Cleveland.com - The 80 most important songs of the 1980s

[Bruno]

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

[StevieFan13]

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)

[Henrik]

Are these Cleveland lists by single or multiple critics?

[StevieFan13]

"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.

[Henrik]

"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".

[StevieFan13]

"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.