Best Songs of the 80'sTop 100 80's Era Songs for WeddingsThese are the Best 80's Songs for Weddings to get people on the dance floor! As in previous years, the music defined what is happening in the world. War protest songs were common in the 40's with World War II and again in the 70's with the Vietnam War. This holds true for the 80's also. With the beginning of music television in 1981, teens tuned-in on their TVs to watch music videos on MTV. Apropos to the start of MTV, the first video shown was Video Killed The Radio Star by the Buggles. Times of the Eighties were very prosperous in America. Therefore, many charity events/concerts took place like USA For Africa, Band Aid and Live Aid. With the 1979 Disco Demolition Night at Cominskey Park in Chicago, there was a beginning of new music styles in the 80's. Born from the punk rock style music were New Wave and Synthpop. Bands such as the B52's and Duran Duran can be categorized in the New Wave style music. Also coming from the 80's was many forms of rock and roll such as glam rock, heavy metal, and thrash metal. We commonly refer to many rock bands of the 80's as hair bands. Bands such as Van Halen, Bon Jovi and Def Leppard were formidable 80's mega-rock stars. Run D.M.C also becomes the first rap group to have an album become certified gold.
Best 80's songs list is updated periodically throughout the year. If you have a song that you think should be included, please add your song suggestion through the comment section below. The Eighties were known for many historical events. The Berlin Wall came down and many eastern countries wanted the freedom and "stuff" of western prosperous countries. Advertising companies created buzzwords for the 80's like yuppies and empty nesters. Western countries were all about consumption. Designer names and particular brand names became status symbols. Everyone was about themselves and greed. Teens' technology improved from Atari to Nintendo and the creation of Super Mario Brothers video game. Hip hop blared on gettoblasters while kids enjoyed watching break dancing by their talented cohorts. Music was also very mobile in teen's society with gettoblasters and the invention of the Walkman by Sony. The explosion of NASA's space shuttle Challenger, the marriage of Prince Charles to Diana and Apple Computer releases the Macintosh all took place in the 80's. Eighties teens were entertained at the movies with blockbuster hits such as ET - The Extra-Terrestrial, Indiana Jones, The Breakfast Club, and Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. Comedy clubs became popular in the 80's and comedy on TV rose. TV comedy shows such as The Cosby Show, Roseanne and Saturday Night Live. Other popular TV shows included Dallas, Falcon Crest and Dynasty. Eighties teens were also fascinated by Cabbage Patch kids, Pac Man and the invention of the CD (compact disc). The CD outsells vinyl by 1988. Being former wedding DJs, we've calculated a list of our favorite Songs of the 80's. If you have a special song that you think should be added to our list, please add your song suggestion through the comment section below. Be sure to also check out the song lyric link to find song relevance to what you want for in your song choice. Once decided, we provided a link to iTunes to purchase and Amazon.com to purchase and listen to a sample of each song. Our Top 5 80's Era songs for weddings are as follows: 1) Endless Love - Lionel Richie & Diana Ross, 2) Don't Stop Believin' - Journey, 3) Hot Hot Hot - Buster Poindexter, 4) Livin' On A Prayer - Bon Jovi, 5) You And I - Eddie Rabbitt & Crystal Gayle.  |
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