The 450 Greatest Songs of the 80s

This is The Funktual 450

aka~~~~ A list of the Intergalactic Library's greatest human songs of the 1980s! They are in order of their popularity throughout the universe.

While most things from Earth and it's ape-beings are openly mocked throughout the universe, it is also protected and cherished....even pitied. It is on the Endangered Species list and thusly not allowed to be destroyed, if, for no other reason, than to preserve the beautiful music these monkey-men used to be able to play.

** My assignment is to find 50 more songs for each decade starting with the 1980s thereby expanding them to what will eventually become .....

The Funktual 500

The 50 New Songs chosen by you shall be heretofore transmitted throughout the neighboring 17 galaxies. Beings much more sophisticated than you await your humble opinions. Seize This Day Humans.....please...while their is still time.

(all submissions will be considered and responded to)

1 ---where the streets have no name - U2

2 ---fool in the rain - led zeppelin

3 ---the boys of summer - don henley

4 ---when doves cry - prince

5 ---every breath you take - the police

6 ---sweet child o mine - guns n' roses

7 ---tom sawyer - rush

8 ---ain't nobody - rufus w/ chaka khan

9 ---crazy train - ozzy osbourne

10 --wanna be startin' somethin' - michael jackson

11 --let's go crazy - prince & the revolution

12-- the message - grandmaster flash & the furious five

13-- back in black - ac/dc

14 --billie jean - michael jackson

15 --personal jesus - depeche mode

16 --i know you got soul - eric b. & rakim

17 --love removal machine - the cult

18 --nobody told me - john lennon

19 --once in a lifetime - talking heads

20 --mona lisa - slick rick

21 --fast car - tracy chapman

22 --ship of fools (save me from tomorrow) - world party

23 --money's too tight (to mention) - simply red

24 --cheap sunglasses - zz top

25 --don't believe the hype - public enemy

26 --white lines (don't do it) - grandmaster melle mel

27 --don't stand so close to me - the police

28 --shoot you down - apb

29 --runnin down a dream - tom petty

30 --welcome to the jungle - guns n' roses

31 --shake your rump - beastie boys

32 --rock with you - michael jackson

33 --our lips are sealed - the go-go's

34 --la di da di - doug e. fresh & slick rick

35 --kiss - prince & the revolution

36 --edge of seventeen - stevie nicks

37 --london calling - the clash

38 --straight outta compton - n.w.a.

