’80s Hits Essentials

Apple Music ’80s

An irresistible synth melody. A snare drum loaded with reverb. A guitar line that’s tight and powerful. If the song you’re listening to has at least one of these things, it may be from the 1980s, the decade when disco waned and hip-hop emerged, Madonna blew up in the US, the hitmaking team of Stock Aitken Waterman pumped out smash singles for Rick Astley and Dead or Alive, and Michael Jackson broke sales and chart records around the world. Of course, thanks to MTV, this was also a decade when the biggest stars weren’t just heard but also seen, as the music video gave artists a new medium to explore. Peter Gabriel mastered the form with psychedelic mini-masterpieces to complement his vibrant art-pop, while Prince, in the midst of reinventing rock ’n’ roll, turned out two feature-length film masterpieces with classic soundtracks to match.
a-ha
Take On Me (2015 Remastered Version)
a-ha
Hunting High & Low (Remastered)
Indochine
L'aventurier
Indochine
L'aventurier
Eurythmics
Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
Eurythmics
Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) [2018 Remaster]
Jean-Jacques Goldman
Quand la musique est bonne
Jean-Jacques Goldman
Quand la musique est bonne
Orchestral Manoeuvres In the Dark
Enola Gay
Orchestral Manoeuvres In the Dark
Organisation
Toto
Africa
Toto
Toto IV
Queen
Another One Bites the Dust
Queen
The Game (Deluxe Edition with Bonus Videos)
Gold
Plus près des étoiles
Gold
Le Train de mes souvenirs
The Buggles
Video Killed the Radio Star
The Buggles
The Age of Plastic
Cyndi Lauper
Girls Just Want to Have Fun
Cyndi Lauper
She's So Unusual
Axel Bauer
Cargo
Axel Bauer
Cargo - EP
Guns N' Roses
Sweet Child O' Mine
Guns N' Roses
Appetite for Destruction (Super Deluxe)
Jean-Jacques Goldman
Envole-moi
Jean-Jacques Goldman
Positif
Kenny Loggins
Footloose
Kenny Loggins
Footloose (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Laroche Valmont
T'as le look, Coco
Laroche Valmont
Génération Top 50 spécial chanson française
Tanita Tikaram
Twist In My Sobriety
Tanita Tikaram
Ancient Heart
Bronski Beat
Smalltown Boy
Bronski Beat
The Age of Consent (Bonus Tracks)
The Pasadenas
Tribute (Right On)
The Pasadenas
To Whom It May Concern
Étienne Daho
Week-end à Rome (2014 Remastered)
Étienne Daho
La notte, la notte (2014 Remaster)
Soft Cell
Tainted Love / Where Did Our Love Go? (Extended)
Soft Cell
Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret (Deluxe Edition)
Taxi Girl
Cherchez le garçon
Taxi Girl
Chercher Le Garçon
Billy Joel
Uptown Girl
Billy Joel
An Innocent Man
Julien Clerc
cœur de Rocker
Julien Clerc
Inédits 1968-1998
Philip Bailey and Phil Collins
Easy Lover
Philip Bailey and Phil Collins
Chinese Wall (Bonus Track)
Michael Jackson
Beat It
Michael Jackson
Thriller
Depeche Mode
Just Can't Get Enough
Depeche Mode
The Singles 81-85
Christophe
Succès fou
Christophe
Best Of
Wham!
Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go
Wham!
Make It Big
Alain Bashung
Gaby oh Gaby (Remix 1991)
Alain Bashung
Climax
Rick Astley
Never Gonna Give You Up (Pianoforte)
Rick Astley
Whenever You Need Somebody (Deluxe Edition - 2022 Remaster)
Daryl Hall & John Oates
You Make My Dreams (Come True)
Daryl Hall & John Oates
Voices
The Human League
Don't You Want Me
The Human League
Anthology: A Very British Synthesizer Group (Deluxe Edition)
Diane Tell
Si j'étais un homme
Diane Tell
En flèche
Bonnie Tyler
Total Eclipse of the Heart
Bonnie Tyler
Faster Than the Speed of Night
Jean-Patrick Capdevielle
Quand T'es Dans Le Désert
Jean-Patrick Capdevielle
Quand t'es dans le désert
Kim Carnes
Bette Davis Eyes
Kim Carnes
Mistaken Identity
Les Rita Mitsouko
Marcia Baïla
Les Rita Mitsouko
Rita Mitsouko
Dexys Midnight Runners
Come On Eileen
Dexys Midnight Runners
Too Rye Ay
Rose Laurens
Africa (Version Longue)
Rose Laurens
Africa
Jean-Jacques Goldman
Il suffira d'un signe
Jean-Jacques Goldman
À l'envers
Culture Club
Karma Chameleon
Culture Club
Colour By Numbers
Lio
Le banana split
Lio
Je garde quelques images... pour mes vies postérieures
Irene Cara
Flashdance...What a Feeling (Radio Edit)
Irene Cara
What a Feelin'
Johnny Hallyday
Ma gueule
Johnny Hallyday
Hollywood (Super Deluxe Edition)
Run-DMC
