Desert Island Songs - 1985

This page is a list of performers and songs with tracks I love broken down by the year the song was released (or first peaked on a pop chart). For more information check out the intro page.

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• 'Til Tuesday, "Looking Over My Shoulder"
• 'Til Tuesday, "Love in a Vacuum"
• 'Til Tuesday, "Voices Carry"
• 10,000 Maniacs, "Scorpio Rising"
• 9.9, "All of Me for All of You"
• A Flock of Seagulls, "Who's That Girl (She's Got It)"
• ABC, "Be Near Me"
• ABC, "(How To Be) A Millionaire"
• AC-DC, "Sink the Pink"
• Adam Ant, "Vive Le Rock"
• Aerosmith, "Let the Music Do the Talking"
• Air Supply, "Just As I Am"
• Al Corley, "Square Rooms"
• Alison Moyet, "All Cried Out"
• Alison Moyet, "Love Resurrection"
• Alison Moyet, "Invisible"
• Alphaville, "Forever Young"
• Alphaville, "Big In Japan"
• Animal Nightlife, "Love Is Just The Great Pretender"
• Animotion, "Let Him Go"
• Animotion, "Obsession"
• Arcadia, "El Diablo"
• Arcadia, "Keep Me In The Dark"
• Arcadia, "Election Day"
• Arcadia, "The Flame"
• Aretha Franklin, "Freeway of Love"
• Art of Noise, "Close (To The Edit)"
• Ashford & Simpson, "Solid"
• Autograph, "Turn up the Radio"
• Bananarama, "Cruel Summer"
• Big Country, "East Of Eden"
• Billy Idol, "White Wedding"
• Billy Joel, "You're Only Human (Second Wind)"
• Billy Joel, "The Night Is Still Young"
• Billy Joel, "Keeping the Faith"
• Billy Ocean, "Suddenly"
• Billy Ocean, "Loverboy"
• Billy Squier, "Eye On You"
• Bonnie Tyler, "Holding Out for a Hero"
• Bronski Beat, "Smalltown Boy"
• Bruce Cockburn, "If I Had A Rocket Launcher"
• Bruce Springsteen, "Born in the U.S.A."
• Bruce Springsteen, "Dancing in the Dark"
• Bruce Springsteen, "Cover Me"
• Bruce Springsteen, "I'm on Fire"
• Bruce Springsteen, "Glory Days"
• Bryan Adams, "Somebody"
• Bryan Adams, "Run to You"
• Bryan Adams, "One Night Love Affair"
• Bryan Adams, "Heaven"
• Bryan Adams, "Diana"
• Bryan Ferry, "Don't Stop the Dance"
• Bryan Ferry, "Slave to Love"
• Camper Van Beethoven, "Take The Skinheads Bowling"
• Cars, "Breakaway"
• Cars, "Why Can't I Have You"
• Cars, "Hello Again"
• Charlie Sexton, "Beat's So Lonely"
• Chaz Jankel, "Number One"
• Cheap Trick, "Tonight It's You"
• Chicago, "You're the Inspiration"
• Chicago, "Along Comes a Woman"
• China Crisis, "King In A Catholic Style"
• Colourfield, "Can't Get Enough Of You Baby"
• Commodores, "Nightshift"
• Corey Hart, "Never Surrender"
• Corey Hart, "Boy In The Box"
• Cult, "Rain"
• Cure, "A Night Like This"
• Cyndi Lauper, "Money Changes Everything"
• Cyndi Lauper, "The Goonies 'R' Good Enough"
• Dan Hartman, "I Can Dream About You"
• David Bowie & Mick Jagger, "Dancing In The Street"
• David Grant & Jaki Graham, "Could it be I'm falling in Love"
• David Lee Roth, "California Girls"
• David Lee Roth, "Just a Gigolo"
• DeBarge, "Rhythm Of The Night"
• Dead or Alive, "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)"
• Deep Purple, "Knocking At Your Back Door"
• Del Fuegos, "Don't Run Wild"
• Devo, "Here To Go (Go Mix Version)"
• Dire Straits, "The Man's Too Strong"
• Dire Straits, "One World"
• Dire Straits, "Money for Nothing"
• Divinyls, "Don't You Go Walking"
• Don Henley, "Not Enough Love In The World"
• Don Henley, "All She Wants To Do Is Dance"
• Don Henley, "Sunset Grill"
• Don Henley, "Drivin' With Your Eyes Closed"
• Don Henley, "The Boys Of Summer"
• Dukes Of Stratosphear, "25 O'Clock"
• Duran Duran, "A View to a Kill"
• Duran Duran, "Save A Prayer"
• Echo & the Bunnymen, "Bring On The Dancing Horses"
• Eric Clapton, "She's Waiting"
• Eric Clapton, "Forever Man"
• Eurythmics, "Would I Lie To You"
• Firm, "Radioactive"
• Firm, "Closer"
• Firm, "Satisfaction Guaranteed"
