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The Colorado Sound Top 850 Songs of the 1980s

The countdown of the '80s (October 2023) from The Colorado Sound in Fort Collins–Denver, CO ranks 850 songs, with “Bad Reputation” by Joan Jett at number one. The list features 423 different artists; U2 has the most entries with 16 songs.

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Listener-voted; counted down during the October 2023 Fall Membership Drive, from 850 to 1. Obvious artist typos fixed: The Las -> The La's. Artist credits normalized to the site's format (e.g. "X (ft. Y)" written "X feat. Y").

# Song ListsBest
850 Bad Reputation Joan Jett 46 #21
849 Every Rose Has Its Thorn Poison 65 #44
848 Photograph Def Leppard 95 #1
847 New Orleans Is Sinking The Tragically Hip 13 #5
846 Border Radio The Blasters 3 #468
845 Sharp Dressed Man ZZ Top 99 #2
844 18 & Life Skid Row 56 #47
843 Wild Wild Life Talking Heads 39 #4
842 Alabama Getaway The Grateful Dead 6 #394
841 Captain Of Her Heart Double 1 #841
840 Out of Touch Hall and Oates 2 #70
839 Eyes of a Stranger The Payolas 15 #92
838 Only A Memory The Smithereens 22 #13
837 People Have The Power Patti Smith 17 #56
836 Transmission Joy Division 21 #10
835 Stand or Fall The Fixx 13 #63
834 The Beat Goes On/Switchin' To Glide Kings 6 #485
833 Season Cycle XTC 10 #614
832 Troy Sinéad O'Connor 48 #4
831 Waiting For The Great Leap Forward Billy Bragg 14 #20
830 You Got Lucky Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 69 #49
829 Superfreak Rick James 4 #60
828 The Stroke Billy Squier 88 #7
827 Just A Friend Biz Markie 4 #241
826 Addicted to Love Robert Palmer 44 #50
825 No New Tale To Tell Love and Rockets 49 #13
824 It's Raining Men The Weather Girls 1 #824
823 Do You Wanna Hold Me? Bow Wow Wow 6 #225
822 Amanda Ruth Rank & File 2 #514
821 Scarred But Smarter Drivin-N-Cryin 1 #821
820 La Di Da Di Doug E Fresh & Slick Rick 1 #820
819 19 Paul Hardcastle 5 #103
818 Peter Gunn Art of Noise 17 #80
817 Effigy Ministry 2 #194
816 Tarzan Boy Baltimora 14 #85
815 Freedom of Choice Devo 24 #17
814 Another Tricky Day The Who 8 #369
813 Stomp! Brothers Johnson 2 #184
812 Power and the Passion Midnight Oil 28 #29
811 Don't Worry Baby Los Lobos 1 #811
810 When I Write The Book Rockpile 3 #621
809 Under The Big Black Sun X 1 #809
808 Paid In Full Eric B & Rakim 5 #27
807 Nemesis Shriekback 21 #11
806 Invisible Sun The Police 24 #70
805 Space Age Love Song A Flock of Seagulls 23 #25
804 What Difference Does It Make? The Smiths 36 #17
803 Into Temptation Crowded House 9 #95
802 Trouble Me 10,000 Maniacs 28 #14
801 All in My Mind Love and Rockets 10 #32
800 Sowing the Seeds of Love Tears for Fears 33 #5
799 Rockit Herbie Hancock 3 #480
798 We Close Our Eyes Oingo Boingo 17 #22
797 I Feel For You Chaka Khan 4 #189
796 Welcome To The Boomtown David And David 12 #72
795 Guitar Town Steve Earle 7 #237
794 Mommy's Little Monster Social Distortion 15 #794
793 Rebel Yell Billy Idol 143 #3
792 Nasty Janet Jackson 3 #270
791 Promises Promises Naked Eyes 8 #244
790 Straight Out Of The Jungle Jungle Brothers 1 #790
789 The Dead Heart Midnight Oil 33 #20
788 Hearts And Bones Paul Simon 2 #788
787 Always the Sun The Stranglers 28 #16
786 Watusi Rodeo Guadalcanal Diary 7 #80
785 Biko Peter Gabriel 32 #21
784 Heat Of The Moment Asia 60 #67
783 What's My Scene Hoodoo Gurus 7 #31
782 The Breaks Pt. 1 Kurtis Blow 1 #782
781 Burning House of Love X 10 #37
780 Love Vigilantes New Order 46 #1
779 Big in Japan Alphaville 17 #23
778 Fields of Fire Big Country 6 #55
777 Crazy Pylon 1 #777
776 Wishing Well Bob Mould 15 #776
775 You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) Dead or Alive 36 #6
774 Don't Let Me Down Gently The Wonderstuff 4 #95
773 Lake Of Fire Meat Puppets 10 #740
772 Telegraph Rd. Dire Straits 1 #772
771 Bingo Master's Break-Out! The Fall 1 #771
770 Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You) A Flock of Seagulls 12 #81
769 When Smokey Sings ABC 5 #50
768 Tugboat Galaxie 500 1 #768
767 Black Celebration Depeche Mode 7 #99
766 Why? Bronski Beat 13 #4
765 Little Guitars Van Halen 14 #166
764 A Girl Like You The Smithereens 51 #30
763 Coolidge Descendents 1 #763
762 The Stand The Alarm 23 #5
761 Dirty Blvd. Lou Reed 35 #19
760 Let Love Rule Lenny Kravitz 37 #15
759 Beats So Lonely Charlie Sexton 2 #759
758 Sometimes fIREHOSE 5 #474
757 Tom's Diner (1987) Suzanne Vega 1 #757
756 Highwayman The Highwaymen 3 #451
755 Open All Night Bruce Springsteen 3 #273
