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1980s Top 40 Rate - The 'Impossible' Part 3

Yet another three/four day quickie rate to fill up the bottom half of the Ultimate Top 40. Just another three of these to go until we concentrate solely on the Top 20. As ever, you can vote as follows:


+10
+9
+8
+7
+6
+5
+4
+3
+2
+1

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

+10
+7
+4
+1

And alternatively, if you can only pick three:

+10
+5
+1

Right, in chronological order:

Number 26s

Four Bucketeers - The Bucket Of Water Song
Surface Noise - The Scratch
Whispers - My Girl
Judas Priest - United
Splodgenessabounds - Two Little Boys/Horse
Boomtown Rats - The Elephant's Graveyard (Guilty)
David Bowie - Cat People (Putting Out Fire)
Rolling Stones - Going To A Go Go
Captain Sensible - Wot
Roxy Music - Take A Chance With Me
Supertramp -It's Raining Again
Abba - Under Attack
Bauhaus - She's In Parties
David Joseph - Let's Live It Up (Nite People)
Freeez - Pop Goes My Love
Musical Youth - 7
Olympic Orchestra - Reilly
Frank Kelly - Christmas Countdown
Lloyd Cole & The Commotions - Perfect Skin
A Flock Of Seagulls - The More You Live, The More You Love
Jacksons - Torture
Tina Turner - Private Dancer
Big Country - Just A Shadow
Smiths - Shakespear's Sister
ABC - Be Near Me
Chris Rea - Stainsby Girls
Untouchables - Free Yourself
Sting - If You Love Somebody Set Them Free
Feargal Sharkey - Loving You
Dio - Rock 'N' Roll Children
Hear 'N' Aid - Stars
Dire Straits - Your Latest Trick
Smiths - Big Mouth Strikes Again
Patti Labelle - Oh, People
Samantha Fox - Hold On Tight
Paul Simon - The Boy In The Bubble
Billy Idol - Don't Need A Gun
Robbie Nevil - Dominoes
Gary Moore - Friday On My Mind
Motley Crue - Girls Girls Girls
Def Leppard - Hysteria
Luther Vandross - Give Me The Reason
Alexander O'Neal Feat Cherrelle - Never Knew Love Like This
Keith Sweat - I Want Her
Eurythmics - I Need A Man
Shakin' Stevens - Feel The Need In Me
Mica Paris Feat Courtney Pine - Like Dreamers Do
UB40 - Where Did I Go Wrong
Anthrax - Make Me Laugh
Marc Almond - Tears Run Rings
Mica Paris - Breathe Life Into Me
Dogs D'Amour - Satelitte Kid
Eurythmics - Revival
Beloved - The Sun Rising
Tears For Fears - Woman In Chains

Number 29s

AC/DC - Touch Too Much
Dooleys - Love Patrol
Iron Maiden - Sanctuary
Ultravox - Sleepwalk
Earth Wind & Fire - Let Me Talk
Jacksons - Lovely One
Kate Bush - December Will Be Magic Again
Slade - Lock Up Your Daughters
George Benson - Turn Your Love Around
Earth Wind & Fire - I've Had Enough
David Bowie - Baal's Hymn (EP)
Kool & The Gang - Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It)
Motorhead - Iron Fist
UB40 - Love Is All Is Alright
New Order - Temptation
Japan - Nightporter
Kool & The Gang - Hi De Hi, Hi De Ho
Kid Creole & The Coconuts - Dear Addy
Beatles - Please Please Me
Altered Images - Bring Me Closer
Imagination - Looking At Midnight
Stray Cats - (She's) Sexy And 17
Whitesnake - Give Me More Time
Marillion - Punch And Judy
Psychedelic Furs - Heaven
Cocteau Twins - Pearly-Dewdrops Drops
Billy Joel - Goodnight Saigon/Leave A Tender Moment Alone
Stephanie Mills - The Medicine Song
Kim Wilde - The Second Time
Big Country - Where The Rose Is Sown
Alvin Stardust - So Near To Christmas
Cashmere - Can I
George Benson - 20/20
David Essex - Falling Angels Riding
Bryan Adams & Tina Turner - It's Only Love
Marillion - Heart Of Lothian
Pogues - Poguetry In Motion (EP)
Communards - Disenchanted
Big Audio Dynamite - Medicine Show
Billy Bragg - Levi Stubbs' Tears (EP)
Doctor & The Medics - Burn
The The - Heartland
Glass Tiger - Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)
Damned - Gigolo
Boy George - Keep Me In Mind
Kim Wilde - Say You Really Want Me
Cure - Just Like Heaven
Prince - I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man
Echo & The Bunnymen - People Are Strange
Clash - I Fought The Law
Sade - Paradise
Prince - Glam Slam
Mory Kante - Ye Ke Ye Ke
Donny Osmond - Soldier Of Love
Kraze - The Party
All About Eve - What Kind Of Fool
Kym Mazelle - Got To Get You Back
Ten City - Devotion
Public Enemy - Fight The Power
Norman Cook Feat Billy Bragg - Won't Talk About It
Malcolm McLaren & The Bootzilla Orchestra Feat Lisa Marie - Something's Jumpin' In Your Shirt
Aretha Franklin & Whitney Houston - It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be
Raul Orellana - The Real Wild House

Number 38s

Buggles - Clean Clean
Peter Gabriel - Biko
AC/DC - You Shook Me All Night Long
Level 42 - Love Games
Portsmouth Sinfonia - Classical Muddley
New Order - Procession/Everything's Gone Green
Arthur Adams - You Got The Floor
Sharon Brown - I Specialize In Love
Shakatak - Streetwalkin'
Sheena Easton - Machinery
Japan - All Tomorrow's Parties
A Flock Of Seagulls - Transfer Affection
Oliver Cheetham - Get Down Saturday Night
H20 - Just Outside Of Heaven
Bluebells - Cath
Bryan Adams - Heaven
Lloyd Cole & The Commotions - Cut Me Down
Whispers - Rock Steady
Amazulu - Mony Mony
Black - Paradise
Icehouse - Crazy
Heart - Nothin' At All
Simon Harris - Here Comes That Sound
Pop Will Eat Itself - Can U Dig It?
Public image Ltd - Disappointed
Alice Cooper - Bed Of Nails
Arthur Baker & The Backbeat Disciples Feat Al Green - The Message Is Love
And Why Not? - Restless Days (She Screams Out Loud)
Belinda Carlisle - La Luna

This post has been edited by AH Gold: May 25 2015, 08:03 PM