• Fishbone, "Party at Ground Zero"
• Fixx, "A Letter To Both Sides"
• Foreigner, "Down on Love"
• Foreigner, "I Want to Know What Love Is"
• Foreigner, "Tooth and Nail"
• Foreigner, "That Was Yesterday"
• Foreigner, "Reaction To Action"
• General Public, "Tenderness"
• George Thorogood & The Destroyers, "I Drink Alone"
• Gino Vannelli, "Black Cars"
• Giuffria, "Call to the Heart"
• Glenn Frey, "You Belong To The City"
• Glenn Frey, "The Heat Is On"
• Glenn Frey, "Smuggler's Blues"
• Go West, "We Close Our Eyes"
• Godley & Creme, "Cry"
• Hall & Oates, "Some Things Are Better Left Unsaid"
• Hall & Oates, "Possession Obsession"
• Hall & Oates, "Method of Modern Love"
• Harold Faltermeyer, "Axel F"
• Heart, "Never"
• Honeydrippers, "Sea of Love"
• Hooters, "South Ferry Road"
• Hooters, "She Comes In Colors"
• Hooters, "And We Danced"
• Hooters, "All You Zombies"
• Hooters, "Don't Take My Car Out Tonight"
• Hooters, "Nervous Night"
• Hooters, "Hanging on a Heartbeat"
• Howard Jones, "Life in One Day"
• Howard Jones, "Like to Get to Know You Well"
• Howard Jones, "Things Can Only Get Better"
• Huey Lewis & The News, "Back in Time"
• Huey Lewis & The News, "The Power of Love"
• INXS, "Shine Like It Does"
• INXS, "Good + Bad Times"
• Jack Wagner, "All I Need"
• Jane Wiedlin, "Blue Kiss"
• Jenny Burton, "Bad Habits"
• Jermaine Jackson, "Do What You Do"
• John Cafferty, "Tough All Over"
• John Cafferty, "Tender Years"
• John Cafferty, "C-I-T-Y"
• John Fogerty, "Rock And Roll Girls"
• John Fogerty, "The Old Man Down The Road"
• John Fogerty, "Centerfield"
• John Mellencamp, "Lonely Ol' Night"
• John Parr, "Magical"
• John Parr, "St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)"
• Journey, "Only the Young"
• Jules Shear, "Steady"
• Julian Lennon, "Jesse"
• Julian Lennon, "Say You're Wrong"
• Julian Lennon, "Too Late for Goodbyes"
• Julian Lennon, "Valotte"
• Kate Bush, "Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)"
• Kate Bush, "Cloudbusting"
• Katrina and the Waves, "Walking on Sunshine"
• Kenny Loggins, "No Lookin' Back"
• Kenny Loggins, "Vox Humana"
• Kid Creole & The Coconuts, "Endicott"
• Kim Carnes, "Crazy in the Night (Barking at Airplanes)"
• Kim Mitchell, "Go For Soda"
• King, "Love & Pride"
• Kinks, "Do It Again"
• Kinks, "Living On A Thin Line"
• Kiss, "Tears Are Falling"
• Lee Majors, "Unknown Stuntman"
• Leonard Cohen, "Hallelujah"
• Leonard Cohen, "Dance Me to the End of Love"
• Level 42, "Lying Still"
• Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam, "I Wonder If I Take You Home"
• Lone Justice, "Ways To Be Wicked"
• Los Lobos, "Will the Wolf Survive"
• Loverboy, "Dangerous"
• Loverboy, "Lovin' Every Minute Of It"
• Marillion, "Kayleigh"
• Mary Jane Girls, "In My House"
• Men at Work, "Man with Two Hearts"
• Men at Work, "Still Life"
• Men at Work, "Hard Luck Story"
• Michael McDonald, "No Lookin' Back"
• Ministry, "Everyday Is Halloween"
• Missing Persons, "I'm the One"
• Morris Day and the Time, "The Bird"
• Morris Day and the Time, "Jungle Love"
• Motels, "Cries and Whispers"
• Motels, "Shame"
• Mr. Mister, "Black - White"
• Mr. Mister, "Welcome To The Real World"
• Mr. Mister, "Tangent Tears"
• Mr. Mister, "Into My Own Hands"
• Mr. Mister, "Don't Slow Down"
• Mr. Mister, "Uniform Of Youth"
• Murray Head, "One Night in Bangkok"
• New Order, "Love Vigilantes"
• New Order, "Let's Go (Nothing for Me)"
• New Order, "Subculture"
• New Order, "The Perfect Kiss"
• Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, "Tupelo"
• Night Ranger, "Secret of My Success"
• Night Ranger, "Sentimental Street"
• Night Ranger, "Four In The Morning (I Can't Take Anymore)"
• Nik Kershaw, "The Riddle"
• Nolan Thomas, "Yo' Little Brother"
• Oingo Boingo, "Dead Man's Party"
