Time marches on as we continue our Best of the ’80s Redux series of year-by-year song polls, this time moving on to the year 1983, and giving Slicing Up Eyeballs readers the chance to vote for their 25 favorites as we rank the 100 best songs released that year.
The Best of the ’80s Redux polls launched in 2015 and covered 1980 and 1981 before fizzling out (the whole site ultimately went on hiatus for almost two years). But earlier this year we kickstarted the series, and relaunched it with a poll that ranked the best songs of 1982. Now we press on.
VOTING: For the album polls (and our more recent artist discography polls), we presented you with a list, sometimes hundreds of titles long, to choose from, plus the ability to offer write-ins. We inevitably missed titles, and some argued this skewed the results. So this time, it’s a (mostly) free-for-all. You may vote for any songs you’d like — singles, B-sides, album cuts, etc. It’s all fill-in-the-blanks this time, not multiple choice.
A few important things to note:
- To be eligible, songs must have been released in some format — whether it be on an album, EP or a single — for the first time during the year 1983. That means, for example, that a song that’s released as a single in 1984 will be eligible for the 1983 poll if it first appeared on an album released in 1983. Splitting hairs? Sure, but we have to draw the line somewhere.
- But wait! There’s an exception. And it’s a pretty big one. Back in 2015, during the 1981 poll, we were asked to make a ruling on R.E.M.’s “Radio Free Europe,” a song that was released as a single that year, and then again, in a re-recorded form on a different label, in 1983. We ruled that, given that they’re different recordings, and that the second release had a much larger impact, we’d allow it to be voted on in both years. And we’ll stand by that ruling.
- With the album polls, acknowledging the theme of this website, we limited voting to artists that fall under the very loose and ill-defined “alternative” banner, generally acts from the punk, post-punk, goth, college rock, indie, synthpop, industrial, New Wave and related genres. Not the case anymore — although that’s still likely how the results will skew. For the song polls, vote for whatever you want.
- Well, there is one limit. To prevent one-note fans from, say, simply listing every track off Synchronicity, you may only vote for a maximum of two songs by the same artist when filling out your Top 25. Any ballots submitted with more than two songs by the same artist will be disqualified.
DEADLINE: Voting will be open through 5 p.m. ET Friday, April 27, and results will be posted within a week or two — after which we’ll launch the 1984 poll and take it from there.
Sound good? Then vote away via the survey widget posted below. And if you have trouble with that embedded widget, you may vote directly on Polldaddy’s site.
And because there’s not a pre-set list to choose from, we encourage you to lobby for your picks (list your whole ballot if you want), and maybe sway some votes, in the comments below.
Finally, if you’re drawing a blank on what came out that year, take a look back at our Top 100 albums of 1983 poll results, or check out these other resources:
- Songfacts: Songs released in 1983
- Billboard’s Top 100 songs of 1983
- NME’s albums and tracks of the year: 1983
- Wikipedia: 1983 singles
- KROQ’s Top 106.7 songs of 1983
- CFNY’s Top 81 of 1983
- WLIR & WDRE 92.7 FM Screamer & Shrieks of the Week
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New Order “Blue Monday”
New Order “Confusion”
Bauhaus – She´s In Parties
Shocked that there’s no Depeche Mode from “Construction Time Again” on the KROQ list!
Anyway, off to create my list that definitely will. Great year!
My 25 with my note of first released date to make sure they were released in 1983
1. The Smiths, This charming. 31 Oct
2. Eurythmics – Sweet Dreams. 21 jan
3. Violent Femmes – Blister in the Sun. 13 apr
4. Simple Minds – Waterfront. 4 nov
5. David Bowie – Modern Love. 14 apr
6. David Bowie – let’s Dance. 17 mar
7. Elvis Costello – Everyday I write the book. 9 July
8. Grandmaster Flash – White Lines. 12 nov
9. Billy Bragg – A New England. May
10. Talking Heads – Slippery People. 1 June
11. Elvis Costello – Shipbulding. 5 aug
12. Rufus and Chaka Khan – Ain’t Nobody. 10 aug
13. Depeche Mode – Everything Counts. 11 July
14. The cure – lovecats. 18 Oct
15. Heaven 17 – Temptation. 8 apr
16. Aztec Camera – Oblivious. 5 Feb
17. Womack and Womack – love wars. Late 83
18. Human League – keep feelin fascination. 11 apr
19. Waterboys – A Girl Called Johnny. March
20. Yazoo – Nobody’s Diary. 9 May
21. Fun boy Three – our lips are sealed. Apr
22. Fun Boy three – turnnel of love. 5 Feb
23. Eurythmics – right by your side. Oct
24. Depeche Mode – Love in itself. 22 aug
25. Don’t talk to me about love – Altered images. 19 mar
I love “Don’t Talk to Me About Love”!
