’80s Hits Essentials

80s
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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.
Tanita Tikaram
Tanita Tikaram
Ancient Heart
4:52
Orchestral Manoeuvres In the Dark
Orchestral Manoeuvres In the Dark
Organisation
3:32
a-ha
a-ha
Hunting High & Low (Remastered)
3:48
The Buggles
The Buggles
The Age of Plastic
4:12
Lio
Lio
Je garde quelques images... pour mes vies postérieures
2:33
Guns N' Roses
Guns N' Roses
Appetite for Destruction (Super Deluxe)
5:56
Kenny Loggins
Kenny Loggins
Footloose (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
3:47
The Pasadenas
The Pasadenas
To Whom It May Concern
5:10
Soft Cell
Soft Cell
Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret (Deluxe Edition)
9:02
Indochine
Indochine
L'aventurier
3:51
Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode
Construction Time Again (Deluxe)
4:20
Philip Bailey, Phil Collins
Philip Bailey, Phil Collins
Chinese Wall (Bonus Track)
5:05
Taxi Girl
Taxi Girl
Chercher Le Garçon
4:11
Wham!
Wham!
Make It Big
3:51
Alain Bashung
Alain Bashung
Climax
3:55
Daryl Hall & John Oates
Daryl Hall & John Oates
Voices
3:10
The Human League
The Human League
Anthology - A Very British Synthesizer Group (Deluxe)
3:58
Bonnie Tyler
Bonnie Tyler
Faster Than the Speed of Night
6:58
Renaud
Renaud
Marche a l'ombre (Remastered)
3:19
Eurythmics
Eurythmics
Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) [2018 Remaster]
3:37
Jean-Patrick Capdevielle
Jean-Patrick Capdevielle
Quand t'es dans le désert
3:35
Kim Carnes
Kim Carnes
Mistaken Identity
3:48
Dexys Midnight Runners
Dexys Midnight Runners
Too Rye Ay
4:33
Bernard Lavilliers
Bernard Lavilliers
O Gringo
4:30
Queen
Queen
The Game (Deluxe Edition with Bonus Videos)
3:34
Johnny Hallyday
Johnny Hallyday
Hollywood (Super Deluxe Edition)
3:56
Toto
Toto
Toto IV
4:55
Jean-Jacques Goldman
Jean-Jacques Goldman
À l'envers
5:49
Culture Club
Culture Club
Colour By Numbers
4:12
Daniel Balavoine
Daniel Balavoine
Un autre monde (Remastered)
4:08
Irene Cara
Irene Cara
What a Feelin'
3:57
Run-DMC
Run-DMC
Raising Hell
5:09
France Gall
France Gall
Paris, France (Remasterisé)
4:33
Phil Collins
Phil Collins
Face Value (Remastered)
5:35
Sheila
Sheila
King of the World
5:54
Bryan Adams
Bryan Adams
Reckless (30th Anniversary)
3:36
Whitney Houston
Whitney Houston
Whitney
4:52
Thierry Pastor
Thierry Pastor
Tubes années 80 - Spécial variété française by Hotmixradio
3:39
Journey
Journey
Escape
4:10
Bon Jovi
Bon Jovi
Slippery When Wet
4:09
The Pointer Sisters
The Pointer Sisters
Break Out
4:53
Jacno
Jacno
Jacno - EP
3:37
Chagrin d'Amour
Chagrin d'Amour
Chagrin d'Amour
3:34
David Christie
David Christie
2gether Disco Funk (Best Hits Disco Funk)
5:42
Madonna
Madonna
Like a Prayer
5:40
Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson
Thriller
4:54
Lionel Richie
Lionel Richie
Can't Slow Down
6:25
Michel Berger
Michel Berger
Beauséjour (Remasterisé)
4:42
Whitney Houston
Whitney Houston
Whitney Houston
4:29
Richard Gotainer
Richard Gotainer
La planète des singles
2:56
Prince & The Revolution
Prince & The Revolution
Purple Rain (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture)
8:40
New Order
New Order
Total
7:29
Ottawan
Ottawan
The Best Of
3:22
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Legend: The Best of Bob Marley and the Wailers
3:01
Fleetwood Mac
Fleetwood Mac
Tango in the Night (Deluxe)
3:46
The Police
The Police
Synchronicity (Remastered)
4:13
UB40
UB40
Triple Best of UB40
3:02
Catherine Deneuve
Catherine Deneuve
Gainsbourg & Co
3:52
Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson
Bad
5:18
Bon Jovi
Bon Jovi
Slippery When Wet
3:42
Simple Minds
Simple Minds
Once Upon a Time (Super Deluxe)
6:36
Cyndi Lauper
Cyndi Lauper
She's So Unusual
4:05
Hervé Vilard
Hervé Vilard
Je l'aime tant
3:50
Billy Joel
Billy Joel
An Innocent Man
3:18
Queen
Queen
Hot Space (Deluxe Edition)
4:06
Katrina and the Waves
Katrina and the Waves
Katrina & the Waves
3:58
Tina Turner
Tina Turner
Foreign Affair
5:29
F.R. David
F.R. David
Words
3:29
Phil Collins
Phil Collins
Hello, I Must Be Going! (Remastered)
2:55
Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen
Born In the U.S.A.
4:05
Cyndi Lauper
Cyndi Lauper
She's So Unusual
3:58
Rick Astley
Rick Astley
Whenever You Need Somebody
3:33
Madness
Madness
The Rise & Fall (Deluxe Edition)
3:23
Don Henley
Don Henley
Building the Perfect Beast
4:49
U2
U2
The Joshua Tree (30th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition)
4:55
Stevie Nicks
Stevie Nicks
Crystal Visions... The Very Best of Stevie Nicks (Bonus Version)
5:29
Starship
Starship
No Protection
4:30
Pet Shop Boys
Pet Shop Boys
Please
4:45
Womack & Womack
Womack & Womack
Happy Classics
3:50
Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson
Thriller
4:18
Bronski Beat
Bronski Beat
The Age of Consent
5:02
Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode
The Singles 81-85
3:41
Les Rita Mitsouko
Les Rita Mitsouko
Rita Mitsouko
5:35
Billy Ocean
Billy Ocean
The Very Best of Billy Ocean
4:08
Rick James
Rick James
Street Songs
3:25
Dire Straits
Dire Straits
Brothers In Arms (Remastered 1996)
4:08
Dead or Alive
Dead or Alive
You Spin Me Right Round (Like A Record) - EP
4:27
Black Box
Black Box
Dreamland
4:32
Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
I Love Rock 'N Roll (Expanded Edition)
2:55
Survivor
Survivor
Eye of the Tiger
4:03
AC/DC
AC/DC
Back In Black
4:16
Jean-Jacques Goldman
Jean-Jacques Goldman
Quand la musique est bonne
3:52
The B-52's
The B-52's
Cosmic Thing
5:21
Diana Ross
Diana Ross
Diana
5:24
Pet Shop Boys
Pet Shop Boys
Actually: Further Listening 1987-1988 (2018 Remastered Version)
4:59
Daryl Hall & John Oates
Daryl Hall & John Oates
H2O
4:33
Madonna
Madonna
Like a Virgin (Bonus Tracks)
3:38
Blondie
Blondie
Greatest Hits
3:31
ABBA
ABBA
Super Trouper
4:11
Foreigner
Foreigner
Agent Provocateur
5:04

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