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Channel 104.9 Top 101 Songs of the '80s (February 1999)

The countdown of the '80s (February 1999) from Channel 104.9 in San Jose, CA ranks 104 songs, with “How Soon is Now?” by The Smiths at number one. The list features 75 different artists; Depeche Mode has the most entries with nine songs.

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1 How Soon is Now? The Smiths 106 #1
2 Bizarre Love Triangle New Order 92 #1
3 Blue Monday New Order 96 #1
4 Just Like Heaven The Cure 104 #1
5 Come On Eileen Dexy's Midnight Runners 64 #5
6 You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) Dead or Alive 36 #6
7 Take On Me a-ha 46 #2
8 Tainted Love Soft Cell 76 #1
9 I Melt With You Modern English 96 #2
10 Just Can't Get Enough Depeche Mode 67 #2
11 The Promise When in Rome 24 #11
12 Blasphemous Rumours Depeche Mode 62 #1
13 She Blinded Me With Science Thomas Dolby 58 #13
14 Master and Servant Depeche Mode 44 #5
15 Rock Lobster The B-52's 87 #5
16 If You Leave Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark 48 #14
17 Enjoy the Silence Depeche Mode 107 #2
18 Pride (In the Name of Love) U2 168 #1
19 Strangelove Depeche Mode 62 #2
20 Don't You Want Me The Human League 41 #5
21 Dancing With Myself Billy Idol 84 #18
22 Hungry Like the Wolf Duran Duran 58 #22
23 Oh L'Amour Erasure 31 #3
24 In Your Eyes Peter Gabriel 123 #2
25 Send Me an Angel Real Life 22 #25
26 Do You Really Want to Hurt Me Culture Club 13 #11
27 People are People Depeche Mode 66 #11
28 The Safety Dance Men Without Hats 35 #2
29 New Order True Faith 1 #29
30 Dead Man's Party Oingo Boingo 65 #1
31 Love My Way The Psychedelic Furs 64 #10
32 True Spandau Ballet 14 #32
33 Boys Don't Cry The Cure 86 #1
34 Whip It Devo 78 #1
35 Our House Madness 66 #15
36 West End Girls Pet Shop Boys 52 #11
37 Don't You (Forget About Me) Simple Minds 125 #1
38 Everybody Wants to Rule the World Tears for Fears 90 #1
39 Voices Carry Til Tuesday 36 #28
40 Walk Like an Egyptian The Bangles 23 #6
41 The Metro Berlin 24 #7
42 Video Killed The Radio Star The Buggles 50 #42
43 In Between Days The Cure 81 #3
44 Rio Duran Duran 44 #18
45 The Reflex Duran Duran 18 #22
46 Save It For Later The English Beat 69 #9
47 I Ran (So Far Away) A Flock of Seagulls 49 #2
48 Relax Frankie Goes to Hollywood 59 #1
49 Love Will Tear Us Apart Joy Division 138 #1
50 Mexican Radio Wall of Voodoo 64 #9
51 Shake the Disease Depeche Mode 38 #1
52 Everything Counts Depeche Mode 43 #24
53 Rock Me Amadeus Falco 11 #12
54 Too Shy Kajagoogoo 15 #54
55 Major Tom (Coming Home) Peter Schilling 38 #8
56 Every Breath You Take The Police 124 #3
57 Radio Free Europe R.E.M. 77 #1
58 Tempted Squeeze 89 #21
59 Sunday Bloody Sunday U2 204 #2
60 White Wedding Billy Idol 152 #7
61 Nowhere Girl B-Movie 26 #5
62 Just What I Needed The Cars 109 #23
63 Close to Me The Cure 83 #11
64 Love Song The Cure 80 #1
65 Never Let Me Down Again Depeche Mode 58 #7
66 Girls on Film Duran Duran 51 #18
67 Save a Prayer Duran Duran 26 #14
68 We Got the Beat The Go-Go's 38 #3
69 Running Up That Hill Kate Bush 83 #2
70 Always Something There To Remind Me Naked Eyes 29 #70
71 99 Luftballoons Nana 1 #71
72 The Perfect Kiss New Order 43 #2
73 Cities in Dust Siouxsie and the Banshees 60 #2
74 Stray Cat Strut The Stray Cats 31 #53
75 With or Without You U2 213 #3
76 Turning Japanese The Vapors 52 #14
77 Blister in the Sun Violent Femmes 102 #1
78 London Calling The Clash 122 #1
79 Love Shack The B-52's 79 #1
80 A Million Miles Away The Plimsouls 47 #44
81 Sex (I'm a...) Berlin 40 #23
82 In a Big Country Big Country 77 #3
83 Karma Chameleon Culture Club 13 #11
84 Let's Dance David Bowie 98 #6
85 A View to a Kill Duran Duran 9 #38
86 Lips Like Sugar Echo and the Bunnymen 69 #2
87 A Little Respect Erasure 50 #4
88 One Thing Leads To Another The Fixx 48 #19
89 I Eat Cannibals Toto Coelo 11 #55
90 Let Me Go Heaven 17 25 #31
91 1999 Prince 37 #1
92 Pretty In Pink The Psychedelic Furs 70 #9
93 Shout Tears for Fears 70 #5
94 Mickey Toni Basil 8 #15
95 Der Kommisar After The Fire 11 #95
96 Poison Arrow ABC 19 #63
97 Election Day Arcadia 5 #36
98 My Sharona The Knack 41 #54
99 Rebel Yell Billy Idol 143 #3
100 Cars Gary Numan 66 #11
101 Talking In Your Sleep The Romantics 24 #9
102 Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) Eurythmics 72 #4
103 All You Zombies The Hooters 10 #35
104 AEIOU (and Sometimes Y) EBN-OZN 12 #13

About this countdown

Channel 104.9 Top 101 Songs of the '80s (February 1999) was broadcast by Channel 104.9 (San Jose, CA) in February 1999. Positions are shown exactly as the station ranked them; artist and song names have been standardized so that every entry links to that song’s complete chart history across all stations. It counts toward the Alternative & Modern Rock rankings.

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