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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 85 #1
2 Bizarre Love Triangle New Order 76 #1
3 Blue Monday New Order 82 #1
4 Just Like Heaven The Cure 82 #1
5 Come On Eileen Dexy's Midnight Runners 55 #5
6 You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) Dead or Alive 30 #6
7 Take On Me a-ha 33 #7
8 Tainted Love / Where Did Our Love Go Soft Cell 3 #8
9 I Melt With You Modern English 71 #2
10 Just Can't Get Enough Depeche Mode 59 #2
11 The Promise When in Rome 21 #11
12 Blasphemous Rumours Depeche Mode 32 #1
13 She Blinded Me With Science Thomas Dolby 53 #13
14 Master and Servant Depeche Mode 43 #5
15 Rock Lobster The B-52's 71 #5
16 If You Leave Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark 36 #14
17 Enjoy the Silence Depeche Mode 88 #2
18 Pride (In the Name of Love) U2 83 #1
19 Strangelove Depeche Mode 58 #2
20 Don't You Want Me The Human League 35 #5
21 Dancing With Myself Billy Idol 47 #18
22 Hungry Like the Wolf Duran Duran 53 #22
23 Oh L'Amour Erasure 27 #3
24 In Your Eyes Peter Gabriel 66 #10
25 Send Me an Angel Real Life 20 #25
26 Do You Really Want to Hurt Me Culture Club 11 #11
27 People are People Depeche Mode 59 #11
28 The Safety Dance Men Without Hats 15 #2
29 New Order True Faith 1 #29
30 Dead Man's Party Oingo Boingo 59 #1
31 Love My Way The Psychedelic Furs 53 #10
32 True Spandau Ballet 11 #32
33 Boys Don't Cry The Cure 73 #1
34 Whip It Devo 64 #1
35 Our House Madness 58 #15
36 West End Girls Pet Shop Boys 42 #11
37 Don't You (Forget About Me) Simple Minds 79 #1
38 Everybody Wants to Rule the World Tears for Fears 71 #9
39 Voices Carry Til Tuesday 32 #28
40 Walk Like an Egyptian The Bangles 19 #6
41 The Metro Berlin 21 #7
42 Video Killed The Radio Star The Buggles 45 #42
43 In Between Days The Cure 72 #3
44 Rio Duran Duran 39 #18
45 The Reflex Duran Duran 15 #22
46 Save It For Later The English Beat 55 #9
47 I Ran (So Far Away) A Flock of Seagulls 12 #2
48 Relax Frankie Goes to Hollywood 55 #1
49 Love Will Tear Us Apart Joy Division 120 #1
50 Mexican Radio Wall of Voodoo 56 #9
51 Shake the Disease Depeche Mode 37 #1
52 Everything Counts Depeche Mode 41 #24
53 Rock Me Amadeus Falco 9 #12
54 Too Shy Kajagoogoo 13 #54
55 Major Tom Peter Schilling 11 #55
56 Every Breath You Take The Police 56 #3
57 Radio Free Europe R.E.M. 62 #1
58 Tempted Squeeze 71 #21
59 Sunday Bloody Sunday U2 116 #2
60 White Wedding Billy Idol 65 #7
61 Nowhere Girl B-Movie 26 #5
62 Just What I Needed The Cars 29 #62
63 Close to Me The Cure 72 #11
64 Love Song The Cure 62 #1
65 Never Let Me Down Again Depeche Mode 51 #7
66 Girls on Film Duran Duran 46 #18
67 Save a Prayer Duran Duran 24 #14
68 We Got the Beat The Go-Go's 30 #3
69 Running Up That Hill Kate Bush 59 #4
70 Always Something There To Remind Me Naked Eyes 26 #70
71 99 Luftballoons Nana 1 #71
72 The Perfect Kiss New Order 27 #2
73 Cities in Dust Siouxsie and the Banshees 54 #2
74 Stray Cat Strut The Stray Cats 26 #53
75 With or Without You U2 123 #3
76 Turning Japanese The Vapors 49 #14
77 Blister in the Sun Violent Femmes 78 #1
78 London Calling The Clash 88 #1
79 Love Shack The B-52's 61 #1
80 A Million Miles Away The Plimsouls 42 #44
81 Sex (I'm a...) Berlin 36 #23
82 In a Big Country Big Country 63 #3
83 Karma Chameleon Culture Club 10 #11
84 Let's Dance David Bowie 61 #6
85 A View to a Kill Duran Duran 7 #38
86 Lips Like Sugar Echo and the Bunnymen 60 #2
87 A Little Respect Erasure 41 #4
88 One Thing Leads To Another The Fixx 38 #19
89 I Eat Cannibals Toto Coelo 10 #55
90 Let Me Go Heaven 17 24 #31
91 1999 Prince 29 #36
92 Pretty In Pink The Psychedelic Furs 58 #9
93 Shout Tears for Fears 60 #5
94 Mickey Toni Basil 6 #15
95 Der Kommisar After The Fire 10 #95
96 Poison Arrow ABC 17 #63
97 Election Day Arcadia 4 #36
98 My Sharona The Knack 18 #69
99 Rebel Yell Billy Idol 58 #8
100 Cars Gary Numan 57 #11
101 Talking In Your Sleep The Romantics 18 #9
102 Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) Eurythmics 53 #27
103 All You Zombies The Hooters 8 #35
104 AEIOU (and Sometimes Y) EBN-OZN 10 #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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