Walk This Way (feat. Aerosmith)
Run-DMC
Raising Hell
France Gall
Il jouait du piano debout
France Gall
Paris, France (Remasterisé)
Phil Collins
In the Air Tonight
Phil Collins
Face Value (Remastered)
Sheila
Spacer (Version Longue)
Sheila
King of the World
Bryan Adams
Summer of '69
Bryan Adams
Reckless (30th Anniversary)
Depeche Mode
Everything Counts
Depeche Mode
Construction Time Again (Deluxe)
Daniel Balavoine
Mon fils ma bataille
Daniel Balavoine
Un autre monde (Remastered)
Whitney Houston
I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)
Whitney Houston
Whitney
Thierry Pastor
Le coup de folie (album)
Thierry Pastor
Le coup de folie - EP
Journey
Don't Stop Believin'
Journey
Escape (Bonus Track Version)
Bon Jovi
Livin' On a Prayer
Bon Jovi
Slippery When Wet
David Christie
Saddle Up
David Christie
2gether Disco Funk (Best Hits Disco Funk)
The Pointer Sisters
I'm So Excited (1984 Mix)
The Pointer Sisters
Break Out
Chagrin d'Amour
Chacun fait (C'qui lui plait)
Chagrin d'Amour
Chagrin d'Amour
Madonna
Like a Prayer
Madonna
Like a Prayer
Jacno
Rectangle
Jacno
Jacno - EP
Michael Jackson
Billie Jean
Michael Jackson
Thriller
Lionel Richie
All Night Long (All Night)
Lionel Richie
Can't Slow Down
Michel Berger
La groupie du pianiste
Michel Berger
Beauséjour (Remasterisé)
Whitney Houston
How Will I Know
Whitney Houston
Whitney Houston
Prince & The Revolution
Purple Rain
Prince & The Revolution
Purple Rain (Soundtrack)
Ottawan
T'es Ok, T'es Bath, T'es in
Ottawan
The Best Of
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Three Little Birds
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Legend: The Best of Bob Marley and the Wailers
Bernard Lavilliers
Stand The Ghetto
Bernard Lavilliers
O Gringo
Fleetwood Mac
Everywhere (Remastered)
Fleetwood Mac
Tango in the Night (Deluxe)
The Police
Every Breath You Take
The Police
Synchronicity (Remastered)
Jeanne Mas
Toute première fois
Jeanne Mas
Jeanne Mas
UB40
Red Red Wine (Remastered)
UB40
Triple Best of UB40
Michael Jackson
Man In the Mirror
Michael Jackson
Bad
Bon Jovi
You Give Love a Bad Name
Bon Jovi
Slippery When Wet
Simple Minds
Don't You (Forget About Me) [12" Version]
Simple Minds
Once Upon a Time (Super Deluxe)
Cyndi Lauper
Time After Time
Cyndi Lauper
She's So Unusual
Hervé Vilard
Reviens
Hervé Vilard
Je l'aime tant
Queen
Under Pressure (feat. David Bowie)
Queen
Hot Space (Deluxe Edition)
Katrina and the Waves
Walking On Sunshine
Katrina and the Waves
Katrina & the Waves
Tina Turner
The Best
Tina Turner
Foreign Affair
F.R. David
Words (Original Version 1982)
F.R. David
Words
Phil Collins
You Can't Hurry Love
Phil Collins
Hello, I Must Be Going! (Remastered)
Bruce Springsteen
Dancing In the Dark
Bruce Springsteen
Born In the U.S.A.
Madness
Our House
Madness
The Rise & Fall (Deluxe Edition)
Don Henley
The Boys of Summer
Don Henley
Building the Perfect Beast
U2
With or Without You
U2
The Joshua Tree (30th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition)
Alain Bashung
Vertige De L'amour
Alain Bashung
Pizza
Stevie Nicks
Edge of Seventeen
Stevie Nicks
Crystal Visions... The Very Best of Stevie Nicks (Bonus Version)
Richard Sanderson
Reality
Richard Sanderson
Ready for Love (Claude Pinoteau's Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Starship
Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now
Starship
No Protection
Pet Shop Boys
West End Girls
Pet Shop Boys
Please
Womack & Womack
Teardrops (Single Version)
Womack & Womack
1980s Positive For Kids
Billy Ocean
When the Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going
Billy Ocean
The Very Best of Billy Ocean
Rick James
Super Freak
Rick James
Street Songs
Dire Straits
Walk Of Life (Remastered 1996)
Dire Straits
Brothers In Arms (Remastered 1996)
Dead or Alive
You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) [Re-Recorded]
Dead or Alive
You Spin Me Right Round (Like A Record) - EP
Black Box
Ride On Time
Black Box
Dreamland
Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
I Love Rock 'N Roll
Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
I Love Rock 'N Roll (Expanded Edition)
Survivor
Eye of the Tiger
Survivor
Eye of the Tiger
AC/DC
Back In Black
AC/DC
Back In Black
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