39 --rockit - herbie hancock

40 --paid in full (coldcut remix) - eric b. & rakim

41 --paradise - sade

42 --another one bites the dust - queen

43 --sexual healing - marvin gaye

44 --raspberry beret - prince & the revolution

45 --photograph - def leppard

46 --the old man down the road - john fogerty

47 --how soon is now? - the smiths

48 --19 (destruction mix) - paul hardcastle

49 --push it - salt n pepa

50 --jane says - jane's addiction

51 --alex chilton - the replacements

52 --here I go again - whitesnake

53 --99 red balloons/luftballons - nena

54 --i'm on fire - bruce springsteen

55 --paper in fire - john cougar mellencamp

56 --no new tale to tell - love & rockets

57 --rock the casbah - the clash

58 --don't disturb this groove - the system

59 --the kkk took my baby away - the ramones

60 --burning down the house - talking heads

61 --whip it - devo

62 --purple rain - prince & the revolution

63 --it takes two - rob base & d.j. e-z rock

64 --king of pain - the police

65 --need you tonight/mediate - inxs

66 --just like heaven - the cure

67 --top billin - audio two

68 --west end girls - pet shop boys

69 --off the wall - michael jackson

70 --mexican radio - wall of voodoo

71 --sledgehammer - peter gabriel

72 --pass the dutchie - musical youth

73 --i want to be your man - roger

74 --every little thing she does is magic - the police

75 --synchronicity II - the police

76 --super freak - rick james

77 --din daa daa (trommeltanz) - george kranz

78 --i love rock n roll - joan jett & the blackhearts

79 --just a friend - biz markie

80 --pump up the volume - m/a/r/r/s

81 --pop life - prince & the revolution

82 --it's tricky - run dmc

83 --pride (in the name of love) - u2

84 --undercover of the night - the rolling stones

85 --true faith - new order

86 --sign 'o' the times - prince

87 --in a big country - big country

88 --train in vain - the clash

89 --call me - blondie

90 --talkin bout a revolution - tracy chapman

91 --tempted - squeeze

92 --town called malice - the jam

93 --genius of love - tom tom club

94 --i'm no angel - gregg allman

95 --forever man - eric clapton

96 --i'll wait - van halen

97 --holding back the years - simply red

98 --jam on it - newcleus

99 --what i am - edie brickell & the new bohemians

100 -the way it is - bruce hornsby & the range

101 -blister in the sun - violent femmes

102 -i still haven't found what i'm looking for - u2

103 -i could never take the place of your man - prince

104 -rock lobster (re-issue) - the b-52's

105 -missing you - john waite

106 -people are people - depeche mode

107 -dancing with myself - billy idol

108 -livin on a prayer - bon jovi

109 -shout - tears for fears

110 -cult of personality - living colour

111 -pink houses - john cougar mellencamp

112 -paul revere - beastie boys

113 -free nelson mandela - the specials

114 -into the groove - madonna

115 -nightshift - the commodores

116 -foolin - def leppard

117 -i won't back down - tom petty

118 -stay up late - talking heads

119 -electric avenue - eddy grant

120 -pour some sugar on me - def leppard

121 -situation - yaz

122 -you can call me al - paul simon

123 -cars - gary numan

124 -round and round - ratt

125 -paradise city - guns n' roses

126 -dear god - xtc

127 -da butt - e.u.

128 -panama - van halen

129 -all night long - lionel richie

130 -no one like you - the scorpions

131 -in the air tonight - phil collins

132 -little red corvette - prince

133 -china girl - david bowie

134 -come on eileen - dexy's midnight runners

135 -i can't go for that (no can do) - daryl hall & john oates

136 -white wedding - billy idol

137 -higher ground - red hot chili peppers

138 -one - metallica

139 -black steel in the hour of chaos - public enemy

140 -eminence front - the who

141 -refugee - tom petty & the heartbreakers

142 -i will dare - the replacements

143 -caravan of love - the housemartins

144 -rockin in the free world - neil young

145 -howling at the moon (sha la la) - the ramones

146 -planet rock - afrika bambaataa & soul sonic force

147 -heartbreak beat - psychedelic furs

148 -bring the noise - public enemy

149 -magic - the cars

150 -the safety dance - men without hats

151 -the mayor of simpleton - xtc

152 -see a little light - bob mould

153 -yer so bad - tom petty

154 -another brick in the wall (part 2) - pink floyd

155 -rebel yell - billy idol

156 -start me up - the rolling stones

157 -like the weather - 10,000 maniacs

158 -should i stay or should i go? - the clash

159 -the bridge - mc shan

160 -mr brownstone - guns n' roses

161 -sweet dreams - eurhythmics

162 -don't change - inxs

163 -rapture - blondie

164 -1999 - prince

165 -bust a move - young mc

166 -cruel summer - bananarama

167 -she sells sanctuary - the cult

168 -sunday bloody sunday - u2

169 -potholes in my lawn - de la soul

170 -someday someway - marshall crenshaw

171 -keep your hands to yourself - georgia satellites

172 -the rain - oran ‘juice' jones

173 -don't stop the music - yarbrough & peoples

174 -one step beyond - madness

175 -sign your name - terence trent d'arby

176 -everyday i write the book - elvis costello

177 -knock me down - red hot chili peppers

178 -mirror in the bathroom - english beat

179 -modern love - david bowie

180 -she's so cold - the rolling stones

181 -word up - cameo

182 -my brain is hanging upside down -the ramones

183 -original sin - inxs

184 -don't come around here no more - tom petty

185 -smooth operator - sade

186 -all night long - mary jane girls

187 -cry - godley & crème

188 -overkill - men at work

189 -take on me - a-ha

190 -ball of confusion (12") - love & rockets

191 -it's the end of the world as we know it - r.e.m.

