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This special edition of Papa Jay’s Splendid Picks features a majority of my favourite songs of the 1980s. It took me about a year to select the songs because I had to revisit a lot of music. As 2023 is coming to an end I was finally able to put the playlists online.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Tracklist<\/h3>\n<\/div>

01. Bruce Hornsby & The Range – The Way It Is
\n02. Toto – Africa
\n03. Terence Trent D’Arby – Sign Your Name
\n04. Prince – When Doves Cry
\n05. Tears For Fears – Shout
\n06. Billy Joel – We Didn’t Start The Fire
\n07. Huey Lewis & The News – If This Is It
\n08. Sigue Sigue Sputnik – 21s Century Boy
\n09. Grace Jones – Pull Up To The Bumper
\n10. David Bowie – Let’s Dance
\n11. Twisted Sister – We’re Not Gonna Take It
\n12. Tanita Tikaram – Good Tradition
\n13. Talk Talk – Such A Shame
\n14. U2 – Where The Streets Have No Name
\n15. Bryan Adams – Summer Of ’69
\n16. Soul II Soul – Back To Life
\n17. Cyndi Lauper – Money Changes Everything
\n18. Michael Jackson – Billie Jean
\n19. Dexys Midnight Runners – Come On Eileen
\n20. Hothouse Flowers – Don’t Go
\n21. ZZ Top – Legs
\n22. Traveling Wilburys – End Of The Line
\n23. Eric Carmen – Hungry Eyes
\n24. Queen – I Want It All
\n25. Talking Heads – And She Was
\n26. Madonna – Cherish
\n27. Mike Oldfield – Innocent
\n28. Dire Straits – Walk Of Life
\n29. Herbie Hancock – Rockit
\n30. Ultravox – Vienna
\n31. Irene Cara – What A Feeling
\n32. ZZ Top – Gimme All Your Lovin’
\n33. Erasure – Chains Of Love
\n34. Laura Branigan – Spanish Eddie
\n35. David Bowie – Modern Love
\n36. Huey Lewis & The News – I Want A New Drug
\n37. Toto – Rosanna
\n38. Tanita Tikaram – Twist In My Sobriety
\n39. Frankie Goes to Hollywood – Relax
\n40. Mike Oldfield – Tricks Of The Light
\n41. Michael Jackson – The Way You Make Me Feel
\n42. Dire Straits – So Far Away
\n43. Bruce Springsteen – Dancing In The Dark
\n44. Bon Jovi – Livin’ On A Prayer
\n45. Billy Idol – White Wedding
\n46. Pet Shop Boys – Always On My Mind
\n47. Paul Simon – Graceland
\n48. Billy Joel – Leningrad
\n49. Donna Summer – Romeo
\n50. Queen – I Want To Break Free
\n51. Billy Ocean – Loverboy
\n52. Dire Straits – Money For Nothing
\n53. Talking Heads – Burning Down The House
\n54. Terence Trent D’Arby – Wishing Well
\n55. Tears For Fears – Everybody Wants To Rule The World
\n56. Queen – The Invisible Man
\n57. Cyndi Lauper – She Bop
\n58. Crosby, Stills & Nash – Southern Cross
\n59. Thompson Twins – Doctor! Doctor!
