Summary
Before we do, here are some stats from the monthly polls:
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Year Album Ballots Album Votes Song Ballots Song Votes
1980 39 849 47 3584
1981 40 1149 50 3743
1982 43 885 47 3834
1983 45 901 51 3800
1984 42 838 50 3778
1985 39 736 46 2840
1986 39 702 44 2737
1987 40 716 45 3006
1988 37 708 46 2655
1989 39 758 45 2876
Scoring System
Those who did were not in favor of an expanded pool said they felt it would be more work to rank more albums and songs, with likely little effect on the final outcome. I sympathise with that sentiment, and this is why I have adopted a point system for the final round which does not punish albums or songs for not being included on many ballots. The final rankings will be based on the Simple Ranking System used in sports. Basically, the submitted lists will give me a count of "wins" and "losses" for each pair of albums/songs, and these win and loss totals will be used to determine the final ranking. For example, if Song A and Song B both appear on 20 different lists, and Song A appears higher on 12 of these lists, this system will treat it as if there was a "game" between Song A and Song B in which Song A scored 12 points and Song B scored 8 points. Albums and songs that don't appear on as many lists will tend to have point differentials closer to 0, such that they should cluster toward the middle of the list.
Consequently, I would encourage you to rank as many albums and songs as you feel you know well enough to evaluate, whether you love them or hate them! There is no minimum number of items to rank for either poll. In theory, you could rank just 2 songs or 2 albums and submit your list.
How to participate
Here are the templates for submission.
Albums
Songs
These Google sheets are set to "View Only" mode. You can make a copy (File -> Make a Copy) or download (File -> Download) so that you can edit them.
Fill in your rankings in column G for each spreadsheet, and then send your ballot to princepoll2016 [at] gmail.com, either as an attachment or as a shared Google sheet.
Alternatively, feel free to simply write a ranked list and send as a PM to me here - I've built up my spreadsheet skills thanks to this poll, so please don't let technology be a barrier to your participation!
I'll be busy teaching an accelerated course in January and early February, so let's set the deadline for February 10th,2020. I know this eats into the next decade poll a little, but I likely won't have time to collate everything before then.
Version questions
In some cases, a song is popular in various versions, for example the original 1983 release of "Blue Monday" as well as its 1988 reimagination "Blue Monday '88". As I have combined votes across years for songs (and albums), I'd encourage you to rank songs and albums based on your favorite version released in the 80s.
The Contenders
These are the 200 albums that will compete for the ultimate 80s album title:
ABC - The Lexicon of Love (1982)
AC/DC - Back in Black (1980)
Arthur Russell - World of Echo (1986)
Arvo Pärt - Tabula Rasa (1984)
Au Pairs - Playing with a Different Sex (1981)
Aztec Camera - High Land, Hard Rain (1983)
Beastie Boys - Licensed to Ill (1986)
Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique (1989)
Black Flag - Damaged (1981)
Bob Marley and the Wailers - Uprising (1980)
Brian Eno - David Byrne - My Life in the Bush of Ghosts (1981)
