July 22, 200619 yr Author #24 FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD / HOLLY JOHNSON 273 Pts [flash=450,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPLrXFw76Qg.swf RELAX video (1984) Liverpool's FGTH were produced by Trevor Horn & their first three singles all made #1 in the UK in 1984. Sadly the band split up after their 2nd album "Liverpool" in 1987. Lead singer Holly Johnson had brief commercial success with his debut album "Blast" in 1989. Debut 1984 (Best Year 1984 = 186 Pts)
July 22, 200619 yr Author #23 TEARS FOR FEARS 273 Pts [flash=450,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kv9IX2MnOkw.swf MAD WORLD video (1982) Bath's synth pop duo Roland Orzabal & Curt Smith became huge in America thanks to their second album Songs From The Big Chair in 1985, but split after their 3rd album The Seeds Of Love in 1990, where after Roland kept the name of the band until they reformed in 2004. Debut 1982 (Best Year 1985 = 162 Pts)
July 22, 200619 yr Author #22 AIR SUPPLY 278 Pts [flash=450,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOuPbXXBTPQ.swf ALL OUT OF LOVE video (1980) Aussie Soft-rock act were surprisingly popular in America the 1980s thanks to tracks like this. 1980s debut 1980 (Best Year 1981 = 88 Pts)
July 22, 200619 yr Author #21 HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS 278 Pts [flash=450,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_GATOdvKxw.swf THE POWER OF LOVE video (1985) Huey Lewis & The News became popular in the 1980s thanks to their likeable MOR Rock tracks & the lead singer's personality when being interviewed. Debut 1982 (Best Year 1986 = 71 Pts)
July 22, 200619 yr Author #20 CHICAGO / PETER CETERA 284 Pts [flash=450,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9G9Vsw6oe0A.swf HARD TO SAY I'M SORRY (by Chicago) video (1982) [flash=450,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayf8g5V8Vm0.swf GLORY OF LOVE (by Peter Cetera) video (1986) The ultimate AOR soft rock band Chicago continued their success from the 1970s in the USA well into the 1980s adding the odd UK top40 for good measure. 1980s debut 1982 (Best Year 1982 = 69 Pts)
July 22, 200619 yr Author #19 BILLY JOEL 286 Pts [flash=450,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmqGvdXNPMc.swf UPTOWN GIRL video (1983) [flash=450,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sud-IdjIV-o.swf WE DIDN'T START THE FIRE video (1989) New York's answer to Elton John had his greatest success in the 1980s with a string of hit singles & albums throughout the decade. 1980s debut 1980 (Best Year 1983 = 102 Pts)
July 22, 200619 yr Author #18 KOOL & THE GANG 290 Pts [flash=450,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dJXrTp-U3U.swf CELEBRATION video (1980) [flash=450,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6Bdly2dpW4.swf JOANNA video (1984) This R'N'B band from New Jersey were consistent chart regulars on both sides of the Atlantic throughout the 1980s with Robert Bell's distinctive "Kool" vocals. 1980s debut 1980 (Best Year 1985 = 88 Pts)
July 22, 200619 yr Author #17 BILLY OCEAN 301 Pts [flash=450,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkXV5O5GfJ8.swf CARIBBEAN QUEEN video (1984) [flash=450,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mRefRjis0E.swf WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH video (1986) Billy was a British Based R&B singer who had to wait 7 years between his 4 UK Top20 Hits before becoming a transatlantic success between 1984 - 1988. 1980s debut 1984 (Best Year 1986 = 109 Pts)
July 22, 200619 yr Author #16 MADNESS 307 Pts [flash=450,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJg0dVDhOXc.swf IT MUST BE LOVE video (1981) [flash=450,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKRU_ubm2pc.swf OUR HOUSE video (1982) London based band whose ska-rooted "nutty" sound along with their entertaining videos earnt them a huge haul of hits. 1980s debut 1980 (Best Year 1980 = 85 Pts)
July 22, 200619 yr Author #15 DIANA ROSS 313.5 Pts [flash=450,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xp7eYBFyxdA.swf UPSIDE DOWN video (1980) [flash=450,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrEPER1dJ7k.swf CHAIN REACTION video (1986) The Supreme diva left Motown in 1981, but continued to have success on EMI/Capitol throughout the 1980s. 1980s debut 1980 (Best Year 1980 = 118 Pts)
July 22, 200619 yr Author #14 QUEEN 328 Pts [flash=450,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-0w33xbJVc.swf ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST video (1980) [flash=450,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCWW01N8ql4.swf I WANT TO BREAK FREE video (1984) Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor & John Deacon were Britain's most loved Rock band. Their run of hit singles & albums from 1974 until Freddie's death in 1991 was little short of phenomenal. And they were the best act at Live Aid. 1980s debut 1980 (Best Year 1980)
