming
10. Madonna – Like A Virgin
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For more information:
http://www.mtv.co.uk/music/greatest-song-of-the-80s/competition/greatest-song-of-the-80s
http://absolute80s.com/polls/greatest-80s-songs/
