180. Hanger 18 - Megadeth
(Capitol 1989, Dave Mustaine)
Another classic slice of trash from Megadeth, huge guitars and a big sweeping chorus, exactly what the doctor ordered.
179. Hungry Like The Wolf - Duran Duran
(EMI 1982, Colin Thurston)
Ah yet another entry from Duran Duran I can make all the jokes I want about Simon Le Bon but lets face it there are few acts who can claim to be bigger hit makers that Duran Duran. Hungry Like The Wolf is another prime example of their pop genius.
178. Bad Medicine - Bon Jovi
(Mercury 1988, Bruce Fairnbarn)
Mr. Jovi is he a music equivalent of a war crime or a joyously silly pop revelation? You decide but you can't help but sing along to his ludicriously cheesey hooks.
177. Don't You Forget About Me - Simple Minds
(A&M 1985, Keith Forsey)
Having just seen Simple Minds at the last Isle Of Wight Festival I remain as apathetic as ever towards them. However Don't You Forget About Me remains the most rousing and eighties moment.
176. Money For Nothing - Dire Straits
(Vertigo 1985, Mark Knopfler)
I used to really enjoy this track when I was younger, and it's still fun in a cheesey riff-o-mania way, but it's hard to look beyond the petty racism, homophobia and sexism. While the band thought against these accusations that fact that they reditted the song suggest that they knew they'd been caught out.
175. It's Raining Men - The Weather Girls
(Columbia 1982, N/A)
Could there be a bigger camp anthem than this, wait yes YMCA of course, but that's seventies and when it comes to the eighties there is no bigger G-A-Y anthem than this, don't act like you don't love.
174. Summer Of '69 - Bryan Adams
(A&M 1985, Bryan Adams)
It's funny could there be a less cool man in 2009 than Bryan Adams? Yet some how Summer Of '69 will never die, it will be played forever, and remains one of his best song writing moments.
173. You Spin Me Round - Dead Or Alive
(Epic 1984, Stock Aitken Watermann)
Pete Burns I'm not sure what to say, sometimes he's incredibly witty in the artistic foppish way and the rest of the time he's a celebrity clusterfuck, but in 1984 he gave us one of the biggest pop moments of all time.
172. Rio - Duran Duran
(EMI 1982, Colin Thurston)
Chirst more Duran Duran, if I hadn't lost all credibility its definitely gone now. Some how the morons at MTV voted this the greatest video of all time? I don't know how, it was a pitful reminder of 80s excess but whatever, it's a hell of a tune.
171. It Takes Two - Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock
(Profile 1988, DJ E-Z Rock)
"It Takes Two to make a thing go round" so while Hip Hop was blowing up in a serious way, with some great acts, the future of hip hop as a bland commercial hit maker was also beginning to take shape with hits like this.
170. Fairytale Of New York - The Pogues
(Pogue 1987, Jem Finer)
Quite simply put the best Christmas song of all time "Your A Bum, You're A Faggot..." ah you know the rest.
169. West End Girls - Pet Shop Boys
(Epic 1984, Bobby Orlando)
The kings of eighties syth pop with there signature tune West End Girls enjoy the live performance at Glasto, this song needs little introduction.
168. Creeping Death - Metallica
(Megaforce 1984, Metallica)
This continues to Metallica's set opener well over twenty years since it's release, it's a testiment to the quality of this track.
167. Kick Start My Heart - Motley Crue
(Elektra 1989, Bob Rock)
Kick Start My Heart what is there to say about this track, it's Crue, switch your brain off and enjoy.
166. Whiplash - Metallica
(Megaforce 1983, Paul Curcio)
Well if the world wasn't ready for Metallica in 1983, Kirk and co sure as hell didn't care as they tore onto the scene with this raw visceral pummelling.
165. Sally Cinnamon - The Stone Roses
(Revlover 1987, John Leckie)
When it comes to the late eighties Britian was producing pop music of a quality never before seen and never sinced repeated as the Stone Roses and the Smiths laid down hit after hit. No track was sweeter or more sugary than Sally Cinnamon. God they didn't half butcher this track live though.
164. Mr. Brownstone - Guns 'n' Roses
(Geffen 1987, Mike Clink)
Guns 'n' Roses will always be the best of the hair metal stadium rock monsters of the late eighties, and Mr. Brownstone was one of those irresistable cuts from Appetite that was destined to conquer stadiums world wide.
163. I Fought The Law - The Clash
(CBS 1980, Sonny Curtis)
Is there a more covered song that I Fought The Law? Probably not, but The Clash's cover was the best of them all and remains the definitve version.
162. She Watch Channel Zero!? - Public Enemy
(Def 1988, The Bomb Squad)
Ah the greatest rap act of all time with a cut taken from arguably the best rap album of all time, enjoy the visercal energy and the awesome Slayer and James Brown samples.
161. Brass Monkey - Beastie Boys
(Def Jam 1989, Rick Rubin)
Are a prime explame of just why the Beasties hit the big time with Liscense to Ill. This is them at their goofball best.
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