Tonight Brian and John dig into their 80s lists to bring you some must have, must play, forgotten hits that mobile Djs need to check out!
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Brian’s List:
Must Have 80’s
You Shook Me All Night Long – AC/DC 1980
Love Shack – B 52’s – 1989
Don’t Stop Believing – Journey 1981
Billie Jean – Michael Jackson 1982
Thriller – Michael Jackson 1982
Footloose – Kenny Loggins 1984
I Love Rock & Roll – Joan Jett & The Blackhearts 1981
Pour Some Sugar On Me – Def Leppard – 1987
Living On A Prayer – Bon Jovi – 1986
Paradise City – Guns & Roses 1987
Electric Boogie – Marcia Griffiths 1982
Mony Mony – Billy Idol 1981
Super Freak – Rick James 1981
Wild Thing / Funky Cold Madina – Tone Loc 1989
It Takes Two – Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock 1988
Safety Dance – Men Without Hats 1983
Jessie’s Girl – Rick Springfield 1981
I’ve Had The Time Of My Life – Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes 1987
What I Like About You – The Romantics 1980 (recorded 1979)
Holiday – Madonna 1983
Like a Prayer – Madonna 1989
You Spin Me Round – Dead Or Alive 1984
It’s Tricky – Run DMC 1986
Mountain Music – Alabama 1982
All Night Long – Lionel Richie 1983
Prince – 1999 1982
Kiss – Prince 1986
Erotic City – Prince 1984
Lady In Red – Chris De Burgh 1986
Oh Yeah! – Yello 1985
Crazy Little Thing Called Love – Queen 1980
Centerfold – J Geils Band 1981
Another One Bites The Dust – Queen 1980
Through The Years – Kenny Rogers 1981
You Dropped The Bomb On Me – Gap Band 1982
Could You Be Loved – Bob Marley 1980
Red Red Wine – UB40 1983 (USA 1988)
Electric Avenue – Eddie Grant 1982
Summer of 69 – Bryan Adams 1984
Heaven – Bryan Adams 1984
You and I – Eddy Rabbit & Crystal Gayle 1982
Come On Eileen – Dexy’s Midnight Runners 1983
Brass Monkey – Beastie Boys 1986
Swing The Mood – Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers 1989
La Bamba – Los Lobos 1987
Conga – Miami Sound Machine 1985
Push It – Salt n Pepa 1987
Could I Have This Dance – Anne Murray 1980
Take Me Home Tonight – Eddie Money & Ronnie Spector 1986
Africa – Toto 1982
Caribbean Queen – Billy Ocean 1984
Addicted To Love – Robert Palmer – 1986
Relax – Frankie Goes To Hollywood 1983
Don’t You Want Me – Human League – 1981
Funkytown – Lips Inc 1980
Celebration – Kool & The Gang 1980
Never Gonna Give You Up – Rick Astley 1987
Just Like Heaven – The Cure 1987
Enjoy The Silence – Depeche Mode 1989
Keep on Loving You – REO Speedwagon 1980
Bizarre Love Triangle – New Order 1986
Should I Stay or Should I Go – The Clash 1982
Strokin’ – Clarence Carter 1986
Pump Up The Jam / Move This – Technotronoc 1989
Bust A Move – Young MC 1989
99 Red Balloons – Nena 1983
It’s Raining Men – The Weather Girls 1982
Sharp Dressed Man / Legs – ZZ Top 1983
Sea Of Love – Honeydrippers 1984
Ghostbusters – Ray Parker Jr 1984
Keep Your Hands To Yourself – Georgia Satellites 1986
867 5309 (Jenny) – Tommy Tutone 1981
(She’s) Sexy & 17 / Rock This Town – Stray Cats 1983
The Tide Is High – Blondie 1980
Goody Two Shoes – Adam Ant 1982
Uptown Girl – Billy Joel 1983
Let’s Dance – David Bowie 1983
Whip It – Devo 1980
Need You Tonight – INXS 1987
Hurts So Good – John Cougar 1982
Locomotion – Kylie Minogue 1988
White Lines – Grandmaster Flash 1983
Burning Down The House – Talking Heads 1983
Mickey – Toni Basel 1982
We Got The Beat – The Go-Gos 1981
Start Me Up – Rolling Stones 1981
Jungle Love / The Bird – The Time 1984