754 History Lesson (Part II) The Minutemen 2 #694
753 Sometime To Return Soul Asylum 1 #753
752 Against the Wind Bob Seger 73 #9
751 7 Chinese Brothers R.E.M. 1 #751
750 Perfect The The 4 #68
749 Rip It Up Orange Juice 3 #368
748 (I Just) Died In Your Arms Cutting Crew 4 #173
747 Tinseltown In The Rain Blue Nile 5 #243
746 I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) Hall and Oates 2 #651
745 Digging Your Scene Blow Monkeys 16 #43
744 Knock Me Down Red Hot Chili Peppers 26 #66
743 Let It Whip Dazz Band 2 #624
742 Whammy Kiss The B-52's 9 #38
741 Computer Love Kraftwerk 3 #221
740 The Perfect Kiss New Order 43 #2
739 Hello Again The Cars 3 #43
738 Sex (I'm a...) Berlin 40 #23
737 Channel Z The B-52's 15 #8
736 Let Me Go Heaven 17 25 #31
735 I Got You Split Enz 50 #39
734 Ship of Fools World Party 44 #45
733 Smooth Operator Sade 10 #67
732 Pass the Dutchie Musical Youth 12 #36
731 I Know What Boys Like The Waitresses 31 #27
730 Happy Hour The Housemartins 30 #6
729 The Glamorous Life Sheila E 2 #541
728 I Can't Wait Nu Shooz 2 #525
727 Freeze Frame J. Geils Band 24 #269
726 Black Coffee in Bed Squeeze 55 #55
725 Shine On The House of Love 1 #725
724 Wall of Death Richard Thompson 7 #286
723 The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had To Swallow) The Jam 18 #39
722 Leave in Silence Depeche Mode 2 #722
721 Obsession Animotion 16 #32
720 Make a Circuit With Me The Polecats 14 #21
719 Corona The Minutemen 3 #405
718 Get Down On It Kool & The Gang 1 #718
717 I'm An Adult Now The Pursuit of Happiness 24 #73
716 Schizophrenia Sonic Youth 3 #13
715 Streets of Your Town The Go-Betweens 6 #76
714 Tell Me When It's Over Dream Syndicate 2 #714
713 Handle With Care Traveling Wilburys 28 #109
712 Free Nelson Mandela The Special AKA 14 #31
711 Talking About A Revolution Tracy Chapman 26 #54
710 Jersey Girl Tom Waits 9 #514
709 New Year's Day U2 182 #4
708 Sunglasses At Night Corey Hart 2 #708
707 Refugee Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 102 #3
706 Coming Up Paul McCartney 4 #706
705 Balloon Man Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians 29 #23
704 Love On A Real Train Tangerine Dream 1 #704
703 Skyway The Replacements 21 #136
702 Inside Out Mighty Lemon Drops 14 #24
701 Walk Together, Rock Together 7 Seconds 1 #701
700 Rock Me Amadeus Falco 11 #12
699 Shotgun Down The Avalanche Shawn Colvin 5 #419
698 King of Pain The Police 49 #17
697 So Alive Love and Rockets 61 #1
696 Hungry Heart Bruce Springsteen 42 #68
695 Swamp Talking Heads 13 #224
694 Two Tribes Frankie Goes to Hollywood 36 #1
693 A Certain Girl Warren Zevon 1 #693
692 Scotty's Lament The Connells 1 #692
691 Fairytale Of New York The Pogues & Kirsty MacColl 1 #691
690 Song to the Siren This Mortal Coil 9 #4
689 The Magic Number De La Soul 3 #176
688 Hallelujah Leonard Cohen 23 #2
687 2,000 Miles The Pretenders 4 #40
686 A Sort of Homecoming U2 21 #57
685 Just The Two Of Us Grover Washington, Jr. with Bill Withers 1 #685
684 Side of the Road Lucinda Williams 4 #555
683 Leader Of The Band Dan Fogelberg 1 #683
682 Jokerman Bob Dylan 9 #135
681 What I Am Edie Brickell And New Bohemians 34 #9
680 Take The Skinheads Bowling Camper Van Beethoven 45 #21
679 Some Like It Hot Power Station 8 #42
678 The Look of Love ABC 25 #56
677 Dance Along The Edge Concrete Blonde 1 #677
676 Enjoy Yourself (It's Later Than You Think) The Specials 3 #217
675 1999 Prince 37 #1
674 Mr. Roboto Styx 5 #16
673 Seattle Public Image Ltd. 16 #10
672 Master of Puppets Metallica 81 #1
671 Night Nurse Gregory Isaacs 1 #671
670 Fade to Grey Visage 7 #127
669 Eardrum Buzz Wire 5 #62
668 Stay Up Late Talking Heads 38 #14
667 April Skies The Jesus and Mary Chain 22 #16
666 A Pair Of Brown Eyes The Pogues 2 #20
665 That's Entertainment The Jam 46 #4
664 Me and the Boys Dave Edmunds 2 #66
663 Rock the Casbah The Clash 164 #1
662 Happy Birthday Altered Images 13 #27
661 That's When I Reach For My Revolver Mission of Burma 10 #55
660 Do You Remember Rock & Roll Radio The Ramones 18 #192
659 Give Me The Night George Benson 1 #659
658 Twist In My Sobriety Tanita Tikaram 2 #658
657 Tall Cool One Robert Plant 17 #443
656 Watching the Wheels John Lennon 33 #65
655 Litany (Life Goes On) Guadalcanal Diary 13 #146
654 Original Sin INXS 44 #19
653 Word Up Cameo 3 #377
652 Hit Me With Your Best Shot Pat Benatar 78 #5
651 Enola Gay Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark 19 #29
650 Ain't Nobody Rufus & Chaka Khan 3 #494
