Kill or Save: UK No.1-hits of the 80s

[Youth in Asia 1,023]

10 hours ago, Imelda said:

Robert De Niro's Waiting #3

The Number of the Beast #3

Vienna #2

Last Christmas #2

 

For iconic 80s songs that are still played a lot today:

Guns n Roses - Sweet Child of Mine #6

Joan Jett - I love rick n roll #4

Bon Jovi - Livin on a prayer #4

Aha - Take on me #2

U2 - With or without you #4

Joy Division - Love will tear us apart #13

Labi Siffre - Something inside so strong #4

Proclaimers - 500 miles #11

 

[TQR 12,147]

All of the final five songs here were in my top 10. So I do like Nena, but the result doesn’t sit right in the same way that Donna Summer winning the 70s game did.

 

Roll on the 90s!

[Book 3,348]

Hooray, we got a winner from this KoS round: It's German Fräulin Wunder Nena! Congratulations!

Who would have thought that??? I was surprised that she did that well in her own KoS (1984/85), but never guessed her to be the winner of the whole thing! Not bad!

Maybe it's because the song is somehow overplayed in Germany, no Party without “99 Luftballons”.

 

While Nena is called a one-hit-wonder internationally, she is still very successful in Germany as a solo artist (in her hey-days Nena was a whole band, up from the early 90s Nena is a solo artist).

Her/Their discography shows 2 No.1 singles, further 13 Top 10-hits, 2 No. albums, further 8 top 10-albums. With 25 million records sold worldwide, she is one of the most successful musicians in the history of German pop music.

And now she can also book winning the 80s UK No.1 hits KoS as a success! Well done! That has to be a highlight of her career!

 

 

 

And here's our top 25 most popular UK No.1 hits of the 80's:

01. Nena – 99 red balloons

02. David Bowie – Ashes to Ashes (Youth in Asia)

03. Soft Cell – Tainted Love (ladyfiona)

04. Blondie – Atomic (RIP Wee Jum)

05. Kraftwerk – The Model / Computer Love (Book)

06. George Michael – Careless Whisper (CaptainChorizo)

07. Pet Shop Boys – It´s a sin (Imelda)

08. Madonna – Into the groove (Drewsky1211)

09. Men at Work – Down Under (Drewsky1211)

10. Madonna – Like a prayer (ladyfiona)

11. The Specials – Ghost Town (Book)

12. Madness – House of fun (Joey Russ)

13. a-ha – The sun always shines on TV (En Passant)

14. Communards & Sarah Jane Morris – Don´t leave me this way (Joey Russ)

15. Bee Gees – You win again (Drewsky1211)

16. Human League – Don´t you want me (Paul Bearer)

17. Eurythmics – There must be an angel (playing with my heart) (Youth in Asia)

18. Frankie goes to Hollywood – Two Tribes (Drewsky1211)

19. Belinda Carlisle – Heaven is a place on earth (En Passant)

20. Enya – Orinoco Flow (Toast)

21. The Bangles – Eternal Flame (Drewsky1211)

22. Bonnie Tyler – Total eclipse of the heart (Paul Bearer)

23. Pet Shop Boys – West End Girls (Youth in Asia)

24. The Jam – A town called Malice (wannamaker)

25. Kylie Minogue – I should be so lucky (msc)

 

 

I would also like to crown Drewsky as a killer queen, congratulations! You killed most of the songs in this round

 

Killer-Queens:

5 Drewsky1211

3 Youth in Asia

2 Book

2 En Passant

2 Joey Russ

2 ladyfiona

2 Paul Bearer

1 CaptainChorizo

1 Imelda

1 msc

1 RIP Wee Jum

1 Toast

1 wannamaker

 

 

Thanks for playing again... and again... and again... the 90s are on its way!

[Book 3,348]

9 minutes ago, TQR said:

All of the final five songs here were in my top 10. So I do like Nena, but the result doesn’t sit right in the same way that Donna Summer winning the 70s game did.

 

Roll on the 90s!

 

Absolutely right, you can't compare Nena to Donna Summer!!!

That's reason No.1 out of 99, so keep on going @TQR

[TQR 12,147]

This is the order I put them it when the game started, and how it compares to the way things panned out:

 

1) Pet Shop Boys - It’s A Sin (+6)

2) The Specials - Ghost Town (+9)

3) Madness - House Of Fun (+9)

4) Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls (+19)

5) Blondie - Atomic (-1)

6) Soft Cell - Tainted Love (-3)

7) Nena - 99 Red Balloons (-6)

8) Kraftwerk - The Model/Computer Love (-3)

9) a-Ha - The Sun Always Shines On TV (+4)

10) David Bowie - Ashes To Ashes (-8)

11) Men At Work - Down Under (-2)

12) The Bangles - Eternal Flame (+9)

