Artist	Song
Joe Jackson	Steppin' Out
Simple Minds	Don't You (Forget About Me)
Billy Idol	Eyes Without a Face
Men at Work	Overkill
Gary Numan	Cars
Talk Talk	It's My Life
ABC	Be Near Me
Orchestral Manouevres in the Dark	Forever Live and Die
Thompson Twins	Hold Me Now
John Lennon	Nobody Told Me
REM	The One I Love
The Blow Monkeys	Digging Your Scene
Tears for Fears	Everybody Wants to Rule the World
Pet Shop Boys	West End Girls
Blondie	Rapture
U2	Pride (In the Name of Love) (Single Version)
10,000 Maniacs	Like the Weather
The Church	Under the Milky Way

Comment:

I'm not sure why I never submitted this before. I compiled this a few years back for (I think) my birthday. We're far enough away from the '80s now where I think I pretty much know which pop songs from that decade have stood the test of time for me. Some have, some haven't, but this is definitely the cream of the crop for me. I haven't grown tired of hearing these songs, all of which hold special memories for me, and I doubt I ever will. I have planned a second volume, as well as a volume of more alternative fare, but for now, this is just my favorite pop hits from the decade.

And yes, I realize "Cars" is from 1979, but it was a hit single in the U.S. in 1980.

NOTE: For this version of "Steppin' Out," I grafted the drum machine intro from the single edit onto the full length album version (which crossfaded in from "Target").

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