this is the funktual 450 list of the intergalactic library's
greatest songs of the 1980s
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they are in order of their popularity throughout the universe
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my assignment is to find 50 more songs for each decade / category thereby expanding them to what will eventually become .....
the funktual 500
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all submissions will be considered and responded to
1 ---fool in the rain - led zeppelin
2 ---where the streets have no name - u2
3 ---the boys of summer - don henley
4 ---when doves cry - prince
5 ---every breath you take - the police
6 ---sweet child o mine - guns n’ roses
7 ---tom sawyer - rush
8 ---ain’t nobody - rufus w/ chaka khan
9 ---crazy train - ozzy osbourne
10 --wanna be startin' somethin' - michael jackson
11 --let’s go crazy - prince & the revolution
12-- the message - grandmaster flash & the furious five
13-- back in black - ac/dc
14 --billie jean - michael jackson 
15 --personal jesus - depeche mode
16 --i know you got soul - eric b. & rakim
17 --love removal machine - the cult
18 --nobody told me - john lennon
19 --once in a lifetime - talking heads
20 --mona lisa - slick rick
21 --fast car - tracy chapman
22 --ship of fools (save me from tomorrow) - world party
23 --money’s too tight (to mention) - simply red
24 --cheap sunglasses - zz top
25 --don’t believe the hype - public enemy
26 --white lines (don’t do it) - grandmaster melle mel
27 --don’t stand so close to me - the police
28 --shoot you down - apb 
29 --runnin down a dream - tom petty
30 --welcome to the jungle - guns n’ roses
31 --shake your rump - beastie boys
32 --rock with you - michael jackson
33 --our lips are sealed - the go-go’s
34 --la di da di - doug e. fresh & slick rick
35 --kiss - prince & the revolution
36 --edge of seventeen - stevie nicks
37 --london calling - the clash
38 --straight outta compton - n.w.a.
39 --rockit - herbie hancock
40 --paid in full (coldcut remix) - eric b. & rakim
41 --paradise - sade
42 --another one bites the dust - queen
43 --sexual healing - marvin gaye
44 --raspberry beret - prince & the revolution
45 --photograph - def leppard
46 --the old man down the road - john fogerty
47 --how soon is now? - the smiths
48 --19 (destruction mix) - paul hardcastle
49 --push it - salt n pepa 
50 --jane says - jane’s addiction
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51 --alex chilton - the replacements
52 --here I go again - whitesnake
53 --99 red balloons/luftballons - nena
54 --i’m on fire - bruce springsteen
55 --paper in fire - john cougar mellencamp
56 --no new tale to tell - love & rockets
57 --rock the casbah - the clash
58 --don’t disturb this groove - the system
59 --the kkk took my baby away - the ramones
60 --burning down the house - talking heads
61 --whip it - devo 
62 --the safety dance - men without hats
63 --it takes two - rob base & d.j. e-z rock
64 --sign o the times - prince
65 --need you tonight/mediate - inxs
66 --just like heaven - the cure
67 --top billin - audio two
68 --west end girls - pet shop boys
69 --off the wall - michael jackson
70 --mexican radio - wall of voodoo
72 --pass the dutchie - musical youth
73 --i want to be your man - roger
74 --every little thing she does is magic - the police
75 --synchronicity II - the police
76 --super freak - rick james
77 --din daa daa (trommeltanz) - george kranz
78 --i love rock n roll - joan jett & the blackhearts
79 --just a friend - biz markie
80 --pump up the volume - m/a/r/r/s
81 --pop life - prince & the revolution
82 --it’s tricky - run dmc
83 --pride (in the name of love) - u2
84 --undercover of the night - the rolling stones
85 --true faith - new order
86 --king of pain - the police
87 --in a big country - big country
88 --train in vain - the clash
89 --call me - blondie
90 --talkin bout a revolution - tracy chapman
91 --tempted - squeeze
92 --town called malice - the jam
93 --genius of love - tom tom club
94 --i’m no angel - gregg allman
95 --forever man - eric clapton
96 --i’ll wait - van halen
97 --holding back the years - simply red
98 --jam on it - newcleus
99 --what i am - edie brickell & the new bohemians
100 -the way it is - bruce hornsby & the range
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101 -blister in the sun - violent femmes
102 -i still haven’t found what i’m looking for - u2
103 -i could never take the place of your man - prince
104 -rock lobster - the b-52’s
105 -missing you - john waite
106 -people are people - depeche mode
107 -dancing with myself - billy idol
108 -livin on a prayer - bon jovi
109 -shout - tears for fears
110 -cult of personality - living colour
111 -pink houses - john cougar mellencamp
112 -paul revere - beastie boys
113 -free nelson mandela - the specials
114 -into the groove - madonna
115 -nightshift - the commodores
116 -foolin - def leppard
117 -i won’t back down - tom petty
118 -stay up late - talking heads
119 -electric avenue - eddy grant
120 -pour some sugar on me - def leppard
121 -situation - yaz
122 -you can call me al - paul simon
123 -cars - gary numan
124 -round and round - ratt
125 -paradise city - guns n’ roses
126 -dear god - xtc
127 -da butt - e.u.
