Top 10 80s Songs You Forgot Were Awesome

Casey Kasem's AT40 the 80s February 9th 2013

Casey Kasem's AT40

The 80s

February 13th 1988

40 - Rocket 2 U - The Jets
39 - Crazy - Icehouse
38 - Honestly - Stryper
37 - The Dock of the Bay - Michael Bolton
36 - Man in the Mirror - Michael Jackson
35 - Hysteria - Def Leppard
34 - I Want Her - Keith Sweat
33 - Out of the Blue - Debbie Gibson
32 - 853-5937 - Squeeze
31 - Be Still My Beating Heart - Sting
30 - Because of You - The Cover Girls
29 - Candle in the Wind - Elton John
28 - Tell It To My Heart - Taylor Dayne
27 - Love Overboard - Gladys Knight and The Pips
26 - Endless Summer Nights - Richard Marx
25 - Got My Mind Set On You - George Harrison
24 - The Way You Make Me Feel - Michael Jackson
23 - Just Like Paradise - David Lee Roth
22 - I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man - Prince
21 - Push It - Salt and Pepa
20 - Pop Goes The World - Men Without Hats
19 - I Found Someone - Cher
18 - I Get Weak - Belinda Carlisle
17 - Pump Up The Volume - M/A/R/R/S
16 - Can't Stay Away From You - Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine
15 - I Live For Your Love - Natalie Cole
14 - Everywhere - Fleetwood Mac
13 - Tunnel of Love - Bruce Springsteen
12 - Father Figure - George Michael
11 - Never Gonna Give You Up - Rick Astley
10 - She's Like The Wind - Patrick Swayze w/Wendy Fraser
9  -  Don't Shed a Tear - Paul Carrack
8  -  Say You Will - Foreigner
7  -  Hazy Shade of Winter - The Bangles
6  -  Need You Tonight - INXS
5  -  What Have I Done To Deserve This - Pet Shop Boys w/Dusty Springfield
4  -  Hungry Eyes - Eric Carmen
3  -  I Want To Be Your Man - Roger
2  -  Seasons Change - Expose
1  -  Could've Been - Tiffany
(2nd of 2 consecutive weeks at #1)

Multiplatinum Album Spotlight - INXS

Today in 1987 INXS released "KICK" and that would be their biggest selling album with over 6 million copies sold to date.   It was certified 6 times platinum in October of 1997.

The album also contained INXS' only #1 single on the Billboard Hot 100, "Need You Tonight" which spent 1 week at the top in January of 1988.  The album also contained 3 other top ten singles with "New Sensation" #3, "Never Tear Us Apart" #7 and "Devil Inside" #2.

INXS also won 4 MTV Music Video Awards Awards in 1988 for "Need You Tonight".

All songs written by Andrew Farriss & Michael Hutchence, except where noted.

1. "Guns in the Sky" (Michael Hutchence) – 2:21
2. "New Sensation" – 3:39
3. "Devil Inside" – 5:14
4. "Need You Tonight" – 3:01
5. "Mediate" (Andrew Farriss) – 2:36
6. "The Loved One" (Ian Clyne, Gerry Humphreys and Rob Lovett) – 3:37
7. "Wild Life" – 3:10
8. "Never Tear Us Apart" – 3:05
9. "Mystify" – 3:17
10. "Kick" – 3:14
11. "Calling All Nations" – 3:02
12. "Tiny Daggers" – 3:29

1986 Billboard Top 10 Singles - 4/12/1986 - 26 years ago this week

The Year in #1 Hits - 1988

January 30th 1988

Need You Tonight - INXS
(1 week at #1)