Bruce Springsteen - The River (1980)
Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska (1982)
Bruce Springsteen - Born in the U.S.A. (1984)
Bruce Springsteen - Tunnel of Love (1987)
Cocteau Twins - Head Over Heels (1983)
Cocteau Twins - Treasure (1984)
Cowboy Junkies - The Trinity Session (1988)
Crowded House - Crowded House (1986)
Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual (1983)
David Bowie - Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) (1980)
David Bowie - Let's Dance (1983)
De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising (1989)
Dead Can Dance - Within the Realm of a Dying Sun (1987)
Def Leppard - Hysteria (1987)
Depeche Mode - Black Celebration (1986)
Depeche Mode - Music for the Masses (1987)
Dick Gaughan - Handful of Earth (1981)
Dire Straits - Making Movies (1980)
Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms (1985)
Donald Fagen - The Nightfly (1982)
Duran Duran - Rio (1982)
Echo and the Bunnymen - Heaven Up Here (1981)
Echo and the Bunnymen - Ocean Rain (1984)
Elvis Costello - King Of America (1986)
Elvis Costello and The Attractions - Get Happy!! (1980)
Elvis Costello and The Attractions - Trust (1981)
Elvis Costello and The Attractions - Imperial Bedroom (1982)
Elvis Costello and The Attractions - Blood and Chocolate (1986)
Eric B. & Rakim - Paid in Full (1987)
Eric B. & Rakim - Follow the Leader (1988)
Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) (1983)
Eurythmics - Touch (1983)
Galaxie 500 - On Fire (1989)
George Michael - Faith (1987)
Glenn Branca - The Ascension (1981)
Go-Go's - Beauty and the Beat (1981)
Grace Jones - Nightclubbing (1981)
Guns N' Roses - Appetite for Destruction (1987)
Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade (1984)
Hüsker Dü - New Day Rising (1985)
INXS - Kick (1987)
Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast (1982)
Jane's Addiction - Nothing's Shocking (1988)
Janet Jackson - Control (1986)
Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989)
Japan - Tin Drum (1981)
Joy Division - Closer (1980)
Julee Cruise - Floating into the Night (1989)
Kate Bush - The Dreaming (1982)
Kate Bush - Hounds of Love (1985)
Kate Bush - The Sensual World (1989)
Kraftwerk - Computer World (1981)
Laurie Anderson - Big Science (1982)
Leonard Cohen - I'm Your Man (1988)
Lou Reed - New York (1989)
Madonna - Madonna (1983)
Madonna - Like a Virgin (1984)
Madonna - True Blue (1986)
Madonna - Like a Prayer (1989)
Meat Puppets - Meat Puppets II (1984)
Metallica - Kill 'Em All (1983)
Metallica - Ride the Lightning (1984)
Metallica - Master of Puppets (1986)
Michael Jackson - Thriller (1982)
Michael Jackson - Bad (1987)
Minutemen - Double Nickels on the Dime (1984)
Mission of Burma - Signals, Calls and Marches EP (1981)
Morrissey - Viva Hate (1988)
My Bloody Valentine - Isn't Anything (1988)
N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton (1988)
Neil Young - Freedom (1989)
Neneh Cherry - Raw Like Sushi (1989)
New Order - Power, Corruption & Lies (1983)
New Order - Low-Life (1985)
New Order - Technique (1989)
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Tender Prey (1988)
Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine (1989)
Nirvana - Bleach (1989)
Paul Simon - Graceland (1986)
Pet Shop Boys - Actually (1987)
Peter Gabriel - Peter Gabriel (III) (1980)
Peter Gabriel - So (1986)
Philip Glass - Glassworks (1982)
Philip Glass - Koyaanisqatsi (1983)