649 Tonight She Comes The Cars 3 #58
648 Generals and Majors XTC 28 #62
647 Misunderstanding Genesis 30 #32
646 Ghosts Japan 1 #646
645 Everyday Is Like Sunday Morrissey 56 #5
644 On the Turning Away Pink Floyd 38 #97
643 I Can't Live Without My Radio LL Cool J 2 #643
642 Shake the Disease Depeche Mode 38 #1
641 Atmosphere Joy Division 24 #1
640 Saving Grace Throwing Muses 1 #640
639 Brothers in Arms Dire Straits 45 #18
638 Tomorrow People Ziggy Marley & the Melody Makers 28 #23
637 While You See a Chance Steve Winwood 8 #377
636 Let's Groove Kool & The Gang 1 #636
635 Love Buzz (original SubPop) Nirvana 1 #635
634 Buffalo Soldier Bob Marley 39 #10
633 Amplifier The Db's 4 #494
632 Is This All There Is Los Lobos 1 #632
631 Wondering Where The Lions Are Bruce Cockburn 8 #161
630 Birthday The Sugarcubes 43 #1
629 Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime The Korgis 1 #629
628 Fa Ce La The Feelies 1 #628
627 Invisible Alison Moyet 2 #293
626 World Destruction Time Zone 31 #17
625 Da Da Da Trio 40 #16
624 Thela Hun Ginjeet King Crimson 2 #77
623 Major Tom (Coming Home) Peter Schilling 38 #8
622 You Dropped A Bomb On Me The Gap Band 2 #40
621 We're Not Gonna Take It Twisted Sister 67 #14
620 Chinese Rock The Ramones 2 #334
619 More Bounce To The Ounce Zapp 1 #619
618 Too Much Pressure Selecter 18 #301
617 Carolyn's Fingers Cocteau Twins 9 #26
616 Freak Scene Dinosaur Jr. 9 #5
615 Like the Weather 10,000 Maniacs 40 #15
614 Dark Night The Blasters 1 #614
613 The Unforgettable Fire U2 32 #48
612 Don't Believe The Hype Public Enemy 4 #516
611 Radio Ga Ga Queen 21 #193
610 Ana Ng They Might Be Giants 39 #53
609 Too Many Creeps Bush Tetras 1 #609
608 Blue Jean David Bowie 11 #18
607 Pull Up to the Bumper Grace Jones 3 #266
606 Kiss and Tell Bryan Ferry 11 #61
605 Paris, TX Ry Cooder 1 #605
604 Master Blaster (Jammin') Stevie Wonder 4 #333
603 Still In Hollywood Concrete Blonde 16 #157
602 Paper In Fire John Mellencamp 4 #602
601 It's Like That Run DMC 2 #601
600 Bigmouth Strikes Again The Smiths 66 #3
599 Forever Now The Psychedelic Furs 4 #270
598 Crazy Train Ozzy Osbourne 111 #1
597 Fire Woman The Cult 75 #6
596 Go! Tones on Tail 44 #35
595 Into The Groove Madonna 5 #80
594 Planet Earth Duran Duran 17 #38
593 Smooth Criminal Michael Jackson 3 #476
592 Bittersweet Hoodoo Gurus 16 #58
591 Bullet the Blue Sky U2 59 #16
590 Gravity Talks Green On Red 1 #590
589 Guitars, Cadillacs Dwight Yoakam 2 #589
588 Elvis Is Everywhere Mojo Nixon & Skid Roper 12 #29
587 I'm on Fire Bruce Springsteen 33 #77
586 Passionate Kisses Lucinda Williams 5 #586
585 Sit Down James 31 #8
584 Europa and the Pirate Twins Thomas Dolby 10 #37
583 40 (Live At Red Rocks) U2 1 #583
582 Shoot Out The Lights Richard & Linda Thompson 6 #192
581 On The Road Again Willie Nelson 6 #6
580 Cold Shot Stevie Ray Vaughan 26 #66
579 Wolves, Lower R.E.M. 1 #579
578 Redemption Song Bob Marley 33 #15
577 Drive South John Hiatt 3 #32
576 This Is Radio Clash The Clash 29 #59
575 Greetings to the New Brunette Billy Bragg 10 #38
574 Pop Life Prince 10 #574
573 Rise Public Image Ltd. 47 #24
572 New Gold Dream Simple Minds 7 #54
571 Perfect Way Scritti Politti 12 #32
570 Splendid Isolation Warren Zevon 2 #570
569 Human Fly The Cramps 5 #154
568 Cover Me Bruce Springsteen 11 #269
567 Keep On Moving Soul II Soul 3 #211
566 C'Mon Every Beatbox Big Audio Dynamite 6 #187
565 Get Up And Jump Red Hot Chili Peppers 1 #565
564 Paranoimia Art of Noise 3 #72
563 Are You Ready To Be Heartbroken? Lloyd Cole and the Commotions 1 #563
562 Fortress Around Your Heart Sting 11 #25
561 Long Hot Summer The Style Council 7 #51
560 Only the Lonely The Motels 8 #184
559 In A Jar Dinosaur Jr. 2 #559
558 Light In Your Eyes The Subdudes 1 #558
557 Downtown Train Tom Waits 8 #127
556 Head Like a Hole Nine Inch Nails 89 #1
555 Welcome to the Jungle Guns N Roses 106 #1
554 I Go Crazy Flesh for Lulu 24 #21
553 Never Let Me Down Again Depeche Mode 58 #7
552 About A Girl (Bleach) Nirvana 1 #552
551 I Still Believe (Great Design) The Call 18 #51
550 House of Fun Madness 15 #204
549 Clubland Elvis Costello 2 #345
548 Changed the Locks Lucinda Williams 8 #154
547 The Downtown Lights Blue Nile 3 #547
546 My Biggest Thrill Mighty Lemon Drops 1 #546
545 Where The Hell Is Bill Camper Van Beethoven 2 #545
544 Love Is The Law The Suburbs 3 #259
543 Words Missing Persons 24 #4
542 Cuts You Up Peter Murphy 58 #10
541 Waiting Room Fugazi 29 #11
540 She Bangs the Drums The Stone Roses 12 #7
