80s Music Hits

We tend to think of the 70s as the disco era and the 60s as the time when rock music developed. 80s music hits included great bands like Tears for Fears and their fantastic international number one hit Everybody Wants to Rule the World and Shout. The 60s were the days of the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, the Who, and a host of other great bands that we now think of as the seminal groups in rock history. But the 80s were a different story and do not get the respect that many experts think it should.

The 80s was also the time of bands such as the Psychedelic Furs and their big 80s music hit ìPretty in Pinkî from the movie of the same name. There were modern pop groups too like Pet Shop Boys and their huge 80s music hit East End Boys and West End Girls or the digital Depeche Mode with Strange Love, Policy of Truth, Personal Jesus and Route 66.

Who can forget Simple Minds and Don’t You Forget About Me? There were plenty of great groups making 80s music hits that just don’t get the credit they deserve. The 80s were also the time of Michael Jackson, Prince, and Madonna, three giants of the industry who continued to churn out hit after hit for many years. Prince Purple Rain was just the right blend of rock and soul and the big hit from the album was Let’s Go Crazy.
80s music hits were not limited to Pop music, but were also being created by bonafide rock bands such as Duran Duran with their hit Rio and also Bon Jovi with what many consider one of the best of the 80s music hits Livin On A Prayer.

There were some extremely dark songs as well like the moody Voices Carry by Til Tuesday, a one hit wonder. The Fixx added their fiery brand of rock with Red Skies at Night.

Whimsical music was also the order of the day and groups like Wham and their hit Careless Whispers topped the charts. A-Ha, a pop group from Sweden also rocked on with their big hit Take on Me.