Amazing list!
Thanks Elizabeth
My list:
25 Cyndi Lauper “She Bop”
24 Tracey Ullman “They Don’t Know”
23 Tears For Fears “Pale Shelter”
22 Eurythmics “Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)”
21 Thompson Twins “Hold Me Now”
20 Grandmaster Melle Mel “White Lines (Don’t Don’t Do It)”
19 The The “This Is The Day”
18 R.E.M. “Radio Free Europe”
17 Eurythmics “Here Comes The Rain Again”
16 Herbie Hancock “Rockit”
15 New Edition “Candy Girl”
14 David Bowie “Let’s Dance”
13 Billy Bragg “A New England”
12 Echo and the Bunnymen “The Cutter”
11 U2 “New Year’s Day”
10 The Smiths “Hand In Glove”
09 Heaven 17 “Temptation”
08 Talking Heads “This Must Be The Place (Naïve Melody)”
07 Duran Duran “The Reflex”
06 Frankie Goes To Hollywood “Relax”
05 Madonna “Borderline”
04 New Order “Age Of Consent”
03 The Smiths “This Charming Man”
02 Depeche Mode “Everything Counts”
01 New Order “Blue Monday”
I would really like to vote for “Here Comes The Rain Again” by Eurythmics but it appears that it was released in January of 1984. Can anyone verify for sure if it was a 1984 or 1983 release?
It was first released on Touch, November 1983
Awesome! Thanks!
Pale Shelter first released as a single in 1982
The Cure “Thelovecats” an obsession back in the autumn winter 1983, when we were young.
Oh, I’d only filled in 2 of my votes and it closed as said thanks for voting
A fantastic and inspiring year in music indeed
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X: The New World
The Jazz Butcher: Southern Mark Smith
The Fleshtones: Screamin’ Skull
PiL: This Is Not A Love Song
Bauhaus: She’s In Parties
Jason and the Scorchers: Both Sides Of The Line
The Plimsouls: A Million Mike’s Away
U2: New Years Day
The Dickies: Stukas Over Disneyland
Marc Riley and the Creepers: Favourite Sister
Echo and the Bunnymen: Never Stop
The Go-Betweens: Two Steps Step Out
The Re-Flex: The Politics Of Dancing
The Toy Dolls: Dig That Groove Baby
The Call: The Walls Came Down
The Replacements: Color Me Impressed
The Alarm: 68 Guns
Tom Waits: 16 Shells From A Thirty Ought Six
XTC: Love On A Farmboy’s Wages
The Pretenders: Middle Of The Road
The Chameleons: Don’t Fall
Pete Shelley: Telephone Operator
Red Guitars: Good Technology
The Hoodoo Gurus: Tojo
Donnie Iris: She’s So European
Really want to find a place for The Three O’Clock “Jet Fighter”, but I’m at a loss for what I’d take out.
Fear not! It will be on my list. More, later.
Wasn’t Plimsouls’ “A Million Miles…” released in 1982 as a single? If not, I’ll totally put it on my list.
Where do you fall on U2’s War vs. Under A Blood Red Sky both released in 1983, or is that just going to wind up splitting hairs?
Suspect more splitting will be done over Radio Free Europe, Hib Tone 1981
Can’t commit to an order on these, and I could add at least another 20 … ahhh the 80s.
I would say as Under A Blood Red Sky is a live album then you have to take the Original release year for any of the tracks on there
I.e I Will Follow was originally released 1980 so this would be the category it falls into
In no order and off the top of my head after I submitted.
