Music Monday: Like, Totally 80s!

In honor of the eighth month of the year and arguably one of the greatest decades ever, we have created a 1980s Music Monday playlist for your listening pleasure. It’s got everything you’d expect from an 80s playlist — Pat Benatar, Poison, Prince — and some songs you might not. Trust us when we say it’s, like, totally bitchin’.

1. Joy Division – Love Will Tear us Apart ’80 (Susan)
2. The Jam – That’s Entertainment ’80 (Susan)
3. Roxy Music – More Than This ’82 (Susan)
4. REM – Fall on me ’86 (Susan)
5. The Stone Roses – Fool’s Gold ’84 (Susan)
6. REM – Radio Free Europe ’81 (Susan)
7. Clash – This is Radio Clash ’81 (Susan)
8. Public Enemy – Fight the Power ’89 (Susan)
9. Soul II Soul – Back to Life ’88 (Susan)
10. Soft Cell – Tainted Love ’81 (Susan)
11. Wham! – Wake me up Before you go go ’84 (Ashley)
12. Pat Benatar – Love is a Battlefield ’85 (Ashley)
13. Poison – Every Rose has it’s Thorn ’88 (Ashley)
14. Lionel Richie – All Night Long ’83 (Ashley)
15. Erasure – A Little Respect ’88 (Paula)
16. Erasure – Oh L’Amour ’86 (Paula)
17. The Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra – Africa ’82 (Paula)
18. Clash – Train in Vain ’80 (Paula)
19. Beastie Boys – Hey Ladies ’89 (Paula)
20. Cameo – Word up ’86 (Andy)
21. Pat Benatar – We Belong ’84 (Andy)
22. Falco – Rock me Amadeus ’85 (Andy)
23. Eurythmics – Sweet Dreams ’83 (Andy)
24. Paula Abdul – Straight Up ’88 (Andy)
25. Bonnie Tyler – Total Eclipse of the Heart ’82 (Andy)
26. Rick James – Super Freak ’81 (Andy)
27. Queen – Under Pressure ’81 (Andy)
28. Men Without Hats – Safety Dance ’83 (Andy)
29. Prince – When Doves Cry ’84 (Andy)
30. Phil Collins – In the air Tonight ’81 (Andy)
31. Eddie Rabbitt – I Love a Rainy Night ’80 (Brooke)
32. Tina Turner – What’s Love got to do With it ’84 (Brooke)
33. Bryan Adams – Summer of ’69 ’85 (Brooke)
34. Billy Ocean – Get out of my Dreams, Get Into my Car ’88 (Brooke)
35. Beach Boys – Kokomo ’88 (Brooke)
36. Rolling Stones – Start me up ’81 (Amanda)
37. B-52s – Love Shack ’89 (Amanda)
38. Michael Jackson – Billie Jean ’83 (Amanda)
39. Madonna – Like a Virgin ’84 (Amanda)
40. Def Leopard – Pour Some Sugar on Me ’87 (Sadie)
41. Suzanne Vega – Luka ’87 (Sadie)
42. Prince – Little Red Corvette ’83 (Sadie)
43. Cyndi Lauper – She Bop ’84 (Sadie)
44. Madonna – Pappa Don’t Preach ’86 (Sadie)
45. Bob Marley – Redemption Song ’80 (Sadie)
46. Bangles – Hazy Shade of Winter ’87 (Tiffany)
47. Violent Femmes – Blister in the Sun ’83 (Tiffany)
48. Squeeze – Tempted ’81 (Tiffany)
49. The Human League – Don’t you Want me ’81 (Tiffany)
50. Pet Shop Boys – Opportunities ’86 (Tiffany)
51. Peter Gabriel – In Your Eyes ’86 (Tiffany)
52. Devo – Whip It ’80 (Tiffany)
53. Til Tuesday – Voices Carry ’85 (Tiffany)
54. Edie Brickell – What I am ’88 (Tiffany)
55. Matthew Wilder – Break my Stride ’83 (Tiffany)
56. Simple Minds – Don’t You ’85 (Tiffany)
57. Modern English – I Melt With You ’82 (McKenzie)
58. Duran Duran – Union of the Snake ’83 (McKenzie)
59. Jump ‘n the Saddle Band – Curly Shuffle ’83 (McKenzie)
60. Eddy Grant – Electric Avenue ’82 (McKenzie)
61. Guns N’Roses – Sweet Child O’Mine ’89 (McKenzie)
62. Janet Jackson – Nasty ’86 (McKenzie)
63. INXS- Need You Tonight ’87 (McKenzie)
64. Kajagoogoo – Too shy ’83 (McKenzie)
65. Tommy Tutone – 867-5309 ’82 (McKenzie)
66. Styx – Mr. Roboto ’83 (McKenzie)
67. Blondie – Call me ’80 (McKenzie)
68. The Pretenders – Brass in Pocket ’80 (McKenzie)
69. Depeche Mode – People are People ’84 (Sally)
70. The Cure – Fascination Street ’89 (Sally)
71. Dexys Midnight Runners – Come on Eileen ’82 (Sally)
72. REM – Exhuming McCarthy ’87 (Sally)
73. REM – Driver 8 ’85 (Sally)
74. U2 – Where the Streets Have no Name ’87 (Sally)
75. B52s – Deadbeat Club ‘ 89 (Sally)
76. David Bowie – Modern Love ’83 (Sally)