80s Music Explosion!
Compilation by Various Artists
Released 2009
Tracklist
- CD 1: Shake It Up
- 13:504.6 ★
- 2Biggest Part of MeAmbrosia5:26
- 3Take On Mea‐ha3:504.3 ★
- 4Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)Phil Collins3:263.8 ★
- 5I Love a Rainy NightEddie Rabbitt3:094.0 ★
- 6Holding Back the YearsSimply Red4:304.0 ★
- 7KokomoThe Beach Boys3:384.2 ★
- 8Wild, Wild WestThe Escape Club4:07
- 9Love SongThe Cure3:294.2 ★
- 10California GirlsDavid Lee Roth2:474.8 ★
- 11Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do)Christopher Cross3:545.0 ★
- 12Shake It UpThe Cars3:334.3 ★
- 13No One Is to BlameHoward Jones4:125.0 ★
- 14Life in a Northern TownThe Dream Academy4:174.3 ★
- 15Steal AwayRobbie Dupree3:29
- CD 2: Shake It Up
- 1Back on the Chain GangThe Pretenders3:514.5 ★
- 2La BambaLos Lobos2:544.2 ★
- 3She Drives Me CrazyFine Young Cannibals3:384.0 ★
- 4GloriaLaura Branigan3:534.6 ★
- 5All I NeedJack Wagner3:30
- 6Boys From New York CityThe Manhattan Transfer3:395.0 ★
- 7Only in My DreamsDebbie Gibson3:514.0 ★
- 8Please Don’t GoKC and the Sunshine Band3:504.0 ★
- 9St. Elmo’s Fire (Man in Motion)John Parr4:123.6 ★
- 10Break My StrideMatthew Wilder3:003.4 ★
- 11I Can’t WaitNu Shooz3:434.0 ★
- 12Like the Weather10,000 Maniacs3:584.6 ★
- 13Whip ItDEVO2:414.1 ★
- 14Let the Music PlayShannon4:39
- 15The Theme From Hill Street BluesMike Post3:114.0 ★
- CD 3: Sunglasses at Night
- 1Always Something There to Remind MeNaked Eyes3:394.3 ★
- 2Bette Davis EyesKim Carnes3:463.9 ★
- 3Missing YouJohn Waite4:273.8 ★
- 4Morning Train (Nine to Five)Sheena Easton3:214.4 ★
- 5(I Just) Died in Your Arms TonightCutting Crew4:354.2 ★
- 6Let’s DanceDavid Bowie4:10
- 7We BelongPat Benatar3:434.4 ★
- 8Queen of HeartsJuice Newton3:303.8 ★
- 9TrueSpandau Ballet5:333.6 ★
- 10Sunglasses at NightCorey Hart3:57
- 11Straight UpPaula Abdul4:123.6 ★
- 12SolidAshford & Simpson3:453.0 ★
- 13If You LeaveOrchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark4:283.9 ★
- 14The Tide Is HighBlondie3:53
- 15C’est la vieRobbie Nevil3:25
- CD 4: Sunglasses at Night
- 1I Want a New DrugHuey Lewis & the News3:325.0 ★
- 2CenterfoldThe J. Geils Band3:394.0 ★
- 3Karma ChameleonCulture Club4:134.0 ★
- 4White WeddingBilly Idol4:124.1 ★
- 5Is There Something I Should KnowDuran Duran4:103.1 ★
- 6Only the LonelyThe Motels3:154.5 ★
- 7MickeyToni Basil4:133.8 ★
- 8AbracadabraSteve Miller Band3:40
- 9Buffalo StanceNeneh Cherry4:054.0 ★
- 10Sexy EyesDr. Hook3:004.0 ★
- 11Stray Cat StrutStray Cats3:183.9 ★
- 12Simply IrresistibleRobert Palmer4:173.6 ★
- 13Turning JapaneseThe Vapors3:463.6 ★
- 14Some Like It HotThe Power Station3:46
- 15Don’t Worry Be HappyBobby McFerrin3:54
- CD 5: Together Forever
- 1Walk Like an EgyptianBangles3:254.2 ★
- 2Caribbean Queen (No More Life on the Run)Billy Ocean3:425.0 ★
- 3Down UnderMen at Work3:433.9 ★
- 4Let’s Hear It for the BoyDeniece Williams4:183.6 ★
- 5Wishing WellTerence Trent D’Arby3:323.1 ★
- 6AfricaToto4:594.0 ★
- 7The Way It IsBruce Hornsby & the Range5:004.0 ★
- 8Hold Me NowThompson Twins4:464.6 ★
- 9Don’t Talk to StrangersRick Springfield2:593.4 ★
