Top 100 Movie Songs of the '80s
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Date: 2026-10-28
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Michael Sembello - Summer Lovers (Summer Lovers)
Jim Capaldi - Something So Strong (Best of the Best)
Bryan Adams - Heaven (One Night In Heaven)
Rod Stewart - Love Touch (Legal Eagles)
Prince - Partyman (Batman)
Bobby Brown - On Our Own (Ghostbusters II)
Preston Smith - Oh, I Love You So (Cocktail)
Rita Coolidge - All Time High (Octopussy)
Cher & Peter Cetera - After All (Chances Are)
David Foster - Theme from St. Elmo's Fire (St. Elmo's Fire)
Dokken - Dream Warriors (A Nightmare On Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors)
Los Lobos - Donna (La Bamba)
Joe Esposito - Lady, Lady, Lady (Flashdance)
Joe Esposito - You're the Best (Karate Kid)
Fire Inc. - Tonight Is What It Means To Be Young (Streets of Fire)
Marilyn Martin - Sorcerer (Streets of Fire)
Annie Lennox & Al Green - Put a Little Love In Your Heart (Scrooged)
Ollie & Jerry - Breakin'. There's No Stopping Us (Breakin')
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Michael Sembello - Summer Lovers (Summer Lovers)
Jim Capaldi - Something So Strong (Best of the Best)
Bryan Adams - Heaven (One Night In Heaven)
Rod Stewart - Love Touch (Legal Eagles)
Prince - Partyman (Batman)
Bobby Brown - On Our Own (Ghostbusters II)
Preston Smith - Oh, I Love You So (Cocktail)
Rita Coolidge - All Time High (Octopussy)
Cher & Peter Cetera - After All (Chances Are)
David Foster - Theme from St. Elmo's Fire (St. Elmo's Fire)
Dokken - Dream Warriors (A Nightmare On Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors)
Los Lobos - Donna (La Bamba)
Joe Esposito - Lady, Lady, Lady (Flashdance)
Joe Esposito - You're the Best (Karate Kid)
Fire Inc. - Tonight Is What It Means To Be Young (Streets of Fire)
Marilyn Martin - Sorcerer (Streets of Fire)
Annie Lennox & Al Green - Put a Little Love In Your Heart (Scrooged)
Ollie & Jerry - Breakin'. There's No Stopping Us (Breakin')
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mlgx
SONGS FROM 80S MOVIES WERE MISSING Like:
Pink Floyd - Another Brick In the Wall, Pt. 2 PINK FLOYD THE WALL
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - Old Time Rock & Roll RISKI BUSINESS
Bananarama - Cruel Summer KARATE KID
Chaka Khan - Ain't Nobody BRAKDANCE
Culture Club - Love Is Love ELECTRIC DREAMS
Wang Chung - Dance Hall Days BACHELOR PARTY
Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants To Rule The World REAL GENIOUS
David Bowie - Underground LABYRINTH
Joe Cocker - You Can Leave Your Hat On 9 1/2 WEEKS
Sigue Sigue Sputnik - Love Missile F1-11 Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Louis Armstrong - What A Wonderful World GOOD MORNING VIET NAM
Ann Wilson - Surrender To Me TEQUILA SUNRISE
AND MORE! But I love this video! THANKS! MADE OF THE 90s AND THE 2000s!
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SONGS FROM 80S MOVIES WERE MISSING Like:
Pink Floyd - Another Brick In the Wall, Pt. 2 PINK FLOYD THE WALL
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - Old Time Rock & Roll RISKI BUSINESS
Bananarama - Cruel Summer KARATE KID
Chaka Khan - Ain't Nobody BRAKDANCE
Culture Club - Love Is Love ELECTRIC DREAMS
Wang Chung - Dance Hall Days BACHELOR PARTY
Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants To Rule The World REAL GENIOUS
David Bowie - Underground LABYRINTH
Joe Cocker - You Can Leave Your Hat On 9 1/2 WEEKS
Sigue Sigue Sputnik - Love Missile F1-11 Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Louis Armstrong - What A Wonderful World GOOD MORNING VIET NAM
Ann Wilson - Surrender To Me TEQUILA SUNRISE
AND MORE! But I love this video! THANKS! MADE OF THE 90s AND THE 2000s!