\n60. Soft Cell – Tainted Love Where Did Our Love Go
\n61. Mike Oldfield – Shadow On The Wall
\n62. Billy Joel – Uptown Girl
\n63. Duran Duran – The Wild Boys
\n64. Bruce Springsteen – Working On The Highway
\n65. Michael Jackson – Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’
\n66. Limahl – Never Ending Story
\n67. Bryan Adams – Run To You
\n68. Bruce Springsteen – I’m Goin’ Down
\n69. Jennifer Rush – Destiny
\n70. Prince – Purple Rain
\n71. Bruce Springsteen – No Surrender
\n72. Billy Joel – The Downeaster Alexa
\n73. Art Of Noise feat. Duane Eddy – Peter Gunn
\n74. Bon Jovi – You Give Love A Bad Name
\n75. Sting – Englishman In New York
\n76. Tina Turner – Private Dancer
\n77. Tina Turner – It Takes Two
\n78. Ultravox – Hymn
\n79. Bon Jovi – Wanted Dead Or Alive
\n80. Prince – Sign O’ The Times
\n81. Pat Benetar – Love Is A Battlefield
\n82. Eddy Grant – I Don’t Wanna Dance
\n83. Paul Hardcastle – 19 (Nineteen)
\n84. Guns N’ Roses – Patience
\n85. Midnight Oil – Beds Are Burning
\n86. Nik Kershaw – Wouldn’t It Be Good
\n87. Bangles – If She Knew What She Wants
\n88. Nik Kershaw – Don Quixote
\n89. Paul Young – Love Of The Common People
\n90. Mike Oldfield – Moonlight Shadow
\n91. Madonna – Material Girl
\n92. Queen – Play The Game
\n93. Bananarama – Shy Boy
\n94. Fine Young Cannibals – Ever Fallen In Love
\n95. Bananarama – Robert De Niro’s Waiting
\n96. Dead Or Alive – That’s The Way (I Like It)
\n97. Cyndi Lauper – Girls Just Want To Have Fun
\n98. Depeche Mode – Never Let Me Down Again
\n99. Dead Or Alive – You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)
\n100. Erasure – Sometimes<\/p>\n

101. Bronski Beat – Smalltown Boy
\n102. Bruce Springsteen – Glory Days
\n103. Paul Simon – The Boy In The Bubble
\n104. Bronski Beat – I Feel Love
\n105. Simple Minds – Up On The Catwalk
\n106. INXS – Mystify
\n107. De La Soul – The Magic Number
\n108. Roxette – The Look
\n109. Alphaville – Big in Japan
\n110. Art Of Noise feat. Max Headroom – Paranoimia
\n111. Frankie Goes To Hollywood – Welcome To The Pleasuredome
\n112. David Bowie & Tina Turner – Tonight
\n113. Jermaine Jackson & Pia Zadora – When The Rain Begins To Fall
\n114. Huey Lewis & The News – The Heart Of Rock And Roll
\n115. Madonna – Open Your Heart
\n116. Kajagoogoo – Too Shy
\n117. Nik Kershaw – The Riddle
\n118. Tina Turner – What’s Love Got To Do With It
\n119. Billy Ocean – When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going
\n120. Black – Wonderful Life
\n121. Lionel Richie – Dancing On The Ceiling
\n122. Daryl Hall & John Oates – Maneater
\n123. Ultravox – Dancing With Tears In My Eyes
\n124. Cliff Richard & The Young Ones Feat. Hank Marvin – Living Doll
\n125. Visage – Fade To Grey
\n126. Culture Club – Do You Really Want To Hurt Me
\n127. Laura Branigan – Gloria
\n128. Prince – Raspberry Beret
\n129. a-ha – The Sun Always Shines On T.V.
\n130. Malcolm McLaren – Buffalo Gals
\n131. The Alan Parsons Project – Don’t Answer Me
\n132. Rick Springfield – Jessie’s Girl
\n133. Bomb The Bass – Beat Dis (7″ US Mix)
\n134. Talking Heads – Road To Nowhere
\n135. F.R. David – Words
\n136. Al Bano & Romina Power – Felicit\u2026
\n137. Neil Diamond – America
\n138. Men At Work – Down Under
\n139. Rod Stewart – Baby Jane
\n140. Elton John – Sad Songs (Say So Much)
\n141. Michael Jackson – Smooth Criminal
\n142. Elton John – I Don’t Wanna Go On With You Like That
\n143. Taco – Puttin’ On The Ritz
\n144. Bronski Beat – C’mon! C’mon!
\n145. Ryan Paris – Dolce Vita
\n146. Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson – Say Say Say
\n147. Real Life – Send Me An Angel
\n148. Depeche Mode – Just Can’t Get Enough
\n149. The Communards – Don’t Leave Me This Way
\n150. Nik Kershaw – I Won’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me
\n151. Genesis – Land Of Confusion
\n152. Yes – Owner Of A Lonely Heart
\n153. Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton – Islands In The Stream
\n154. Murray Head – One Night In Bangkok
\n155. Rufus & Chaka Khan – Ain’t Nobody
\n156. Wang Chung – Dance Hall Days
\n157. John Parr – St. Elmo’s Fire (Man In Motion)
\n158. David Bowie & Mick Jagger – Dancing In The Street
\n159. Bangles – Manic Monday
\n160. UB40 – Cherry Oh Baby
\n161. Jennifer Rush – I Come Undone
\n162. Erasure – A Little Respect
\n163. Cameo – Word Up!
