Top Songs of the 1980s Greatest Hits and Chart Singles

[Island 99250]
written by Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton & Larry Mullen Jr.

Grammy Award for Song of the Year 1984 [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #84]
[A&M 2542]
written by Sting

[Epic 50953]
written by Kevin Cronin

R charted as Who Can It Be Now? / Down Under in US dance charts
[Columbia 03303]
written by Colin Hay & Ron Strykert

[Scotti Brothers 02912]
written by Frankie Sullivan & Jim Peterik

[Fontana 874710]
written by Roland Orzabal & Curt Smith

[tribute to Billie Holiday]
[Island 99254]
written by Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton & Larry Mullen Jr.

written by Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills & Michael Stipe

[A&M 2301]
written by Sting

featuring New Jersey Mass Choir & Jennifer Holliday
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #476]
[Atlantic 89596]
written by Mick Jones [Foreigner] & Lou Gramm

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #131]
[Island 99469]
written by Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton & Larry Mullen Jr.

charted as Centerfold / Flamethrower in US dance charts
[EMI America 8102]
written by Seth Justman

[Atlantic 89700]
written by Phil Collins

as Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #484]
[Boardwalk 7-11-135]
written by Alan Merrill & Jake Hooker

[A&M 2371]
written by Sting

MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year 1987
[Geffen 28718]
written by Peter Gabriel

[Geffen 49604]
written by John Lennon

charted as Rapture / The Tide Is High in US dance charts
[Chrysalis 2485]
written by Debbie Harry & Chris Stein

BRIT Awards Best British Single 1986
[Mercury 880659]
written by Roland Orzabal, Ian Stanley & Chris Hughes

[Harvest 5195]
written by Nick Rhodes, Simon Le Bon, John Taylor, Roger Taylor [Roger Meddows-Taylor] & Andy Taylor

[Sire 7-22992]
written by Paul Westerberg

[Mercury 888184]
written by Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora & Desmond Child

MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year 1986
[Warner 28950]
written by Mark Knopfler & Sting

[Atco 99817]
written by Trevor Rabin, Jon Anderson, Chris Squire & Trevor Horn

[Capitol 5126]
written by Steve Miller

produced by Bernard Edwards
[Island 99570]
written by Robert Palmer

[Rolling Stones 21003]
written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards

originally recorded by James Ray in 1962; produced by George Harrison & Jeff Lynne
[Dark Horse 28178]
written by Rudy Clark

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #93]
[Island 99430]
written by Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton & Larry Mullen Jr.

[A&M/Virgin 2397]
written by Philip Oakey, Jo Callis & Philip Adrian Wright

[Columbia 04463]
written by Bruce Springsteen

[Atlantic 3868]
written by Mick Jones [Foreigner] & Lou Gramm

[A&M 2703]
written by Keith Forsey & Steve Schiff

[Capitol 44002]
written by Tom Kelly & Billy Steinberg

[Warner 29384]
written by Alex Van Halen, David Lee Roth, Eddie Van Halen & Michael Anthony

live
[Columbia 11263]
written by Paul McCartney

[Capitol 5290]
written by Nick Rhodes, Simon Le Bon, John Taylor, Roger Taylor [Roger Meddows-Taylor] & Andy Taylor

[Atlantic 88742]
written by Christopher Ward & David Tyson

[EMI America 8212]
written by John Waite, Mark Leonard & Chas Sandford

[EMI America 8071]
written by Florrie Palmer

[Warner 49565]
written by Sonny Curtis & Jerry Allison

[Capitol 5233]
written by Nick Rhodes, Simon Le Bon, John Taylor, Roger Taylor [Roger Meddows-Taylor] & Andy Taylor

as Dexy's Midnight Runners and the Emerald Express
BRIT Awards Best British Single 1983
[Mercury 76189]
written by Kevin Rowland, "Big" Jim Paterson & Billy Adams

Grammy Award for Record of the Year 1987
[Island 28710]
written by Steve Winwood & Will Jennings

[Atlantic 89407]
written by Tony Banks, Phil Collins & Mike Rutherford

[RCA 14258]
written by Richard Page, Steve George & John Lang

featuring Stevie Ray Vaughan on guitar
co-produced by Nile Rodgers
[EMI America 8158]
written by David Bowie

[A&M 2569]
written by Sting

[Grunt 14170]
written by Bernie Taupin, Martin Page, Dennis Lambert & Peter Wolf

charted as So Alive / Bike Dance in US dance charts
[RCA 8956]
written by Daniel Ash, Kevin Haskins & David J

[MCA 53094]
written by Harold Faltermeyer, Keith Forsey & Bob Seger

[Elektra 47031]
written by John Deacon

produced by David Foster
[Atlantic 89541]
written by David Foster & John Parr

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #243]
[Reprise 22817]
written by Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider, Keith Strickland & Cindy Wilson

[Columbia 04310]
written by Kenny Loggins & Dean Pitchford

[Virgin 99326]
written by Steve Winwood, Will Jennings, Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Eddie Holland Jr.

with Phil Collins
[Columbia 04679]
written by Philip Bailey, Phil Collins & Nathan East

as John Cougar
[Riva 209]
written by John Mellencamp & George M. Green

[Chrysalis 43019]
written by Chris Hayes & Huey Lewis

[Warner 28740]
written by Michael Anthony, Sammy Hagar, Eddie Van Halen & Alex Van Halen

[Columbia 07595]
written by Bruce Springsteen

[Sire 7-27543]
written by Ian Astbury & Billy Duffy

[I.R.S./MCA 53639]
written by Roland Gift, David Steele & Andy Cox

[Asylum 69894]
written by Don Henley & Danny Kortchmar

[Atlantic 89588]
written by Phil Collins

[Chrysalis 42876]
written by Huey Lewis, Chris Hayes & Johnny Colla

[MCA 52756]
written by Tom Scholz

[Warner 28398]
written by Lindsey Buckingham

[Geffen 50040]
written by Geoff Downes & John Wetton

with B.B. King
[Island 99225]
written by Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton & Larry Mullen Jr.

[RCA 14136]
written by Richard Page, Steve George & John Lang

[MCA 53658]
written by Michael Been

[Virgin 99481]
written by Nick Van Eede

[Atlantic 89372]
written by Tony Banks, Phil Collins & Mike Rutherford

[Slash 28336]
written by traditional

[Chrysalis 42732]
written by Mike Chapman & Holly Knight

charted as Sold Me Down The Ruver/Yn Cymraeg in the UK
[I.R.S. 73002]
written by Mike Peters & Eddie MacDonald

[Manhattan 50079]
written by Richard Marx & Bruce Gaitsch

R
[Geffen 28339]
written by David Coverdale & Bernie Marsden

[A&M 2738]
written by Sting

[MCA 52651]
written by Glenn Frey & Jack Tempchin

[Enigma 44480]
written by Pat DiNizio

charity record
[EMI America 8288]
written by Marvin Gaye, William "Mickey" Stevenson & Ivy Jo Hunter

[Geffen 49824]
written by Marv Ross

MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year 1985 [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #416]
[Geffen 29141]
written by Don Henley & Mike Campbell

co-produced by Nile Rodgers; charted as China Girl / Shake In in US dance charts
[EMI America 8165]
written by David Bowie & Iggy Pop

[A&M 2783]
written by Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill, Mick MacNeil, Mel Gaynor & John Giblin

[Atlantic 3824]
written by Phil Collins