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The 80 most important songs of the 1980s
http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/ ... gs_of.html

The Clash - London Calling (1979/1980)
Blondie - Call Me (1980)
Mötorhead - Ace of Spades (1980)
Devo - Whip It (1980)
X - Los Angeles (1980)
George Jones - He Stopped Loving Her Today (1980)
Ozzy Osbourne - Crazy Train (1980)
Diana Ross - I'm Coming Out (1980)
AC/DC - Back in Black (1980)
Peter Gabriel - Biko (1980)
Kurtis Blow - The Breaks (1980)
Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart (1980)
Jim Reeves and Patsy Cline - Have You Ever Been Lonely (1981)
Journey - Don't Stop Believin' (1981)
Rush - Tom Sawyer (1981)
Minor Threat - Straight Edge (1981)
Phil Collins - In the Air Tonight (1981)
Queen and David Bowie - Under Pressure (1981)
R.E.M. - Radio Free Europe (1981)
Rick James - Super Freak (1981)
Talking Heads - Once in a Lifetime (1980)
The Human League - Don't You Want Me? (1981)
Hall and Oates - I Can't Go for That (No Can Do) (1981)
Herbie Hancock - Rockit (1982)
Afrika Bambaataa and Soulsonic Force - Planet Rock (1982)
Duran Duran - Hungry Like the Wolf (1982)
Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five - The Message (1982)
Culture Club - Time (Clock of the Heart) (1982)
The Go-Go's - We Got the Beat (1982)
Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing (1982)
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts - I Love Rock 'N Roll (1981)
John Mellencamp - Hurts So Good (1982)
The Stray Cats - Rock This Town (1982)
Stevie Ray Vaughan - Pride and Joy (1983)
Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) (1983)
Michael Jackson - Billie Jean (1982)
New Order - Blue Monday (1983)
Pat Benatar - Love is a Battlefield (1983)
Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Relax (1983)
Def Leppard - Photograph (1983)
The Police - Every Breath You Take (1983)
Bruce Springsteen - Born in the U.S.A. (1984)
The Replacements - I Will Dare (1984)
Prince and the Revolution - Purple Rain (1984)
Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas? (1984)
Tina Turner - What's Love Got to Do with It (1984)
Hüsker Dü - Turn on the Radio (1984)
a-ha - Take on Me (1984)
Van Halen - Jump (1984)
ZZ Top - Legs (1983)
Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time (1983)
Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God) (1985)
U.S.A. for Africa - We Are the World (1985)
Simple Minds - (Don't You) Forget About Me (1985)
Tears for Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule the World (1985)
The Smiths - How Soon is Now? (1984)
Whitney Houston - Saving All My Love for You (1985)
Janet Jackson - What Have You Done for Me Lately (1985)
Jermaine Stewart - We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off (1986)
Beastie Boys - (You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party) (1986)
Bon Jovi - Livin' on a Prayer (1986)
Metallica - Master of Puppets (1986)
Run-DMC - Walk This Way (1986)
Salt-N-Pepa - Push It (1987)
U2 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For (1987)
Eric B. and Rakim - Paid in Full (1987)
Guns N' Roses - Welcome to the Jungle (1987)
The Cure - Just Like Heaven (1987)
Sonic Youth - Teen Age Riot (1988)
Tracy Chapman - Fast Car (1988)
Fugazi - Waiting Room (1988)
N.W.A. - Straight Outta Compton (1988)
Neil Young - Rockin' in the Free World (1989)
Pixies - Debaser (1989)
Public Enemy - Fight the Power (1989)
Paul Simon - Graceland (1986)
De La Soul - Me, Myself and I (1989)
Nine Inch Nails - Head Like a Hole (1989)
Madonna - Like a Prayer (1989)
Nirvana - About a Girl (1989)

Are these Cleveland lists by single or multiple critics?

"All of that makes the 1980s one of the most beloved and important decades of music we've seen."
And there's no single-writer byline.

StevieFan13 wrote:"All of that makes the 1980s one of the most beloved and important decades of music we've seen."
And there's no single-writer byline.

Yes, there is. Above the Clash cover it says "Troy L. Smith, Cleveland.com".

Henrik wrote:

StevieFan13 wrote:"All of that makes the 1980s one of the most beloved and important decades of music we've seen."
And there's no single-writer byline.

Yes, there is. Above the Clash cover it says "Troy L. Smith, Cleveland.com".

Whoops! Didn't see that. I think he's credited on all of the Cleveland lists. I believe he's the music editor.