192 -if i had a rocket launcher - bruce cockburn

193 -lady (you bring me up) - the commodores

194 -middle of the road - the pretenders

195 -let it whip - dazz band

196 -that's all - genesis

197 -blue monday - new order

198 -that's the joint - funky 4+1

199 -live is life - opus

200 -you are - lionel richie

201 -friends - whodini

202 -abracadabra - steve miller band

203 -never let me down again - depeche mode

204 -hot for teacher - van halen

205 -more - sisters of mercy

206 -circle - edie brickell & the new bohemians

207 -never - heart

208 -higher love - steve winwood

209 -here comes the rain again - eurythmics

210 -don't let's start - they might be giants

211 -south bronx - boogie down productions

212 -new girl now - honeymoon suite

213 -twilight zone - golden earring

214 -you spin me round (like a record) - dead or alive

215 -with or without you - U2

216 -this time - bryan adams

217 -what you need - inxs

218 -hold me - fleetwood mac

219 -i don't like mondays - boomtown rats

220 -late in the evening - paul simon

221 -one day - fishbone

222 -darling nikki - prince & the revolution

223 -the heart of the matter - don henley

224 -double dutch bus - frankie smith

225 -if it happens again - UB40

226 -cover me - bruce springsteen

227 -let's stay together - tina turner

228 -i missed again - phil collins

229 -let the music play - shannon

230 -your love is king - sade

231 -sugar free - juicy

232 -under the milky way - the church

233 -dance hall days - wang chung

234 -somebody's baby - jackson browne

235 -you shook me all night long - ac/dc

236 -desire (come and get it) - gene loves jezebel

237 -funkin for jamaica - tom browne

238 -run's house - run dmc

239 -bullet the blue sky - U2

240 -diamonds on the soles of her shoes - paul simon

241 -message of love - the pretenders

242 -sweet love - anita baker

243 -summer of ‘69 - bryan adams

244 -blue jean - david bowie

245 -why can't i be you? - the cure

246 -this is radio clash - the clash

247 -everybody wants to rule the world - tears for fears

248 -don't you want me - human league

249 -(she's) sexy & 17 - stray cats

250 -learning to fly - pink floyd

251 -left of center - suzanne vega

252 -let's groove - earth, wind & fire

253 -don't ask me why - billy joel

254 -the stroke - billy squier

255 -beds are burning - midnight oil

256 -i would die 4 u - prince & the revolution

257 -children's story - slick rick

258 -get it on (bang a gong) - the power station

259 -if you love somebody set them free - sting

260 -brass monkey - beastie boys

261 -what is love? - howard jones

262 -down under - men at work

263 -puttin on the ritz - taco

264 -candy - cameo

265 -head on - jesus & mary chain

266 -save it for later - english beat

267 -jump - van halen

268 -i don't know know why i love you - house of love

269 -would i lie to you ? - eurythmics

270 -spirit in the sky - dr. & the medics

271 -you got lucky - tom petty

272 -walk this way - run dmc

273 -owner of a lonely heart - yes

274 -jungle love - the time

275 -and she was - talking heads

276 -the one thing - inxs

277 -metal health - quiet riot

278 -here's where the story ends - the sundays

279 -orange crush - r.e.m.

280 -apache - sugar hill gang

281 -erotic city - prince & the revolution

282 -hey jack kerouac - 10,000 maniacs

283 -shoplifters of the world unite - the smiths

284 -give it to me baby - rick james

285 -the breakup song - greg kihn band

286 -up all night - boomtown rats

287 -perfect way - scritti politti

288 -sunset grill - don henley

289 -mandinka - sinead o'connor

290 -the bubble bunch - jimmy spicer

291 -don't get me wrong - the pretenders

292 -it must be love - madness

293 -spirits in the material world - the police

294 -romeo had juliette - lou reed

295 -red skies - the fixx

296 -radioactive - the firm

297 -beat it - michael jackson

298 -let my love open the door - pete townshend

299 -bad reputation - joan jett & the blackhearts

300 -rock me tonight (for old time's sake) - freddie jackson

301 -smoking gun - robert cray band

302 -owner of a lonely heart - yes

303 -black coffee in bed - squeeze

304 -fortress around your heart - sting

305 -ant music - adam ant

306 -stray cat strut - stray cats

307 -birds fly (whisper to a scream) - icicle works

308 -tainted love - soft cell

309 -i ran (so far away) - a flock of seagulls

310 -kiss the dirt (falling down the mountain) - inxs

311 -ego trippin - ultramagnetic mc's

312 -baby can i hold you - tracy chapman

313 -new song (don't crack up) - howard jones

314 -love & pride - king

315 -beat's so lonely - charlie sexton

316 -run to you - bryan adams

317 -looks that kill - motley crue

318 -stigmata - ministry

319 -trouble me - 10,000 maniacs

320 -eye of the tiger - survivor

321 -fly on the windscreen - depeche mode

322 -i go crazy - flesh for lulu

323 -our house - madness

324 -joey - concrete blonde

325 -manic monday - the bangles

326 -handle with care - traveling wilburys

327 -rag doll - aerosmith

328 -kiss me - stephen ‘tin tin' duffy

329 -crimson & clover - joan jett & the blackhearts

330 -this is not a love song - public image ltd.

331 -shout at the devil - motley crue

332 -run runaway - slade

333 -the promise - when in rome

334 -add it up - violent femmes

335 -i'm gonna tear your playhouse down - paul young

336 -unconditional love - donna summer & musical youth

337 -too turned on- alisha

338 -we close our eyes - go west

339 -i will follow - U2

340 -ana ng - they might be giants

341 -radio free europe - r.e.m.