539 Blasphemous Rumours Depeche Mode 62 #1
538 Darkness on the Edge of Town Bruce Springsteen 13 #221
537 Follow The Leader Eric B & Rakim 2 #364
536 You Shook Me All Night Long AC/DC 111 #1
535 Homosapien Pete Shelley 10 #13
534 See How We Are X 10 #43
533 Halloween Parade Lou Reed 1 #533
532 Back on the Chain Gang The Pretenders 83 #15
531 I Send a Message INXS 21 #9
530 The Jezebel Spirit David Byrne and Brian Eno 1 #530
529 Why Can't I Be You? The Cure 60 #1
528 Don't Want to Know if You Are Lonely Husker Du 4 #252
527 Straight Outta Compton NWA 5 #54
526 Pump Up the Volume M/A/R/R/S 6 #46
525 Paul Revere Beastie Boys 24 #30
524 What I Like About You The Romantics 92 #10
523 Rock n' Roll High School The Ramones 32 #61
522 Subdivisions Rush 67 #69
521 I Love A Man In A Uniform Gang of Four 5 #139
520 Promised You a Miracle Simple Minds 16 #30
519 Deanna Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds 5 #60
518 Gone Daddy Gone Violent Femmes 41 #45
517 The Hungry Wolf X 9 #62
516 The Bottomless Lake John Prine 1 #516
515 Left of Center Suzanne Vega 10 #515
514 Perfect Skin Lloyd Cole and the Commotions 11 #88
513 If You Were Here Thompson Twins 6 #58
512 Modern Love David Bowie 84 #12
511 Girls Beastie Boys 40 #6
510 Wind Of Change Scorpions 50 #112
509 Rise Above Black Flag 4 #256
508 Centerfold J. Geils Band 82 #5
507 Goin' Back To Cali LL Cool J 3 #42
506 Gloria (Live At Red Rocks) U2 1 #506
505 Walk of Life Dire Straits 52 #71
504 Real Wild Child (Wild One) Iggy Pop 28 #53
503 Back to Life (However Do You Want Me) Soul II Soul 1 #503
502 A Million Miles Away The Plimsouls 47 #44
501 Opportunities (Let's Make Lot's of Money) Pet Shop Boys 23 #3
500 There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart) Eurythmics 1 #500
499 In God's Country U2 42 #44
498 The Power of Love Huey Lewis and the News 4 #18
497 Feel Us Shaking The Samples 1 #497
496 Crash The Primitives 40 #12
495 I Will Follow U2 96 #9
494 Dirty Old Town The Pogues 13 #163
493 Rock This Town The Stray Cats 40 #6
492 Amarillo By Morning George Strait 3 #464
491 Beyond Belief Elvis Costello & the Attractions 20 #319
490 Hey Nineteen Steely Dan 16 #327
489 Finest Worksong R.E.M. 25 #67
488 One Step Ahead Split Enz 14 #488
487 Birth, School, Work, Death The Godfathers 32 #39
486 Shake It Up The Cars 45 #19
485 If I Had a Boat Lyle Lovett 17 #70
484 The House Is Rockin' Stevie Ray Vaughan 15 #126
483 Most Of The Time Bob Dylan 3 #483
482 Our House Madness 66 #15
481 Dancing With Tears In My Eyes Ultravox 14 #76
480 Kingdom of Rain The The 11 #22
479 The Walk The Cure 27 #49
478 Catholic Boy Jim Carroll Band 16 #478
477 Sound System Operation Ivy 1 #477
476 Run to the Hills Iron Maiden 60 #11
475 Spirit of '76 The Alarm 17 #439
474 Mexican Radio Wall of Voodoo 64 #9
473 The Cutter Echo and the Bunnymen 35 #22
472 It's Still Rock n' Roll to Me Billy Joel 28 #53
471 Always on My Mind Pet Shop Boys 17 #7
470 Love At The Five And Dime Nanci Griffith 3 #470
469 Superman R.E.M. 57 #8
468 You Give Love a Bad Name Bon Jovi 81 #16
467 Memphis in the Meantime John Hiatt 7 #109
466 God is a Bullet Concrete Blonde 30 #45
465 Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) Simple Minds 8 #32
464 Tupelo Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds 2 #35
463 Sorry Somehow Husker Du 1 #463
462 Heaven Eurogliders 3 #462
461 Over There The Connells 1 #461
460 The River Bruce Springsteen 60 #5
459 Someday Some Way Marshall Crenshaw 21 #184
458 Here Comes a Regular The Replacements 12 #374
457 Shout at the Devil Motley Crue 37 #9
456 Blew Nirvana 2 #356
455 Lorelei Cocteau Twins 3 #364
454 Atomic Dog George Clinton 6 #57
453 Walking in L.A. Missing Persons 22 #11
452 That's All Genesis 53 #78
451 Train in Vain The Clash 120 #10
450 Something So Strong Crowded House 21 #286
449 The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades Timbuk 3 14 #33
448 Peek-A-Boo Siouxsie and the Banshees 51 #1
447 Hey Jack Kerouac 10,000 Maniacs 17 #246
446 Fools Gold The Stone Roses 44 #1
445 Cold Cold Ground Tom Waits 2 #445
444 Bonny Prefab Sprout 2 #444
443 Karma Chameleon Culture Club 13 #11
442 Girlfriend in a Coma The Smiths 62 #2
441 Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On) Talking Heads 7 #72
440 Atomic Blondie 13 #27
439 A Girl in Trouble (is a Temporary Thing) Romeo Void 25 #64
438 Lonely In Your Nightmare Duran Duran 1 #438
437 Everyday I Write The Book Elvis Costello & the Attractions 50 #34
