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WLIR Top 200 Songs of the 1980s

The countdown of the '80s (date unknown) from WLIR / WDRE in Long Island, NY ranks 200 songs, with “Pride (In the Name of Love)” by U2 at number one. The list features 89 different artists; U2 has the most entries with 14 songs.

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# Song ListsBest
1 Pride (In the Name of Love) U2 168 #1
2 I Melt With You Modern English 96 #2
3 Just Can't Get Enough Depeche Mode 67 #2
4 Blue Monday New Order 96 #1
5 Bad U2 78 #5
6 Tainted Love Soft Cell 76 #1
7 White Wedding Billy Idol 152 #7
8 Bizarre Love Triangle New Order 92 #1
9 I Will Follow U2 96 #9
10 Should I Stay or Should I Go? The Clash 163 #8
11 Don't You (Forget About Me) Simple Minds 125 #1
12 Oh L'Amour Erasure 31 #3
13 New Year's Day U2 182 #4
14 People are People Depeche Mode 66 #11
15 In Between Days The Cure 81 #3
16 What I Like About You The Romantics 92 #10
17 Burning Down the House Talking Heads 154 #8
18 Dancing With Myself Billy Idol 84 #18
19 Don't Stand So Close to Me The Police 104 #7
20 Forever Young Alphaville 26 #1
21 Two Hearts Beat As One U2 52 #19
22 It's My Life Talk Talk 61 #18
23 Route 66 Depeche Mode 53 #1
24 Rock the Casbah The Clash 164 #1
25 In Your Eyes Peter Gabriel 123 #2
26 Sunday Bloody Sunday U2 204 #2
27 A Little Respect Erasure 50 #4
28 Just Like Heaven The Cure 104 #1
29 It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine) R.E.M. 138 #2
30 If You Leave Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark 48 #14
31 Once in a Lifetime Talking Heads 125 #4
32 Beds are Burning Midnight Oil 102 #3
33 What You Need INXS 65 #7
34 How Soon is Now? The Smiths 106 #1
35 Modern Love David Bowie 84 #12
36 With or Without You U2 213 #3
37 Blasphemous Rumours Depeche Mode 62 #1
38 The Lovecats The Cure 60 #2
39 Call Me Blondie 71 #6
40 Head Over Heels Tears for Fears 42 #16
41 Lips Like Sugar Echo and the Bunnymen 69 #2
42 Pulling Mussels (From The Shell) Squeeze 44 #42
43 Big Time Peter Gabriel 39 #16
44 Every Breath You Take The Police 124 #3
45 Situation Yaz 46 #8
46 Strangelove Depeche Mode 62 #2
47 Brass in Pocket The Pretenders 102 #30
48 The Unforgettable Fire U2 32 #48
49 Let's Go to Bed The Cure 53 #9
50 Shout Tears for Fears 70 #5
51 Our House Madness 66 #15
52 Let's Dance David Bowie 98 #6
53 Love Shack The B-52's 79 #1
54 Don't You Want Me The Human League 41 #5
55 Alive and Kicking Simple Minds 46 #1
56 I Ran (So Far Away) A Flock of Seagulls 49 #2
57 Things Can Only Get Better Howard Jones 22 #42
58 Everything Counts Depeche Mode 43 #24
59 Tempted Squeeze 89 #21
60 Everlasting Love U2 12 #3
61 Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) Eurythmics 72 #4
62 Heartbeat The Psychedelic Furs 6 #61
63 Original Sin INXS 44 #19
64 Life During Wartime Talking Heads 87 #41
65 The One I Love R.E.M. 150 #5
66 True Faith New Order 78 #3
67 King of Pain The Police 49 #17
68 Love Song The Cure 80 #1
69 I Go Crazy Flesh for Lulu 24 #21
70 Kiss Me Stephen 'Tin Tin' Duffy 25 #13
71 Pretty In Pink The Psychedelic Furs 70 #9
72 Everlasting Love Howard Jones 2 #35
73 We Got the Beat The Go-Go's 38 #3
74 I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For U2 140 #9
75 Whip It Devo 78 #1
76 Steppin' Out Joe Jackson 32 #66
77 She Drives Me Crazy Fine Young Cannibals 46 #4
78 Back on the Chain Gang The Pretenders 83 #15
79 Shock the Monkey Peter Gabriel 61 #21
80 Tenderness General Public 47 #1
81 New Sensation INXS 43 #6
82 Goody Two Shoes Adam Ant 41 #25
83 What is Love Howard Jones 17 #10
84 Relax Frankie Goes to Hollywood 59 #1
85 Close to Me The Cure 83 #11
86 Come On Eileen Dexy's Midnight Runners 64 #5
87 Bad Reputation Joan Jett 46 #21
88 Be Near Me ABC 16 #18
89 Where the Streets Have No Name U2 151 #3
90 Red Red Wine UB40 49 #1
91 Party Out of Bounds The B-52's 25 #91
92 So Alive Love and Rockets 61 #1
93 Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic The Police 85 #20
94 Rapture Blondie 54 #31
95 Desire U2 96 #2
96 Major Tom (Coming Home) Peter Schilling 38 #8
97 Lies Thompson Twins 25 #50
98 Ashes to Ashes David Bowie 49 #23
99 Dancing in Heaven Q-Feel 15 #73
100 Middle of the Road The Pretenders 53 #25
