Top 25 Guitar Songs of the 80s

[Thunderface]

According to the readers and staff of Vintage Guitar magazine:

25. Couldn't Stand The Weather, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble.
24. Livin' On A Prayer, Bon Jovi
23. You Shook Me All Night Long, AC/DC
22. The Trooper, Iron Maiden
21. Where The Streets Have No Name, U2
20. Tom Sawyer, Rush
19. Rock This Town, Stray Cats
18. Texas Flood, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
17. I Love Rock And Roll, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
16. Jump, Van Halen
15. Surfing With The Alien, Joe Satriani
14. Sunday Bloody Sunday, U2
13. Master Of Puppets, Metallica
12. Beat It, Michael Jackson
11. Rock You Like A Hurricane, Scorpions
10. Hells Bells, AC/DC
9. Panama, Van Halen
8. Hot For Teacher, Van Halen
7. Welcome To The Jungle, Guns 'N Roses
6. Pride And Joy, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
5. Start Me Up, The Rolling Stones
4. Money For Nothing, Dire Straits
3. Sweet Child O' Mine, Guns 'N Roses
2. Crazy Train, Ozzy Osbourne
1. Back In Black, AC/DC

 

[idealassets]

-Seems like most the songs are post 1980's. Also very slanted toward the Metal genre.

 

[idealassets]

Songs of the 80s

OK from the 80's.

 

[jte]

No wonder I hated the '80s. I was teaching guitar in those days... The freshness of The Clash, REM, U2, and The Stray Cats were the best thing that happened in those days...

John

 

[walrus]

Not much there for me, either... I think we are showing our age!

walrus

 

[Taylor Martin Guild]

What pot heads put that list together?
How about a list with acoustic guitars in it!

 

[fronobulax]

What pot heads put that list together?
How about a list with acoustic guitars in it!

Did anyone listen to acoustic guitarists in the '80's?



:lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[idealassets]

From the 80's here's some good ones with less metal, not in any order, what do you think?

1. Viola An American Dream, The Dirt Band
2. Roll With It Baby, Steve Winwood
3. Fast Cars, Tracy Chapman
4. Red Red Wine, UB40
5. Anything by 38 Special
6. Only The Lonely, The Motels
7. Hearts On Fire, Randy Meisner
8. Boys Of Summer, Randy Meisner
9. Dirty Laundry, Randy Meisner
10. Party Town, Glen Frey
11. Brass In Your Pocket, The Pretenders
12. Big Shot, Billy Joel
13. Gorky Park, Scorpions
14. Another One Bites The Dust, Queen
15. Start Me Up, Rolling Stones
16. Thats Why They Call It The Blues, Elton John
17. Call Me, Debbie Harry
18. Make A Little Magic, Dirt Band
19. Don't You Want Me, Human League
20. Little Pink Houses, John Mellencamp
21. Orange Crush, REM
22. Love Shack, B-52's
23. Pride & Joy, StevieRay Vaughn
24. Handle With Care, Travelling Willburys
25. Won't Back Down, Tom Petty

-A few for honorable mention.

 

[dreadnut]

There were 25 good songs in the 80's? :shock:

 

[Taylor Martin Guild]

I can't believe that the BeeGees arn't at the top of the list.
Disco fever baby! :lol:

 

[Bobo]

Hmmm, if you're talking 1980s, I think something by the Blasters has to make that list.

 

[adorshki]

I can't believe that the BeeGees arn't at the top of the list.
Disco fever baby! :lol:

I know you're jivin', but:
Oops wrong decade. (Saturday Night Fever, '77, Disco Demolition Night, July 12, 1979.)
But what a glorious 2 years it was, eh? :lol: