OK. A few songs from 1980-1989 (I use this instead of 1981-1990 simply because 1989 is the year that LPs became very rare). My hair metal is packed for moving so I'll let others suggest some in that genre. This less than exhaustive list should give people a good feel for the eighties and keep AMD Junkie busy for a while.
In no particular order:
Johnny, Are You Queer (Josie Cotton)
Turning Japanese (The Vapors)
Relax (Frankie Goes To Hollywood)
Wild, Wild West (The Escape Club)
Veronica (Elvis Costello)
Puttin On The Ritz (Taco)
Buffalo Stance (Neneh Cherry)
Rock Me Amadeus (Falco)
Take My Breath Away (Berlin)
Our House (Madness)
Don't Worry, Be Happy (Bobby McFerrin)
The Living Years (Mike & The Mechanics)
Walk The Dinosaur (Was, Not Was)
Roy Orbison & KD Lang (Crying)
Vox (Sarah McLachlan)
C'est la vie (Robbie Nevil)
First we Take Manhattan (Jennifer Warnes)
The Final Countdown (Europe)
Fight For Your Right (Beastie Boys)
Rhythm Is Gonna Get Ya (Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine)
Morning Train (Nine To Five) (Sheena Easton)
Private Eyes (Hall & Oates)
Bette Davis Eyes (Kim Carnes)
Rapture & Call Me (Blondie)
Time & Eye In The Sky (Alan Parsons Project)
Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic (The Police)
Our Lips Are Sealed (Go-Gos)
Rockit (Herbie Hancock)
Radio Ga Ga (Queen)
Union Of The Snake (Duran Duran)
Wouldn't It Be Good (Nik Kershaw)
One Thing Leads To Another (The Fixx)
They Don't Know (Tracey Ullman)
Time After Time (Cyndi Lauper)
Head Over Heels (Go-Gos)
Hyperactive (Thomas Dolby)
She Blinded Me With Science (Thomas Dolby)
Sunglasses At Night (Corey Hart)
Miss Me Blind (Culture Club)
A Word In Spanish (Elton John)
Uptown Girl & Longest Time)(Billy Joel
I Don't Wanna Go On With You Like That (Elton John)
Spirit In The Sky (Doctor & The Medics)
Missionary Man & all the songs on the Revenge album (Eurythmics)
Ghostbusters (Ray Parker Jr.)
In A Big Country (Big Country)
I Want A New Drug (Huey Lewis & The News)
Sukiyaki (A Taste Of Honey)
Angel Of The Morning (Juice Newton)
Jessie's Girl (Rick Springfield)
You Make My Dreams (Hall & Oates)
I'm Your Man (Wham!)
You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) (Dead Or Alive)
Conga (Miami Sound Machine)
Manic Monday (Bangles)
The Way It Is (Bruce Hornsby & The Range)
Purple rain (Prince)
Let's Go Crazy (Prince)
When Doves Cry (Prince)
Raspberry Beret (Prince)
Buffalo Soldier (Bob Marley)
The Sweetest Taboo (Sade)
Everytime You Go Away (Paul Young)
White Wedding (Part 1) (Billy Idol)
Dancing With Myself (Billy Idol)
Beds Are Burning (Midnight Oil)
Video Killed the radio Star (Buggles)
I Want To Know What Love Is (Foreigner)
The Power Of Love (Jennifer Rush)
You Should Be Mine (The Woo Woo Song) (Jeffrey Osborne)
She Drives Me Crazy & Suspicious Minds (Fine Young Cannibals)
Higher Love (Steve Winwood)
What About Love? (Heart)
Cherish (Kool & The Gang)
Word Up (Cameo)
Smooth Operator (Sade)
ROam & Love Shack (B-52s)
Once In A Lifetime, Burning Down The House, Road To Nowhere & Psycho Killer (Talking Heads)Freeway Of Love (Aretha Franklin)
I Feel For You (Chaka Khan)
Cry (Godley & Creme)
One Lonely Night (REO Speedwagon)
Desert Moon (Dennis De Young)
Rock The Cashbah (The Clash)
Method Of Modern Love (Hall & Oates)
The Kid Is Hot Tonite (Loverboy)
I Want You To Want me (Cheap Trick)
Money (That's What I Want) (Flying Lizards)
Queen Of Hearts (Juice Newton)
Private Idaho (B-52s)
Heart And Soul (T'Pau)
I Can Dream About You (Dan Hartman)
Whip It (Devo)
Breakout (Swing Out Sister)
People Are People (Depeche Mode)
Funkytown (Pseudo Echo)
Something So Strong (Crowded House)
Mary's Prayer (Danny Wilson)
Oh Yeah (Yello)
Just A Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody (David Lee Roth)
Summer Of '69 (Bryan Adams)
(You're A) Strange Animal (Gowan)
Don't You (Forget About Me) (Simple Minds)
Voices Carry ('til Tuesday)
The Heat Is On (Glenn frey)
Saving All My Love For You (Whitney Houston)
There Must Be an Angel (Playing With My Heart) (Eurythmics)
Things Can Only Get Better (Howard Jones)
Lay Your hands On Me (Thompson Twins)
I Got You Babe (UB40 with Chrissie Hynde)
Venus (Bananarama)
Nasty (Janet Jackson)
Bad Boy (Miami Sound Machine)
Modern Love, Let's Dance & China Girl (David Bowie)
Blue Jean (David Bowie)
Like A Prayer, Express Yourself, Cherish, Oh Father (Madonna)
Walk Like An Egyptian (Bangles)
Only In My Dreams (Debbie Gibson)
What I Am (Edie Brickell & The New Bohemians)
I Think We're Alone Now (Tiffany)
Cruel Summer (Bananarama)
Centerfold & Freeze Frame (J. Geils Band)
She Sells Sanctuary (The Cult)
Money for Nothing (Dire Straits)
We Got The Beat (Go-Gos)
Turning Japanese (The Vapors)
Electric Avenue (Eddy Grant)
Upside Down (Diana Ross)
You Better Run (Pat Benatar)
Doin' It Right (The Powder Blues band)
Wasn't That a Party (Rovers)
Atomic (Blondie)
Footloose (Kenny Loggins)
Let's Hear It For The Boy (Deniece Williams)
Almost Paradise (Mike Reno)
867-5309/Jenny (Tommy Tutone)
Axel-F (Harold Faltermeyer)
Super Freak (Rick James)
Got My Mind Set On You & When We Were Fab (George harrison)
Who Can it Be Now? & Down Under (Men At Work)
I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) & Maneater (Hall & Oates)
The One That You Love (Air Supply)
'65 Love Affair (Paul Davis)
Spirits In The Material World, Every Breath You Take & Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic (The Police)
I Love Rock And Roll (Joan Jett)
My Dreams Of You & L'Affaire Dumoutier (Say To Me) (The Box)
The Rose (Bette Midler)
Living In America (James Brown)
Simply Irresistible (Robert Palmer)
Some Like It Hot & Bang A Gong (Power Station)
De Doo Doo Doo, De Da Da Da & Don't Stand so Close To Me (The Police)
You Might Think & Drive (The Cars)
Another One Bites The Dust (& Crazy Little Thing Called Love (Queen)
Hell's Bells (AC/DC)
Danger Zone (Kenny Loggins)
Jump, Panama & Hot For Teacher (Van Halen)
We're Not Gonna Take It & I Wanna rock (Twisted Sister)
Born In The U.S.A. & Dancing In The Dark (Bruce Springsteen)
Celebration (Kool & The Gang)
You May be Right, Sometimes A Fantasy & It's Still Rock N Roll To Me (Billy Joel)
Love And Loneliness (The Motors)
Pump Up the Volume (M/A/R/R/S)
Walk This way (Run-D.M.C.)
