Best songs of the 1980s
Cheap drum machines and the first affordable samplers changed who was allowed to make a record. Hip-hop moved from a party you had to be at to a 12-inch you could buy, and MTV made how a song looked part of the argument.
Songs from the albums of the 1980s, ordered by their own ratings rather than the record's.
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Take Me With UPrince · Purple Rain (Deluxe Expanded Edition) [2015 Paisley Park Remaster]4.44.9 avg · 4 ratings - 12
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- 17Purple RainPrince · Purple Rain (Deluxe Expanded Edition) [2015 Paisley Park Remaster]4.34.7 avg · 3 ratings
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- 26Let's Go CrazyPrince · Purple Rain (Deluxe Expanded Edition) [2015 Paisley Park Remaster]4.34.5 avg · 4 ratings
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FaithGeorge Michael · Faith (2010 Remastered)4.24.2 avg · 3 ratings - 44
- 45One More TryGeorge Michael · Faith (2010 Remastered)4.24.1 avg · 5 ratings
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One great song, one bad album
Tracks carry their own ratings here, so a record you would never play front to back can still have a song worth defending.
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