128 -panama - van halen
129 -all night long - lionel richie
130 -no one like you - the scorpions
131 -in the air tonight - phil collins
132 -little red corvette - prince
133 -china girl - david bowie
134 -come on eileen - dexy’s midnight runners
135 -i can’t go for that (no can do) - daryl hall & john oates
136 -white wedding - billy idol
137 -higher ground - red hot chili peppers
138 -one - metallica
139 -black steel in the hour of chaos - public enemy
140 -eminence front - the who
141 -refugee - tom petty & the heartbreakers
142 -i will dare - the replacements
143 -caravan of love - the housemartins
144 -rockin in the free world - neil young
145 -howling at the moon (sha la la) - the ramones
146 -planet rock - afrika bambaataa & soul sonic force
147 -heartbreak beat - psychedelic furs
148 -bring the noise - public enemy
149 -magic - the cars
150 -purple rain - prince & the revolution
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151 -the mayor of simpleton - xtc
152 -see a little light - bob mould
153 -yer so bad - tom petty
154 -another brick in the wall (part 2) - pink floyd
155 -rebel yell - billy idol
156 -start me up - the rolling stones
157 -like the weather - 10,000 maniacs
158 -should i stay or should i go? - the clash
159 -the bridge - mc shan
160 -mr brownstone - guns n’ roses
161 -sweet dreams - eurhythmics
162 -don’t change - inxs
163 -rapture - blondie
164 -1999 - prince
165 -bust a move - young mc
166 -cruel summer - bananarama
167 -she sells sanctuary - the cult
168 -sunday bloody sunday - u2
169 -potholes in my lawn - de la soul
170 -someday someway - marshall crenshaw
171 -keep your hands to yourself - georgia satellites
172 -the rain - oran ‘juice’ jones
173 -don’t stop the music - yarbrough & peoples
174 -one step beyond - madness
175 -sign your name - terence trent d’arby
176 -everyday i write the book - elvis costello
177 -knock me down - red hot chili peppers
178 -mirror in the bathroom - english beat
179 -modern love - david bowie
180 -she’s so cold - the rolling stones
181 -word up - cameo
182 -my brain is hanging upside down -the ramones
183 -original sin - inxs
184 -don’t come around here no more - tom petty
185 -smooth operator - sade
186 -all night long - mary jane girls
187 -cry - godley & crème
188 -overkill - men at work
189 -take on me - a-ha
190 -ball of confusion (12”) - love & rockets
191 -it’s the end of the world as we know it - r.e.m.