Girls Just Want To Have Fun, She Bop, True Colors & All Through The Night) (Cyndi Lauper)
Invisible Touch & Land Of Confusion (Genesis)
Bright Eyes (Art Garfunkel)
Rhythm Nation (Janet Jackson)
Nikita (Elton John)
Break My Stride (Matthew Wilder)
Crumblin' Down, Pink Houses & Authority Song (John Cougar Mellencamp)
Rebel Yell, Eyes Without A Face & Flesh For Fantasy (Billy Idol)
Wanna Be Startin' Somethin', The Girl Is Mine, Thriller & Billie Jean (Michael Jackson)
La Bamba (Los Lobos)
Que te Quiero, We've Got To Get Out Of This Place & Walking On Sunshine (Katrina And The Waves)
The One That You Love, Making Love Out Of Nothing At All, Here I Am & All Out Of Love (Air Supply)
Mony Mony & To Be A Lover (Billy Idol)
Oh Sherrie (Steve Perry)
Dancing On The Ceiling, Say You, Say Me, Truly, All Night Long (All Night), Hello, Penny Lover (Lionel Richie)
Cum On Feel The Noize & Mama Weer All Crazy Now (Quiet Riot)
Missing You (John Waite)
Girl You Know It's True (Milli Vanilli)
Lay Your Hands On Me, Doctor, Doctor, King For A Day (Thompson Twins)
You Take Me Up, Hold Me Now & Sister Of Mercy (Thompson Twins)
Typical Male, Private Dancer, We Don't Need Another Hero & What's Love Got To Do With It (Tina Turner)
Cry Little sister (Theme from The Lost Boys) (Gerald McMann)
Handle With Care & End Of The Line (The Traveling Wilburys)
Born To Be Bad (George Thorogood & The Destroyers)
Faith (George Michael)
19 (Paul Hardcastle)
Lucky star, Borderline & Holiday (Madonna)
Can You Read My Mind (Maureen McGovern)
One Night In Bangkok (Murray Head)
I'm Alive & All Over The World (ELO)
West End Girls & Opportunities (Pet Shop Boys)
Xanadu & Magic (Olivia Newton-John)
Hurts So Good, Lonely Ol' Night, Rumbleseat & Jack & Diane (John Cougar Mellencamp)
Feels So Good (Chuck Mangione)
Material Girl, Like A Virgin, Live To Tell, Crazy For You (Madonna)
All I Need Is a Miracle (Mike & The Mechanics)
Papa Don't Preach, Open Your Heart, La Isla Bonita (Madonna)
You Should Hear How She Talks About You (Melissa Manchester)
Safety Dance, Pop Goes The World & Where Do The Boys Go (Men without Hats)
Black Cars (Gino Vanelli)
Rooms On Fire & Stand Back (Stevie Nicks)
Brass In Pocket (Pretenders)
Caribbean Queen & Suddenly (Billy Ocean)
Rise Up (The Parachute Club)
Sweet Love (Anita Baker)
Super Trooper & The Winner Takes It All (ABBA)
Never Gonna Give You Up (Rick Astley)
1999 (Prince)
Cloudbusting, Running Up That Hill & Babooshka (Kate Bush)
Eternal Flame, In Your Room (Bangles)
Hit Me With Your Best Shot, We Belong & Love Is A Battlefield (Pat Benatar)
Lovers In A Dangerous Time (Bruce Cockburn)
Sky & Inside Out (Crash vegas)
Karma Chameleon, Church of The Poison Mind, Miss Me Blind & Victims (Culture Club)
Luka (Suzanne Vega)
Under pressure (Queen & David Bowie)
Do You Really Want To Hurt Me & I'll Tumble for You (Culture Club)
Shout & Everybody Wants To Rule The World (Tears For Fears)
Hot Hot Hot (Buster Pointdexter)
Rosanna & Africa (Toto)
Forever Young (Rod Stewart)
Heat of The Moment (Asia)
Say, Say, Say (Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson)
Tell her About It, Allentown & We Didn't Start The Fire (Billy Joel)
99 Luftballons (Nena)
Eye Of The Tiger (Survivor)
Higher ground (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
Abracadabra (Steve Miller)
Don't Talk To Strangers (Rick Springfield)
Rock This Town (Stray Cats)
You Can't Hurry Love, Sussudio, In The Air Tonight & Against All Odds (Phil Collins)
You Can Do Magic (America)
The Other Woman (Ray Parker Jr.)
Only The Lonely (The Motels)
Lady (You Bring Me Up) & Three Times A Lady (Commodoes)
Kiss On My List (Hall & Oates)
Tainted Love (Soft Cell)
Bela Lugosi's Dead (Bauhaus)
Rent, What Have I Done To Deserve This, Always On My Mind, Heart & It's A Sin (Pet Shop Boys)
The Loco-Motion (Kylie Minogue)
Let It Go, Storm Before The Calm & Every Time I See Your Picture (Luba)
The Heart Of Rock& Roll, If This Is It & I Want A New Drug (Huey Lewis & The News)
What About Love, Never & These Dreams (Heart)
Star Me Up (Rolling Stones)
The Boys Of Summer & All She Wants To Do Is Dance (Don Henley)
Closer Together & Ordinary People (The Box)
Gimme All Your Lovin, Sharp Dressed Man & Legs (ZZ Top)
Dance Hall Days & Everybody Have Fun Tonight (Wang Chung)
You Better You Bet (The Who)
Old Time Rock & Roll (Bob Seger)
Elvira (Oak Ridge Boys)
What I Like About You (Romantics)
Gloria & Self Control (Laura Branigan)
Don't You Want Me (Human League)
Mickey (Toni Basil)
Come On Eileen (Dexy's Midnight Runners and The Emerald Express)
Sexual Healing (Marvin Gaye)
Red red Wine (UB-40)
The Look (Roxette)
Out Of Touch & Method Of Modern Love (Hall & Oates)
Sunglasses At Night, It Ain't Enough, Never Surrender (Corey Hart)
Are We Ourselves? (The Fixx)
A Good Heart (Feargal Sharkey)
For Your eyes Only (Sheena Easton)
Pride (In The Name Of love) (U2)
Broken Wings & Kyrie (Mr. Mister)
We Built This City (Starship)
Owner of A Lonely Heart (Yes)
Life In A Northern Town (The Dream Academy)
The Sun Always Shines On T.V. & Take On Me (A-Ha)
How Will I Know & Greatest Love Of All (Whitney Houston)
What Have You Done For Me Lastely...(Janet Jackson)
If I Was...(Midge Ure)
I Wanna Have Some fun (Samantha Fox)
She's sexy & 17 (Stray cats)
Addicted To Love (Robert Palmer)
Captain Of Her Heart (Double)
The Glamorous Life & A Love Bizarre (Sheila E.)
