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Lists about things you love—or at least remember—about history's most bodacious decade.

80s Movies

Sixteen Candles

Could it possible be that the 1980s was the most memorable decade in the history of cinema? It may sound like hyperbole, but when you take a look at the plethora of amazing movies that came out between the years 1980 and 1989, it could actually be true. These are the 1980s movies that stuck with you the most.

First off, let&#39;s get something straight. The &#39;80s films on this list are not necessarily, from a purely cinematic stand point, the &ldquo;best movies.&rdquo; In fact, only two of the films on this list won the Academy Award for Best Picture in their respective years (Platoon and Rain Man). This list is about memorable 1980s films, the ones that stick in your head for years or decades after you&#39;ve first seen them.

For whatever reason, these memorable 1980s films affect us. Maybe you find yourself thinking about their message, or laughing at their humor, or they just make you feel nostalgic for your youth. (Keep in mind, the &#39;80s also produced its share of <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/forgotten-80s-movies-no-one-likes/mike-mcgranaghan" target="_blank">films for which no one in their right mind is nostalgic</a>.)

Some of the &#39;80s films on this list are hysterically funny. A couple hours with one of these comedies could have you skipping school with Ferris Bueller or ordering pizza in class with Spicoli. Other movies on this list will make you feel nostalgic for your youth. You can go treasure hunting with the Goonies or come of age on an overnight trip with your best pals to find a dead body in Stand by Me.

These 1980s movies you remember cross every genre. Great stories stick with you; their magic has the ability to transport you anywhere in the universe, without ever leaving the comfort of your couch.

Be sure to make your voice heard and vote up the 1980s movies that you remember the most.

1980s

List of the best television shows from the &#39;80s, as ranked by television fans. In the 1980s, sitcoms were among the most talked about and most watched shows on the air. Shows like Cheers, The Cosby Show, Murphy Brown, and The Golden Girls were always topics of conversation around the water cooler. Family sitcoms were <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/most-popular-tv-shows-80s/kelly-patrick" target="_blank">especially popular</a>, with the rise of shows like Family Ties, The Wonder Years, The Facts of Life, and Who&rsquo;s the Boss.

Procedural crime dramas like Miami Vice, Knight Rider, and Remington Steele were popular, not only for the feather-haired hunks and uniquely &#39;80s fashion, but also for their action-packed plots. The &#39;80s also saw a rise in soap-style primetime television. The goings on in Dynasty and Dallas were constant topics of conversation. Many of the more popular shows lasted well into the next decade, but even some of the most well-remembered shows of the 80s only lasted a season or two, such as Max Headroom and <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/greatest-americans-ever/jacariah?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">The Greatest American</a> Hero.

What are your favorite shows from the &#39;80s? Take a look at this list filled with the best shows the &#39;80s had to offer. Maybe you&rsquo;ll be inspired to take out those old Betamax recordings and rewatch your favorite actually-good &#39;80s shows that really hold up. For more 80s TV, check out the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-shows-set-in-the-80s/ranker-tv" target="_blank">best shows set in the 1980s</a>.&nbsp;

Rain Man

Since it was one of the greatest decades for film, here&#39;s&nbsp;a list of the best movies of the 80s. These are some of the most popular and famous films of the 1980s. While the 1980s is largely known for Matthew Broderick, John Cusack, and the iconic musical montage, it is also the decade that brought us The Empire Strikes Back, the cult classic <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/they-live-analysis-predictions/christian-cintron" target="_blank">They Live</a>,&nbsp;and all three of the good Indiana Jones films. The movies on this list were each a top ten grossing film in the year they were released. If you&#39;re looking to find out what the 1980&#39;s were all about, then watching a classic movie on this list would be a great place to start! Vote on the best &#39;80s movies and share your super &#39;80s knowledge with the world!

What are the best movies of the 1980s? This list will give you that answer because it is far more than just a top 10, 50, or even 100 best &#39;80s movies list.

You might want to also check out other greatl lists like: the&nbsp;<a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/funniest-90s-movies/ranker-film?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">best 90s movies</a>&nbsp;and <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/forgotten-80s-movies-no-one-likes/mike-mcgranaghan" target="_blank">17 Movies That No &#39;80s Kid Is Nostalgic About</a>.