436 Never Tear Us Apart INXS 48 #1
435 Controversy Prince 6 #154
434 Everywhere Fleetwood Mac 11 #34
433 Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' Michael Jackson 4 #208
432 You Be Illin' Run DMC 2 #369
431 True Colors Cyndi Lauper 7 #11
430 Open Arms Journey 5 #73
429 Love Is A Battlefield Pat Benatar 47 #23
428 Could You Be Loved Bob Marley 39 #53
427 Disintegration The Cure 3 #85
426 Bastards of Young The Replacements 31 #86
425 I Wanna Be Adored The Stone Roses 53 #10
424 Limelight Rush 98 #25
423 Planet Rock Afrika Bambaataa and the Soul Sonic Force 1 #423
422 Baby I'm A Star Prince 3 #246
421 Party At Ground Zero Fishbone 43 #65
420 Send Me an Angel Real Life 22 #25
419 Another One Bites the Dust Queen 92 #3
418 Oh L'Amour Erasure 31 #3
417 Shellshock New Order 22 #9
416 Love Plus One Haircut 100 34 #26
415 Fascination Street The Cure 52 #5
414 Cities in Dust Siouxsie and the Banshees 60 #2
413 One Night in Bangkok Murray Head 13 #24
412 Poison Arrow ABC 19 #63
411 Nebraska Bruce Springsteen 3 #411
410 Goo Goo Muck The Cramps 7 #95
409 Ace of Spades Motorhead 52 #3
408 White Lines (Don't Do It) Melle Mel 1 #408
407 Talk About The Passion R.E.M. 11 #278
406 The Safety Dance Men Without Hats 35 #2
405 See A Little Light Bob Mould 37 #69
404 Lovers In A Dangerous Time Bruce Cockburn 3 #404
403 New Sensation INXS 43 #6
402 Express Yourself NWA 3 #385
401 Tenderness General Public 47 #1
400 We Care A Lot Faith No More 33 #29
399 Synchronicity II The Police 78 #15
398 That Voice Again Peter Gabriel 9 #398
397 The Boys of Summer Don Henley 97 #7
396 Pride (In the Name of Love) U2 168 #1
395 She Drives Me Crazy Fine Young Cannibals 46 #4
394 I Want Candy Bow Wow Wow 53 #38
393 Like a Virgin Madonna 4 #41
392 I'm Still Standing Elton John 7 #143
391 Message To My Girl Spilt Enz 1 #391
390 Everybody Wants You Billy Squier 74 #54
389 Back in Black AC/DC 133 #1
388 Rockin' In The Free World Neil Young 121 #8
387 She's A Beauty The Tubes 26 #229
386 This Charming Man The Smiths 52 #2
385 What is Love Howard Jones 17 #10
384 Whenever You're On My Mind Marshall Crenshaw 4 #383
383 Bring on the Dancing Horses Echo and the Bunnymen 43 #21
382 Who Can It Be Now? Men At Work 23 #36
381 Vacation The Go-Go's 21 #8
380 Boys Don't Cry The Cure 86 #1
379 Another Nail In My Heart Squeeze 12 #353
378 Drop The Pilot Joan Armatrading 2 #378
377 I Would Die 4 U Prince 20 #63
376 Eminence Front The Who 70 #71
375 Der Kommisar After The Fire 11 #95
374 Don't Come Around Here No More Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 39 #69
373 Babylon Sisters Steely Dan 4 #373
372 Union of the Snake Duran Duran 7 #4
371 Twilight Zone Golden Earring 98 #17
370 Wild Flower The Cult 17 #28
369 Scatterlings Of Africa Johnny Clegg & Savuka 1 #369
368 Atlantic City Bruce Springsteen 25 #21
367 No Myth Michael Penn 36 #23
366 Behind the Wall of Sleep The Smithereens 23 #62
365 Spirits In The Material World The Police 44 #57
364 My Ever Changing Moods The Style Council 34 #57
363 Heart and Soul T'Pau 3 #88
362 Change Tears for Fears 34 #32
361 Same Old Scene Roxy Music 9 #361
360 Veronica Elvis Costello 37 #10
359 The Road Goes On Forever Robert Earl Keen 4 #117
358 Kids In America Kim Wilde 20 #98
357 Let My Love Open The Door Pete Townshend 58 #12
356 Hold Me Now Thompson Twins 31 #10
355 Borderline Madonna 2 #323
354 Gypsy Fleetwood Mac 34 #136
353 Bank Robber The Clash 3 #46
352 Cattle and Cane The Go-Betweens 6 #11
351 So Far Away Dire Straits 26 #329
350 Paradise City Guns N Roses 112 #2
349 Makes No Sense At All Husker Du 17 #37
348 It's Tricky Run DMC 7 #216
347 Crazy Little Thing Called Love Queen 72 #73
346 Head Over Heels The Go-Go's 6 #79
345 Ah! Leah! Donnie Iris 35 #42
344 Saved By Zero The Fixx 11 #44
343 Mystify INXS 25 #82
342 Everything Counts Depeche Mode 43 #24
341 Stop Draggin' My Heart Around Stevie Nicks 38 #121
340 The Message Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five 16 #3
339 Ant Music Adam Ant 3 #70
338 Talk Talk Talk Talk 27 #9
337 The Spirit Of Radio Rush 67 #9
336 Mystery Achievement The Pretenders 29 #19
335 Do You Really Want to Hurt Me Culture Club 13 #11
334 Another Brick In The Wall Pt. II Pink Floyd 28 #3
333 4th of July X 24 #120
332 One Tree Hill U2 30 #58
331 Here Comes The Rain Again Eurythmics 38 #82
330 Blood and Roses The Smithereens 40 #5
329 Good Thing Fine Young Cannibals 19 #6
328 Let The Day Begin The Call 23 #33
327 867-5309/Jenny Tommy Tutone 27 #54