1. New Order – Blue Monday
2. New Order – Age of Consent
3. Talking Heads – Burning Down the House
4. The The – This is the Day
5. Art of Noise – Beat Box
6. Kraftwerk – Tour de France
7. Tom Tom Club – On, On, On, On
8. Thompson Twins – hold Me Now
9. Franke Goes to Hollywood – Relax
10. U2 – New Years Day
11. Echo & The Bunnymen – never Stop
12. Echo & The Bunnymen – The Cutter
13. David Bowie – Let’s Dance
14. Lords of the New Church – Dance With me
15. Depeche Mode – Everything Counts
16. New Model Army – Great Expectations
17. OMD – Radio Waves
18. Howard Jones – New Song
19. REM – Radio Free Europe
20. REM – Talk About the Passion
21. Violent Femmes – Add it Up
22. Violent Femmes – Kiss Off
23. Ministry – I Wanted to Tell Her
24. Talking Heads – This Must Be the Place (Naïve Melody)
25. U2 – Sunday Bloody Sunday
14. Lords of the New Church – Dance With me
I never really appreciated this song until I heard the Nouvelle Vague cover.
Fantastic site. Keep it up!
25. PiL – This Is Not a Love Song
24. Tools You Can Trust – Working and Shopping
23. Billy Bragg – A New England
22. Sylvian & Sakamoto – Forbidden Colours
21. The Cure – Lovecats
20. Depeche Mode – Everything Counts
19. Violent Femmes – Add it Up
18. The Chameleons – Second Skin
17. U2 – New Year’s Day
16. Violent Femmes – Blister in the Sun
15. Tom Waits – 16 Shells From a Thirty-Ought Six
14. R.E.M. – Perfect Circle
13. Talking Heads – This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)
12. Echo & The Bunnymen – Never Stop
11. R.E.M. – Radio Free Europe
10. Talking Heads – Girlfriend is Better
9. The Chameleons – Don’t Fall
8. Echo & The Bunnymen – The Cutter
7. The Smiths – Hand in Glove
6. The Fall – Eat Y’self Fitter
5. Tom Waits – Shore Leave
4. New Order – Blue Monday
3. The Fall – Garden
2. New Order – Age of Consent
1. The Smiths – This Charming Man
Fantastic list Billy.
Thanks JMacD ;)
This is going to be fun – but not easy. I’m torn between what still sounds good after all these years, versus my personal taste and what actually influenced, inspired and broke new ground! 83′ was a great year for me- I rather liked being 19.
you could make this MUCH easier by just having a link to the 1983 song list. click on a song, and it’s in your top 25
What 1983 song list?
Yeah what 1983 song list James, I found it easy enough, I was pretty good fun as well
He means an imaginary list containing every single track released in 1983, right??? I’m sure trawling through a list of hundreds of thousands of artists & tracks you’ve never even heard of trying to locate your favourites would make this MUCH easier. Insane!
My Spine Is The Bassline – Shriekback
Yes… just yes.
Much of mine matches what other people have put so far, but a few that haven’t been mentioned yet:
Stewart Copeland & Stan Ridgway – Don’t Box Me In
10,000 Maniacs – The Latin One
Cocteau Twins – Sugar Hiccup
Elvis Costello – Shipbuilding
Tom Waits – Soldiers Things
Ramones – Psycho Therapy
X – I Must Not Think Bad Thoughts
Started with 42 songs, cut it down to 27 and had to drop 2. Luckily, I checked the years and had 2 songs from 1982 which made it easy to swap them out to make 25.
XTC – Great Fire
The B-52’s – Legal Tender
Smiths – This Charming Man
Peter Schilling – Major Tom
Yello – I Love You
Depeche Mode – Get The Balance Right
Cocteau Twins – From The Flagstones
The The – Giant
Comsat Angels – Will You Stay Tonight?
Freur – Riders In The Night
Midnight Oil – Power And The Passion
Ministry – Revenge
Shriekback – All Lined Up
The Cure – The Walk
The Human League – (Keep Feeling) Fascination
The Fleshtones – Right Side Of A Good Thing
Dalek I Love You – Dalek I Love You (Destiny)
Blancmange – Living On The Ceiling
B Movie – Nowhere Girl
New Order – Blue Monday
Kraftwerk – Tour de France
Echo & The Bunnymen – Never Stop
Psychedelic Furs – Love My Way
Oingo Boingo – Nothing Bad Ever Happens To Me
Translator – Break Down Barriers
Dalek I Love You – Dalek I Love You (Destiny)
Single was earlier than the album, but “Dad On Fire” is a killer track.
you’re right with the DM get the balance right
One of DM’s best ever
A super nostalgic year for me, music wise. Most of these are songs I loved on release; a few are favorites I discovered later. But enough about that. ;)
Depeche Mode, “Everything Counts”
Duran Duran, “New Moon on Monday”
The Cure, “The Love Cats”
Duran Duran, “Is There Something I Should Know?”
