Absolute favorite song of the 80s?

I Will Dare - The Replacements .......My favorite song ever, by my fave band ever, from my fave album ever........I'm probably repeating myself, huh?

Once I did a sort of top 100 in case you're bored and want some recs - a lot of 80s stuff is on it (link below)........looks a lot like Archie's list above ^ ........because he knows what's up ffs...

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1. How Soon is Now by The Smiths
2. Schizophrenia by Sonic Youth
3. I Want You by Elvis Costello
4. Holiday in Cambodia by Dead Kennedys
5. The Killing Moon by Echo & The Bunnymen
6. Dazzle by Siouxsie and the Banshees
7. So. Central Rain by REM
8. Academy Fight Song by Mission of Burma
9. Raspberry Beret by Prince
10. Billie Jean by Michael Jackson

So impossibly hard to pick 10, much less 1. Today I’ll just go with this one

BTW.... here's a list of Top 200 hits of the 80s.....www.80spopanimals.com/



I bolded the ones I love.... and the maybes.   But there's like 35-40 other "likes" tho.



Still.... this list is missing Ceremony, Teen Age Riot, and Don't Believe the Hype which are among my favorite songs of all time that isn't as mainstream.



1 Don’t Stop Believin’ Journey 1981
2 Livin’ On a Prayer Bon Jovi 1987
3 Billie Jean Michael Jackson 1983
4 Don’t You (Forget About Me) Simple Minds 1985
5 Another One Bites the Dust Queen 1980
6 Every Breath You Take The Police 1983
7 Take On Me A-ha 1985
8 Sweet Child O’ Mine Guns N’ Roses 1988
9 Everybody Wants To Rule the World Tears For Fears 1985
10 Time After Time Cyndi Lauper 1984
11 Back In Black AC/DC 1981
12 I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) Whitney Houston 1987
13 Eye Of the Tiger Survivor 1982
14 Girls Just Want To Have Fun Cyndi Lauper 1984
15 Another Brick In the Wall (Part II) Pink Floyd 1980
16 Pour Some Sugar On Me Def Leppard 1988
17 You Shook Me All Night Long AC/DC 1980
18 Fast Car Tracy Chapman 1988
19 Africa Toto 1982
20 Summer of ‘69 Bryan Adams 1985
21 Here I Go Again Whitesnake 1987
22 With Or Without You U2 1987
23 Kiss Prince and the Revolution 1986
24 You Give Love a Bad Name Bon Jovi 1986
25 I Love Rock ‘n Roll Joan Jett & the Blackhearts 1982
26 Flashdance...What a Feeling Irene Cara 1983
27 Like a Prayer Madonna 1989
28 When Doves Cry Prince and the Revolution 1984
29 Careless Whisper Wham! featuring George Michael 1985
30 Purple Rain Prince and the Revolution 1984
31 Beat It Michael Jackson 1983
32 Welcome To the Jungle Guns N’ Roses 1988
33 Total Eclipse Of the Heart Bonnie Tyler 1983
34 Jump Van Halen 1984
35 I Want To Know What Love Is Foreigner 1985
36 Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) Eurythmics 1983
37 Tainted Love / Where Did Our Love Go Soft Cell 1982
38 Start Me Up The Rolling Stones 1981
39 Don’t You Want Me The Human League 1982
40 Heaven Bryan Adams 1985
41 Under Pressure David Bowie and Queen 1982
42 Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go Wham! 1984
43 Jessie’s Girl Rick Springfield 1981
44 Crazy Little Thing Called Love Queen 1980
45 Walk This Way Run-D.M.C. 1986
46 Jack & Diane John Cougar 1982
47 Like a Virgin Madonna 1984
48 In the Air Tonight Phil Collins 1981
49 Dancing In the Dark Bruce Springsteen 1984
50 Karma Chameleon Culture Club 1984
51 Faith George Michael 1987
52 Never Gonna Give You Up Rick Astley 1988
53 Call Me Blondie 1980
54 Celebration Kool & the Gang 1980
55 Thriller Michael Jackson 1984
(56 Material Girl Madonna 1985)......... maybe, but it doesn't quite touch love territory.  I love Borderline and True Blue tho.
57 Bette Davis Eyes Kim Carnes 1981
58 Take My Breath Away Berlin 1986
59 Right Here Waiting Richard Marx 1989
60 Footloose Kenny Loggins 1984
61 Keep On Loving You REO Speedwagon 1981
62 Panama Van Halen 1984
63 Funkytown Lipps, Inc. 1980
64 Born In the U.S.A. Bruce Springsteen 1984
65 Down Under Men At Work 1982
66 Heaven Is a Place On Earth Belinda Carlisle 1987
67 True Spandau Ballet 1983
68 All Night Long (All Night) Lionel Richie 1983
69 Free Fallin’ Tom Petty 1989
70 Sexual Healing Marvin Gaye 1982
71 Come On Eileen Dexy’s Midnight Runners 1983
72 Don’t Dream It’s Over Crowded House 1987
73 Every Rose Has Its Thorn Poison 1988
74 Hungry Like the Wolf Duran Duran 1983
75 Walk Like an Egyptian The Bangles 1986
(76 9 To 5 Dolly Parton 1981)... eh maybe.   it's fun but it doesn't quite hit all-time classic category
77 What’s Love Got To Do With It Tina Turner 1984
78 (I’ve Had) The Time Of My Life Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes 1987
79 Centerfold J. Geils Band 1981
80 I Just Called To Say I Love You Stevie Wonder 1984
81 Man In the Mirror Michael Jackson 1988
82 Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now Starship 1987
83 (I Just) Died In Your Arms Cutting Crew 1987
84 Edge Of Seventeen Stevie Nicks 1982
85 Can’t Fight This Feeling REO Speedwagon 1985
86 You Make My Dreams Daryl Hall and John Oates 1981
87 Need You Tonight INXS 1987
88 Super Freak Rick James 1981
89 Just the Two Of Us Grover Washington, Jr. 1981
90 Drive The Cars 1984
(91 Endless Love Diana Ross and Lionel Richie 1981..............)....... this one's..... a maybe.  high diva tendencies but feels missing something
92 I’m So Excited The Pointer Sisters 1982
93 Let’s Dance David Bowie 1983
94 Pride (In the Name Of Love) U2 1985
95 Let’s Go Crazy Prince and the Revolution 1984
96 Paradise City Guns N’ Roses 1989
97 Listen To Your Heart Roxette 1989
98 Whip It Devo 1980
99 Photograph Def Leppard 1983
100 Love Is a Battlefield Pat Benatar 1983

I was going to make a list but I carried away, so I made a tie and narrowed it down to Running Up That Hill by Kate Bush and Ashes to Ashes to Bowie. I can never get enough of those two songs.