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stef8073
Many of them are by Giorgio Moroder:
Blondie - Call Me
David Bowie - Cat People (Putting Out Fire)
Irene Cara - Flashdance. What a Feeling
Paul Engemann - Scarface (Push It to the Limit)
Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder - Together in Electric Dreams
Limahl - The NeverEnding Story
Kenny Loggins - Danger Zone
Berlin - Take My Breath Away
Kenny Loggins - Meet Me Half Way
I would also have added.
Amy Holland - She's on fire (Scarface)
Freddie Mercury - Love Kills (Metropolis)
Pat Benatar - Here's My Heart (Metropolis)
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Many of them are by Giorgio Moroder:
Blondie - Call Me
David Bowie - Cat People (Putting Out Fire)
Irene Cara - Flashdance. What a Feeling
Paul Engemann - Scarface (Push It to the Limit)
Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder - Together in Electric Dreams
Limahl - The NeverEnding Story
Kenny Loggins - Danger Zone
Berlin - Take My Breath Away
Kenny Loggins - Meet Me Half Way
I would also have added.
Amy Holland - She's on fire (Scarface)
Freddie Mercury - Love Kills (Metropolis)
Pat Benatar - Here's My Heart (Metropolis)
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maniacaldude
With a decade full of great movie soundtracks like the 80s, there was inevitably going to be some gems that got passed over for this list. I can name so many songs that I think would make great additions to a list like this, like Stan Bush's The Touch (Transformers, 1986, David Bowie's Underground (Labyrinth, 1986, and Billy Joel's Why Should I Worry (Oliver & Company, 1988.
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With a decade full of great movie soundtracks like the 80s, there was inevitably going to be some gems that got passed over for this list. I can name so many songs that I think would make great additions to a list like this, like Stan Bush's The Touch (Transformers, 1986, David Bowie's Underground (Labyrinth, 1986, and Billy Joel's Why Should I Worry (Oliver & Company, 1988.
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jpurdes
What a nostalgia trip! Brought back amazing memories. On a personal note, License to Kill is my favourite James Bond song, and I doubt anything will ever replace it. And perhaps the only song I was expecting but didn't see was Stay by Bonnie Bianco and Pierre Cosso (it was for a movie, before it was re-released as a miniseries.
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What a nostalgia trip! Brought back amazing memories. On a personal note, License to Kill is my favourite James Bond song, and I doubt anything will ever replace it. And perhaps the only song I was expecting but didn't see was Stay by Bonnie Bianco and Pierre Cosso (it was for a movie, before it was re-released as a miniseries.
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trueakuma777
There's some really great songs here, some of which I didn't realize were movie songs! To be fair, I turned 2 the first year of that decade, so I wasn't exactly on top of motion picture soundtracks at the time, lol. Thanks for the great video and stay safe out there!
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There's some really great songs here, some of which I didn't realize were movie songs! To be fair, I turned 2 the first year of that decade, so I wasn't exactly on top of motion picture soundtracks at the time, lol. Thanks for the great video and stay safe out there!
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NotMeNaNaNa
You missed a couple good ones from Vision Quest
Lunatic Fringe - Red Ryder
Only The Young - Journey
Also how did You’re The Best by Joe Esposito from Karate Kid or No Easy Way Out by Robert Tepper from Rocky IV not make this list
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You missed a couple good ones from Vision Quest
Lunatic Fringe - Red Ryder
Only The Young - Journey
Also how did You’re The Best by Joe Esposito from Karate Kid or No Easy Way Out by Robert Tepper from Rocky IV not make this list
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danmorley8116
Great stuff! I didn't know some of those were movie songs. This video would be a great introduction to the 80s for someone who wasn't around then, and it's a great nostalgia trip for those of us who were there. Thanks!