326 Home Sweet Home Motley Crue 77 #17
325 I Want A New Drug Huey Lewis and the News 4 #30
324 Red Red Wine UB40 49 #1
323 Goodbye Horses Q Lazzarus 2 #201
322 Punk Rock Girl Dead Milkmen 43 #19
321 Trail Of Tears Guadalcanal Diary 1 #321
320 Suburban Home Descendents 2 #320
319 It Takes Two Rob Base & D.J. E-Z Rock 6 #123
318 I Scare Myself Thomas Dolby 4 #235
317 Creeping Death Metallica 8 #27
316 Regulator Fishbone 1 #316
315 Skin Deep The Stranglers 12 #121
314 This Corrosion Sisters of Mercy 36 #7
313 Orinoco Flow Enya 19 #48
312 Dear God XTC 92 #1
311 Little Red Corvette Prince 21 #12
310 Don't Tell Me Blancmange 13 #38
309 Shake Your Rump Beastie Boys 6 #92
308 Mean Street Van Halen 22 #304
307 Belly of the Whale Burning Sensations 25 #19
306 Kickstart My Heart Motley Crue 70 #6
305 Buffalo Stance Neneh Cherry 7 #36
304 Dead Man's Party Oingo Boingo 65 #1
303 The Final Countdown Europe 29 #125
302 New Frontier Donald Fagen 1 #302
301 Walking On Sunshine Katrina and the Waves 20 #1
300 Rock You Like a Hurricane Scorpions 92 #11
299 Love Removal Machine The Cult 50 #13
298 Here I Go Again Whitesnake 92 #2
297 Red Hill Mining Town U2 13 #280
296 Dance Hall Days Wang Chung 14 #85
295 Sweet Jane Cowboy Junkies 57 #4
294 The Promise When in Rome 24 #11
293 Burnin for You Blue Oyster Cult 81 #63
292 Graceland Paul Simon 25 #10
291 Bela Lugosi's Dead Bauhaus 48 #3
290 Golden Brown The Stranglers 12 #10
289 Ask The Smiths 48 #5
288 Don't Let's Start They Might Be Giants 49 #39
287 Summer of '69 Bryan Adams 93 #3
286 Cloudbusting Kate Bush 13 #16
285 Me, Myself And I De La Soul 8 #131
284 Driver 8 R.E.M. 51 #46
283 Big Time Peter Gabriel 39 #16
282 Like a Prayer Madonna 15 #23
281 Ashes to Ashes David Bowie 49 #23
280 Stray Cat Strut The Stray Cats 31 #53
279 Things Can Only Get Better Howard Jones 22 #42
278 We Belong Pat Benatar 21 #65
277 Vienna Ultravox 33 #18
276 Strangelove Depeche Mode 62 #2
275 When You Were Mine Prince 4 #108
274 The Way It Is Bruce Hornsby and the Range 18 #7
273 All I Want Is You U2 46 #6
272 Crazy For You Madonna 2 #272
271 Seven Year Ache Rosanne Cash 3 #76
270 Alone Again Or The Damned 29 #36
269 Wicked Game Chris Isaak 57 #7
268 Glory Days Bruce Springsteen 65 #51
267 Love Action (I Believe In Love) The Human League 1 #267
266 Higher Ground Red Hot Chili Peppers 68 #9
265 Girls on Film Duran Duran 51 #18
264 Devil Inside INXS 43 #42
263 Brass Monkey Beastie Boys 48 #2
262 (Keep Feeling) Fascination The Human League 9 #100
261 Never Say Never Romeo Void 59 #8
260 Have A Little Faith In Me John Hiatt 28 #40
259 Keep On Loving You REO Speedwagon 31 #19
258 Something About You Level 42 8 #108
257 One Thing Leads To Another The Fixx 48 #19
256 Reptile The Church 24 #13
255 Pink Houses John Mellencamp 72 #11
254 Crosseyed And Painless Talking Heads 36 #37
253 Left of the Dial The Replacements 32 #33
252 Hourglass Squeeze 8 #11
251 Oblivious Aztec Camera 28 #29
250 Voices Carry Til Tuesday 36 #28
249 Do They Know It's Christmas? Band Aid 8 #16
248 Beautiful World Devo 23 #108
247 Thieves Like Us New Order 8 #7
246 She's In Parties Bauhaus 10 #246
245 Eye Know De La Soul 7 #34
244 You Can't Get What You Want (Till You Know What You Want) Joe Jackson 13 #244
243 Catapult R.E.M. 17 #39
242 Relax Frankie Goes to Hollywood 59 #1
241 There She Goes The La's 59 #16
240 Panic The Smiths 56 #5
239 I Won't Back Down Tom Petty 98 #10
238 Will The Wolf Survive? Los Lobos 21 #238
237 9 To 5 Dolly Parton 6 #12
236 Don't Give Up Peter Gabriel 25 #29
235 Rescue Echo and the Bunnymen 3 #235
234 The Waiting Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 82 #14
233 Unsatisfied The Replacements 12 #65
232 Wouldn't It Be Good Nik Kershaw 11 #182
231 Too Shy Kajagoogoo 15 #54
230 Situation Yaz 46 #8
229 I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) The Proclaimers 36 #34
228 Money for Nothing Dire Straits 116 #7
227 Red Skies The Fixx 33 #102
226 Touch of Grey The Grateful Dead 85 #43
225 Monkey Gone To Heaven The Pixies 67 #5
224 Simply Irresistible Robert Palmer 9 #42
223 I Want You Back Hoodoo Gurus 17 #223
222 Two Hearts Beat As One U2 52 #19
221 Behind the Wheel Depeche Mode 25 #9
220 For Whom The Bell Tolls Metallica 41 #3
219 Alive and Kicking Simple Minds 46 #1
218 Wrapped Around Your Finger The Police 38 #29
217 Talk of the Town The Pretenders 31 #59
216 Somewhere Down The Crazy River Robbie Robertson 10 #216
215 Cars Gary Numan 66 #11
214 Running Down a Dream Tom Petty 108 #8
