One of the characteristics of 80s pop is the expanded use of electronic keyboards. This turned a lot of rock fans off. I didn’t make assumptions and judge each band on their own merits. As long as they were using the electronics in a creative way that appealed to me.
So, here is my similar list or the 80s. These are in no particular order and my only restriction is only one entry per artist. There are many more other than these. But these are just a sampling.
1. Don’t Stand So Close to Me - The Police
2. Better Be Home Soon - Crowded House
3. Don't You (Forget About Me) - Simple Minds
4. There She Goes - The La's
5. White Wedding - Billy Idol
6. Love Is A Battlefield - Pat Benatar
7. Higher Love - Steve Winwood
8. Town Called Malice - The Jam
9. Addicted To Love - Robert Palmer
10. They Don't Know - Tracey Ullman
11. Wouldn't It Be Good - Nik Kershaw
12. Stepping Out - Joe Jackson
13. Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime - The Korgis
14. Change - Tears for Fears
15. In A Big Country - Big Country
16. My Ever Changing Moods - The Style Council
17. Breakout - Swing Out Sister
18. Our House - Madness
19. I Ran (So Far Away) - A Flock of Seagulls
20. The Doctor - The Doobie Brothers
21. Senses Working Overtime - XTC
22. Lessons In Love - Level 42
23. Everybody Have Fun Tonight - Wang Chung
24. Fashion - David Bowie
25. It’s My Life - Talk Talk
26. Hazy Shade of Winter - The Bangles
27. Back on the Chain Gang - Pretenders
28. I Melt With You - Modern English
29. Mexican Radio - Wall of Voodoo
30. Voices Carry - Til Tuesday
31. Tenderness - General Public
32. Love Plus One - Haircut 100
33. Under the Milky Way - The Church
34. Overkill - Men at Work
35. Come Back and Stay - Paul Young
36. More Than This - Roxy Music
37. Always Something There to Remind Me - Naked Eyes
38. Pleasure and Pain - Divinyls
39. Owner of a Lonely Heart - Yes
40. Rio - Duran Duran
I'd love to hear your thoughts, additions, etc., in the comments.
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