NMEs top 100 tracks of the 80s

Their top 100...

100. Paul Simon – “Graceland”
101. The Clash – “Straight To Hell”
102. Dead Or Alive – “You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)”
103. Pixies – “Where Is My Mind?”
104. OMD – “Enola Gay”
105. Elvis Costello – “Shipbuilding”
106. Starship – “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now”
107. The Clash – “Should I Stay Or Should I Go”
108. Fleetwood Mac – “Everywhere”
109. INXS – “Need You Tonight”
110. Primal Scream – “Velocity Girl
111. Lil Louis – “French Kiss”
112. Bruce Springsteen – “Atlantic City”
113. Blondie – “Atomic”
114. Madness – “House Of Fun”
115. Womack & Womack – “Teardrops”
116. Soft Cell – “Tainted Love”
117. James – “Sit Down”
118. The Stone Roses – “She Bangs The Drums”
119. Van Halen – “Jump”
120. S’Express – “Theme From S’Express”
121. Cyndi Lauper – “Time After Time”
122. Faith No More – “We Care A Lot”
123. De La Soul – “The Magic Number”
124. Simple Minds – “Don’t You (Forget About Me)”
125. Dead Kennedys – “Too Drunk To Fuck”
126. Orange Juice – “Rip It Up”
127. The Fall – “Hit The North”
128. The Clash – “Rock The Casbah”
129. Queen & David Bowie – “Under Pressure”
130. Talking Heads – “Road To Nowhere”
131. Metallica – “Master Of Puppets”
132. Sonic Youth – “Teen Age Riot”
133. Duran Duran – “Rio”
134. U2 – “With Or Without You”
135. Melle Mel – “White Lines (Don’t Don’t Do It)”
136. Nirvana – “About A Girl”
137. Depeche Mode – “Never Let Me Down Again”
138. Sundays – “Can’t Be Sure”
139. The Waterboys – “Whole Of The Moon”
140. Guns N’ Roses – “Sweet Child O’ Mine”
141. Iron Maiden – “Run To The Hills”
142. Bomb The Bass – “Beat Dis”
143. Psychedelic Furs – “Pretty In Pink”
144. Soul II Soul – “Back To Life”
145. 808 State – “Pacific State”
146. Frankie Goes To Hollywood – “Two Tribes”
147. The Cure – “Just Like Heaven”
148. Bruce Springsteen – “The River”
149. The Jam – “Going Underground”
150. MARRS – “Pump Up The Volume”
151. My Bloody Valentine – “You Made Me Realise”
152. Prince – “Sign ‘O’ The Times”
153. Grace Jones – “Pull Up To The Bumper”
154. Pixies – “Monkey Gone To Heaven”
155. Don Henley – “The Boys Of Summer”
156. Morrissey – “Everyday Is Like Sunday”
157. Kate Bush – “Hounds Of Love”
158. Cameo – “Word Up”
159. Dexys Midnight Runners – “Come On Eileen”
160. Happy Mondays – “Hallejulah”
161. Echo And The Bunnymen – “The Killing Moon”
162. Run DMC – “Walk This Way”
163. AC/DC – “Back In Black”
164. R.E.M. – “The One I Love”
165. NWA – “Straight Outta Compton”
166. The Smiths – “There Is A Light That Never Goes Out”
167. Madonna – “Like A Prayer”
168. The Stone Roses – “Made Of Stone”
169. New Order – “Temptation”
170. Pet Shop Boys – “What Have I Done To Deserve This?”
171. The Jam – “That’s Entertainment”
172. Sugarcubes – “Birthday”
173. The Pogues – “Fairytale Of New York”
174. David Bowie – “Ashes To Ashes”
175. Public Enemy – “Don’t Believe The Hype”
176. The Jesus And Mary Chain – “Just Like Honey”
177. Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds – “The Mercy Seat”
178. Dinosaur Jr – “Freak Scene”
179. This Mortal Coil – “Song To The Siren”
180. Salt N’ Pepa – “Push It”
181. Joy Division – “Atmosphere”
182. Michael Jackson – “Billie Jean”
183. Bon Jovi – “Livin’ On A Prayer”
184. Pixies – “Debaser”
185. Pet Shop Boys – “It’s A Sin”
186. The Smiths – “This Charming Man”
187. The Jesus And Mary Chain – “April Skies”
188. The Stone Roses – “Fools Gold”
189. Human League – “Love Action (I Believe In Love)”
190. Eric B. & Rakim – “Paid In Full”
191. New Order – “Bizarre Love Triangle”
192. The Cure – “In Between Days”
193. Neneh Cherry – “Buffalo Stance”
194. Prince – “When Doves Cry”
195. The Specials – “Ghost Town”
196. Talking Heads – “Once In A Lifetime”
197. The Smiths – “How Soon Is Now”
198. Joy Division – “Love Will Tear Us Apart”
199. New Order – “Blue Monday”

At first look I own 18 of the top 20 and 86 of the 100.

All these polss are subjective shite, they don't mean anything [:eek]

Digi Mike wrote: All these polss are subjective shite, they don't mean anything [:eek]

I agree. You can ask 10 (or more) people, or blogs/magazines...they'll come up with something different. There's a Japanese saying that translates to 'ten people, ten colours', meaning that everybody/everything is different, and that they have different opinions etc. It's subjective.

leather-girl wrote:

Digi Mike wrote: All these polss are subjective shite, they don't mean anything [:eek]

I agree. You can ask 10 (or more) people, or blogs/magazines...they'll come up with something different. There's a Japanese saying that translates to 'ten people, ten colours', meaning that everybody/everything is different, and that they have different opinions etc. It's subjective.

Digi Mike wrote:

leather-girl wrote:

Digi Mike wrote: All these polss are subjective shite, they don't mean anything [:eek]

I agree. You can ask 10 (or more) people, or blogs/magazines...they'll come up with something different. There's a Japanese saying that translates to 'ten people, ten colours', meaning that everybody/everything is different, and that they have different opinions etc. It's subjective.

Digi Mike wrote: All these polss are subjective shite, they don't mean anything [:eek]

Thought this was your top 100 Mike when I saw the number 1!

Snorri xxx

Snorrimon wrote:

Digi Mike wrote: All these polss are subjective shite, they don't mean anything [:eek]

Thought this was your top 100 Mike when I saw the number 1!

Snorri xxx

NOW NOW!

I agree about number one of NME top 100 of the 80s, Long Live New Order!!