Aztec Camera, “Oblivious”
Altered Images, “Don’t Talk to Me About Love”
Adam Ant, “Strip”
Thompson Twins, “Hold Me Now”
JoBoxers, “Just Got Lucky”
Depeche Mode, “Fools”
Michael Jackson, “Billie Jean”
Eurythmics, “Who’s That Girl”
Cyndi Lauper, “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun”
New Order, “Confusion”
Wham!, “Club Tropicana”
Madonna, “Burning Up”
New Order, “Age of Consent”
Culture Club, “Karma Chameleon”
Spandau Ballet, “True”
Thompson Twins, “Love on Your Side”
The Fixx, “One Thing Leads to Another”
Echo and the Bunnymen, “Never Stop”
The English Beat, “Save it for Later”
Human League, “(Keep Feeling) Fascination”
Yazoo, “Nobody’s Diary”
F*CK U2
THEY WERE NEVER “POST-PUNK” OR “ALTERNATIVE” “COLLEGE ROCK” “NEW WAVE” ANYTHING
THEY’RE MORE BON JOVI MAINSTREAM CORPORATe ROCK, YES EVEN THE EARLY DAYS
THEN THEY BE CAME EVEN MORE WATERED DOWN AND SOFT
JUST VAPID LOVE BALLADS AND BLAND ANTHEMS ABOUT AFRICA
BOTTOM OF THE BARREL TOP 40 TRASH
tell us how you really feel, don’t sugar coat it!!!
Lol…..I’ve never been the biggest fan of U2, I’ve liked bits and bobs, brought Joshua Tree on its day of release but pretty much gave up on them after Zooropa…….but shit I’m gonna feel pretty guilty from now on if I spin anything from Bono and co from now…..
U2 Derangement Syndrome lives.
Ha ha ha ha ha! My favorite nugget is that in Bono’s world, 6:00PM is “early morning”.
Well to be fair, when the news broke about Dr. King’s death, it would have been early morning in Ireland when they heard about it.
New Order – Blue Monday
Violent Femmes – Blister In The Sun
Violent Femmes – Add It Up
Talking Heads – This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)
Talking Heads – Burning Down The House
The Smiths – Hand In Glove
The Smiths – This Charming Man
The The – This Is The Day
Public Image Ltd. – This Is Not A Love Song
The Go-Betweens- Cattle And Cane
The Cure – The Love Cats
The Cure – The Walk
Echo & The Bunnymen – The Cutter
The Fall – The Man Whose Head Expanded
The Fall – Eat Y’self Fitter
Billy Bragg – The Milkman Of Human Kindness
Billy Bragg – A New England
The Birthday Party – Sonny’s Burning
The Birthday Party – Deep In The Woods
Suicidal Tendencies – Institutionalized
David Sylvian And Ryuichi Sakamoto – Forbidden Colours
Depeche Mode – Everything Counts
David Bowie – China Girl
Hoodoo Gurus – My Girl
R.E.M. – Talk About The Passion
Oh man, “Institutionalized”. Didn’t realize that was that early.
My list, in no particular order:
The Smiths “This Charming Man”
The Smiths “Hand In Glove”
Simple Minds “Waterfront”
Echo & The Bunnymen “The Cutter”
Echo & The Bunnymen “Never Stop”
Violent Femmes “Gone Daddy Gone”
Violent Femmes “Blister In The Sun”
The Cure “The Lovecats”
New Order “Blue Monday”
The (English) Beat “Save It For Later”
Billy Bragg “A New England”
Aztec Camera “Oblivious”
Orange Juice “Rip It Up”
U2 “New Years Day”
U2 “Sunday Bloody Sunday”
Elvis Costello “Everyday I Write The Book”
The The “Perfect”
The The “This Is The Day”
The Go-Betweens “Cattle And Cane”
The Gun Club “Death Party”
The Jazz Butcher “Southern Mark Smith”
Midnight Oil “Power And The Passion”
Midnight Oil “Read About It”
Tears For Fears “Pale Shelter”
Talking Heads “This Must Be The Place”
Working on my list for ’84 now!!!