Something About You (Level 42)
Your Wildest Dreams (Moody Blues)
Big Love, Seven Wonders & Little Lies (Fleetwood Mac)
I'm Still Standing & I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues (Elton John)
A Criminal Mind (Gowan)Nothing Compares 2 U & The Emperor's new Clothes (Sinéad O'Connor)
Wild Thang (Tone Loc)
Da da da (Trio)
Making It Work (Doug & The Slugs)
(I've Had) The Time Of My Life (Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes)
Hungry Like The Wolf, Rio, The Reflex, Hold Back The Rain, New Moon On Monday (Duran Duran)
Wild Boys, Save A Prayer (Duran Duran)
Tant D'Amour (Paparazzi)
Obsession (Animotion)
I Want To Know What Love Is (Foreigner)
Fast Car (Tracy Chapman)
Sea Of Love (The Honeydrippers)
Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) (Christopher Cross)
Total Eclipse Of The Heart (Bonnie Tyler)
The Way That You Love Me, Cold Hearted, Straight Up & Opposites Attract (Paula Abdul)
Invisible (Alison Moyet)
Self Control (Laura Branigan)
Big In Japan (Alphaville)
Careless Whisper (George Michael)
Hard Habit To Break (Chicago)
Apollo 9 (Adam Ant)
Some Guys Have All the Luck (Rod Stewart)
The Lady In Red (Chris De Burgh)
Carried Away, Landslide, Physical (Olivia Newton-John)
Give It To Me Baby (Rick James)
Mad About You, Heaven On Earth & I Get Weak (Belinda Carlisle)
Run To You, Cuts like A Knife & Somebody (Bryan Adams)
Tell Somebody (Sass Jordan)
Your Love Is King & Is It A Crime (Sade)
If You Love Somebody Set Them Free (Sting)
Would I Lie To You (Eurythmics)
Holding Back The Years (Simply Red)
Just Like (Starting Over) & Woman (John Lennon & Yoko Ono)
Bad, The Way You Make Me Feel, Dirty Diana & Man In The Mirror (Michael Jackson)
Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny) (Elton John)
Don't Lose My Number (Phil Collins)
Big Time, Sledge Hammer & Don't Give Up (Peter Gabriel)
Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go (Wham!)
Toy Soldiers (Martika)
Endless Love (Diana Ross & Lionel Richie)
Can't live With You, Can't Live Without You (Billy Newton-Davis & Céline Dion)
Planet Earth & Is There Something I Should know (Duran Duran)
Orinoco Flow (Enia)
I Need A Man, Here Comes The Rain Again, Who's That Girl, Love Is A Stranger & Sweet dreams Are made Of this (Eurythmics)
Jump, I'm So Excited, Neutron Dance (Pointer Sisters)
Flashdance...What A Feeling & Fame (Irene Cara)
Maniac (Michael Sembello)
Touch Me (I Want your Body) (Samantha Fox)
You Keep Me Hangin' On (Kim Wilde)
We Too Are One, The King & Queen Of America, (My My) Baby's Gonna Cry, Don't Ask Me Why, Revival & Angel (Eurythmics)
Put A Little Love In Your Heart (Annie Lennox & Al Green)
Hope this helps.
In any case, an alphabetical playlist of 80s hits is present at
radio 80s
Life During wartime (Talking Heads)