I Wanna Dance With Somebody – Whitney Houston 1987
Bang on a Drum – Todd Rundgren 1983 (touchdown)
You Make My Dreams Come True – Hall & Oats 1980
New York, New York – Frank Sinatra 1980
Violent Femmes – Blister In The Sun 1983
In Your Eyes – Peter Gabriel 1986
Your Love – The Outfield 1985
Fishin’ In The Dark – Nitty Gritty Dirt Band 1987
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun – Cyndi Lauper 1983
Hit Me With Your Best Shot – Pat Benatar 1980
Venus – Bananarama 1986
Pink Cadillac – Bruce Springsteen 1984 (B side of Dancing in the Dark)
Word Up – Cameo 1986
Let The Music Play – Shannon 1983
I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) – Proclaimers 1988
Personal Favorites:
1 – Stand Back – Stevie Nicks 1983
2 – Glamorous Life – Sheila E 1984
3 – Big Fun / Good Life – Inner City 1988
4 – Is There Something I Should Know – Duran Duran 1983
5 – Beat Box – Art Of Noise 1983
6 – Every Day Is Halloween – Ministry 1984
7 – Love Is Alright Tonight – Rick Springfield 1982
8 – Owner Of A Lonely Heart – Yes 1983
9 – West End Girls – Pet Shop Boys 1986
10 – Trommeltanz / Din Da Da – George Kranz 1983
11 – Right On Track – Breakfast Club 1987
12 – I’m Alright – Kenny Loggins 1980
13 – I Heard A Rumor – Bananarama 1987
14 – Diamonds – Herb Albert 1987
15 – In My House – Mary Jane Girls 1985
16 – Ride On Time – Black Box 1989
17 – The Look Of Love – ABC 1982
18 – Drop Dead Legs – Van Halen 1984
19 – Something About You – Level 42 1985
20 – Keep Feeling Fascination – Human League 1983
21 – Girl You Know It’s True – Milli Vanilli 1989
22 – Buffalo Stance – Neena Cherry 1989
23 – Blue Monday – New Order 1983
24 – Say It’s Gonna Rain – Will To Power 1988
25 – Steppin Out – Joe Jackson 1981
John’s List:
Caught up in you 38 Special 1982, hold on loosely 1980,
You shook me all night long AC/DC: 1980, Back in black 1980
Goody two shoes Adam Ant 1982
Sirius Alan Parsons Project 1982
Fantasy Aldo Nova 1982
Black Velvet Alannah Myles 1989
Obsession Animotion 1984
Heat of the moment Asia 1982
Turn up the radio Autograph 1984
Kokomo Beach Boys 1988
Fight for your right to party Beastie Boys 1986
Brass Monkey Beastie Boys 1986
Mony mony Billy Idol 1981, 1987 live became hit
Still rock and roll to me Billy Joel 1980
You may be right Billy Joel 1980
When the going gets tough Billy Ocean 1986, Caribbean queen 1984, Suddenly 1984, Get Out Of My Dreams 1988, There’ll be sand songs 1986, Loverboy 1984
The stroke Billy Squier 1981
Call me Blonde 1980
Sweet home Chicago Blues Brothers 1980, Soul man 1980
Don’t worry, be happy Bobby McFerrin 1988
You give love a bad name Bon Jovi 1986, Living on a prayer 1986, Runaway 1984, Bad Medicine 1988, I’ll be there for you 1988
I wanna be a cowboy Boys Don’t Cry 1986
Dancing in the dark Bruce Springsteen 1984, Born in the U.S.A. 1984
Summer of ’69 Bryan Adams 1984, Heaven 1984 (DJ Sammy Candlelight Mix with Yanou featuring Do), Run to you, 1984, Cuts like a knife 1983,
Hot Hot Hot Buster Poindexter 1987
Hit the road jack Buster Poindexter 1989
Word Up Cameo 1986
Shake it up Cars, The 1981
My girl (gone gone gone) Chilliwack 1981
Strokin’ Clarence Carter 1986
Should I stay or should I go Clash, the 1982, Rock the casbah 1982
Karma Chameleon Culture Club 1983, Don you really want to hurt me 1982, I’ll tumble 4 ya 1982, It’s a miracle 1983
Girls just wanna have fun Cyndi Lauper, Time after time 1983, true colors 1986, All through the night 1983, She bop 1983