- 10Funky TownPseudo Echo3:433.0 ★
- 11Goody Two ShoesAdam Ant3:312.5 ★
- 12The WarriorScandal3:594.5 ★
- 13I Want CandyBow Wow Wow2:474.0 ★
- 143:255.0 ★
- 15Everytime You Go AwayPaul Young4:29
- CD 6: Together Forever
- 1FootlooseKenny Loggins3:494.1 ★
- 2867‒5309/JennyTommy Tutone3:464.8 ★
- 3Easy LoverPhilip Bailey4:433.5 ★
- 4GhostbustersRay Parker Jr.4:063.9 ★
- 5KyrieMr. Mister4:17
- 6CongaMiami Sound Machine4:16
- 7Baby I Love Your Way / Freebird Medley (Free Baby)Will to Power4:084.0 ★
- 8Together ForeverRick Astley3:264.6 ★
- 9We Built This CityStarship4:344.0 ★
- 10Cum On Feel the NoizeQuiet Riot4:514.2 ★
- 11I Ran (So Far Away)A Flock of Seagulls3:44
- 12Voices Carry’Til Tuesday4:224.5 ★
- 13Pretty in PinkThe Psychedelic Furs4:414.6 ★
- 14What I Like About YouThe Romantics2:584.6 ★
- 15I Don’t Like MondaysThe Boomtown Rats3:464.5 ★
- CD 7: We Got the Beat
- 1ManiacMichael Sembello4:11
- 2We Got the BeatThe Go‐Go’s2:334.5 ★
- 3She Works Hard for the MoneyDonna Summer4:115.0 ★
- 4Harden My HeartQuarterflash3:35
- 54:013.8 ★
- 6I Think We’re Alone NowTiffany3:483.8 ★
- 7I Can Dream About YouDan Hartman4:104.2 ★
- 8TemptedSqueeze4:00
- 9LukaSuzanne Vega3:544.2 ★
- 10Let It WhipDazz Band4:05
- 11Steppin’ OutJoe Jackson4:234.5 ★
- 12One Thing Leads to AnotherThe Fixx3:18
- 134:06
- 14ObsessionAnimotion3:563.4 ★
- 15No More WordsBerlin3:44
- CD 8: We Got the Beat
- 1Heaven Is a Place on EarthBelinda Carlisle4:054.1 ★
- 2Eye of the TigerSurvivor3:504.7 ★
- 3ShoutTears for Fears4:064.5 ★
- 4The Safety DanceMen Without Hats2:473.8 ★
- 53:324.0 ★
- 6My PrerogativeBobby Brown4:514.0 ★
- 7Never Knew Love Like This BeforeStephanie Mills3:30
- 8Super Freak, Part IRick James3:22
- 9Red Red WineUB403:043.8 ★
- 10(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (to Party!)Beastie Boys3:303.8 ★
- 11Miami Vice ThemeJan Hammer2:293.5 ★
- 12I Got YouSplit Enz3:323.5 ★
- 13In a Big CountryBig Country4:464.0 ★
- 14I Know What Boys LikeThe Waitresses3:16
- 15Pass the DutchieMusical Youth3:24
- CD 9: Everybody Have Fun Tonight
- 1Don’t You (Forget About Me)Simple Minds4:214.2 ★
- 2Everybody Have Fun TonightWang Chung4:154.5 ★
- 3The Lady in RedChris de Burgh4:163.4 ★
- 4Looking for a New LoveJody Watley4:025.0 ★
- 5JoannaKool & the Gang4:025.0 ★
- 6You Belong to the CityGlenn Frey5:515.0 ★
- 7Sister ChristianNight Ranger4:175.0 ★
- 8What I AmEdie Brickell & New Bohemians4:57
- 9Caught Up in You.38 Special4:364.0 ★
- 103:245.0 ★
- 11Somebody’s Watching MeRockwell3:593.9 ★
- 12FameIrene Cara3:495.0 ★
- 13You Keep Me Hangin’ OnKim Wilde4:153.4 ★
- 143:514.3 ★
- 15ElviraThe Oak Ridge Boys2:38
Release credits
- drums (drum set) [8]
- background vocals [6]
- bass guitar [6]
- acoustic guitar [11], bass guitar [11], producer [11], vocal [11]
- background vocals [13]
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- marimba [15], percussion [15]
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- alto saxophone [10], tenor saxophone [10]
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- background vocals [7]
- assistant [8]
- mix [3]
- mix [7]
Issues
89x CD2009- 89x CD