I really wanted “Save it For Later” but I think that’s 1982?
Great lists, all. Here’s mine, roughly ordered:
Icicle Works, “Birds Fly (Whisper to a Scream)”
Talking Heads, “This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)”
The The, “This is the Day”
Tears for Fears, “Pale Shelter”
Cabaret Voltaire, “Animation”
New Order, “Blue Monday”
Bow Wow Wow, “Do You Wanna Hold me?”
The Chameleons, “Up the Down Escalator”
REM, “Radio Free Europe”
Big Country, “In a Big Country”
The Fall, “I Feel Voxish”
The B-52s, “Legal Tender”
New Order, “Confusion”
Huey Lewis and the News, “Heart and Soul”
Ramones, “Psycho Therapy”
Talking Heads, “Burning Down the House”
XTC, “Wonderland”
Spandau Ballet, “True”
Echo and the Bunnymen, “The Cutter”
Lords of the New Church, “Dance With Me”
Kraftwerk, “Tour de France”
U2, “New Year’s Day”
New Order, “Age of Consent”
Human League, “(Keep Feeling) Fascination”
Thompson Twins, “Hold Me Now”
Hello, this was so hard to choose.
New Order – Your silent face
New Order – Blue monday
U2 – Sunday, bloody sunday
Tears For Fears – Pale shelter
Depeche Mode – Get the balance right
Depeche Mode – Everything counts
David Bowie – Let’s dance
Eurythmics – Sweet dreams
Duran Duran – The seventh stranger
Duran Duran – The reflex
Billy Idol – Eyes without a face
Yazoo – Nobody’s diary
The B-52’s – Legal tender
Men at Work – Overkill
Spandau Ballet – True
Peter Schilling – Major Tom
Michael Sembello – Maniac
Sparks – Cool Places
Frankie Goes to Hollywood – Relax
Thompson Twins – Hold me now
The Cure – The walk
The Smiths – This charming man
Yes – Owner of a lonely heart
Madonna – Borderline
Culture Club – Karma chameleon
Some really great songs I had to cut like: Chine Girl (David Bowie), The lovecats (The Cure), Here comes the rain again (Eurythmics), Love on your side (Thompson Twins), Doot Doot (Freur) and Dance hall days (Wang Chung). :(
Test
Here’s my list of greatest singles released in 1983
Take-2
In no particular order
1 Tears for Fears Mad World
2 Duran Duran Is There Something I Should Know?
3 Madness Our House
4 Nena 99 LuftBalloons
5 Siouxsie and the Banshees Dear Prudence
6 Red Rockers China
7 New Order Blue Monday
8 Duran Duran The Reflex
9 David Bowie China Girl
10 B Movie Nowhere Girl
11 The Fixx Red Skies
12 The Cure Love Cats
13 Falco Der Kommisar
14 Haysi Fantayzee Shiny Shiny
15 Tears for Fears Change
16 INXS The One Thing
17 English Beat Save it for Later
18 Police King of Pain
19 U2 New Year’s Day
20 Suicidal Tendancies Instatutionalized
21 David Bowie Modern Love
22 Peter Schilling Major Tom
23 Billy Idol Rebel Yell
24 Soft Cell It’s a Mugs Game
25 Echo and the Bunnymen The Cutter
Mad World was first released as a single in 1982
My submitted ballot. Countdown style:
25) Whisper To A Scream – Icicle Works
24) 2000 Miles – The Pretenders
23) Blue Monday – New Order
22) The Walk – The Cure
21) The Love Cats – The Cure
20) My Spine Is The Bassline – Shriekback
19) Every Breath You Take – The Police
18) Who’s That Girl – Eurythmics
17) A New England – Billy Bragg
16) They Don’t Know – Tracey Ullman
15) Mr. Blue – Yaz(oo)
14) Major Tom (Coming Home) – Peter Schilling
13) Burning Down the House – Talking Heads
12) Change – tears For Fears
11) The Storm – Big Country
10) Slippery People – Talking Heads
9) Everything Counts – Depeche Mode
8) Jokerman – Bob Dylan
7) Porrohman – Big Country
6) Wrapped Around Your Finger – The Police
5) Here Comes The Rain Again – Eurythmics
4) Radio Free Europe – R.E.M.
3) Talk About The Passion – R.E.M.
