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I thought the 1980s was a great decade for music, but I probably only liked about 25% of the songs posted on that list.

I came up with my Top 20 song list for the 1980s -- which is bigger than the Top 10 list I just posted on the 1990s thread!

1. "The Boys of Summer" by Don Henley (maybe the defining song of the decade)
2. "Hysteria" by Def Leppard (fantastic guitar tracks, and one of the most underrated songs of all time)
3. "Waiting On A Friend" by the Rolling Stones (epic 1980s hit from a band that was around for a long time even then)
4. "Mandolin Rain" by Bruce Hornsby & The Range
5. "Like A Rock" by Bob Seger
6. "It's All I Can Do" by the Cars (I cheated a bit on this one, since it was released in late December 1979 but it is definitely a 1980s sound)
7. "Time Stand Still" by Rush
8. "Never Surrender" by Corey Hart
9. "Find Your Way Back" by Starship
10. "Only The Young" by Journey
11. "The Flame" by Cheap Truck
12. "In A Big Country" by Big Country
13. "Suddenly Last Summer" by the Motels
14. "The Spirit Of Radio" by Rush
15. "Talk Of The Town" by the Pretenders
16. "Patience" by Guns and Roses
17. "Bad" by U2
18. "Stand Or Fall" by The Fixx
19. "Life In A Northern Town" by Dream Academy
20. "Valerie" by Steve Winwood