213 Middle of the Road The Pretenders 53 #25
212 Head Over Heels Tears for Fears 42 #16
211 Games Without Frontiers Peter Gabriel 53 #20
210 Electric Avenue Eddy Grant 23 #104
209 Orange Crush R.E.M. 76 #1
208 Brilliant Disguise Bruce Springsteen 10 #175
207 Cult of Personality Living Colour 89 #42
206 E=MC2 Big Audio Dynamite 30 #40
205 Ceremony New Order 16 #4
204 Debaser The Pixies 53 #3
203 Eighties Killing Joke 29 #37
202 Destination Unknown Missing Persons 16 #40
201 I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) Whitney Houston 8 #11
200 Walk Like an Egyptian The Bangles 23 #6
199 Life's What You Make It Talk Talk 17 #115
198 Hyperactive Thomas Dolby 9 #53
197 Roam The B-52's 45 #18
196 Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) Journey 79 #4
195 Pulling Mussels (From The Shell) Squeeze 44 #42
194 Fisherman's Blues The Waterboys 24 #57
193 There is a Light That Never Goes Out The Smiths 90 #1
192 Fade to Black Metallica 50 #14
191 Stand and Deliver Adam & the Ants 27 #11
190 The Tide Is High Blondie 20 #31
189 Shelter Lone Justice 1 #189
188 Hounds of Love Kate Bush 16 #62
187 Down Under Men At Work 36 #2
186 You Can Call Me Al Paul Simon 21 #9
185 Genius of Love Tom Tom Club 40 #81
184 Express Yourself Madonna 3 #184
183 Jack and Diane John Mellencamp 77 #7
182 Livin' on a Prayer Bon Jovi 97 #5
181 The Magnificent Seven The Clash 37 #93
180 Rapture Blondie 54 #31
179 No One Is To Blame Howard Jones 3 #179
178 The Reflex Duran Duran 18 #22
177 Girl U Want Devo 30 #48
176 Hot for Teacher Van Halen 100 #5
175 Fall On Me R.E.M. 60 #26
174 Couldn't Stand The Weather Stevie Ray Vaughan 6 #174
173 Start Me Up The Rolling Stones 108 #7
172 Manic Monday The Bangles 19 #57
171 Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes Paul Simon 19 #58
170 Road to Nowhere Talking Heads 36 #2
169 She Blinded Me With Science Thomas Dolby 58 #13
168 People are People Depeche Mode 66 #11
167 No Sleep Til Brooklyn Beastie Boys 55 #6
166 Jane Says Jane's Addiction 106 #2
165 Kiss Prince 28 #34
164 Copperhead Road Steve Earle 19 #125
163 I Ran (So Far Away) A Flock of Seagulls 49 #2
162 Drive The Cars 33 #33
161 Holding Back The Years Simply Red 5 #26
160 Spellbound Siouxsie and the Banshees 10 #71
159 The Whole of the Moon The Waterboys 51 #14
158 Edge of Seventeen Stevie Nicks 75 #13
157 The Lovecats The Cure 60 #2
156 Institutionalized Suicidal Tendencies 39 #3
155 We Didn't Start The Fire Billy Joel 17 #12
154 Teenage Riot Sonic Youth 32 #19
153 Bad Michael Jackson 3 #93
152 I Don't Remember Peter Gabriel 11 #152
151 This Is The Day The The 44 #45
150 Gigantic The Pixies 37 #7
149 (Nothing But) Flowers Talking Heads 35 #20
148 Lips Like Sugar Echo and the Bunnymen 69 #2
147 Mandinka Sinéad O'Connor 56 #5
146 Love Over Gold Dire Straits 1 #146
145 Life In A Northern Town The Dream Academy 30 #145
144 The One Thing INXS 52 #10
143 I Confess The English Beat 40 #10
142 Just Like Honey The Jesus and Mary Chain 30 #2
141 One Metallica 107 #2
140 Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go Wham! 4 #7
139 Everyday is Halloween Ministry 33 #6
138 Owner of a Lonely Heart Yes 92 #7
137 Sexual Healing Marvin Gaye 12 #62
136 Message of Love The Pretenders 40 #95
135 Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic The Police 85 #20
134 The One I Love R.E.M. 150 #5
133 Shout Tears for Fears 70 #5
132 Texas Flood Stevie Ray Vaughan 10 #132
131 Africa Toto 26 #15
130 Mad World Tears for Fears 38 #5
129 Come Dancing The Kinks 23 #129
128 Town Called Malice The Jam 62 #7
127 Free Fallin' Tom Petty 116 #10
126 Shock the Monkey Peter Gabriel 61 #21
125 Closer To Fine The Indigo Girls 43 #1
124 I Love Rock-N-Roll Joan Jett 115 #2
123 Close to Me The Cure 83 #11
122 Kiss Off Violent Femmes 47 #3
121 Rhythm Nation Janet Jackson 6 #121
120 Temptation New Order 22 #1
119 Pretty In Pink The Psychedelic Furs 70 #9
118 Walk This Way Run-D.M.C. & Aerosmith 1 #118
117 Tempted Squeeze 89 #21
116 In the Air Tonight Phil Collins 99 #8
115 Brass in Pocket The Pretenders 102 #30
114 White Wedding Billy Idol 152 #7
113 99 Luftballoons Nena 25 #15
112 Personal Jesus Depeche Mode 85 #4
111 China Girl David Bowie 49 #61
110 Panama Van Halen 104 #1
109 A Little Respect Erasure 50 #4
108 Cruel Summer Bananarama 14 #81
107 Material Girl Madonna 3 #6
106 Jessie's Girl Rick Springfield 6 #49
105 True Faith New Order 78 #3
104 Private Idaho The B-52's 58 #25
103 Steppin' Out Joe Jackson 32 #66