Guns N' Roses

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The greatest and most prolific artists of music&#39;s most colorful decade are remembered on this list. This list is based solely on the artists&#39; work in the 1980s. Though, there may be better George Michael, better RHCP, better Sade, or better Sting (okay, maybe not better Sting), in previous or later decades, we will acknowledge each artists for the impact they made in the &#39;80s. What was your favorite 1980s music? Who do you think were the greatest musical artists of the &#39;80s? Remember, some of these artists were responsible for the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/worst-songs-of-the-80s/ranker-music">worst songs of the 80s</a> as well as the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/greatest-songs-by-80s-one-hit-wonders/ranker-music">greatest &#39;80s one hit wonders</a>.&nbsp;

From synth pop, to hair metal, to the rise of punk rock, to the fall of disco, to the birth of hip-hop, all genres are recognized, including classic albums, as long as they were the best of the best during this fabulous decade. Do you prefer &#39;80s rock bands over top pop from the era? Which popular &#39;80s&nbsp;bands would no &#39;<a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/greatest-80s-party-songs/ranker-music?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">80s party music</a> playlist be complete without?

Vote up all of your favorite &#39;80s bands and <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/madonna-controversial-moments/kelly-patrick" target="_blank">artists who transformed the music scene</a> during the decade, and add anyone who isn&#39;t already on the list. Just make sure they&nbsp;were making some of the top &#39;80s music we know and love.

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A Christmas Story

Looking for a great classic comedy? This list of the funniest 80s movies is here to the rescue. The best comedy films of the 1980s are listed here in order of greatness by fans just like yourself. Feel free to create your own rankings and use this list as a resource for the next time you need a pick-me-up. The 1980s was absolutely instrumental in comedy filmmaking and is the reason we have so many amazingly funny &#39;80s comedy flicks today. In fact, that is why they are re-booting the hell out of them right now. We can thank Ivan Reitman, John Hughes, and Howard Ramis in particular for pioneering sheer greatness in modern American comedies. Woody Allen and Mel Brooks did some of their funniest movies in the &#39;80s. The 1980s&nbsp;was an amazing and laugh-out-loud decade for comedy films.

There are movies on the list that a few might consider cheesy but that doesn&#39;t make them any less hilarious. Be sure to vote up your favorite &#39;80s comedy films and vote down the ones you don&#39;t think are that funny.

Full House

What are the best 80&#39;s sitcoms? The 1980s were truly a golden age for television comedy, with many of the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/most-popular-tv-shows-80s/kelly-patrick" target="_blank">most popular TV</a> sitcoms dominating the landscape. Trying to choose favorites is a bit of a challenge, with so many excellent shows, but that&#39;s what&#39;s going on right here. Vote for the famous 80s sitcoms that you loved the most, vote down any you didn&#39;t like and feel free to re-rank this list in any order you choose.

No list of great 80s sitcoms would be complete without several of the notable NBC comedies. In the 1980s, NBC came on strong with brilliant, groundbreaking situation comedy shows that captured viewers&#39; collective attention. Given their popularity, is it any wonder that some of these top programs are among the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/longest-running-us-sitcoms/tvs-frank" target="_blank">longest running US sitcoms</a>? Many of these 80s shows also went on to become <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-best-nbc-comedies-of-all-time" target="_blank">the best NBC comedies of all time</a>: Can anyone argue that The Cosby Show,&nbsp;Cheers, and&nbsp;Family Ties, aren&#39;t forever a part of pop culture?

From Newhart&nbsp;to Murphy Brown&nbsp;and beyond, this list of outstanding 1980&#39;s comedy TV shows includes some of the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-greatest-sitcoms-in-television-history" target="_blank">greatest sitcoms in television history</a>. Enjoy this walk down TV memory lane, and don&#39;t forget to vote!

80s TV

Heathcliff & the Catillac Cats

Get ready to feel some serious nostalgia after reading through this list of the top 80s cartoons. Let&#39;s face it. <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-greatest-animated-series-ever-made?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">The best cartoons</a> of the 1980s helped to shape an entire generation. Whether we were dreaming of hanging out with chipmunk brothers or becoming a stealthy turtle who loves eating pizza in gutters, the 80s made for some pretty amazing television. This list contains funny 80s cartoons and action-packed 80s animations.&nbsp;

Was there ever a better cartoon than&nbsp;The Simpsons? This show chronicles the lives of The Simpsons, a family from Springfield, IL., who always seem to make life a little more interesting (thanks, Homer). Created by Matt Groening in 1989, this classic timepiece is still on the air today, and it&#39;s the one 80s animation that holds the record for the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/longest-running-us-sitcoms/tvs-frank?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">longest running</a> American animation of all time.