2) New Year’s Day – U2
1) Sunday Bloody Sunday – U2
I’m so bummed I missed 1982! But glad to see this site up again.
I need to change my list now that I see that “Waterfront” is technically 83 instead of the next year when “Sparkle… “ came out.
In no particular order…
The The, Uncertain Smile
REM, Perfect Circle
David Bowie, China Girl
Elvis Costello, Everyday I Write the Book
New Order, Blue Monday
Big Country, In a Big Country
Depeche Mode, Everything Counts
U2, 40
Eurythmics, Here Comes the Rain Again
The Police, Synchronicity II
Talking Heads, Burning Down the House
Echo and the Bunnymen, Back of Love
Midnight Oil, Power and the Passion
Violent Femmes, Blister in the Sun
The Waterboys, I Will Not Follow
Men at Work, Overkill
Bauhaus, She’s In Parties
The Fixx, Saved By Zero
The Go-Betweens, Cattle and Cane
Wang Chung, Wait
JoBoxers, Just Got Lucky
The Chameleons, Up the Down Escalator
Icicle Works, Birds Fly etc.
Suicidal Tendencies, Institutionalized
And something else I can’t remember at the moment
The Back of Love was 1982
Turns out “Uncertain Smile” was 1982 as well, but what is the authoritative listing for that? What is the research source agreed upon for this list?
Yes; “Uncertain Smile” was a single in 82. I don’t believe there IS an agreed research source but I find rateyourmusic.com to be pretty reliable.
It’s very easy to get tripped up selecting album tracks that were also singles.
Quite a few votes for Tears For Fears – Pale Shelter & Mad World (both released as singles in 1982).
Wasn’t “Pale Shelter” re-recorded for the album? Does this fall into the “Radio Free Europe” ruling?
New Order – Blue Monday
Depeche Mode – Everything Counts (12″)
Depeche Mode – Get the Balance Right #1 vote
Depeche Mode – More Than a Party
The B52’s – Legal Tender
Fun Boy Three – Out Lips Are Sealed
Danse Macabre – Memories
Eurythmics – Sweet Dreams
Yazoo – Nobody’s Diary
The Chameleons – Dont Fall
The Chameleons – Second Skin
Culture Club – Do you Really Want To Hurt Me
Naked Eyes – Promises Promises
Berlin – Sex (I’m a…)
Kajagoogoo – Too Shy
Kraftwerk – Tour De France
Falco – Der Kommisar
The The – Giant
Public Image Limited – This is not a Love Song
you’re right with the DM get the balance right at number one.
What an amazing 12″ track.
Daniel Miller and Alan Wilder created an epic song here.
One of DM’s best ever
So many to choose from
R.E.M. – Radio Free Europe
Echo & The Bunnymen – The Cutter
The Smiths – This Charming Man
The Chameleons – Don’t Fall
Tears For Fears – Change
A Flock Of Seagulls – Nightmares
Wire Train – Chamber Of Hellos
Hoodoo Gurus – I Want You Back
The Plimsouls – A Million Miles Away
The Fixx – One Thing Leads To Another
Big Country – Fields Of Fire
U2 – New Year’s Day
The Cure – The Lovecats
Depeche Mode – Everything Counts
New Order – Blue Monday
Shriekback – My Spine (Is The Bassline)
The The – This Is The Day
Burning Sensations – Belly Of The Whale
Madness – Wings Of A Dove
Violent Femmes – Add It Up
The Alarm – The Stand
Sisters Of Mercy – Temple Of Love
Public Image Ltd. – Love Song
Elvis Costello & The Attractions – Everyday I Write The Book
Talking Heads – This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)
Seeing lots of 1982 releases in some of these lists.
My ballot got sent before I could type in the last 5 songs! Could you add them in for me ?
The Chameleons, “Second Skin”
The Cure, “The Lovecats”
The Human League, “(Keep Feeling) Fascination”
Thompson Twins, “Hold Me Now”
Trans-X, “Living On Video”
Thanks!
R.E.M. – Radio Free Europe (so happy this was mentioned in rules!)