342 -the look of love - abc

343 -let's dance - david bowie

344 -dirty blvd. - lou reed

345 -freedom overspill - steve winwood

346 -destination unknown - missing persons

347 -relax - frankie goes to hollywood

348 -wanted dead or alive - bon jovi

349 -you've got another thing comin - judas priest

350 -turning japanese - the vapors

351 -the ballad of peter pumpkinhead - xtc

352 -burning for you - blue oyster cult

353 -tonight it's you - cheap trick

354 -tell me what you want - zebra

355 -rain in the summertime - the alarm

356 -world shut your mouth - julian cope

357 -lips like sugar - echo & the bunnymen

358 -it's a demo - kool g rap & dj polo

359 -rock you like a hurricane - the scorpions

360 -the rhythm - kwame ‘the boy genius'

361 -the honeytheif - hipsway

362 -bringin on the heartbreak - def leppard

363 -limelight - rush

364 -arthur's theme - christopher cross

365 -bette davis eyes - kim carnes

366 -better be good to me - tina turner

367 -authority song - john cougar mellencamp

368 -listen like theives - inxs

369 -i don't care anymore - phil collins

370 -2-4-6-8 motorway - tom robinson band

371 -rat in mi kitchen - UB40

372 -in your eyes - peter gabriel

373 -face the face - pete townshend

374 -shake you down - gregory abbott

375 -sweet jane - cowboy junkies

376 -this woman's work - kate bush

377 -burning up - madonna

378 -u got the look - prince & sheena easton

379 -nightrain - guns n roses

380 -party at ground zero - fishbone

381 -veronica - elvis costello

382 -oh yeah! - yello

383 -back to life - soul II soul

384 -love plus one - haircut 100

385 -gucci time - schoolly d

386 -weird science - oingo boingo

387 -don't go - yaz

388 -everyday is halloween - ministry

389 -life in a northern town - the dream academy

390 -open letter (to a landlord) - living colour

391 -alive & kicking - simple minds

392 -the motion of love - gene loves jezebel

393 -missionary man - eurhythmics

394 -jesus on the payroll - thrashing doves

395 -jukebox hero - foreigner

396 -pulling mussels (from the shell) - squeeze

397 -i'm goin down - bruce springsteen

398 -poison arrow - abc

399 -wouldn't it be good - danny hutton hitters

400 -touch of grey - grateful dead

401 -she works hard for the money - donna summer

402 -king of rock - run dmc

403 -crazy little thing called love - queen

404 -goin back to cali - ll cool j

405 -the tide is high - blondie

406 -celebration - kool & the gang

407 -upside down - diana ross

408 -jack & diane - john cougar mellencamp

409 -addicted to love - robert palmer

410 -strokin - clarence carter

411 -gotta get you home tonight - eugene wilde

412 -if you don't know me by now - simply red

413 -under pressure - queen & david bowie

414 -sowing the seeds of love - tears for fears

415 -shake it up - the cars

416 -hungry heart - bruce springsteen

417 -love is the seventh wave - sting

418 -you may be right - billy joel

419 -the one i love - r.e.m.

420 -strip - adam ant

421 -one night in bangkok - murray head

422 -steppin out - joe jackson

423 -shock the monkey - peter gabriel

424 -patience - guns n roses

425 -the bridge is over - boogie down productions

426 -hang on to your love - sade

427 -always something there to remind me - naked eyes

428 -i melt with you - modern english

429 -brilliant disguise - bruce springsteen

430 -go home - stevie wonder

431 -who can it be now? - men at work

432 -never say never - romeo void

433 -rock me amadeus - falco

434 -tell that girl to shut up - transvision vamp

435 -she's a beauty - the tubes

436 -one thing leads to another - the fixx

437 -theme from ‘flash' - queen

438 -just like honey - jesus & mary chain

439 -juicy fruit - mtume

440 -i don't mind at all - bourgeois tagg

441 -girlfriend in a coma - the smiths

442 -here comes your man - the pixies

443 -obsession - animation

444 -the right thing - simply red

445 -waiting for a girl like you - foreigner

446 -eye in the sky - alan parsons project

447 -lover girl - teena marie

448 -every little kiss - bruce hornsby

449 -i want your (hands on me) - sinead o'connor

450 -wrap it up - the fabulous thunderbirds

451 -68 guns - the alarm (submitted by Drew - non hubber)

Congratulations to Drew you are officially loved in outer space!!

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