Pixies - Surfer Rosa (1988)
Pixies - Doolittle (1989)
Prefab Sprout - Steve McQueen/Two Wheels Good (1985)
Pretenders - Pretenders (1980)
Pretenders - Learning to Crawl (1984)
Prince - Dirty Mind (1980)
Prince - Controversy (1981)
Prince - 1999 (1982)
Prince - Sign "☮" the Times (1987)
Prince and The Revolution - Purple Rain (1984)
Prince and The Revolution - Around the World in a Day (1985)
Prince and The Revolution - Parade (1986)
Public Enemy - It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back (1988)
R.E.M. - Chronic Town (EP) (1982)
R.E.M. - Murmur (1983)
R.E.M. - Reckoning (1984)
R.E.M. - Fables of the Reconstruction (1985)
R.E.M. - Lifes Rich Pageant (1986)
R.E.M. - Document (1987)
R.E.M. - Green (1988)
Richard and Linda Thompson - Shoot Out the Lights (1982)
Roxy Music - Avalon (1982)
Run-D.M.C. - Run-D.M.C. (1984)
Run-D.M.C. - Raising Hell (1986)
Rush - Permanent Waves (1980)
Rush - Moving Pictures (1981)
Sade - Diamond Life (1984)
Sinéad O'Connor - The Lion and the Cobra (1987)
Siouxsie and The Banshees - Juju (1981)
Slayer - Reign in Blood (1986)
Soft Cell - Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret (1981)
Sonic Youth - EVOL (1986)
Sonic Youth - Sister (1987)
Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation (1988)
Squeeze - East Side Story (1981)
Swans - Children of God (1987)
Talk Talk - The Colour of Spring (1986)
Talk Talk - Spirit of Eden (1988)
Talking Heads - Remain in Light (1980)
Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues (1983)
Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense (1984)
Talking Heads - Little Creatures (1985)
Tears for Fears - The Hurting (1983)
Tears for Fears - Songs from the Big Chair (1985)
The Blue Nile - Hats (1989)
The Chameleons - Script of the Bridge (1983)
The Chameleons - Strange Times (1986)
The Clash - Combat Rock (1982)
The Cure - Seventeen Seconds (1980)
The Cure - Faith (1981)
The Cure - Pornography (1982)
The Cure - The Head on the Door (1985)
The Cure - Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me (1987)
The Cure - Disintegration (1989)
The Fall - Hex Enduction Hour (1982)
The Fall - This Nation's Saving Grace (1985)
The Feelies - Crazy Rhythms (1980)
The Go-Betweens - 16 Lovers Lane (1988)
The Gun Club - Fire of Love (1981)
The Housemartins - London 0 Hull 4 (1986)
The Human League - Dare! (1981)
The Jam - Sound Affects (1980)
The Jesus and Mary Chain - Psychocandy (1985)
The Pogues - Rum, Sodomy & the Lash (1985)
The Pogues - If I Should Fall from Grace with God (1988)
The Police - Zenyatta Mondatta (1980)
The Police - Ghost in the Machine (1981)
The Police - Synchronicity (1983)
The Psychedelic Furs - Talk Talk Talk (1981)
The Replacements - Let It Be (1984)
The Replacements - Tim (1985)
The Rolling Stones - Tattoo You (1981)
The Sisters of Mercy - Floodland (1987)
The Smiths - The Smiths (1984)
The Smiths - Hatful of Hollow (1984)
The Smiths - Meat Is Murder (1985)
The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead (1986)
The Smiths - Strangeways, Here We Come (1987)
The Soft Boys - Underwater Moonlight (1980)
The Sound - Jeopardy (1980)
The Sound - From the Lions Mouth (1981)
The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses (1989)
The The - Soul Mining (1983)
The Traveling Wilburys - Traveling Wilburys, Volume One (1988)
The Velvet Underground - VU (1985)
The Waterboys - This Is the Sea (1985)
This Heat - Deceit (1981)
This Mortal Coil - It'll End in Tears (1984)
Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever (1989)
Tom Waits - Swordfishtrombones (1983)
Tom Waits - Rain Dogs (1985)
Tom Waits - Franks Wild Years (1987)
Tracy Chapman - Tracy Chapman (1988)
U2 - Boy (1980)
U2 - War (1983)
U2 - The Unforgettable Fire (1984)
U2 - The Joshua Tree (1987)
Van Halen - 1984 (1984)
Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes (1983)
Wipers - Youth of America (1981)
X - Los Angeles (1980)
X - Wild Gift (1981)
XTC - English Settlement (1982)
XTC - Skylarking (1986)
Young Marble Giants - Colossal Youth (1980)
These are the 300 songs that will compete for the title of ultimate 80s song:
A-ha - "Take On Me" (1984)
ABBA - "The Winner Takes It All" (1980)
ABBA - "The Day Before You Came" (1982)
AC/DC - "You Shook Me All Night Long" (1980)
AC/DC - "Back in Black" (1980)
Afrika Bambaataa & The Soulsonic Force - "Planet Rock" (1982)
Bangles - "Manic Monday" (1986)
Bangles - "Walk Like an Egyptian" (1986)
Beastie Boys - "No Sleep Till Brooklyn" (1986)
Beastie Boys - "(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!)" (1986)
Beastie Boys - "Shake Your Rump" (1989)
Billy Bragg - "A New England" (1983)
Black Flag - "Rise Above" (1981)
Blondie - "Call Me" (1980)
Blondie - "Rapture" (1980)
Bob Marley and the Wailers - "Redemption Song" (1980)
Bob Marley and the Wailers - "Could You Be Loved" (1980)
Bon Jovi - "Livin' on a Prayer" (1986)
Bruce Springsteen - "The River" (1980)
Bruce Springsteen - "Atlantic City" (1982)
Bruce Springsteen - "Dancing in the Dark" (1984)
Bruce Springsteen - "Born in the U.S.A." (1984)
Bruce Springsteen - "I'm on Fire" (1984)
Bruce Springsteen - "Glory Days" (1984)
Bryan Adams - "Summer of '69" (1984)
Cameo - "Word Up!" (1986)
Chris Isaak - "Wicked Game" (1989)
Cocteau Twins - "Lorelei" (1984)
Crowded House - "Don't Dream It's Over" (1986)
Crowded House - "Better Be Home Soon" (1988)
Crowded House - "Into Temptation" (1988)
Cyndi Lauper - "Time After Time" (1983)
Cyndi Lauper - "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" (1983)
Daryl Hall & John Oates - "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)" (1981)
David Bowie - "Ashes to Ashes" (1980)
David Bowie - "Modern Love" (1983)
David Bowie - "Let's Dance" (1983)
David Bowie - "Absolute Beginners" (1986)
David Sylvian and Ryuichi Sakamoto - "Forbidden Colours" (1983)
De La Soul - "Me Myself and I" (1989)
Dead Kennedys - "Holiday in Cambodia" (1980)
Def Leppard - "Pour Some Sugar on Me" (1987)
Depeche Mode - "Just Can't Get Enough" (1981)
Depeche Mode - "Stripped" (1986)
Depeche Mode - "Never Let Me Down Again" (1987)
Depeche Mode - "Personal Jesus" (1989)
Devo - "Whip It" (1980)
Dexys Midnight Runners - "Geno" (1980)
Dexys Midnight Runners - "Come On Eileen" (1982)
Diana Ross - "I'm Coming Out" (1980)
Dinosaur Jr. - "Freak Scene" (1988)
Dire Straits - "Brothers in Arms" (1985)
Dire Straits - "Money for Nothing" (1985)
Don Henley - "The Boys of Summer" (1984)
Duran Duran - "Hungry Like the Wolf" (1982)
Echo and the Bunnymen - "The Killing Moon" (1984)
Elvis Costello - "Beyond Belief" (1982)
Elvis Costello - "Shipbuilding" (1983)
Elvis Costello and The Attractions - "I Want You" (1986)
Enya - "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)" (1988)
Eric B. & Rakim - "Paid in Full" (1987)
Eric B. & Rakim - "Follow the Leader" (1988)
Eurythmics - "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" (1983)