I can dream about you Dan Hartman 1984
Dancing in the streets David Bowie Mick Jager 1985
California girls David Lee Roth 1988
You spin me round Dead or Alive 1985
Pour some sugar on me Def Leppard 1987, Amimal 1987, Photograph 1983, Rock of ages 1983, Lets get rocked 1992
Whip it Devo 1980
Come on Eileen Dexy’s Midnight 1982
Money for nothing Dire Straits 1985, Walk of life 1985
Hungry like the wolf Duran Duran 1982, The wild boys 1984, The reflex 1983, RIO 1982
Shakin’ Eddie Money 1982
Electric Avenue Eddy Grant 1982
Rock and roll is king E.L.O.: 1983, hold on tight 1981
I’m still standing Elton John 1983, I guess that’s why they call it the blues 1983
Wild, wild west Escape Club 1988
Tuff enuff Fabulous The Fabulous Thunderbirds 1986
She drives me crazy Find Young Cannibals 1988, Good thing 1988
Relax Frankie Goes To 1984
I want your sex George Michael 1987, Faith 1987
Bad to the bone George Thorogood 1982
Keep Your Hands To Yourself Georgia Satellites 1986
We got the beat Go Go’s 1981, Our lips are sealed 1981
Once bitten twice shy Great White 1989
The breakup song Greg Kihn Band 1981
Welcome to the Jungle Guns N Roses 1987, sweet child o mine 1987, November rain 1991, paradise city 1987,
You make my dreams come Hall & Oates 1980
And we danced Hooters 1985
I want a new drug Huey Lewis 1983, Do you believe in love 1982, Heart and soul, 1983, Working for a Livin 1982
Electric Blue Icehouse 1985
New sensation INXS 1987, need you tonight 1987
Fame Irene Cara 1980
Freeze frame J. Geils Band 1981 Centerfold1981
Things Can Only Get Better Howard Jones 1985 No one is to blame, what is love? New Song
You make my dream come true Hall and Oates: 1980, lots in the early 80s
I love rock and roll Joan Jett 1981 Dirty Deeds Joan Jett 1990
On the dark side John Cafferty 1983
Centerfield John Fogerty 1984
Authority song John Mellencamp 1983, Jack & Diane 1982, Hurts so good 1982
Naughty naughty John Parr 1984
Don’t Stop believin Journey 1981, Faithfully 1983, Open Arms 1981, Lovin Touching Squeezing 1979
Walking on sunshine Katrina & the waves 1985
Footloose Kenny Loggins 1984
Bette Davis eyes Kim Carnes 1981
Come dancing Kinks 1983
Heaven’s on fire Kiss 1984, Lick it up 1983, Rock and roll all night 1975, Beth 1976
My Sharona Knack, The (1979)
Celebration Kool & The Gang 1981
Gloria Laura Branigan 1982
La Bamba Los Lobos 1987
Kiss me deadly Lita Ford 1988
Turn me loose Loverboy 1980, Working for the weekend, 1981, Lovin every minute of it, 1985, Hot girls in love 1983, Heaven in your eyes, 1986, The kid is hot tonight, 1980,
Like a virgin Madonna 1984, Crazy for you 1985, Like a prayer 1989, Express yourself 1989, Holiday 1983, Lucky Star 1983, Into the groove 1984, Vogue 1990
Down Under Men At Work 1981, Who can it be now 1981, BE good johnny 1981, It’s a mistake 1983
Safety dance Men Without Hats 1982
Conga Miami Sound 1985, Rhythm is gonna get you, 1 2 3,
Billy Jean Micheal Jackson 1983, Beat it 1983, the way you make me feel 1987
Dr. Feelgood Motley Crue 1989, Girls girl girls 1987, Kick start my heart 1989, Home sweet home (slow) 1985, Wild Side 1987, Smokin in the boys room 1985, Same Ol’ Situation 1989
You got it New kids on the block 1988, Hangin tough 1988,
Hit me with your best shot Pat Benatar 1980
’65 love affair Paul Davis 1981
Talk dirty to me Poison 1986, Every Rose has its thorn 1988, Nothing by a good time 1988, Your mama don’t dance 1988, i want action 1986, UNSKINNY BOP 1990