\n164. Mr. Mister – Kyrie
\n165. Run D.M.C. – It’s Tricky
\n166. Depeche Mode – Master And Servant
\n167. Eurythmics – Here Comes The Rain Again
\n168. Beastie Boys – (You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party!)
\n169. Starship – We Built This City
\n170. Queen – A Kind Of Magic
\n171. The Police – De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da
\n172. John Farnham – You’re The Voice
\n173. Nena – 99 Luftballons
\n174. Wang Chung – Everybody Have Fun Tonight
\n175. Fleetwood Mac – Little Lies
\n176. Suzanne Vega – Luka
\n177. George Michael – Faith
\n178. Belinda Carlisle – Heaven Is A Place On Earth
\n179. David Hasselhoff – Looking For Freedom
\n180. Roxette – Dressed For Success
\n181. Kim Wilde – You Came
\n182. Neneh Cherry – Buffalo Stance
\n183. Camouflage – Love Is A Shield
\n184. David Bowie – Blue Jean
\n185. R.E.M. – Stand
\n186. Erasure – Ship Of Fools
\n187. Queen – Breakthru
\n188. Paul Young – Come Back And Stay
\n189. Tone-Loc – Funky Cold Medina
\n190. Fine Young Cannibals – Johnny Come Home
\n191. Rod Stewart – Some Guys Have All The Luck
\n192. Eurythmics – Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)
\n193. Madonna – Papa Don’t Preach
\n194. Kim Wilde – Kids In America
\n195. Double – The Captain Of Her Heart
\n196. The Human League – Don’t You Want Me
\n197. Moti Special – Cold Days, Hot Nights
\n198. Rick Springfield – Celebrate Youth
\n199. Bomb The Bass – Megablast (Hip Hop On Precinct 13 (7″ Mix))
\n200. Eurythmics – Love Is A Stranger
\n201. Scritti Politti – Boom! There She Was
\n202. The Police – Every Breath You Take
\n203. Scotch – Disco Band
\n204. Mike & The Mechanics – All I Need Is A Miracle
\n205. Elton John – I’m Still Standing
\n206. The Outfield – Your Love
\n207. Black – Everything’s Coming Up Roses
\n208. Tina Turner – Two People
\n209. Milli Vanilli – Baby Don’t Forget My Number
\n210. Kenny Loggins – Playing With The Boys
\n211. Boy Meets Girl – Waiting For A Star To Fall
\n212. Whitney Houston – How Will I Know
\n213. The J. Geils Band – Centerfold
\n214. Billy Idol – To Be A Lover
\n215. Laura Branigan – Self Control
\n216. Bananarama – Venus
\n217. A Flock Of Seagulls – I Ran (So Far Away)
\n218. Prince & The Revolution – Kiss
\n219. INXS – New Sensation
\n220. Gloria Estefan – Get On Your Feet
\n221. M_A_R_R_S – Pump Up The Volume
\n222. Genesis – That’s All
\n223. Frankie Goes To Hollywood – Two Tribes
\n224. Alphaville – Sounds Like A Melody
\n225. Culture Club – Karma Chameleon
\n226. Glenn Frey – The Heat Is On
\n227. The Outfield – Voices Of Babylon
\n228. Falco – Vienna Calling
\n229. Modern English – I Melt With You
\n230. Wham! – I’m Your Man
\n231. The Pretenders – Don’t Get Me Wrong
\n232. Lisa Stansfield – All Around The World
\n233. Roxette – Dangerous
\n234. Yazz – The Only Way Is Up
\n235. Simple Minds – Mandela Day
\n236. The KLF – What Time Is Love (Live At Trancentral)
\n237. Rick Astley – Never Gonna Give You Up
\n238. UB40 – Red Red Wine
\n239. a-ha – Take On Me
\n240. Daryl Hall & John Oates – Kiss On My List
\n241. Kylie Minogue – I Should Be So Lucky
\n242. Mel & Kim – Respectable
\n243. Run-D.M.C. – Walk This Way
\n244. Doctor & The Medics – Spirit In The Sky
\n245. Depeche Mode – People Are People
\n246. Salt-N-Pepa – Push It
\n247. Fine Young Cannibals – Good Thing
\n248. UB40 – I Got You Babe
\n249. Sister Sledge – Frankie
\n250. Phil Collins – You Can’t Hurry Love
\n251. Billy Idol – Eyes Without A Face
\n252. Musical Youth – Pass The Dutchie
\n253. Captain Sensible – Wot
\n254. Genesis – Invisible Touch
\n255. Kim Wilde – Cambodia
\n256. Madness – House Of Fun
\n257. The Special A.K.A. – Nelson Mandela
\n258. Simple Minds – Alive And Kicking
\n259. Queen – Under Pressure
\n260. Tracy Chapman – Talkin’ Bout A Revolution
\n261. Peter Gabriel – Sledgehammer
\n262. Freddie Mercury – I Was Born To Love You
\n263. Eddy Grant – Gimme Hope Jo’anna
\n264. Cutting Crew – (I Just) Died In Your Arms
\n265. Feargal Sharkey – A Good Heart
\n266. Eurythmics – Would I Lie to You?