Eurythmics - "Here Comes the Rain Again" (1983)
Faith No More - "Epic" (1989)
Frank Sinatra - "(Theme from) New York, New York" (1980)
Frankie Goes to Hollywood - "Relax" (1983)
Fugazi - "Waiting Room" (1988)
George Clinton - "Atomic Dog" (1982)
Go-Go's - "Our Lips Are Sealed" (1981)
Goran Bregovic - "Ederlezi" (1988)
Grace Jones - "I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango)" (1981)
Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five - "The Message" (1982)
Guns N' Roses - "Sweet Child O' Mine" (1987)
Guns N' Roses - "Welcome to the Jungle" (1987)
Guns N' Roses - "Paradise City" (1987)
Hüsker Dü - "Pink Turns to Blue" (1984)
INXS - "Need You Tonight" (1987)
INXS - "Never Tear Us Apart" (1987)
Iron Maiden - "Hallowed Be Thy Name" (1982)
Janet Jackson - "Rhythm Nation" (1989)
Joan Jett and The Blackhearts - "I Love Rock 'n Roll" (1981)
Joe Jackson - "Steppin' Out" (1982)
John Mellencamp - "Pink Houses" (1983)
Journey - "Don't Stop Believin"' (1981)
Joy Division - "Love Will Tear Us Apart" (1980)
Joy Division - "Atmosphere" (1980)
Joy Division - "Decades" (1980)
Julee Cruise - "Falling" (1989)
Kate Bush - "Running Up That Hill" (1985)
Kate Bush - "Hounds of Love" (1985)
Kate Bush - "Cloudbusting" (1985)
Kate Bush - "This Woman's Work" (1988)
Katrina and The Waves - "Walking on Sunshine" (1983)
Kim Carnes - "Bette Davis Eyes" (1981)
Kraftwerk - "Computer Love" (1981)
Laurie Anderson - "O Superman" (1981)
Leonard Cohen - "Hallelujah" (1984)
Living Colour - "Cult of Personality" (1988)
Madonna - "Borderline" (1983)
Madonna - "Like a Virgin" (1984)
Madonna - "Into the Groove" (1985)
Madonna - "Live to Tell" (1986)
Madonna - "Like a Prayer" (1989)
Marvin Gaye - "Sexual Healing" (1982)
Melle Mel - "White Lines (Don't Don't Do It)" (1983)
Men at Work - "Down Under" (1981)
Metallica - "Master of Puppets" (1986)
Metallica - "One" (1988)
Michael Jackson - "Billie Jean" (1982)
Michael Jackson - "Beat It" (1982)
Michael Jackson - "Thriller" (1982)
Michael Jackson - "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin"' (1982)
Michael Jackson - "Smooth Criminal" (1987)
Michael Jackson - "Man in the Mirror" (1987)
Midnight Oil - "Beds Are Burning" (1987)
Mission of Burma - "That's When I Reach for My Revolver" (1981)
Modern English - "I Melt with You" (1982)
Morrissey - "Everyday Is Like Sunday" (1988)
Morrissey - "Suedehead" (1988)
Motörhead - "Ace of Spades" (1980)
My Bloody Valentine - "You Made Me Realise" (1988)
N.W.A - "Straight Outta Compton" (1988)
N.W.A - "F*** Tha Police" (1988)
Neil Young - "Rockin' in the Free World" (1989)
Neneh Cherry - "Buffalo Stance" (1988)
New Order - "Ceremony" (1981)
New Order - "Temptation" (1982)
New Order - "Blue Monday" (1983)
New Order - "Age of Consent" (1983)
New Order - "Bizarre Love Triangle" (1986)
New Order - "True Faith" (1987)
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - "Tupelo" (1985)
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - "The Mercy Seat" (1988)
Nine Inch Nails - "Head Like a Hole" (1989)
Nirvana - "About a Girl" (1989)
Paul Simon - "Graceland" (1986)
Paul Simon - "You Can Call Me Al" (1986)
Paul Simon - "Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes" (1986)
Pet Shop Boys - "West End Girls" (1985)
Pet Shop Boys - "It's a Sin" (1987)
Pet Shop Boys - "Left to My Own Devices" (1988)
Peter Gabriel - "Games Without Frontiers" (1980)
Peter Gabriel - "In Your Eyes" (1986)
