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1980s Top 40 Rate - The 'Impossible' Part 4

Yes yes I know, yet another one, but we're speeding through these now so we can concentrate on the Top 20. Just two more 'Impossible' parts left after this. Part 3 closes on Tuesday, while this one should close on Thursday.

You know the drill by now. You can vote like this:


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If you know much less than ten songs, you can do four:

+10
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And alternatively, if you can only pick three:

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Right, in chronological order:

Number 23s

Kool & The Gang - Too Hot
Rupert Holmes - Escape (The Pina Colada Song)
David Bowie - Alabama Song
Selecter - Missing Words
Junior Murvin - Police & Thieves
Rod Stewart - If Loving You Is Wrong (I Don't Want To Be Right)
Barry Manilow - Stay
Talk Talk - Talk Talk
D Train - Music (Part 1)
Bruce Foxton - Freak
Kim Wilde - Love Blonde
Shalamar - Over And Over
Rod Stewart - Sweet Surrender
Rick Springfield - Human Touch
Musical Youth - Sixteen
Henry Mancini & His Orchestra - Main Theme From 'The Thorn Birds'
Carmel - More, More, More
Tracey Ullman - My Guy
Bananarama - Rough Justice
Feargal Sharkey - Listen To Your Father
Heaven 17 - This Is Mine
Matt Bianco - Half A Minute
Divine - Walk Like A Man
Style Council - Come To Milton Keynes
Gary Moore - Empty Rooms
Marc Almond - Stories Of Johnny
Dead Or Alive - My Heart Goes Bang (Get Me To The Doctor)
Smiths - The Boy With The Thorn In His Side
Tears For Fears - I Believe (A Soulful Re-Recording)
King - Torture
Force M.D's - Tender Love
ZZ Top - Rough Boy
Kate Bush - Experiment IV
Eurythmics - The Miracle Of Love
Lillo Thomas - Sexy Girl
Suzanne Vega - Luka
Sherrick - Just Call
Communards - Tomorrow
Smiths - I Started Something I Couldn't Finish
Blue Mercedes - I Want To Be Your Property
Five Star - Somewhere Somebody
Motley Crue - You're All I Need/Wild Side
T'Pau - Sex Talk (Live)
Brenda Russell - Piano In The Dark
Spagna - Every Girl And Boy
Bananarama - Love, Truth & Honesty
Jolly Roger - Acid Man
Shakin' Stevens - True Love
Cookie Crew - Born This Way (Let's Dance)
Natalie Cole - I Live For Your Love
Yello - Of Course I'm Lying
W.A.S.P - The Real Me
Bangles - Be With You
Danny Wilson - The Second Summer Of Love
Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation
Gloria Estefan - Get On Your Feet

Number 25s

Manhattan Transfer - Twilight Zone-Twilight Tone (Medley)
Sue Wilkinson - You Gotta Be A Hustler If You Wanna Get On
Passions - I'm In Love With A German Film Star
Enigma - I Love Music
Teardrop Explodes - Passionate Friend
Rush - Tom Sawyer (Live)
Jets - Yes Tonight Josephine
Gillan - Restless
Mike Post Feat Larry Carlton - Theme From 'Hill Street Blues'
Kraftwerk - Showroom Dummies
Abba - Head Over Heels
Elvis Presley - Are You Lonesome Tonight (Live)
Queen - Body Language
UB40 - So Here I Am
John Cougar - Jack And Diane
Soft Cell - Numbers/Barriers
Donna Summer - She Works Hard For The Money
Smiths - This Charming Man
Kajagoogoo - The Lion's Mouth
Billy Joel - The Longest Time
Elvis Costello & The Attractions - I Wanna Be Loved/Turning The Town Red
Gary Glitter - Dance Me Up
Shannon - Sweet Somebody
Pointer Sisters - I Need You
Animal Nightlife - Mr Solitaire
Nick Heyward - Warning Sign
Damned - The Shadow Of Love
Prince & The Revolution - Raspberry Beret
Go West - Goodbye Girl
Five Star - Love Take Over
Prefab Sprout - When Love Breaks Down
Paul McCartney - Press
Gwen Guthrie - (They Long To Be) Close To You
Bob Geldof - This Is The World Calling
Mission - Severina
Errol Brown - Personal Touch
Samantha Fox - I Surrender (To The Spirit Of The Night)
Jesus & Mary Chain - Happy When It Rains
Eurythmics - Beethoven (I Love To Listen To)
INXS - New Sensation
George Harrison - When We Was Fab
Aztec Camera - How Men Are
Primitives - Out Of Reach
Christians - Born Again
A-Ha - The Blood That Moves The Body
Bill Medley - He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother
Sabrina - All Of Me
Beach Boys - Kokomo
Level 42 - Tracie
Roachford - Family Man
L.A Mix Feat Jazzi P - Get Loose
Aswad - On And On
W.A.S.P - Forever Free
Queen - Scandal
Eurythmics - Don't Ask Me Why
Kate Bush - This Woman's Work