\n267. Pet Shop Boys – West End Girls
\n268. Spandau Ballet – Gold
\n269. Pet Shop Boys with Dusty Springfield – What Have I Done to Deserve This?
\n270. Peter Gabriel – In Your Eyes
\n271. Pet Shop Boys – It’s A Sin
\n272. Kim Carnes – Crazy In The Night (Barking At Airplanes)
\n273. The Police – Wrapped Around Your Finger
\n274. Boy George – Everything I Own
\n275. Billy Idol – Rebel Yell
\n276. Living In A Box – Living In A Box
\n277. Tone-Loc – Wild Thing
\n278. The Timelords – Doctorin’ The Tardis
\n279. Eurythmics – Sisters Are Doin’ It For Themselves
\n280. Alice – Per Elisa
\n281. Wham! – Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go
\n282. Kate Bush – Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)
\n283. Men Without Hats – The Safety Dance
\n284. Kim Wilde – Dancing In The Dark
\n285. Marc Almond & Gene Pitney – Something’s Gotten Hold Of My Heart
\n286. KISS – Lick It Up
\n287. Pet Shop Boys – Suburbia
\n288. Nena – Leuchtturm
\n289. Simple Minds – Don’t You (Forget About Me)
\n290. Rick Springfield – Don’t Talk To Strangers
\n291. Lipps, Inc. – Funkytown
\n292. David Bowie with The Pat Metheny Group – This Is Not America
\n293. ELO – Hold On Tight
\n294. Bucks Fizz – Making Your Mind Up
\n295. Survivor – Eye Of The Tiger
\n296. The Stranglers – Golden Brown
\n297. Eurythmics – Thorn In My Side
\n298. Chris Isaak – Wicked Game
\n299. Yazoo – Don’t Go
\n300. Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caball\u00e9 – Barcelona
\n301. Steve Miller Band – Abracadabra
\n302. The J. Geils Band – Freeze-Frame
\n303. Slade – My Oh My
\n304. Malcolm McLaren – Double Dutch
\n305. Tears for Fears – Sowing The Seeds Of Love
\n306. Band Aid – Do They Know It’s Christmas
\n307. Scritti Politti – Best Thing Ever
\n308. Chaka Khan – I Feel For You
\n309. Grandmaster Flash, Grandmaster Melle Mel & The Furious Five – White Lines (Don’t Do It)
\n310. The Toy Dolls – Nellie the Elephant
\n311. King – Love & Pride
\n312. Milli Vanilli – Blame It On The Rain
\n313. Beastie Boys – No Sleep Till Brooklyn
\n314. Philip Bailey – Easy Lover
\n315. A Flock Of Seagulls – Telecommunication
\n316. Bronski Beat – Why
\n317. Level 42 – Lessons In Love
\n318. Billy Idol – Dancing With Myself (Uptown Mix)
\n319. Jan Hammer – Crockett’s Theme
\n320. The Police – Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
\n321. Eurythmics – Sexcrime (Nineteen Eighty-Four)
\n322. Whitney Houston – I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)
\n323. Samantha Fox – Touch Me (I Want Your Body)
\n324. Stevie Wonder – Part-Time Lover
\n325. Foreigner – I Want To Know What Love Is
\n326. Red Box – For America
\n327. Falco – Rock Me Amadeus
\n328. Peter Cetera – Glory Of Love
\n329. Ashford & Simpson – Solid
\n330. Men Without Hats – Pop Goes The World
\n331. Tracey Ullman – They Don’t Know
\n332. Roxette – Dressed For Success
\n333. Peter Gabriel – Don’t Give Up
\n334. Simple Minds – Belfast Child
\n335. Wham! – Freedom
\n336. Duran Duran – Girls On Film
\n337. Eurythmics – It’s Alright (Baby’s Coming Back)
\n338. Queen – Radio Ga Ga