• Oingo Boingo, "Weird Science"
• Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, "So In Love"
• Outfield, "Say It Isn't So"
• Pat Benatar, "Le Bel Age"
• Pat Benatar, "Shadows Of The Night"
• Pat Benatar, "We Belong"
• Pat Benatar, "Invincible"
• Patti LaBelle, "Stir It Up"
• Patti LaBelle, "New Attitude"
• Paul Young, "Everytime You Go Away"
• Phil Collins, "Inside Out"
• Phil Collins, "I Don't Wanna Know"
• Phil Collins, "Don't Lose My Number"
• Phil Collins, "Sussudio"
• Phil Collins, "One More Night"
• Plus One, "Nevermore (extended version)"
• Pointer Sisters, "Neutron Dance"
• Pointer Sisters, "Dare Me"
• Power Station, "Communication"
• Power Station, "Harvest for the World"
• Power Station, "Get It On (Bang A Gong)"
• Power Station, "Some Like It Hot"
• Power Station, "Murderess"
• R.E.M., "Burning Hell"
• R.E.M., "Crazy"
• R.E.M., "Can't Get There from Here"
• R.E.M., "Driver 8"
• R.E.M., "Wendell Gee"
• R.E.M., "Old Man Kensey"
• REO Speedwagon, "Can't Fight This Feeling"
• REO Speedwagon, "One Lonely Night"
• Ratt, "You're in Love"
• Ratt, "Lay It Down"
• Ready For The World, "Oh Sheila"
• Rebbie Jackson, "Centipede"
• Red Box, "Lean On Me (Ah-Li-Ayo)"
• Red Hot Chili Peppers, "If You Want Me to Stay"
• Rick Springfield, "Celebrate Youth"
• Rick Springfield, "Bruce"
• Robert Plant, "Little By Little"
• Rupert Hine, "With One Look (The Wildest Dream)"
• Russ Ballard, "The Fire Still Burns"
• Sade, "Jezebel"
• Sade, "Smooth Operator"
• Sade, "Your Love Is King"
• Sade, "Hang On to Your Love"
• Scandal, "Beat of a Heart"
• Sheena Easton, "Swear"
• Sheena Easton, "Sugar Walls"
• Shriekback, "Nemesis"
• Simple Minds, "Don't You (Forget About Me)"
• Simple Minds, "Once Upon a Time"
• Simple Minds, "Ghost Dancing"
• Simple Minds, "Alive and Kicking"
• Simple Minds, "Oh Jungleland"
• Simple Minds, "I Wish You Were Here"
• Simple Minds, "Come a Long Way"
• Simply Red, "Money's Too Tight (To Mention)"
• Smiths, "Barbarism Begins at Home"
• Smiths, "Nowhere Fast"
• Smiths, "That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore"
• Smiths, "I Want the One I Can't Have"
• Smiths, "The Headmaster Ritual"
• Smiths, "What She Said"
• Smiths, "How Soon Is Now"
• Spandau Ballet, "Highly Strung"
• Stephanie Mills, "Bit by Bit"
• Stephen Duffy, "Kiss Me"
• Steve Perry, "Foolish Heart"
• Stevie Wonder, "Love Light In Flight"
• Sting, "Children's Crusade"
• Sting, "Love Is The Seventh Wave"
• Sting, "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free"
• Sting, "Fortress Around Your Heart"
• Strawberry Switchblade, "Since Yesterday"
• Supertramp, "Cannonball"
• Survivor, "The Search Is Over"
• Survivor, "High On You"
• Talking Heads, "Road to Nowhere"
• Talking Heads, "Stay Up Late"
• Tears for Fears, "Head Over Heels-Broken (Live)"
• Tears for Fears, "I Believe"
• Tears for Fears, "Everybody Wants to Rule the World"
• Tears for Fears, "Shout"
• Teena Marie, "Lovergirl"
• Thompson Twins, "Lay Your Hands On Me"
• Tina Turner, "Better Be Good to Me"
• Tina Turner, "Private Dancer"
• Tina Turner, "We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)"
• Tom Petty, "Don't Come Around Here No More"
• Toto, "Stranger in Town"
• Truth, "Exception Of Love"
• Twisted Sister, "We're Not Gonna Take It"
• U2, "Sunday Bloody Sunday"
• Untouchables, "Free Yourself"
• Velvet Underground, "Ocean"
• Wang Chung, "Fire In The Twilight"
• Wang Chung, "To Live And Die In L. A."
• Waterboys, "Medicine Bow"
• Wham!, "Careless Whisper"
• Wham!, "Freedom"
• Wham!, "Everything She Wants"
• Y&T, "Summertime Girls"
• Yello, "Oh Yeah (12 mix)"
• ZZ Top, "Sleeping Bag"
• ZZ Top, "Sharp Dressed Man"
• ZZ Top, "Legs"
• a-ha, "Take on Me"

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