Other good 80s shows like DuckTales and The Gummi Bears also appear on this list of 1980s <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/my-favorite-cartoons-of-all-time?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">cartoon shows</a>. The Transformers was a favorite 1980s TV show and it eventually became a series of blockbuster films. The Transformers aired from 1984-1987.

Where do your favorite 1980s shows fall on this list?&nbsp;You can even vote on this list of the best cartoons of the 1980s to make sure your favorite 80s cartoons end up in the No. 1 spot! Woohoo! GO 80s.&nbsp;

Brooke Shields

The greatest teen stars of the '80s are well-remembered on this countdown. They were everywhere; they ruled the box office;&nbsp;they kept butts on the couch;&nbsp;and they took over the radio. The 80s <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-greatest-film-actors-and-actresses-of-all-time?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">actors and actresses</a> that appeared on your locker door, your lunchbox, and even as dolls are recognized for the lasting impact they left on America. So, who's your favorite teen star from the 80s?From Molly Ringwald to Matthew Broderick, this list of top <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/female-teen-stars-of-the-80s-then-and-now/elle-tharp?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">80s teen stars</a> features everyone we've all come to love so much. Whether you're talking hit TV shows or classic 80s movies, these teens truly ruled the decade. Check them all out below and vote up your favorites.

Nostalgia

Voltron

The 1980&#39;s was a great decade for toys and entertainment. Everything was bright, loud, neon, and totally fun. Even years later, many toys, games, movies, and TV shows draw their inspiration from &#39;80s pop culture. Toys, however, were what captured the imaginations of kids in that time before home video game systems, the Internet, and DVR. Saturday morning cartoons dictated the top &#39;80s toys that kids played with, and there was never a shortage of inventive and creative new toys for children to entertain themselves with. The &#39;80s was the golden age of toys.

Who could forget some of the most popular dolls and stuffed animals from the 1980s, like Cabbage Patch Kids, Teddy Ruxpin, and Pound Puppies? For kids who were more into action figures, He-Man and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were super fun to play with. Interactive toys like Rubix Cubes, Legos, and Guess Who? encouraged kids to use their noodles to solve puzzles, strengthen their memories, and build new creations with their imaginations. And outdoor toys like Roller Racers and Pogo Balls allowed kids to get out of the house and have a good time in the fresh air.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Which toys and games make you the most nostalgic for the &#39;80s? Vote up the most popular toys of the 1980s below, and be sure to let us know what you think in the comment section! &nbsp;

Magnum, P.I.

If you&rsquo;re an avid television fan, chances are there&#39;s at least one&nbsp;1980s drama series that you love. For the first time, television was starting to step away from procedural elements, towards more serialized series. Procedural cop and detective shows were still among the biggest hits of the decade, however, shows like &quot;Dallas,&quot; &quot;St. Elsewhere,&quot; and &quot;Dynasty&quot; were leaning more towards long-term story arcs. These types of shows remain popular today as well.

The 80s were known for the flashy television shows. &quot;Miami Vice&quot; and &quot;21 Jump Street&quot; were known for their hot lead actors and unique 80s fashion. There was also a push towards fantasy and science fiction television like never before, with dramas such as &quot;Quantum Leap,&quot; &quot;<a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/beauty-and-the-beast-aftermath/hannah-collins?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">Beauty and the Beast</a>,&quot; and &quot;<a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/greatest-americans-ever/jacariah?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">The Greatest American</a> Hero.&quot;

What were the best dramas of the 1980s? This list of the best dramatic television that aired during 1980-1989 has been ranked by the community.&nbsp;Did the 80s drama series you think are best make the list? Cast your votes below and see where the 1980s dramas you think are great rank.

