A redação do NME escolheu as 100 melhores canções dos anos 80.
As escolhas da publicação semanal britânica recaíram sobre músicas tão diversas quanto "Buffalo Stance" de Neneh Cherry, "It's a Sin" do Pet Shop Boys ou "Love Will Tear Us Apart" do Joy Division.
Veja abaixo o top 100 das melhores canções dos anos 80 , segundo o NME:
100. Paul Simon - "Graceland"
99. The Clash - "Straight to Hell"
98. Dead or Alive - "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)"
97. Pixies - "Where Is My Mind"
96. OMD - "Enola Gay"
95. Elvis Costello - "Shipbuilding"
94. Starship - "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now"
93. The Clash - "Should I Stay or Should I Go"
92. Fleetwood Mac - "Everywhere"
91. INXS - "Need You Tonight"
90. Primal Scream - "Velocity Girl"
89. Lil Louis - "French Kiss"
88. Bruce Springsteen - "Atlantic City"
87. Blondie - "Atomic"
86. Madness - "House of Fun"
85. Womack & Womack - "Teardrops"
84. Soft Cell - "Tainted Love"
83. James - "Sit Down"
82. The Stone Roses - "She Bangs the Drums"
81. Van Halen - "Jump"
80. S-Express - "Theme from S-Express"
79. Cyndi Lauper - "Time After Time"
78. Faith No More - "We Care a Lot"
77. De La Soul - "The Magic Number"
76. Simple Minds - "Don't You (Forget About Me)"
75. Dead Kennedys - "Too Drunk to Fuck"
74. Orange Juice - "Rip It Up"
73. The Fall - "Hit the North"
72. The Clash - "Rock the Casbah"
71. Queen & David Bowie - "Under Pressure"
70. Talking Heads - "Road to Nowhere"
69. Metallica - "Master of Puppets"
68. Sonic Youth - "Teen Age Riot"
67. Duran Duran - "Rio"
66. U2 - "With or Without You"
65. Melle Mel - "White Lines (Don't Don't Do it)"
64. Nirvana - "About a Girl"
63. Depeche Mode - "Never Let Me Down Again"
62. Sundays - "Can't Be Sure"
61. Waterboys - "The Whole of the Moon"
60. Guns N' Roses - "Sweet Child of Mine"
59. Iron Maiden - "Run to the Hills"
58. Bomb the Bass - "Beat Dis"
57. Psychedelic Furs - "Pretty in Pink"
56. Soul II Soul - "Back to Life"
55. 808 State - "Pacific State"
54. Frankie Goes to Hollywood - "Two Tribes"
53. The Cure - "Just Like Heaven"
52. Bruce Springsteen - "The River"
51. The Jam - "Going Underground"
50. M.A.R.S. - "Pump Up the Volume"
49. My Bloody Valentine - "You Made Me Realise"
48. Prince - "Sign O' The Times"
47. Grace Jones - "Pull Up to the Bumper"
46. Pixies - "Monkey Gone to Heaven"
45. Don Henley - "The Boys of Summer"
44. Morrissey - "Everyday Is Like Sunday"
43. Kate Bush - "Hounds of Love"
42. Cameo - "Word Up"
41. Dexys Midnight Runners - "Come on Eileen"
40. Happy Mondays - "Hallelujah"
39. Echo and the Bunnymen - "The Killing Moon"
38. Run DMC - "Walk This Way"
37. AC/DC - "Back in Black"
36. R.E.M. - "The One I Love"
35. NWA - "Straight Outta Compton"
34. The Smiths - "There is a Light That Never Goes Out"
33. Madonna - "Like a Prayer"
32. The Stone Roses - "Made of Stone"
31. New Order - "Temptation"
30. Pet Shop Boys - "What Have I Done to Deserve This?"
29. The Jam - "That's Entertainment"
28. Sugarcubes - "Birthday"
27. The Pogues - "Fairytale of New York"
26. David Bowie - "Ashes to Ashes"
25. Public Enemy - "Don't Believe the Hype"
24. The Jesus and Mary Chain - "Just Like Honey"
23. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - "The Mercy Seat"
22. Dinosaur Jr - "Freak Scene"
21. This Mortal Coil - "Song to the Siren"
20. Salt N' Pepa - "Push It"
19. Joy Division - "Atmosphere"
18. Michael Jackson - "Billie Jean"
17. Bon Jovi - "Livin' On a Prayer"
16. Pixies - "Debaser"
15. Pet Shop Boys - "It's a Sin"
14. The Smiths - "This Charming Man"
13. The Jesus and Mary Chain - "April Skies"
12. The Stone Roses - "Fools Gold"
11. Human League - "Love Action (I Believe in Love)"
10. Rakim - "Paid in Full"
9. New Order - "Bizarre Love Triangle"
8. The Cure - "In Between Days"
7. Neneh Cherry - "Buffalo Stance"
6. Prince - "When Doves Cry"
5. The Specials - "Ghost Town"
4. Talking Heads - "Once in a Lifetime"
3. The Smiths - "How Soon is Now"
2. Joy Division - "Love Will Tear Us Apart"
1. New Order - "Blue Monday
