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I'm feeling like listening to classic musics right now, so what are the best songs from the 60s, 70s and 80s in your opinion?



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My personal picks:



70's Micheal Jackson
80's Bon Jovi, Whitney Houston, Madonna, Donna Summer, Tina Turner



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Can't say the best song, I don't know it, but I do know ones I regard highly for a variety of reasons. There's a wide range of potential genres and bands that I could consider my favourite. I love New Wave, Synth Pop, Hip Hop, Punk, Post-Punk, alternative, shoe gaze & Dreampop, electronic, there's so much. Maybe I'll do genre specific posts in this thread. I have a few:

All of these songs are from 1979 in the UK.

Joy Division

Kate Bush

Sioxsie and the Banshees

Echo and the Bunnymen

And close it out with Gary Numan



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Here are some other related songs from the 1980s:

Echo and the Bunnymen 1984

New Order (Joy Division after Ian Crutis's suicide) 1986

And I'll throw in some Tears for Fears have a lot of enduring hits, but this is my favourite from them 1982

And throw in some My Bloody Valentine (technically, they're from Ireland, but are primarily English band members) 1987

But speaking of Irish music, Thin Lizzy... 1977 - early photo-metal song

Last edited by Jumpin - on 10 August 2025

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Something thrown together - there are many more I'm sure

60s (don't listen to much 60s stuff sadly, so just some Beatles tunes)
The Beatles - Eight Days a Week, And Your Bird Can Sing, I've Just Seen a Face

70s
ABBA - Dancing Queen
Aerosmith - Seasons of Wither, Kings and Queens
Alice Cooper - My Stars, I'm Eighteen, Caught in a Dream, Hard Hearted Alice, I Never Cry
Billy Ocean - Love Really Hurts Without You
Black Sabbath - War Pigs, Children of the Grave, The Writ
Elton John - Saturday Night's Alright (for Fighting)
Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights, Hammer Horror
Kiss - Strutter
Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell, Paradise by the Dashboard Light

80s
Aerosmith - F.I.N.E
Alice Cooper - Poison
Bad Religion - Best for You, No Control, You
Bon Jovi - Livin' on a Prayer, Wanted Dead or Alive
Carnivore - Male Supremacy
Elton John - I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues
Guns n' Roses - Sweet Child o' Mine
Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast, Run to the Hills, Aces High
Kate Bush - Night of the Swallow, Running Up That Hill, The Morning Fog, Love and Anger
Magnum - Les Morts Dansant, Vigilante, Midnight (You Won't Be Sleeping)
Meat Loaf - Nowhere Fast
Metallica - For Whom the Bell Tolls, Master of Puppets
Ozzy Osbourne - I Don't Know, Mr Crowley, Bark at the Moon
Slayer - Angel of Death, Mandatory Suicide
Tina Turner - The Best
W.A.S.P. - I Wanna Be Somebody, Wild Child, Heretic (The Lost Child)





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Some of my favourite 80s (limiting myself to just a couple per artist, for variety's sake):

  • Slave to Love - Bryan Ferry
  • Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division
  • Oh Yeah - Roxy Music
  • Father Figure - George Michael
  • King of Pain - The Police
  • Don't You (Forget About Me) - Simple Minds
  • Everybody Wants to Rule the World - Tears for Fears
  • Dancing With Tears In My Eyes - Ultravox
  • It Must Have Been Love - Roxettte
  • Always on My Mind/In My House - Pet Shop Boys
  • Love Resurrection - Alison Moyet
  • A Forest - The Cure
  • Smalltown Boy - Bronski Beat
  • We Don't Need Another Hero - Tina Turner
  • Express Yourself - Madonna
  • Ashes to Ashes - Bowie
  • You Spin Me Round - Dead or Alive
  • (I've Had) The Time of My Life - Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes
  • Enola Gay - Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
  • Experiment IV - Kate Bush
  • The Reflex - Duran Duran
  • Cities in Dust - Siouxsie and the Banshees 
  • Under Pressure - Queen & Bowie
  • The Joy Circuit - Gary Numan
  • Relax - Frankie Goes to Hollywood
  • Radio Ga Ga - Queen
  • Wrapped Around Your Finger - The Police
  • Don't You Want Me - The Human League
  • Little Lies - Fleetwood Mac
  • Careless Whisper - George Michael
  • I Ran - A Flock Of Seagulls
  • Where the Streets Have No Name - U2
  • One Small Day - Ultravox
  • Heads We're Dancing - Kate Bush
  • I Drove All Night - Cyndi Lauper
  • Slave to the Rhythm - Grace Jones
  • Fortress Around Your Heart - Sting
  • I Need a Man - Eurythmics
  • Nobody's Diary - Yazoo
  • Atmosphere - Joy Division
  • You Wouldn't Know Love - Cher
  • 92 Degrees - Siouxsie and the Banshees 
  • Avalon - Roxy Music
  • Kiss The Bride - Elton John
  • Open Your Heart - Madonna
  • Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) - Eurythmics


depeche mode - Never Let Me Down Again
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snILjFUkk_A

The Proclaimers - I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbNlMtqrYS0

Dire Straits - Romeo And Juliet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rC95MEenIxA

Mike Oldfield - To France
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrFD02bOJ3g



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The ultimate 80s power ballad.