Number 30s

Kurtis Blow - Christmas Wrappin'
UK Subs - Warhead
Elvis Costello - High Fidelity
Gap Band - Party Lights
John Lennon - Watching The Wheels
Shalamar - Make That Move
Electric Light Orchestra - Twilight
Spandau Ballet - Paint Me Down
Clash - Rock The Casbah
Sylvian Sakamoto - Bamboo Houses/Bamboo Music
Toyah - Be Loud Be Proud (Be Heard)
Rockers Revenge Feat Donnie Calvin - The Harder They Come
Pink Floyd - Not Now John
Elvis Presley - I Can Help
Afrika Bambaata & The Soul Sonic Force - Renegades Of Funk
Echo & The Bunnymen - Silver
Arrow - Long Time
Cult - Revolution
Ruby Turner Feat Jonathan Butler - If You're Ready (Come Go With Me)
Eurythmics - When Tomorrow Comes
Stranglers - Nice In Nice
New Order - State Of The Nation
Mission - Stay With Me
Stranglers - Always The Sun
Ultravox - All Fall Down
Kool & The Gang - Victory
Sam Moore & Lou Reed - Soul Man
Tina Turner - What You Get Is What You See
Blow Monkeys - Out With Her
The Fall - There's A Ghost In My House
Living In A Box - Scales Of Justice
Heart - Who Will You Run To
Smiths - Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me
Jesus & Mary Chain - Sidewalking
All About Eve - Every Angel
Elton John - I Don't Wanna Go On With You Like That
Transvision Vamp - Revolution Baby
Alexander O'Neal - Christmas Song (Chesnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)/Thank You For A Good Year
Four Tops Feat Smokey Robinson - Indestructible
Duran Duran - Do You Believe In Shame
Manic MC's Feat Sara Carlson - Mental
Marillion - Hooks In You

Number 39s

Amii Stewart - Paradise Bird/The Letter
Brass Construction - Music Makes You Feel Like Dancing
Pete Townshead - Rough Boys
Stranglers - Who Wants The World
Amii Stewart & Johnny Bristol - My Guy-My Girl (Medley)
Roger Daltrey - Free Me
Wilton Felder - Inherit The Wind
James Brown - Rapp Payback (Where Iz Moses?)
Kraftwerk - Pocket Calculator
Showaddywaddy - Multiplication
Voggue - Dancin' The Night Away
Gary Glitter - And Then She Kissed Me
Boney M - We Kill The World (Don't Kill The World)
Stevie Wonder - That Girl
Patrice Rushen - I Was Tired Of Being Alone
Blondie - War Child
Pink Floyd - When The Tigers Broke Free
Thin Lizzy - Thunder And Lightning
Midge Ure & Mick Karn - After A Fashion
Sharon Redd - Love How You Feel
Tom Robinson - Listen To The Radio: Atmospherics
Santa Claus & The Christmas Trees - Singalong-A-Santa-Again
ABC - S.O.S
Huey Lewis & The News - If This Is It
Berlin - You Don't Know
UB40 - Watchdogs
Mini Pops - Songs For Christmas '87 (EP)
Big Country - Peace In Our Time
Joyce Sims - Looking For A Love
Level 42 - Take Care Of Yourself
Brother Beyond - Drive On
Cult - Sun King
Rock Aid Armenia - Smoke On The Water

This post has been edited by AH Gold: 27th May 2015, 09:53 PM