Don’t skip, just hit shuffle! Let the 80s music work its magic for you because why not?
Released on October 19, 1984
Album: Hunting High & Low
Take on me (Take on me),
Take me on (Take on me),
I’ll be gone,
In a day or two
A-Ha! A long time fan favourites, Take on Me will get those feets moving to its iconic tune.
Released on October 6, 1981
Album: Escape
Don’t stop believin’,
Hold on to that feeling,
Streetlight people
Sing along to the famous chorus “Don’t stop believin’”, you’ll have a newfound confidence in yourself after the song ends.
Released on October 21, 1988
Album: Bad
Annie, are you okay?
Will you tell us that you’re okay?
There’s a sound at the window,
Then he struck you — a crescendo, Annie
“Annie, are you okay?”
Released on June 25, 1984
Album: Purple Rain
Purple rain, purple rain,
Purple rain, purple rain,
I only want to see you bathing in the purple rain
A power ballad that signifies a “new beginning”.
Released on July 24, 1984
Album: Make it Big
I’m never gonna dance again,
Guilty feet have got no rhythm,
Though it’s easy to pretend,
I know you’re not a fool
One of the most memorable songs in the 80s. Period.
Released on October 29, 1984
Album: The 1st Album
You’re my heart, you’re my soul,
I keep it shining everywhere I go,
You’re my heart, you’re my soul,
I’ll be holding you forever, stay with me together
Feeling cheesy? Sing along to Modern Talking’s catchy 80s pop beat if you want to live in their dreams.
Released on October 2, 1989
Album: Look Sharp!
Paint me right,
Can you feel the heat in me tonight?
Oh I, I’m the pearl,
Paint your love all over my world
The song, Paint, describes the hot chilly feeling you experience when you have a crush on someone. Coupled with the soft rock and the familiar 80s beat, you’ll want to paint this song right in your mind.
Released on July 27, 1987
Album: Whenever You Need Somebody
Never gonna give you up,
Never gonna let you down,
Never gonna turn around and desert you
If you want to reassure someone how much you care for them, just say you’re never gonna give them up. Also, dance like Rick Astley.
Released on August 29, 1989
Album: Sleeping with The Past
And it’s no sacrifice,
Just a simple word,
It’s two hearts livin’,
In two separate worlds
Arguably, one of the greatest and memorable love songs of the 1980s.
Released on December 21, 1983
Album: 1984
Might as well jump (Jump!),
Might as well jump,
Go ahead, jump (Jump!),
Go ahead, jump
A fun, synth-pop rock song, Jump is a charismatic track that’s totally wicked.
Released on November 6, 1984
Album: Like a Virgin
Like a virgin,
Touched for the very first time,
Like a virgin,
When your heart beats next to mine
Despite its controversy, you can’t deny Like a Virgin is still one of the greatest pop songs of all time.
Released on January 27, 1984
Album: She’s So Unusual
If you’re lost, you can look and you will find me,
Time after time,
If you fall, I will catch you, I’ll be waiting,
Time after time
The singer’s different take from her usual light and frothy musical personality, Time After Time became one of her iconic songs of all time.
Released on February 14, 1986
Album: The Final Countdown
It’s the final countdown,
The final countdown,
Oh
The Final Countdown, no matter how many times it has been played on the radio, you’ll be pumped (without fail) because of that intro. What a song!
Released on September 29, 1983
Album: An Innocent Man
Uptown girl,
She’s been living in her white bread world,
As long as anyone with hot blood can,
And now she’s looking for a downtown man,
That’s what I am
A light and memorable track of a downtown boy swooning over an uptown girl, definitely one of 80s classics.
Released on January 21, 1983
Album: Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
Sweet dreams are made of this,
Who am I to disagree?
I’ve traveled the world and the seven seas,
Everybody’s lookin’ for something
A bold music in its time.