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Synthesizers and drum machines defined much of 1980s pop, and these fourteen hits show how well the decade’s melodies hold up once that gloss is cleared away.
“Jump” needs almost no translation, its famous keyboard riff already among the era’s most recognizable. “Every Breath You Take” turns its circling guitar arpeggio into a steady, hypnotic pattern that sits naturally under the fingers. “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)” keeps its pulsing, minor-key bass line front and center, just as insistent on piano as on synth.
“Everybody Wants to Rule the World” rolls along on its loping shuffle, while “Time After Time” slows the album down with its gentle, swaying melody. “Drive” and “Who Can It Be Now?” round things out from opposite angles, one a hushed ballad and the other built around a nervy saxophone hook.
Decades on, each of these melodies still carries the spark that once sent it up the charts.
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Every Breath You Take (The Police) - 3:56
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Everybody Wants To Rule The World (Tears For Fears) - 3:42
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Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) (Eurythmics) - 3:00
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Jump (Van Halen) - 3:28
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Dancing In The Dark (Bruce Springsteen) - 3:24
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Time After Time (Cyndi Lauper) - 3:28
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You Give Love A Bad Name (Bon Jovi) - 4:02
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Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go (Wham!) - 4:06
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Never Gonna Give You Up (Rick Astley) - 3:22
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Shout (Tears For Fears) - 5:40
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Your Love (The Outfield) - 3:44
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Centerfold (The J. Geils Band) - 3:48
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Drive (The Cars) - 4:00
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Who Can It Be Now? (Men At Work) - 3:26
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- Total Runtime - 53:06