\n339. Nena – Nur getr\u00e4umt
\n340. Rick Astley – Together Forever
\n341. Level 42 – Running In The Family
\n342. Kylie Minogue – The Loco-Motion
\n343. Alice Cooper – Poison
\n344. Yazoo – Only You
\n345. The Police – Don’t Stand So Close To Me
\n346. Eurythmics – When Tomorrow Comes
\n347. Wet Wet Wet – Sweet Little Mystery
\n348. Billy Idol – Hot In The City
\n349. Jan Hammer – Miami Vice Theme
\n350. Mental as Anything – Live It Up
\n351. Simple Minds – Biko
\n352. The Housemartins – Happy Hour
\n353. Sigue Sigue Sputnik – Sex Bomb Boogie
\n354. The Cars – Drive
\n355. KISS – Crazy Crazy Nights
\n356. Kim Carnes – Bette Davis Eyes
\n357. Bon Jovi – Runaway
\n358. Wham! – The Edge Of Heaven
\n359. Duran Duran – The Reflex
\n360. Billy Idol – Flesh For Fantasy
\n361. Climie Fisher – Love Changes (Everything)
\n362. T’Pau – China In Your Hand
\n363. Paul Simon – You Can Call Me Al
\n364. Guns N’ Roses – Sweet Child O’Mine
\n365. Europe – The Final Countdown
\n366. Eddy Grant – Electric Avenue
\n367. Bronski Beat – Hit That Perfect Beat
\n368. Queen – Another One Bites The Dust
\n369. Alphaville – Forever Young
\n370. The Cure – The Lovecats
\n371. INXS – Need You Tonight
\n372. Madness – Our House
\n373. Desireless – Voyage Voyage
\n374. De La Soul – Me Myself And I
\n375. Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark – (Forever) Live And Die
\n376. Violent Femmes – Blister In The Sun
\n377. The Beat – Mirror In The Bathroom
\n378. Prince – Let’s Go Crazy
\n379. Trans-X – Living On Video
\n380. Bee Gees – You Win Again
\n381. Nits – In The Dutch Mountains
\n382. Van Halen – Jump
\n383. Fleetwood Mac – Big Love
\n384. Scorpions – Big City Nights
\n385. Bow Wow Wow – I Want Candy
\n386. Dance With A Stranger – The Invisible Man
\n387. Alannah Myles – Black Velvet
\n388. Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
\n389. De La Soul – Say No Go
\n390. Rob Base & D.J. E-Z Rock – It Takes Two
\n391. Young MC – Bust A Move
\n392. Red Rider – Lunatic Fringe
\n393. Stray Cats – Stray Cat Strut
\n394. Styx – Mr. Roboto
\n395. David Lee Roth – That’s Life (Asi Es La Vida)
\n396. Iggy Pop – Real Wild Child (Wild One)
\n397. Living Colour – Glamour Boys
\n398. Ramones – Pet Sematary
\n399. The Psychedelic Furs – Mr Jones
\n400. Kenny Loggins – Footloose
\n401. Scorpions – Rock You Like A Hurricane
\n402. Bow Wow Wow – Do You Wanna Hold Me ?
\n403. Fleetwood Mac – Everywhere
\n404. Van Halen – Panama
\n405. David Lee Roth – Just Like Paradise
\n406. Belinda Carlisle – Leave A Light On
\n407. Transvision Vamp – Baby I Don’t Care
\n408. Missing Persons – Destination Unknown
\n409. Status Quo – What You’re Proposing
\n410. Q Lazzarus – Goodbye Horses
\n411. The Beat – Save It For Later
\n412. Transvision Vamp – I Want Your Love
\n413. Roxy Music – More Than This
\n414. The Sugarhill Gang – Rapper’s Delight
\n415. Tiffany – I Think We’re Alone Now
\n416. Transvision Vamp – The Only One<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Spotify<\/h3>\n

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