192 -if i had a rocket launcher - bruce cockburn
193 -lady (you bring me up) - the commodores
194 -middle of the road - the pretenders
195 -let it whip - dazz band
196 -that’s all - genesis
197 -blue monday - new order
198 -that’s the joint - funky 4+1
199 -live is life - opus
200 -you are - lionel richie
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201 -friends - whodini
202 -abracadabra - steve miller band
203 -never let me down again - depeche mode
204 -hot for teacher - van halen
205 -more - sisters of mercy
206 -circle - edie brickell & the new bohemians
207 -never - heart
208 -higher love - steve winwood
209 -here comes the rain again - eurythmics
210 -don’t let’s start - they might be giants
211 -south bronx - boogie down productions
212 -new girl now - honeymoon suite
213 -twilight zone - golden earring
214 -you spin me round (like a record) - dead or alive
215 -with or without you - U2
216 -this time - bryan adams
217 -what you need - inxs
218 -hold me - fleetwood mac
219 -i don’t like mondays - boomtown rats
220 -late in the evening - paul simon
221 -one day - fishbone
222 -darling nikki - prince & the revolution
223 -the heart of the matter - don henley
224 -double dutch bus - frankie smith
225 -if it happens again - UB40
226 -cover me - bruce springsteen
227 -let’s stay together - tina turner
228 -i missed again - phil collins
229 -let the music play - shannon
230 -your love is king - sade
231 -sugar free - juicy
232 -under the milky way - the church
233 -dance hall days - wang chung
234 -somebody’s baby - jackson browne
235 -you shook me all night long - ac/dc
236 -desire (come and get it) - gene loves jezebel
237 -funkin for jamaica - tom browne
238 -run’s house - run dmc
239 -bullet the blue sky - U2
240 -diamonds on the soles of her shoes - paul simon
241 -message of love - the pretenders
242 -sweet love - anita baker
243 -summer of ‘69 - bryan adams
244 -blue jean - david bowie
245 -why can’t i be you? - the cure
246 -this is radio clash - the clash
247 -everybody wants to rule the world - tears for fears
248 -don’t you want me - human league
249 -(she’s) sexy & 17 - stray cats
250 -learning to fly - pink floyd
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251 -left of center - suzanne vega
252 -let’s groove - earth, wind & fire
253 -don’t ask me why - billy joel
254 -the stroke - billy squier
255 -beds are burning - midnight oil
256 -i would die 4 u - prince & the revolution
257 -children’s story - slick rick
258 -get it on (bang a gong) - the power station
259 -if you love somebody set them free - sting
260 -brass monkey - beastie boys
261 -what is love? - howard jones
262 -down under - men at work
263 -puttin on the ritz - taco
264 -candy - cameo
265 -head on - jesus & mary chain
266 -save it for later - english beat
267 -jump - van halen
268 -touch of grey - grateful dead
269 -would i lie to you ? - eurythmics
270 -spirit in the sky - dr. & the medics
271 -you got lucky - tom petty
272 -walk this way - run dmc
273 -owner of a lonely heart - yes
274 -jungle love - the time
275 -and she was - talking heads
276 -the one thing - inxs
277 -metal health - quiet riot
278 -here’s where the story ends - the sundays
279 -orange crush - r.e.m.
280 -apache - sugar hill gang
281 -erotic city - prince & the revolution
282 -hey jack kerouac - 10,000 maniacs
283 -shoplifters of the world unite - the smiths
284 -give it to me baby - rick james
285 -the breakup song - greg kihn band
286 -up all night - boomtown rats
287 -perfect way - scritti politti
288 -sunset grill - don henley
289 -mandinka - sinead o’connor
290 -the bubble bunch - jimmy spicer
291 -don’t get me wrong - the pretenders
292 -it must be love - madness
293 -spirits in the material world - the police
294 -romeo had juliette - lou reed
295 -red skies - the fixx
296 -radioactive - the firm
297 -beat it - michael jackson
298 -let my love open the door - pete townshend
299 -bad reputation - joan jett & the blackhearts
300 -rock me tonight (for old time’s sake) - freddie jackson
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301 -smoking gun - robert cray band
302 -owner of a lonely heart - yes
303 -black coffee in bed - squeeze
304 -fortress around your heart - sting
305 -ant music - adam ant
306 -stray cat strut - stray cats
307 -birds fly (whisper to a scream) - icicle works
308 -tainted love - soft cell
309 -i ran (so far away) - a flock of seagulls
310 -kiss the dirt (falling down the mountain) - inxs
311 -ego trippin - ultramagnetic mc’s
312 -baby can i hold you - tracy chapman
313 -new song (don’t crack up) - howard jones
314 -love & pride - king
315 -beat’s so lonely - charlie sexton
316 -run to you - bryan adams
317 -looks that kill - motley crue
318 -stigmata - ministry
319 -trouble me - 10,000 maniacs
320 -eye of the tiger - survivor
321 -fly on the windscreen - depeche mode
322 -i go crazy - flesh for lulu
323 -our house - madness
324 -joey - concrete blonde
325 -manic monday - the bangles
326 -handle with care - traveling wilburys
327 -rag doll - aerosmith
328 -kiss me - stephen ‘tin tin’ duffy
329 -crimson & clover - joan jett & the blackhearts
330 -this is not a love song - public image ltd.
331 -shout at the devil - motley crue
332 -run runaway - slade
333 -the promise - when in rome
334 -add it up - violent femmes
335 -i’m gonna tear your playhouse down - paul young
336 -unconditional love - donna summer & musical youth
337 -too turned on- alisha
338 -we close our eyes - go west
339 -i will follow - U2
340 -ana ng - they might be giants
341 -radio free europe - r.e.m.