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Great stuff! I didn't know some of those were movie songs. This video would be a great introduction to the 80s for someone who wasn't around then, and it's a great nostalgia trip for those of us who were there. Thanks!
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LexusLFA554
This could have easily filled 200 songs. After La Boum 1 I was desperately waiting for the second movie to show up, as I absolutely adore the Cook da Books song Your Eyes. So sad it didn't make the list.
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This could have easily filled 200 songs. After La Boum 1 I was desperately waiting for the second movie to show up, as I absolutely adore the Cook da Books song Your Eyes. So sad it didn't make the list.
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trinaq
The 80's had some of the best film soundtracks of all time. My favourites include Top Gun, Back to the Future, Dirty Dancing, Footloose, Pretty in Pink and The Breakfast Club, to name but a few.
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The 80's had some of the best film soundtracks of all time. My favourites include Top Gun, Back to the Future, Dirty Dancing, Footloose, Pretty in Pink and The Breakfast Club, to name but a few.
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Kevin-m2e3w
Also Turn On Your Heartlight, by Neil Diamond from ET, Jungle Love by Maurice Day and the Time from Purple Rain, and New Attitude by Pattie LaBelle from Beverly Hills Cop.
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Also Turn On Your Heartlight, by Neil Diamond from ET, Jungle Love by Maurice Day and the Time from Purple Rain, and New Attitude by Pattie LaBelle from Beverly Hills Cop.
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IrmaPoutbe-m7s
Hello Some Random Guy I love this video you did a really good job. I hope this saga continues where you might make a top 100 movie songs of the '70s or '60s someday.
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Hello Some Random Guy I love this video you did a really good job. I hope this saga continues where you might make a top 100 movie songs of the '70s or '60s someday.
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jacobbigaj6168
Surprised you were able to narrow it down to just 100 with how many bangers there are.
Also, Stand By Me was released in 1961. It wasn't written for the movie.
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Surprised you were able to narrow it down to just 100 with how many bangers there are.
Also, Stand By Me was released in 1961. It wasn't written for the movie.
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massimocometti6529
I definitely like more Olivia in the '80s (in Xanadu and Two of a kind) than in Grease: it counts for all her releases in the 2 decades
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I definitely like more Olivia in the '80s (in Xanadu and Two of a kind) than in Grease: it counts for all her releases in the 2 decades
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jcm0228
Nice list. I'd have Only the Young by Journey from Vision Quest on it, but overall I agree with your choices. Thanks for putting it together.
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Nice list. I'd have Only the Young by Journey from Vision Quest on it, but overall I agree with your choices. Thanks for putting it together.
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exploite7576
John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band - Voice Of America's Sons(Cobra. Frank Harris - Hold On to the Vision (No Retreat, No Surrender)
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John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band - Voice Of America's Sons(Cobra. Frank Harris - Hold On to the Vision (No Retreat, No Surrender)
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ralfi1221
But that’s missing the songs from Some Kind of Wonderfula classic film by Howard Deutch (much like Pretty in Pink, which was included.
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But that’s missing the songs from Some Kind of Wonderfula classic film by Howard Deutch (much like Pretty in Pink, which was included.
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kamsismith
Movie soundtracks don't hit the same as they once did. There are a couple of soundtracks that do, but those are few and far between.
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Movie soundtracks don't hit the same as they once did. There are a couple of soundtracks that do, but those are few and far between.
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SpielSatzFail
So many bangers, even if the corresponding movie wasn't a blockbuster and/or hasn't become a classic. The 80s never disappoint
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So many bangers, even if the corresponding movie wasn't a blockbuster and/or hasn't become a classic. The 80s never disappoint
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DeeJayConnor
I miss the days of films getting a big song to accompany them. Hasn't really been a thing since the early 2000's it feels
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I miss the days of films getting a big song to accompany them. Hasn't really been a thing since the early 2000's it feels
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