102 If You Leave Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark 48 #14
101 Smalltown Boy Bronski Beat 23 #36
100 London Calling The Clash 122 #1
99 Avalon Roxy Music 52 #33
98 Don't Change INXS 58 #28
97 The Unguarded Moment The Church 10 #42
96 Video Killed The Radio Star The Buggles 50 #42
95 Forever Young Alphaville 26 #1
94 Uncertain Smile The The 51 #3
93 Careless Whisper Wham! 4 #90
92 Just Can't Get Enough Depeche Mode 67 #2
91 The Metro Berlin 24 #7
90 Faith George Michael 9 #90
89 Ghost Town The Specials 34 #21
88 We Got the Beat The Go-Go's 38 #3
87 Fight The Power Public Enemy 17 #8
86 It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine) R.E.M. 138 #2
85 Fast Car Tracy Chapman 60 #1
84 Born in the U.S.A. Bruce Springsteen 91 #8
83 In Between Days The Cure 81 #3
82 Whip It Devo 78 #1
81 Bust A Move Young MC 6 #81
80 Sunday Bloody Sunday U2 204 #2
79 Our Lips Are Sealed The Go-Go's 33 #32
78 Holding Out For A Hero Bonnie Tyler 1 #78
77 Dancing in the Dark Bruce Springsteen 74 #48
76 Beds are Burning Midnight Oil 102 #3
75 Where Is My Mind? The Pixies 83 #5
74 Rio Duran Duran 44 #18
73 Call Me Blondie 71 #6
72 It's My Life Talk Talk 61 #18
71 And She Was Talking Heads 81 #21
70 Don't Dream It's Over Crowded House 61 #5
69 Love Song The Cure 80 #1
68 What's Love Got To Do With It Tina Turner 7 #68
67 In Your Eyes Peter Gabriel 123 #2
66 I Will Dare The Replacements 42 #50
65 Save a Prayer Duran Duran 26 #14
64 Push It Salt n Pepa 4 #64
63 So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry) R.E.M. 39 #7
62 Here Comes Your Man The Pixies 68 #2
61 Beat It Michael Jackson 10 #61
60 In a Big Country Big Country 77 #3
59 True (Spandau Ballet) Spandau Ballet 1 #59
58 Only You Yaz 20 #24
57 Don't Stop Believing Journey 116 #1
56 Love My Way The Psychedelic Furs 64 #10
55 Don't You Want Me The Human League 41 #5
54 A Forest The Cure 63 #4
53 Mirror in the Bathroom The English Beat 64 #38
52 Need You Tonight INXS 87 #5
51 Every Breath You Take The Police 124 #3
50 Age of Consent New Order 31 #3
49 Thriller Michael Jackson 17 #14
48 Raspberry Beret Prince 15 #48
47 Bizarre Love Triangle New Order 92 #1
46 Pictures of You The Cure 71 #4
45 I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For U2 140 #9
44 You Gotta Fight For Your Right (To Party) Beastie Boys 86 #1
43 Straight To Hell The Clash 23 #6
42 Alex Chilton The Replacements 58 #8
41 Sweet Child o' Mine Guns N Roses 136 #1
40 Under the Milky Way The Church 85 #3
39 Emotional Rescue The Rolling Stones 29 #39
38 Save It For Later The English Beat 69 #9
37 Billie Jean Michael Jackson 17 #6
36 Can't Hardly Wait The Replacements 40 #27
35 Come On Eileen Dexy's Midnight Runners 64 #5
34 This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody) Talking Heads 38 #2
33 Running Up That Hill Kate Bush 83 #2
32 The Ghost In You The Psychedelic Furs 49 #30
31 Hungry Like the Wolf Duran Duran 58 #22
30 Sledgehammer Peter Gabriel 95 #2
29 Jump Van Halen 102 #3
28 Blister in the Sun Violent Femmes 102 #1
27 Time After Time Cyndi Lauper 11 #9
26 West End Girls Pet Shop Boys 52 #11
25 Love Shack The B-52's 79 #1
24 Radio Free Europe R.E.M. 77 #1
23 I Melt With You Modern English 96 #2
22 With or Without You U2 213 #3
21 Girls Just Want To Have Fun Cyndi Lauper 13 #4
20 Under Pressure Queen 130 #2
19 Let's Go Crazy Prince 27 #3
18 She Sells Sanctuary The Cult 83 #4
17 The Killing Moon Echo and the Bunnymen 65 #9
16 Burning Down the House Talking Heads 154 #8
15 Never Gonna Give You Up Rick Astley 3 #15
14 Should I Stay or Should I Go? The Clash 163 #8
13 When Doves Cry Prince 30 #12
12 More Than This Roxy Music 48 #12
11 Love Will Tear Us Apart Joy Division 138 #1
10 Blue Monday New Order 96 #1
9 Purple Rain Prince 71 #1
8 Tainted Love Soft Cell 76 #1
7 Don't You (Forget About Me) Simple Minds 125 #1
6 Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) Eurythmics 72 #4
5 Take On Me a-ha 46 #2
4 Once in a Lifetime Talking Heads 125 #4
3 Everybody Wants to Rule the World Tears for Fears 90 #1
2 Just Like Heaven The Cure 104 #1
1 How Soon is Now? The Smiths 106 #1

About this countdown

The Colorado Sound Top 850 Songs of the 1980s was voted by The Colorado Sound’s listeners (Fort Collins–Denver, CO) in October 2023. 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 Indie & Adult Alternative rankings.

Source: The Colorado Sound, "Top 850 Songs of the 1980s – the complete list".

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