80s singles that peaked at #2
 

Didn't want this list to be buried in one of the random rounds, but it's a list I've put together for each of the 10s, 00s and 90s games that I've done so far and thought it might be of interest to those participating in them.

These singles peaked at #2 in the UK, and came as physically close to participating in this game as is possible. A full list is available here: https://www.officialcharts.com/chart...-chart__24082/ (the last of the 80s singles is Jason Donovan's When You Come Back To Me)

a-ha - Take On Me
Alice Cooper - Poison
Black Lace - Agadoo
Bobby McFerrin - Don't Worry Be Happy
Bonnie Tyler - Holding Out for a Hero :love:
Bros - When Will I Be Famous?
Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
David Bowie - Modern Love :love: / Absolute Beginners / China Girl
Deniece Williams - Let's Hear It For the Boy
Diana Ross - Upside Down
Dionne Warwick - Heartbreaker
Dire Straits - Walk of Life
Duran Duran - A View to a Kill / The Wild Boys / Save a Prayer
Eddy Grant - Electric Avenue
Erasure - Sometimes
Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
George Harrison - Got My Mind Set on You
George Michael - Faith
Harold Faltermeyer - Axel F
Heaven 17 - Temptation
The Human League - (Keep Feeling) Fascination / Mirror Man :love:
INXS - Need You Tonight
Irene Cara - Flashdance... What a Feeling
Jermaine Stewart - We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off
John Lennon & Yoko Ono - Happy Xmas (War is Over)
Kim Wilde - Kids in America
Linda Ronstadt - Don't Know Much (feat. Aaron Neville)
Lionel Richie - All Night Long
Lipps Inc - Funkytown :love:
Madonna - Live to Tell / Borderline :love: / Holiday / Crazy for You
Michael Jackson - Leave Me Alone
Milli Vanilli - Girl I'm Gonna Miss You
Nu Shooz - I Can't Wait
Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson - Say Say Say
Paul Young - Love of the Common People
Phil Collins - Another Day in Paradise / Against All Odds / In the Air Tonight
The Pogues & Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale of New York
Pointer Sisters - Automatic :love:
Prince - 1999 / Little Red Corvette :love:
Queen - Radio Ga Ga :love:
Ray Parker Jr. - Ghostbusters
Rick Astley - Together Forever
Salt-n-Pepa - Push It :love:
Simply Red - Holding Back the Years
Sinitta - So Macho
Spagna - Call Me (A BANGER)
Spandau Ballet - Gold
The Steve Miller Band - Abracadabra
Stevie Wonder - Happy Birthday / Master Blaster (Jammin')
The Stranglers - Golden Brown :love:
Tears for Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule the World :love:
Technotronic - Pump Up the Jam
Toni Basil - Mickey
Ultravox - Vienna
Weather Girls - It's Raining Men
Wham! - Last Christmas / Everything She Wants
Yazoo - Only You :love:

Some great songs in that list....

Presumably the only list in existence on the internet in which John and Yoko appear alongside Agadoo

A lot of amazing songs there. Shocked a few of them weren't #1.

a-ha - Take On Me
Alice Cooper - Poison
Bonnie Tyler - Holding Out for a Hero
Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
Deniece Williams - Let's Hear It For the Boy
Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
George Michael - Faith
Irene Cara - Flashdance... What a Feeling
Kim Wilde - Kids in America
Lionel Richie - All Night Long
Madonna - Live to Tell / Borderline/ Holiday / Crazy for You
Salt-n-Pepa - Push It
Spandau Ballet - Gold
Tears for Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule the World


All robbed of a number one!!!

Wow a lot of great songs! Gonna give some a listen now!
Thanks for the list Shaun! :clap1:

Can't believe Take On Me isn't a number one. I'm sure it was here in Canada. I was hoping it would be too three in the 80s poll

Also, shouldn't Milli Vanilli be disqualified lol

:D I think the UK charts are more forgiving than the Grammys. I mean, Mr Blobby and Bob the Builder had their way with us, why can't they?