Peter Gabriel - "Sledgehammer" (1986)
Phil Collins - "In the Air Tonight" (1981)
Pixies - "Where Is My Mind?" (1988)
Pixies - "Gigantic" (1988)
Pixies - "Debaser" (1989)
Pixies - "Monkey Gone to Heaven" (1989)
Pixies - "Here Comes Your Man" (1989)
Pixies - "Hey" (1989)
Pixies - "Wave of Mutilation" (1989)
Prefab Sprout - "Goodbye Lucille #1" (1985)
Pretenders - "Back on the Chain Gang" (1982)
Prince - "When You Were Mine" (1980)
Prince - "Controversy" (1981)
Prince - "Little Red Corvette" (1982)
Prince - "1999" (1982)
Prince - "Sign 'O' the Times" (1987)
Prince - "The Cross" (1987)
Prince and the Revolution - "When Doves Cry" (1984)
Prince and the Revolution - "Purple Rain" (1984)
Prince and the Revolution - "Let's Go Crazy" (1984)
Prince and the Revolution - "Raspberry Beret" (1985)
Prince and the Revolution - "Kiss" (1986)
Prince and the Revolution - "Sometimes It Snows in April" (1986)
Public Enemy - "Bring the Noise" (1987)
Public Enemy - "Rebel Without a Pause" (1987)
Public Enemy - "Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos" (1988)
Public Enemy - "Don't Believe the Hype" (1988)
Public Enemy - "Fight the Power" (1989)
Queen - "Another One Bites the Dust" (1980)
Queen - "Under Pressure" (1981)
R.E.M. - "Radio Free Europe" (1981)
R.E.M. - "Talk About the Passion" (1983)
R.E.M. - "So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)" (1984)
R.E.M. - "Fall on Me" (1986)
R.E.M. - "It's the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)" (1987)
R.E.M. - "The One I Love" (1987)
R.E.M. - "Orange Crush" (1988)
Rick James - "Super Freak" (1981)
Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock - "It Takes Two" (1988)
Roxy Music - "More Than This" (1982)
Run-D.M.C. - "It's Like That" (1983)
Run-D.M.C. - "Walk This Way" (1986)
Run-D.M.C. - "It's Tricky" (1986)
Rush - "The Spirit of Radio" (1980)
Rush - "Tom Sawyer" (1981)
Sade - "Smooth Operator" (1984)
Simple Minds - "Don't You (Forget About Me)" (1985)
Slayer - "Raining Blood" (1986)
Soft Cell - "Tainted Love" (1981)
Sonic Youth - "Schizophrenia" (1987)
Sonic Youth - "Teen Age Riot" (1988)
Soul II Soul - "Back to Life (However Do You Want Me)" (1989)
Split Enz - "I Got You" (1980)
Squeeze - "Tempted" (1981)
Stevie Nicks - "Edge of Seventeen (Just Like the White Winged Dove)" (1981)
Stevie Wonder - "Master Blaster (Jammin')" (1980)
Suzanne Vega - "Marlene on the Wall" (1985)
Suzanne Vega - "Luka" (1987)
Talk Talk - "It's My Life" (1984)
Talk Talk - "Life's What You Make It" (1985)
Talk Talk - "Living in Another World" (1986)
Talk Talk - "The Rainbow" (1988)
Talking Heads - "Once in a Lifetime" (1980)
Talking Heads - "The Great Curve" (1980)
Talking Heads - "Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On)" (1980)
Talking Heads - "This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)" (1983)
Talking Heads - "Burning Down the House" (1983)
Talking Heads - "Road to Nowhere" (1985)
Talking Heads - "And She Was" (1985)
Tears for Fears - "Mad World" (1982)
Tears for Fears - "Shout" (1984)
Tears for Fears - "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" (1985)
Tears for Fears - "Head Over Heels" (1985)
The B-52's - "Roam" (1989)
The Church - "Under the Milky Way" (1988)
The Clash - "Rock the Casbah" (1982)
The Clash - "Should I Stay or Should I Go" (1982)
The Cult - "She Sells Sanctuary" (1985)
The Cure - "A Forest" (1980)
The Cure - "Charlotte Sometimes" (1981)
The Cure - "The Love Cats" (1983)