1999 Prince 1982, I wanna be your lover 1979, U Got The Look 1987, I would die 4 u, 1984, Delirious 1983, Little red corvette 1983, Purple Rain 1984, Raspberry Beret 1985 (making a comeback on AC radio), When Doves Cry 1984
Let’s go crazy Prince 1984
Funkytown Pseudo Echo 1985
Cum on feel the Noize Quiet Riot 1983
Oh Sheila Ready For The World 1985
Never gonna give you up Rick Astley 1988
Jessie’s girl Rick Springfield 1981, Don’t talk to strangers 1982, Love somebody 1981, Affair of the Heart 1983,
Addicted to love Robert Palmer 1985, Bad case of loving you 1979, Simply Irresistible 1988, I didn’t mean to turn you on 1985
What I like about you Romantics 1980 Talking in your sleep 1983
Walk this way Run D.M.C. 1986 1975 Areosmith
Push it Salt-n-Pepa 1986
Warrior Scandal Patty Smyth 1984
Let the music play Shannon 1984
Don’t you forget about me Simple Minds 1985
Run runaway Slade 1983
Tainted love Soft Cell 1981
Rock this town Stray Cats 1981
We built this city Starship 1985
Stand Back Stevie Nicks 1983
Apache (Jump on it) Sugar Hill Gang 1981
Wild wild life Talking Heads 1986, Burning down the house 1983, and she was 1985
Love Song Tesla 1989, Signs 1990, what you give 1991
I think we’re alone now tiffany 1987, I saw him standing there 1987
Futures so bright Timbuk 3 1986
Bang on the drum all day Todd Rundgren 1982
867-5309 Tommy Tutone 1981
Wild Thing Tone-Loc 1989 Funky Cold Medina 1989
Mickey Toni Basil 1982
Africa Toto 1982, Rosanna 1982, Ill be over you 1986
We’re Not Going To Take It Twister Sister 1984
Jump Van Halen 1984, Hot for teacher 1984, You really got me 1978, when it’s love 1988, why can’t this be love 1986
Blister in the sun Violent Femmes 1983
Wake me up before you go go Wham!, Careless whisper 1984, I’m your man 1985, Last Christmas 1985
Here I go again White Snake 1982, It this love 1987
Headed For A heartbreak Winger 1988, Seventeen 1988, Miles away 1990, Easy come easy go 1990
I wanna dance with somebody Whitney Houston 1987, I will always love you 1993, Greatest love of all 1985, Saving all my love for you 1985, so emotional 1987
Bust A Move Young MC 1989
Always Atlantic Star 1987
Through the eyes of love Melissa Manchester: 1982
Have I told you lately Van Morrison: 1989 Rod Stewart: 1993
Lost in love Air Supply 1979 All out of love 1980 Every woman in the world 1980
Take my breath away Berlin 1986 No More Words 1984, The Metro and Sex 1982
Wind beneath my wings Bette Midler 1988, From a distance 1990, The Rose 1979, Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy 1972
At this moment Billy Vera 1981
The flame Cheap Trick 1988, I want you to want me 1978, Surrender 1978, Ain’t that a shame Live cover, 1978
You’re the inspiration Chicago 1984,
Lady in red Chris De Burgh 1986
House of pain Faster Pussycat 1989
Sea of love Honeydrippers 1984, Rockin at midnight 1984
Angel eyes Jeff Healey 1988
I’ve had the time of my Jennifer Warnes Bill Medley 1987
Up where we belong Jennifer Warnes/ Joe Cocker 1982
Cherish Kool and the Gang 1985
Ballerina girl Lionel Richie 1986, Endless love 1981
Tonight, I celebrate my love Peabo Bryson 1983, early 90s with movie songs
Against all odds Phil Collins 1984, Susudio 1985
Keep on loving you REO Speedwagon 1980
Listen to your heart Rosette 1988, The look 1988
Holding back the years Simply Red 1986
True Spandau Ballet 1983
The search is over Survivor 1984, Eye of the tiger 1982
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