Men at Work – Overkill
Aztec Camera – Oblivious
U2 – Sunday Bloody Sunday
U2 – New Year’s Day
David Bowie – Modern Love
David Bowie – China Girl
Big Country – Fields of Fire
Big Country – In a Big Country
Duran Duran – The Reflex (no, really)
Talking Heads – Burning Down the House
The Police – Synchronicity II
The Romantics – Talking in Your Sleep
The Human League – (Keep Feeling) Fascination
The Fixx – One Thing Leads to Another
Yes – Owner of a Lonely Heart
Violent Femmes – Blister in the Sun
Violent Femmes – Add it up
Spandau Ballet – True
The Tubes – She’s a Beauty
Naked Eyes – Promises, Promises
Bananarama – Cruel Summer
Thompson Twins – Hold Me Now
Kajagoogoo – Too Shy
The Smiths – This Charming Man
1 The Smiths – This Charming Man
2 New Order – Your Silent Face
3 Echo and the Bunnymen – The Cutter
4 New Order – Age of Consent
5 The The – This Is the Day
6 REM – Sitting Still
7 Echo and the Bunnymen – Heads Will Roll
8 The Church – Electric Lash
9 Bauhaus – She’s In Parties
10 Replacements – Within Your Reach
11 Big Country – In a Big Country
12 The Alarm – Marching On
13 The Smiths – Hand In Glove
14 Icicle Works – Birds Fly (Whisper to a Scream)
15 Rain Parade – Kaleidoscope
16 The Glove – Punish Me With Kisses
17 The Church – It’s No Reason
18 Plimsouls – A Million Miles Away
19 REM – Shaking Through
20 Adam Ant – Strip
21 Minor Threat – Out of Step
22 Men At Work – Overkill
23 The Cure – The Love Cats
24 Adam Ant – Puss ‘n Boots
25 Bauhaus – Hope
New Order Blue Monday
The Smiths Hand in glove
The Cure The walk
Depeche Mode Everything counts
Echo & the Bunnymen The cutter
Human League Fascination
Thompson Twins Hold me now
Tears for Fears Change
Violent Femmes Blister in the sun
Spandau Ballet True
The Fixx One thing leads to another
New order Your silent face
Talking Heads Burning down the house
Siouxsie And The Banshees Dear Prudence
Eurythmics Sweet dreams
Duran Duran Union of the snake
Aztec Camera Oblivious
Big Country In a big country
David Bowie Let’s dance
The The This is the day
Men at Work Overkill
Frankie Goes to Hollywood Relax
Midnight Oil Power and the passion
Culture Club Karma Chameleon
Nena 99 Luftballons
It was ridiculously difficult to get my first draft down to 25. Here are 42 that did not make my top 25:
In a Big Country – Big Country
Church of the Poison Mind – Culture Club
The Reflex – Duran Duran
Making Flippy Floppy – Talking Heads
Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) – Eurythmics
That’s Love, That it Is – Blancmange
Talking in Your Sleep – The Romantics
Eyes Without a Face – Billy Idol
True – Spandau Ballet
Confusion – New Order
Praying to the Beat – Re-Flex
Lies – Thompson Twins
Send Me an Angel – Real Life
Crushed by the Wheels of Industry – Heaven 17
Numbers with Wings – The Bongos
Freur – Doot-Doot
White Lines (Don’t Don’t Do It) – Grandmaster Melle Mel
Baby’s in the Mountains – Peter Godwin
Oblivious – Aztec Camera
Telephone Operator – Pete Shelley
(Keep Feeling) Fascination – The Human League
Pressure Sway – Machinations
Rain – Dragon
Marching On – The Alarm
When the Lights Go Out – Naked Eyes
Cruel Summer – Bananarama
Cooky Puss – Beastie Boys
I Can’t Take It – Cheap Trick
Everything Counts – Depeche Mode
Pretty Please Me – The Dickies
AEIOU Sometimes Y – Ebn-Ozn
Hidden in a Heartbeat – The Elvis Brothers
You Can’t Take Love for Granted – Graham Parker
Barricade Beach – Insect Surfers
Holiday – Madonna
Work for Love – Ministry
Take Me to Heart – Quarterflash
Long Hot Summer – The Style Council
This Is the Day – The The
Da Da Da – Trio
Chamber of Hellos – Wire Train
Walk Away from Love – Yazoo
Here are my top 25:
Will You Stay Tonight? – Comsat Angels
Overkill – Men at Work
Sweat – Oingo Boingo
Party Weekend – Joe “King” Carrasco and the Crowns
Saved by Zero – The Fixx
Make a Circuit with Me – Polecats
China – Red Rockers
Drop the Pilot – Joan Armatrading
Whisper to a Scream – The Icicle Works
Legal Tender – The B-52’s
The New World – X
Just Got Lucky – JoBoxers
Add It Up – Violent Femmes
Message to My Girl – Split Enz
Right Side of a Good Thing – The Fleshtones
Every Word Means No – Let’s Active
Lined Up – Shriekback
Whenever You’re on My Mind – Marshall Crenshaw
Working with Fire and Steel – China Crisis
Jet Fighter – The Three O’Clock
Institutionalized – Suicidal Tendencies
Never Stop – Echo and the Bunnymen
Cool Places – Sparks and Jane Wiedlin
The Haunted House of Rock – Whodini
Catapult – R.E.M.
