Top 50 of the '80s--1-5

Here they are--the songs absolutely nobody has been waiting for--my top 5 songs of the 1980s:

1. "St. Elmo’s Fire (Man In Motion)"—John Parr (St. Elmo’s Fire Soundtrack)
2. "Rock and Roll Girls"—John Fogerty (Centerfield)
3. "Let My Love Open the Door"—Pete Townshend (Empty Glass)
4. "Do You Believe in Love"—Huey Lewis & The News (Picture This)
5. "This Beat Goes On/Switchin’ to Glide"—The Kings (The Kings Are Here)

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Top 50 of the '80s--6-10

Finally hitting the homestretch...here are, according to me, the second Top 5 of the 1980s:

6. "The Ties That Bind"—Bruce Springsteen (The River)
7. "Lonely Nights"—Bryan Adams (You Want It, You Got It)
8. "Small Town"—John Mellencamp (Scarecrow)
9. "867-5309 (Jenny)"—Tommy Tutone (Tommy Tutone 2)
10. "Talking in Your Sleep"—The Romantics (In Heat)

Top 50 of the '80s--11-20

11. "I've Got a Rock ‘n’ Roll Heart"—Eric Clapton (Money & Cigarettes)
12. "Just Between You and Me"—April Wine (The Nature of the Beast)
13. "Watching the Wheels"—John Lennon (Double Fantasy)
14. "Your Wildest Dreams"—The Moody Blues (The Other Side of Life)
15. "Sausalito Summernight"—Diesel (Watts in a Tank)
16. "Jeopardy"—Greg Kihn (Kihnspiracy)
17. "Goodbye to You"—Scandal (EP)
18. "Take My Breath Away"—Berlin (Top Gun Soundtrack)
19. "How Does It Feel to Be Back"—Hall & Oates (Voices)
20. "One Night Love Affair"—Bryan Adams (Reckless)

Top 50 of the '80s--21-30

21. "Need Your Loving Tonight"—Queen (The Game)
22. "Tired of Toein’ the Line"—Rocky Burnette (The Son of Rock and Roll)
23. "Turn and Walk Away"—The Babys (On the Edge)
24. "Fantasy"—Aldo Nova (Aldo Nova)
25. "While You See a Chance"—Steve Winwood (Arc of a Diver)
26. "Heat of the Moment"—Asia (Asia)
27. "You Shook Me All Night Long"—AC/DC (Back in Black)
28. "Burnin’ for You"—Blue Oyster Cult (Fire of Unknown Origin)
29. "Edge of a Broken Heart"—Vixen (Vixen)
30. "No One Like You"—Scorpions (Blackout)

Top 50 of the '80s--31-35

31. "Little Red Corvette"—Prince (1999)
32. "Nicole"—Point Blank (American Exce$$)
33. "You Better You Bet"—The Who (Face Dances)
34. "The Kid Is Hot Tonite"—Loverboy (Loverboy)
35. "American Storm"—Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Like a Rock)

Top 50 of the '80s--36-40

36. "Magic"—The Cars (Heartbeat City)
37. "Back on the Chain Gang"—Pretenders (Learning to Crawl)
38. "Some Like It Hot"—Power Station (The Power Station)
39. "I Got You"—Split Enz (True Colours)
40. "Head Over Heels"—The Go-Go's (Talk Show)