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Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back

In the 1980s, some of the best movies released put the spotlight on sexy stars. From Jennifer Beals to a young Tom Cruise, sexy girls and famous hot guys landed lead roles in the best movies of the decade. Of course, after starring in Star Wars, one of the most famous hot ladies of the '80s was Carrie Fisher. To see her most photogenic photos, head on over to The 26 Sexiest Pics of a Young Carrie Fisher. Take a look at our list of the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/top-directors-of-the-80s/ranker-film">Best Directors of the 1980s</a> to get a sense of the decade in cinema.Some great ensembles include <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/every-oscar-winning-film-ever/drake-bird?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">award winning movies</a> like Hannah and Her Sisters and Dirty Dancing. The best actress, or one of them perhaps, who kept reappearing in the hottest 1980s movie casts was Demi Moore. Click here for Demi Moore Bikini Pictures. Just as the sexy stars of the Rat Pack became the best actors of the '50s and '60s, the Frat Pack made a hot mess in the '80s. Look no further than the best actors out there, ranging from Rob Lowe to Emilio Estevez. It's also great to see celebrities appear in small roles in 1980s movies before they were huge, like Jeremy Piven in Say Anything. Check out this list of&nbsp;<a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/hot-jeremy-piven-photos/christiebuckner">Hot Jeremy Piven Photos</a>.

Best TV

Take a trip back to the past and check out this list of the best TV shows set in the &#39;80s. Both before the &#39;80s hit and long after they passed, this eclectic era has long been the subject and setting for a range of TV shows and movies. Whether it&#39;s the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/greatest-artists-of-the-_80s" target="_blank">awesome &#39;80s music</a>, the funky clothes, or simply the overall feel of the decade, the &#39;80s&nbsp;are sorely missed&mdash;but <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/most-popular-tv-shows-80s/kelly-patrick" target="_blank">we have plenty of awesome TV shows set in the 1980</a>s to reflect back on the good ol&#39; days. But which show about the &#39;80s is the very best?

From <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/current-sci-fi-tv-shows/ranker-tv" target="_blank">newer sci-fi shows</a> like Stranger Things to <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-glow-quotes/movie-and-tv-quotes" target="_blank">well-written dramas like GLOW</a> and hilarious sitcoms such as The Goldbergs&mdash;not to mention That &#39;80s Show&mdash;the top shows set&nbsp;in the &#39;80s span a variety of genres. We&nbsp;even have animated shows taking place in the &#39;80s, including Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones and Code Monkeys. In short, the 1980s were a fine time to pretend to be in, and numerous&nbsp;shows did it quite well.

What modern TV shows set in the &#39;80s are your favorites? How about those made prior to the 1980s? Check out the list of shows below and vote up the ones you think are best. If you&#39;re adding a show to the list, be sure it wasn&#39;t released during the &#39;80s&mdash;you can vote on the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-80s-tv-shows/ranker-tv" target="_blank">best &#39;80s shows</a> if that&#39;s what you&#39;re looking for.

Language

I&#39;ll Be Back

List of the greatest, most memorable, and most popular catch phrases from 80s. Sayings and catch phrases are a fixture in pop culture, and the generation that came of age during the 1980s should get a rush of nostalgia from revisiting these &quot;pre-Internet memes&quot; and jokes from 30 years ago or more.

A number of these catch phrases have remained popular, or have undergone a renaissance in recent years. Mr. T&#39;s memorable quote, &quot;I pity the fool&quot; has remained his most recognizable routine, and figured in to the recent big screen adaptation of the show &quot;The A-Team.&quot; Al Pacino&#39;s delivery of the key line from Brian De Palma&#39;s &quot;Scarface&quot; remains a frequently parodied and iconic movie moment. This just goes to show that 80s quotes are more easily remembered if they are regularly repeated and resurfaced... so, by all means, feel free!

Though catch phrases are often depicted as hacky or mocked as a low-brow form of comedy, no matter how witty they are, it&#39;s undeniable that they have the power to connect millions of people around a humorous phrase or observation. What are the best catch phrases from the 80s? What&#39;s your favorite 80s saying? Below are 20 of our favorite examples. Vote for your favorite catch phrases from the 80s below.

Despite the big hair, excessive amount of blue eyeshadow, and bedazzled jean jackets, these female teen stars managed to look cool even in the sometimes tragic-styling of the '80s. From the nostalgic high school films that were easily some of the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-best-80_s-movies" target="_blank">best movies of the 1980s</a>&nbsp;to the synth-laden pop numbers, these ladies of the eighties stood the test of time. Some had careers <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/female-teen-stars-of-the-90s-then-and-now/derrick-deane" target="_blank">spanning&nbsp;well into the '90s</a>&nbsp;while others burned bright and fast before settling into the quieter life.They all made their mark on the decade as mere teenagers, and we are thankful for all of the hair-teasing they endured to do so. Read on to find out where your favorite teen star from the '80s is up to nowadays, and bask in the warm nostalgic glow of their iconic roles, films, and songs.&nbsp;

Scrabble

What do you look for in a good game show? Is it an enjoyable host, who is charismatic, friendly, and funny? Do you enjoy watching people making fools of themselves? Or maybe it&rsquo;s the challenge of the game that keeps you glued to the screen? Whatever your reason for watching game shows, the &#39;80s had plenty of amazing game shows. This list of the best game 1980s shows includes TV game shows that aired during the 1980s, and has been ranked by the community.