342 -the look of love - abc
343 -let’s dance - david bowie
344 -dirty blvd. - lou reed
345 -freedom overspill - steve winwood
346 -destination unknown - missing persons
347 -relax - frankie goes to hollywood
348 -wanted dead or alive - bon jovi
349 -you’ve got another thing comin - judas priest
350 -turning japanese - the vapors
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351 -the ballad of peter pumpkinhead - xtc
352 -burning for you - blue oyster cult
353 -tonight it’s you - cheap trick
354 -tell me what you want - zebra
355 -rain in the summertime - the alarm
356 -world shut your mouth - world party
357 -lips like sugar - echo & the bunnymen
358 -it’s a demo - kool g rap & dj polo
359 -rock you like a hurricane - the scorpions
360 -the rhythm - kwame ‘the boy genius’
361 -the honeytheif - hipsway
362 -bringin on the heartbreak - def leppard
363 -limelight - rush
364 -arthur’s theme - christopher cross
365 -bette davis eyes - kim carnes
366 -better be good to me - tina turner
367 -authority song - john cougar mellencamp
368 -listen like theives - inxs
369 -i don’t care anymore - phil collins
370 -2-4-6-8 motorway - tom robinson band
371 -rat in mi kitchen - UB40
372 -in your eyes - peter gabriel
373 -face the face - pete townshend
374 -shake you down - gregory abbott
375 -sweet jane - cowboy junkies
376 -this woman’s work - kate bush
377 -burning up - madonna
378 -u got the look - prince & sheena easton
379 -nightrain - guns n roses
380 -party at ground zero - fishbone
381 -veronica - elvis costello
382 -oh yeah! - yello
383 -back to life - soul II soul
384 -love plus one - haircut 100
385 -gucci time - schoolly d
386 -weird science - oingo boingo
387 -don't go - yaz
388 -everyday is halloween - ministry
389 -life in a northern town - the dream academy
390 -open letter (to a landlord) - living colour
391 -alive & kicking - simple minds
392 -the motion of love - gene loves jezebel
393 -missionary man - eurhythmics
394 -jesus on the payroll - thrashing doves
395 -jukebox hero - foreigner
396 -pulling mussels (from the shell) - squeeze
397 -i’m goin down - bruce springsteen
398 -poison arrow - abc
399 -wouldn't it be good - danny hutton hitters
400 -i don’t know why i love you - house of love
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401 -she works hard for the money - donna summer
402 -king of rock - run dmc
403 -crazy little thing called love - queen
404 -goin back to cali - ll cool j
405 -the tide is high - blondie
406 -celebration - kool & the gang
407 -upside down - diana ross
408 -jack & diane - john cougar mellencamp
409 -addicted to love - robert palmer
410 -strokin - clarence carter
411 -gotta get you home tonight - eugene wilde
412 -if you don’t know me by now - simply red
413 -under pressure - queen & david bowie
414 -sowing the seeds of love - tears for fears
415 -shake it up - the cars
416 -hungry heart - bruce springsteen
417 -love is the seventh wave - sting
418 -you may be right - billy joel
419 -the one i love - r.e.m.
420 -strip - adam ant
421 -one night in bangkok - murray head
422 -steppin out - joe jackson
423 -shock the monkey - peter gabriel
424 -patience - guns n roses
425 -the bridge is over - boogie down productions
426 -hang on to your love - sade
427 -always something there to remind me - naked eyes
428 -i melt with you - modern english
429 -brilliant disguise - bruce springsteen
430 -go home - stevie wonder
431 -who can it be now? - men at work
432 -never say never - romeo void
433 -rock me amadeus - falco
434 -tell that girl to shut up - transvision vamp
435 -she’s a beauty - the tubes
436 -one thing leads to another - the fixx
437 -theme from ‘flash’ - queen
438 -just like honey - jesus & mary chain
439 -juicy fruit - mtume
440 -i don’t mind at all - bourgeois tagg
441 -girlfriend in a coma - the smiths
442 -here comes your man - the pixies
443 -obsession - animation
444 -the right thing - simply red
445 -waiting for a girl like you - foreigner
446 -eye in the sky - alan parsons project
447 -lover girl - teena marie
448 -every little kiss - bruce hornsby
449 -i want your (hands on me) - sinead o’connor
450 -wrap it up - the fabulous thunderbirds