July 22, 200619 yr Author #13 PAUL MCCARTNEY 334 Pts [flash=450,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvEQmyoP18E.swf COMING UP video (1980) [flash=450,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VC8W6q4574g.swf PIPES OF PEACE video (1983) The former Beatle kept up after his success with Wings from the 1970s, to have a number of major transatlantic hits particularly in the first half of the 1980s. 1980s debut 1980 (Best Year 1984 = 94.5 Pts)
July 22, 200619 yr Author #12 POLICE / STING 363 Pts [flash=450,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDKrk4INpps.swf DON'T STAND SO CLOSE TO ME video (1980) [flash=450,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwqhhZnl8G4.swf EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE video (1983) Anglo-American rock trio The Police split up in 1986, after which Sting went on to have a distinguished solo career without hitting the critical & commercial highs of his former band. 1980s debut 1980 (Best Year 1983 = 121 Pts)
July 22, 200619 yr Author #11 STEVIE WONDER 368.5 Pts [flash=450,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yWeZFmeo0I.swf I JUST CALLED TO SAY I LOVE YOU video (1984) [flash=450,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwNj8yTysTc.swf PART TIME LOVER video (1985) Motown's answer to Ray Charles had a good run of hits in the 1980s, even if it was not up to the standards that the music critics regard his best work (1972 - 77). 1980s debut 1980 (Best Year 1984 = 93 Pts)
July 22, 200619 yr Author #10 CULTURE CLUB / BOY GEORGE 394 Pts [flash=450,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfMmnlU8agw.swf DO YOU REALLY WANT TO HURT ME video (1982) [flash=450,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btFbiq6NUMA.swf KARMA CHAMELEON video (1983) You can comment all you like about Boy George's "gender-bender" dress sense, his sexuality & his problems with drugs, but Boy George possessed a fantastic voice & wrote some great pop songs, as well as having an articulate wit that 99% of today's pop-stars do not possess. Debut 1982 (Best Year 1983 = 199 Pts)
July 22, 200619 yr Author #09 WHITNEY HOUSTON 420 Pts [flash=450,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_esJmpDcLM.swf SAVING ALL MY LOVE FOR YOU video (1985) [flash=450,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYTD6hQh6xs.swf I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY video (1987) In the 1980s diva Whitney had a record breaking 7 consecutive US #1 hits. The BodyGuard movie/ost & Bobby Brown & her tragic decline were around the corner in the 1990s. Debut 1985 (Best Year 1987 = 137 Pts)
July 22, 200619 yr Author #08 HALL & OATES 463 Pts [flash=450,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMRAn6I0pDI.swf I CAN'T GO FOR THAT (NO CAN DO) video (1981) [flash=450,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-Hx2xW6Q8E.swf OUT OF TOUCH video (1984) Philadelphia duo Daryl Hall & John Oates were huge in America with 16 Top10 & 6 #1 hits there. They have since been used as samples for UK hit singles by De La Soul, Simply Red & United Nations. 1980s debut 1980 (Best Year 1981 = 117 Pts)
July 22, 200619 yr Author #07 PRINCE 467 Pts [flash=450,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWpA6o8LOo8.swf WHEN DOVES CRY video (1984) [flash=450,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Rid3mpAyIE.swf KISS video (1986) His royal purpleness from Minneapolis became arguably the most critically acclaimed artist of the decade with a work-rate that made Michael Jackson look lazy by comparison. Debut 1980 (Best Year 1984 = 160 Pts)
July 22, 200619 yr Author #06 DURAN DURAN 474 Pts [flash=450,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQGOqBFwZSI.swf RIO video (1982) [flash=450,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-TqaZD3fRY.swf THE REFLEX video (1984) Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes, & the un-related John, Andy & Roger Taylor became the first teen idols of the MTV generation in the first half of the 1980s whilst making some fantastic pop records that have aged better than the majority of 1980s Pop Music. Debut 1981 (Best Year 1983 = 121 Pts)
July 22, 200619 yr Author #05 PHIL COLLINS 508 Pts [flash=450,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1cLbueq9uw.swf IN THE AIR TONIGHT video (1981) [flash=450,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8Z9wsZc9Qg.swf AGAINST ALL ODDS video (1984) [flash=450,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHJqp-716cs.swf ANOTHER DAY IN PARADISE video (1989) The drummer from Genesis would have been an unlikely contender for becoming one of the biggest stars of the 1980s but that is exactly what happened. Debut 1981 (Best Year 1985 = 171 Pts)
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