13) The Human League - Don’t You Want Me (+3)

14) George Michael - Careless Whisper (-8)

15) Eurythmics - There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart) (+2)

16) Madonna - Into The Groove (-8)

17) Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Two Tribes (+1)

18) Kylie Minogue - I Should Be So Lucky (+7)

19) Enya - Orinoco Flow (+1)

20) Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse Of The Heart (+2)

21) Bee Gees - You Win Again (-6)

22) The Communards & Sarah Jane Morris - Don’t Leave Me This Way (-8)

23) Madonna - Like A Prayer (-13)

24) Belinda Carlisle - Heaven Is A Place On Earth (-5)

25) The Jam - Town Called Malice/Precious (-1)

[Youth in Asia 1,023]

21 minutes ago, Book said:

Hooray, we got a winner from this KoS round: It's German Fräulin Wunder Nena! Congratulations!

Who would have thought that??? I was surprised that she did that well in her own KoS (1984/85), but never guessed her to be the winner of the whole thing! Not bad!

Maybe it's because the song is somehow overplayed in Germany, no Party without “99 Luftballons”.

 

While Nena is called a one-hit-wonder internationally, she is still very successful in Germany as a solo artist (in her hey-days Nena was a whole band, up from the early 90s Nena is a solo artist).

Her/Their discography shows 2 No.1 singles, further 13 Top 10-hits, 2 No. albums, further 8 top 10-albums. With 25 million records sold worldwide, she is one of the most successful musicians in the history of German pop music.

And now she can also book winning the 80s UK No.1 hits KoS as a success! Well done! That has to be a highlight of her career!

 

 

 

And here's our top 25 most popular UK No.1 hits of the 80's:

01. Nena – 99 red balloons

02. David Bowie – Ashes to Ashes (Youth in Asia)

03. Soft Cell – Tainted Love (ladyfiona)

04. Blondie – Atomic (RIP Wee Jum)

05. Kraftwerk – The Model / Computer Love (Book)

06. George Michael – Careless Whisper (CaptainChorizo)

07. Pet Shop Boys – It´s a sin (Imelda)

08. Madonna – Into the groove (Drewsky1211)

09. Men at Work – Down Under (Drewsky1211)

10. Madonna – Like a prayer (ladyfiona)

11. The Specials – Ghost Town (Book)

12. Madness – House of fun (Joey Russ)

13. a-ha – The sun always shines on TV (En Passant)

14. Communards & Sarah Jane Morris – Don´t leave me this way (Joey Russ)

15. Bee Gees – You win again (Drewsky1211)

16. Human League – Don´t you want me (Paul Bearer)

17. Eurythmics – There must be an angel (playing with my heart) (Youth in Asia)

18. Frankie goes to Hollywood – Two Tribes (Drewsky1211)

19. Belinda Carlisle – Heaven is a place on earth (En Passant)

20. Enya – Orinoco Flow (Toast)

21. The Bangles – Eternal Flame (Drewsky1211)

22. Bonnie Tyler – Total eclipse of the heart (Paul Bearer)

23. Pet Shop Boys – West End Girls (Youth in Asia)

24. The Jam – A town called Malice (wannamaker)

25. Kylie Minogue – I should be so lucky (msc)

 

 

I would also like to crown Drewsky as a killer queen, congratulations! You killed most of the songs in this round

 

Killer-Queens:

5 Drewsky1211

2 Book

2 En Passant

2 Joey Russ

2 ladyfiona

2 Paul Bearer

2 Youth in Asia

1 CaptainChorizo

1 Imelda

1 msc

1 RIP Wee Jum

1 Toast

1 wannamaker

1 Youth in Asia

 

 

Thanks for playing again... and again... and again... the 90s are on its way!

I killed 3!

[Book 3,348]

29 minutes ago, Book said:

Killer-Queens:

5 Drewsky1211

2 Book

2 En Passant

2 Joey Russ

2 ladyfiona

2 Paul Bearer

2 Youth in Asia

1 CaptainChorizo

1 Imelda

1 msc

1 RIP Wee Jum

1 Toast

1 wannamaker

1 Youth in Asia

 

 

 Right, did not combined it, sorry.

[Book 3,348]

9 minutes ago, Youth in Asia said:

I killed 3!

 Oh. Look above. I correct it in the original post now.

[En Passant 2,951]

2 hours ago, TQR said:

 I do like Nena, but the result doesn’t sit right in the same way that Donna Summer winning the 70s game did.

 

This exactly.

[time 7,957]

21 hours ago, TQR said:

If 99 Red Balloons wins I will be posting 99 reasons why you’re wrong in the next KoS thread

Looking forward to this now. 

 

[Joey Russ 7,119]

If Everybody Wants To Rule The World was here that easily would’ve been my winner pick