ChiefsPlanet - Music Most Timeless Songs of the 80's

I found a site today that had an analysis of the most "timeless" songs from each decade from the 1950's through the 2000's based on the number of Spotify plays in 2014. It was kind of a fascinating way of looking at songs' popularity in terms of how they hold up, so I thought I'd attempt to channel my inner Rain Man and play a game with it. We'll see how this goes.

So, Family Feud rules (loosely) to guess the top 50 list from the 80's. Points are awarded from 50 for the most popular to 1 for the the 50th-most-popular. First person to mention a song gets the points, and I'll update it as often as I can.

EDIT: Game is now over! But here's the list. Stay tuned for the 90's version another day.

The List:

Code:

1. Don't Stop Believin'*— Journey, 1981 (BDj23)

2. Billie Jean*— Michael Jackson, 1983 (Tribal Warfare)

3. Eye Of The Tiger*— Survivor, 1982 (TimBone)

4. Fast Car*— Tracy Chapman, 1988 (jimidollar)

5. Livin' On A Prayer*— Bon Jovi, 1986 (cosmo20002)

6. With Or Without You*— U2, 1987 (Dallas Chief)

7. Sweet Child O' Mine*— Guns N' Roses, 1988 (cosmo20002)

8. Africa*— Toto, 1982 (TimBone)

9. Beat It*— Michael Jackson, 1983 (cosmo20002)

10. Thriller*— Michael Jackson, 1984 (BDj23)

11. Every Breath You Take*— Police The, 1983 (cosmo20002)

12. Man In The Mirror*— Michael Jackson, 1988 (Dallas Chief)

13. Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)*— Eurythmics, 1983 (TimBone)

14. Another One Bites The Dust*— Queen, 1980 (cosmo20002)

15. Welcome To The Jungle*— Guns N' Roses, 1988 (Dallas Chief)

16. Paradise City*— Guns N' Roses, 1989 (Dallas Chief)

17. You Give Love A Bad Name*— Bon Jovi, 1986 (TimBone)

18. Take On Me*— A-Ha, 1985 (Dallas Chief)

19. The Final Countdown*— Europe, 1987 (jimidollar)

20. Summer Of '69*— Bryan Adams, 1985 (Iowanian)

21. Under Pressure*— Queen, 1981 (cosmo20002)

22. Sexual Healing*— Marvin Gaye, 1982 (tk13)

23. Jump*— Van Halen, 1984 (Dartgod)

24. Total Eclipse Of The Heart*— Bonnie Tyler, 1983 (notorious)

25. Smooth Criminal*— Michael Jackson, 1988 (tk13)

26. You Can Call Me Al*— Paul Simon, 1986 (tk13)

27. Start Me Up*— Rolling Stones The, 1981 (Iowanian)

28. Down Under*— Men At Work, 1982 (Dartgod)

29. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For*— U2, 1987 (Brock)

30. I Want To Break Free*— Queen, 1984 (tk13)

31. Money For Nothing*— Dire Straits, 1985 (BDj23)

32. Footloose*— Kenny Loggins, 1984 (Dartgod)

33. I Want To Know What Love Is*— Foreigner, 1984 (TimBone)

34. Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go*— Wham!, 1984 (Dallas Chief)

35. Pour Some Sugar On Me*— Def Leppard, 1988 (Dallas Chief)

36. The Way You Make Me Feel*— Michael Jackson, 1987 (cosmo20002)

37. Girls Just Want To Have Fun*— Cyndi Lauper, 1983 (cosmo20002)

38. One*— Metallica, 1989 (BDj23)

39. Poison*— Alice Cooper, 1989 (cdcox)

40. Any Way You Want It*— Journey, 1980 (jimidollar)

41. In The Air Tonight*— Phil Collins, 1981 (Brock)

42. P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)*— Michael Jackson, 1983 (jimidollar)

43. Wanted Dead Or Alive*— Bon Jovi, 1987 (Iowanian)

44. Purple Rain*— Prince, 1984 (cosmo20002)

45. Come On Eileen*— Dexys Midnight Runners, 1983 (RINGLEADER)

46. Everywhere*— Fleetwood Mac, 1987 (cdcox)

47. Never Gonna Give You Up*— Rick Astley, 1987 (Dartgod)

48. Walk Of Life*— Dire Straits, 1985 (Rain Man)

49. Just Like Heaven*— Cure The, 1987 (jimidollar)

50. Kiss*— Prince, 1986 (cosmo20002)

The Scoreboard:

Code:

cosmo20002        276

Dallas Chief        221

TimBone                181

BDj23                124

tk13                101

jimidollar        101

Dartgod                74

Iowanian        63

Tribal Warfare        49

Brock                32

notorious        27

cdcox                17

RINGLEADER        6

Rain Man        3