101 Need You Tonight INXS 87 #5
102 Only You Yaz 20 #24
103 She Sells Sanctuary The Cult 83 #4
104 Hungry Like the Wolf Duran Duran 58 #22
105 Eyes Without A Face Billy Idol 34 #26
106 The Great Commandment Camouflage 15 #10
107 A Night Like This The Cure 9 #6
108 In a Big Country Big Country 77 #3
109 This Charming Man The Smiths 52 #2
110 Shellshock New Order 22 #9
111 Bring on the Dancing Horses Echo and the Bunnymen 43 #21
112 Hold Me Now Thompson Twins 31 #10
113 The Look of Love ABC 25 #56
114 This Time INXS 25 #8
115 And She Was Talking Heads 81 #21
116 She Blinded Me With Science Thomas Dolby 58 #13
117 Angel of Harlem U2 46 #11
118 Master and Servant Depeche Mode 44 #5
119 One Thing Leads To Another The Fixx 48 #19
120 Everyday Is Like Halloween Ministry 4 #47
121 Ball of Confusion Love and Rockets 41 #19
122 Jumping Someone Else's Train The Cure 18 #117
123 Mony Mony Billy Idol 46 #13
124 Everybody Wants to Rule the World Tears for Fears 90 #1
125 Stand R.E.M. 65 #4
126 Always on My Mind Pet Shop Boys 17 #7
127 Fashion David Bowie 25 #16
128 Don't Go Yaz 27 #37
129 Listen Like Thieves INXS 27 #44
130 China Girl David Bowie 49 #61
131 Antmusic Adam & the Ants 34 #2
132 Suedehead Morrissey 56 #4
133 Images of Heaven Peter Godwin 10 #21
134 Rise Public Image Ltd. 47 #24
135 Dear God XTC 92 #1
136 Turning Japanese The Vapors 52 #14
137 The Ghost In You The Psychedelic Furs 49 #30
138 Love Will Tear Us Apart Joy Division 138 #1
139 Sometimes Erasure 16 #27
140 Planet Earth Duran Duran 17 #38
141 Gloria U2 48 #51
142 Enola Gay Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark 19 #29
143 Wild Wild Life Talking Heads 39 #4
144 Hazy Shade of Winter The Bangles 20 #12
145 Never Tear Us Apart INXS 48 #1
146 There is a Light That Never Goes Out The Smiths 90 #1
147 Private Idaho The B-52's 58 #25
148 Let Me Go Heaven 17 25 #31
149 The Perfect Kiss New Order 43 #2
150 Avalon Roxy Music 52 #33
151 One Step Beyond Madness 42 #4
152 The Promise When in Rome 24 #11
153 This Is Radio Clash The Clash 29 #59
154 Doctor Doctor Thompson Twins 6 #47
155 Der Kommisar Falco 7 #70
156 This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody) Talking Heads 38 #2
157 Heartbreak Beat The Psychedelic Furs 36 #38
158 What's The Matter Here 10,000 Maniacs 42 #21
159 Never Let Me Down Again Depeche Mode 58 #7
160 The Stand The Alarm 23 #5
161 Fortress Around Your Heart Sting 11 #25
162 Boys Don't Cry The Cure 86 #1
163 Mad World Tears for Fears 38 #5
164 Our Lips Are Sealed The Go-Go's 33 #32
165 Everyday I Write The Book Elvis Costello & the Attractions 50 #34
166 Girls on Film Duran Duran 51 #18
167 The Boy With The Thorn In His Side The Smiths 16 #8
168 Spirits In The Material World The Police 44 #57
169 Nowhere Girl B-Movie 26 #5
170 Since You're Gone The Cars 8 #14
171 Who Needs Love Like That Erasure 5 #83
172 Under Pressure Queen 130 #2
173 The Magnificent Seven The Clash 37 #93
174 The Motion of Love Gene Loves Jezebel 10 #15
175 Black Coffee in Bed Squeeze 55 #55
176 De Do Do Do De Da Da Da The Police 32 #8
177 Mandinka Sinéad O'Connor 56 #5
178 Pretty Persuasion R.E.M. 35 #50
179 Destination Unknown Missing Persons 16 #40
180 Electric Ave. Eddy Grant 3 #133
181 West End Girls Pet Shop Boys 52 #11
182 Stay Up Late Talking Heads 38 #14
183 Everyday Is Like Sunday Morrissey 56 #5
184 Talk of the Town The Pretenders 31 #59
185 Voices Inside My Head The Police 1 #185
186 Save a Prayer Duran Duran 26 #14
187 Sex (I'm a...) Berlin 40 #23
188 Happy Public Image Ltd. 19 #61
189 How Beautiful You Are The Cure 3 #20
190 But Not Tonight Depeche Mode 16 #2
191 Alex Chilton The Replacements 58 #8
192 I Want Candy Bow Wow Wow 53 #38
193 Love My Way The Psychedelic Furs 64 #10
194 Effigy Ministry 2 #194
195 I Love You Suzanne Lou Reed 21 #7
196 More Than This Roxy Music 48 #12
197 Round and Round New Order 13 #7
198 Bigmouth Strikes Again The Smiths 66 #3
199 Never Say Never Romeo Void 59 #8
200 Mexican Radio Wall of Voodoo 64 #9

About this countdown

WLIR Top 200 Songs of the 1980s was broadcast by WLIR / WDRE (Long Island, NY) in date unknown. 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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