Really interesting to see others’ top 25. Here are mine:
The Alarm, “The Stand (Prophesy)”
Echo & The Bunnymen, “The Cutter”
Echo & The Bunnymen, “My White Devil”
The Church, “One Day”
The Cure, “The Love Cats”
The Cure, “The Walk”
David Bowie, “Modern Love”
David Bowie, “Let’s Dance”
Hoodoo Gurus, “My Girl”
Husker Du, “Diane”
Madonna, “Borderline”
Metallica, “Whiplash”
Minor Threat, “Out of Step”
New Order, “Age of Consent”
New Order, “Blue Monday”
The Police, “Synchronicity II”
The Police, “Wrapped Around Your Finger”
Ramones, “Psycho Therapy”
R.E.M., “Radio Free Europe”
The Smiths, “Hand In Glove”
The Smiths, “This Charming Man”
Talking Heads, “This Must Be the Place”
U2, “New Year’s Day”
UB40, “Red Red Wine”
Violent Femmes, “Kiss Off”
Here’s mine in no order. I’m sure I’ll kick myself when I realize some that I’ve forgotten.
Big Country, “In A Big Country”
David Bowie, “China Girl”
Echo & the Bunnymen, “The Cutter”
Elvis Costello, “Every Day I Write The Book”
Eurythmics, “Love Is A Stranger”
Joe Jackson, “Breaking Us in Two”
Lou Reed, “The Last Shot”
Marshall Crenshaw, “Whenever You’re on My Mind”
Marvin Gaye, “Sexual Healing”
Meat Puppets, “Lake Of Fire”
New Order, “Blue Monday”
Pink Floyd, “Two Suns in the Sunset”
R.E.M., “Pilgrimage”
Ramones, “Outsider”
Stan Ridgway & Stewart Copeland, “Don’t Box Me In”
Suicidal Tendencies, “Institutionalized”
Talking Heads, “This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)”
The Cure, “Let’s Go to Bed”
The Police, “Murder By Numbers”
The Pretenders, “Back on the Chain Gang”
The Smiths, “This Charming Man”
The The, “Uncertain Smile”
Thomas Dolby, “She Blinded Me With Science”
U2, “Sunday Bloody Sunday”
XTC, “Love on a Farmboy’s Wages”
Woke up with a horrible, sinking feeling that I missed out on the poll. Doh!! And the feeling was confirmed as I got online. But here is what I would have voted for:
Suicidal Tendencies Institutionalized
Cyndi Lauper She Bop
Aztec Camera Oblivious
Aztec Camera Walk Out To Winter
New Order Your Silent Face
The Fixx The Sign Of Fire
UB40 Red Red Wine
Yazoo Walk Away From Love
Yazoo Nobody’s Diary
Talking Heads Burning Down The House
Talking Heads Girlfriend Is Better
Big Country Fields Of Fire
Depeche Mode Everything Counts
The Plimsouls Oldest Story In The World
Echo & The Bunneymen The Cutter
Paul Young Come Back And Stay
Violent Femmes Add It Up
Split Enz Message To My Girl
The Pretenders 2000 Miles
Howard Jones New Song
The Police Wrapped Around Your Finger
The The This Is The Day
Thompson Twins Hold Me Now
The Three O’Clock Jet Fighter
REM Sitting Still
Can’t wait to see the results!
Seriously. I come back several times a day, waiting for the results and the next poll.
Same
“Voting [closed] 5 p.m. ET Friday, April 27, and results will be posted within a week or two” … Where?
Any word on when the results will be out???
Yeah, looking forward to seeing the results