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Various Artists: 100 Essential 1980s

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The 100 Essential series comes in 6 volumes: 100 Essential 1960s, 100 Essential 1970s, 100 Essential 1980s, 100 Essential 1990s, 100 Essential Love Songs and 100 Essential Motown. Each volume is a reasonably-priced 5 CD collection that features 100 songs from their respective decade or genre, culled from MCA's extensive catalogue.

100 Essential 1980s features songs from Robbie Robertson ("Somwhere Down the Crazy River" on disc 2), Soft Cell, ABC, Swing Out Sister, Level 42, Dexy's Midnight Runners, Tears For Fears, The Housemartins, The Style Council, The Cure and many more.

Tracks

Disc 1

  1. The Lovecats - The Cure
  2. Don't Walk Away - Four Tops
  3. Fresh - Kool & The Gang
  4. Fool If You Think It's Over - Elkie Brooks
  5. Maniac - Michael Sembello
  6. Higher Love - Steve Winwood
  7. On Our Own - Bobby Brown
  8. There's A Guy Works Down The Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis - Kirsty MacColl
  9. The Riddle - Nik Kershaw
  10. Piano In The Dark - Brenda Russell
  11. Reward - The Teardrop Explodes
  12. Me Myself I - Joan Armatrading
  13. Wonderland - Big Country
  14. Somebody's Watching Me - Rockwell
  15. Under Your Thumb - Godley & Creme
  16. When Smokey Sings - ABC
  17. It's Different For Girls - Joe Jackson
  18. I Want Your Love - Transvision Vamp
  19. Shout To The Top - The Style Council
  20. Do They Know It's Christmas? - Band Aid

Disc 2

  1. The Lady In Red - Chris De Burgh
  2. Rhythm Of The Night - DeBarge
  3. Licence To Kill - Gladys Knight
  4. (They Long To Be) Close To You - Gwen Guthrie
  5. Lessons In Love - Level 42
  6. Love Changes Everything - Michael Ball, Michael Reed, Orchester Der Vereinigten Bühnen Wien
  7. Every Little Step - Bobby Brown
  8. Luka - Suzanne Vega
  9. Wasteland - The Mission
  10. Drop The Pilot - Joan Armatrading
  11. A Love Supreme - Will Downing
  12. All I Ask Of You - Sarah Brightman, Cliff Richard
  13. Somewhere Down The Crazy River - Robbie Robertson
  14. Lost Weekend - Lloyd Cole And The Commotions
  15. Obsession - Animotion
  16. Let's Get Serious - Jermaine Jackson
  17. I Found Someone - Cher
  18. Don't Turn Around - Aswad
  19. Fade To Grey - Visage
  20. Funkytown - Lipps Inc.

Disc 3

  1. Shout - Tears For Fears
  2. Teardrops - Womack & Womack
  3. Song For Whoever - The Beautiful South
  4. Pull Up To The Bumper - Grace Jones
  5. I Think We're Alone Now - Tiffany
  6. Just Like Heaven - The Cure
  7. Stop - Sam Brown
  8. In My House - Mary Jane Girls
  9. Wouldn't It Be Good - Nik Kershaw
  10. Follow The Leader - Eric B. & Rakim
  11. I Can Dream About You (O.S.T. Streets Of Fire) - Dan Hartman
  12. (Do) The Hucklebuck - Coast To Coast
  13. Secret Lovers - Atlantic Starr
  14. Too Good To Be Forgotten - Amazulu
  15. Harvest For The World - The Christians
  16. Town Called Malice - The Jam
  17. Marlene On The Wall - Suzanne Vega
  18. There She Goes - The La's
  19. The Wanderer - Status Quo
  20. Pass The Dutchie - Musical Youth

Disc 4

  1. The Look Of Love (Part 1) - ABC
  2. Addicted To Love - Robert Palmer
  3. You Keep Me Hangin' On - Kim Wilde
  4. Sweet Little Mystery - Wet Wet Wet
  5. Breakout - Swing Out Sister
  6. Lullaby - The Cure
  7. The Music Of The Night - David Caddick, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Michael Crawford
  8. Eighth Day - Hazel O'Connor
  9. Under The Boardwalk - Bruce Willis
  10. My One Temptation - Mica Paris
  11. I Surrender - Rainbow
  12. Labelled With Love - Squeeze
  13. Steppin' Out - Joe Jackson
  14. Ain't Nothin' Goin' On But The Rent - Gwen Guthrie
  15. New Beginning (Mamba Seyra) - Bucks Fizz
  16. I Am The Law - Anthrax
  17. Look Away - Big Country
  18. Happy Hour - The Housemartins
  19. Say You, Say Me - Lionel Richie
  20. (You Gotta ) Fight For Your Right - The Beastie Boys

Disc 5

  1. Tainted Love - Soft Cell
  2. The Only Way Is Up - Yazz
  3. Get Down On It - Kool & The Gang
  4. Word Up - Cameo
  5. Nightshift - Commodores
  6. Don't Push It Don't Force It - Leon Haywood
  7. Running In The Family - Level 42
  8. Don't Stop The Music - Yarbrough & Peoples
  9. Eloise - The Damned
  10. Never Knew Love Like This Before - Stephanie Mills
  11. I Should Have Known Better - Jim Diamond
  12. Perfect Strangers - Deep Purple
  13. If I Could Turn Back Time - Cher
  14. My Prerogative - Bobby Brown
  15. No Sleep Till Brooklyn - The Beastie Boys
  16. Heat Of The Moment - Asia
  17. Don't Pay The Ferryman - Chris De Burgh
  18. Upside Down - Diana Ross
  19. Happy Talk - Captain Sensible
  20. Come On Eileen - Kevin Rowland & Dexys Midnight Runners

Various Artists - 100 Essential 1980s - 200? - MCA Music FBUDCD 005

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