The Cure - "Close to Me" (1985)
The Cure - "In Between Days" (1985)
The Cure - "Just Like Heaven" (1987)
The Cure - "Lovesong" (1989)
The Cure - "Pictures of You" (1989)
The Cure - "Lullaby" (1989)
The Fall - "The Classical" (1982)
The Human League - "Don't You Want Me" (1981)
The Jam - "Going Underground" (1980)
The Jam - "That's Entertainment" (1980)
The Jam - "Town Called Malice" (1982)
The Jesus and Mary Chain - "Just Like Honey" (1985)
The La's - "There She Goes" (1988)
The Pogues - "And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda" (1985)
The Pogues - "Fairytale of New York" (1987)
The Police - "Don't Stand So Close to Me" (1980)
The Police - "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" (1981)
The Police - "Every Breath You Take" (1983)
The Primitives - "Crash" (1988)
The Proclaimers - "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" (1988)
The Psychedelic Furs - "Pretty in Pink" (1981)
The Replacements - "Unsatisfied" (1984)
The Replacements - "I Will Dare" (1984)
The Replacements - "Bastards of Young" (1985)
The Rolling Stones - "Start Me Up" (1981)
The Smiths - "This Charming Man" (1983)
The Smiths - "How Soon Is Now?" (1984)
The Smiths - "What Difference Does It Make?" (1984)
The Smiths - "Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want" (1984)
The Smiths - "William, It Was Really Nothing" (1984)
The Smiths - "The Boy with the Thorn in His Side" (1985)
The Smiths - "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out" (1986)
The Smiths - "Bigmouth Strikes Again" (1986)
The Smiths - "Panic" (1986)
The Smiths - "I Know It's Over" (1986)
The Smiths - "The Queen Is Dead (Take Me Back To Dear Old Blighty)" (1986)
The Smiths - "Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me" (1987)
The Smiths - "Girlfriend in a Coma" (1987)
The Specials - "Ghost Town" (1981)
The Stone Roses - "Fools Gold" (1989)
The Stone Roses - "I Am the Resurrection" (1989)
The Stone Roses - "I Wanna Be Adored" (1989)
The Stranglers - "Golden Brown" (1981)
The Sugarcubes - "Birthday" (1987)
The The - "This Is the Day" (1983)
The Traveling Wilburys - "End of the Line" (1988)
The Traveling Wilburys - "Handle with Care" (1988)
The Waterboys - "The Whole of the Moon" (1985)
This Mortal Coil - "Song to the Siren" (1983)
Tina Turner - "What's Love Got to Do with It" (1984)
Tom Petty - "Free Fallin"' (1989)
Tom Petty - "I Won't Back Down" (1989)
Tom Petty - "Runnin' Down a Dream" (1989)
Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers - "Don't Come Around Here No More" (1985)
Tom Tom Club - "Genius of Love" (1981)
Tom Waits - "Downtown Train" (1985)
Tom Waits - "Time" (1985)
Tom Waits - "Jockey Full of Bourbon" (1985)
Toto - "Africa" (1982)
Tracy Chapman - "Fast Car" (1988)
U2 - "I Will Follow" (1980)
U2 - "Sunday Bloody Sunday" (1983)
U2 - "New Year's Day" (1983)
U2 - "Pride (In the Name of Love)" (1984)
U2 - "Bad" (1984)
U2 - "With or Without You" (1987)
U2 - "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" (1987)
U2 - "Where the Streets Have No Name" (1987)
U2 - "Desire" (1988)
Van Halen - "Jump" (1983)
Violent Femmes - "Blister in the Sun" (1983)
Violent Femmes - "Add It Up" (1983)
Wham! - "Careless Whisper" (1984)
Wipers - "Youth of America" (1981)
XTC - "Dear God" (1986)
A Spotify playlist of the 298 available songs is below. I've included YouTube links to the unavailable songs by My Bloody Valentine and Tom Tom Club in the list above.