100 Forgotten Songs of the '80s (1985-1989)

1. Paul Hardcastle - 19
2. Chicago - Along Comes a Woman
3. Stranglers - Always the Sun
4. Holly Johnson - Americanos
5. The Hooters - And We Danced
6. Sandra - Around My Heart
7. The Bangles - Be with You
8. Fleetwood Mac - Big Love
9. Dead or Alive - Brand New Lover
10. Electric Light Orchestra - Calling America
11. Stan Ridgway - Camouflage
12. Billy Idol - Catch My Fall
13. Rick Springfield - Celebrate Youth
14. Kate Bush - Cloudbusting
15. Carly Simon - Coming Around Again
16. New Kids on the Block - Cover Girl
17. Jennifer Rush - Destiny
18. Timelords - Doctorin' the Tardis
19. Robbie Nevil - Dominoes
20. Bryan Ferry - Don't Stop the Dance
21. Diana Ross feat. Michael Jackson - Eaten Alive
22. Arcadia - Election Day
23. Ric Ocasek - Emotion in Motion
24. Black - Everything's Coming Up Roses
25. Kim Wilde - Four Letter Word
26. Inner City - Good Life
27. Fine Young Cannibals - Good Thing
28. The Traveling Wilburys - Handle with Care
29. Tears for Fears - Head over Heels
30. Elton John - Healing Hands
31. Pet Shop Boys - Heart
32. Don Johnson - Heartbeat
33. Sandra - Heaven Can Wait
34. Bronski Beat - Hit That Perfect Beat
35. A-ha - Hunting High and Low
36. Johnny Hates Jazz - I Don't Want to Be a Hero
37. Foreigner - I Don't Want to Live Without You
38. Eighth Wonder - I'm Not Scared
39. Kylie Minogue - Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi
40. Marillion - Kayleigh
41. The Dream Academy - Life in a Northern Town
42. Depeche Mode - Little 15
43. Mental As Anything - Live It Up
44. Four Tops - Loco in Acapulco
45. London Boys - London Nights
46. Bananarama - Love in the First Degree
47. Camouflage - Love Is a Shield
48. Eric Carmen - Make Me Lose Control
49. Bruce Hornsby and the Range - Mandelin Rain
50. Kool & the Gang - Misled
51. Rick Astley - My Arms Keep Missing You
52. Cliff Richard - My Pretty One
53. Pointer Sisters - Neutron Dance
54. Kylie Minogue - Never Too Late
55. Animotion - Obsession
56. Ready for the World - Oh Sheila
57. Chris Rea - On the Beach
58. Peter Cetera - One Good Woman
59. M/A/R/R/S - Pump up the Volume
60. Climie Fisher - Rise to the Occasion
61. Talking Heads - Road to Nowhere
62. Living in a Box - Room in Your Heart
63. Robin Beck - Save Up All Your Tears
64. Princess - Say I'm Your Number One
65. Gregory Abbott - Shake You Down
66. Roy Orbison - She's a Mystery to Me
67. Erasure - Ship of Fools
68. The Communards - So Cold the Night
69. Sinitta - So Macho
70. Level 42 - Something About You
71. Aztec Camera - Somewhere in My Heart
72. The Beautiful South - Song for Whoever
73. Laura Branigan - Spanish Eddie
74. A-ha - Stay on These Roads
75. Sam Brown - Stop
76. Wet Wet Wet - Sweet Surrender
77. Tracy Chapman - Talkin' 'bout a Revolution
78. Double - The Captain of Her Heart
79. Sheena Easton - The Lover in Me
80. ABC - The Night You Murdered Love
81. Yazz & the Plastic Population - The Only Way Is Up
82. S'Express - Theme from S-Express
83. Billy Ocean - There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)
84. Heart - There's the Girl
85. Cock Robin - Thought You Were on My Side
86. Spandau Ballet - Through the Barricades
87. Genesis - Throwing It All Away
88. Colonel Abrams - Trapped
89. Glenn Frey - True Love
90. Johnny Hates Jazz - Turn Back the Clock
91. Stacey Q - Two of Hearts
92. The Church - Under the Milky Way
93. Falco - Vienna Calling
94. Was Not Was - Walk the Dinosaur
95. Jermaine Stewart - We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off
96. Pet Shop Boys & Dusty Springfield - What Have I Done to Deserve This
97. Cock Robin - When Your Heart Is Weak
98. DeBarge - Who's Holding Donna Now
99. Nik Kershaw - Wide Boy
100. Gino Vannelli - Wild Horses
These songs are 'forgotten' in the sense that I don't hear them anymore on today's radio, in contrast to famous 80s hits like 'Like a Prayer', 'Another Day in Paradise' etc. This is of course subjective and depends on the region/ country you live in.
The songs are in alphabetical order.
Song snippets are kept short due to copyright reasons.