Older programs like The Price Is Right and Family Feud had begun before the 80s but still ran strong throughout the entire decade, exciting new audiences every year. However, many of the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-greatest-game-shows-of-all-time?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">best game shows</a> of the decade were uniquely &#39;80s, such as Tic-Tac-Dough and Everything Goes. 80s game shows often relied on celebrity panels, like in Hollywood Squares, where people got to interact with their favorite celebrities while trying to win prizes.

What are the best 1980s gameshows? Were the best the ones that included celebrities or ones that focused on the average guy? Vote up the greatest 80s game shows below or add the one you thought was the best if it isn&#39;t already on the list. Take a look at these classic game shows and decide which of them should be the top rated.

Indulge your love of big hair, <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/least-cool-fashions-from-the-80s/samantha-dillinger" target="_blank">terrible fashion</a>, and neon colors with this collection of&nbsp;guilty pleasure 80s movies. Whether you had the joy of living through the 80s or not, the era is one of the tackiest decades of all time. Therefore, cheesy movies are&nbsp;par for the course.Corny 80s films range from intentionally campy to downright dumb, but that doesn't stop the public from loving them anyway. Even if you consider yourself someone with discriminating tastes, sometimes you just want something that's easy. The best guilty pleasure 80s movies take you on an exciting ride without making you think all that much. Not to mention, they're sometimes so bad it's funny. Browse this list below to fill your guilty pleasure needs!&nbsp;

Rubik, The Amazing Cube

The glitz. The glam. The hair. In a nutshell, the '80s were a confused time. A decade completely oblivious to how absurd its fashion trends were. And the cartoons were no different. Prepare to be amazed by some of the&nbsp;most dated '80s cartoons ever.&nbsp;From sitcom spinoffs&nbsp;to glorified toy commercials to out-of-this-world premises, the 1980s has you covered. So grab yourself a can of New Coke and envelop yourself in some of the most heinous '80s cartoon shows you totally forgot about. Vote up the most dated '80s animated series.

Wonderland

Oh, man. The 1980s was quite a decade! Sure, &#39;80s movies are awesome but this list goes deeper. Ranked here are the best movies about the &#39;80s. Films from many decades have been set in the 80s, because who can resist a great eighties story? As long as a film was primarily set in that great, iconic decade of the 1980s, and was truly awesome, it belongs on this list. What are the all time best movies set in the &#39;80s? Hollywood has some great options for &#39;80s lovers and they&#39;re all ranked here, with trailers.

Madonna and Michael Jackson reigned supreme in the &#39;80s music world, and the Brat Pack hit the film scene in the 80s. John Hughes made plenty of movies set in the &#39;80s, but many great films about the 80s were released in the 1990s and 2000s as well. The unique culture and setting of the eighties, makes for a great movie backdrop, and some of the best stories told on film are tales of the 1980s.

The movies featured on this list include the likes of Scarface, No Country for Old Men, Let the Right One In, 200 Cigarettes, The Pursuit of Happyness, and Wonderland. What do you think are the best films about the 80s? Upvote them below, or, if they aren&#39;t already listed, feel free to add them for an even more comprehensive list that 80s lovers everywhere can enjoy.

Just remember, this isn&#39;t a list of the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-best-80_s-movies">best 80s movies</a>, these films all must be about and set sometime during the 1980s.

Animated

SilverHawks

If you&#39;re a child of the 80s, you&rsquo;re well aware of how many hit TV cartoons there were! Who doesn&rsquo;t remember Saturday mornings, watching cartoons, and even more importantly, singing along to their catchy theme songs? What are the best 80s <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/greatest-cartoon-theme-songs-v1/ranker-tv?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">cartoon theme songs</a>? This list of cartoon theme songs from the 1980s, with videos, will take you back to those lazy mornings&nbsp;when you could just be a kid.&nbsp;

The shows on this list became some of the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/my-favorite-cartoons-of-all-time?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">most popular cartoons</a> of all time and even helped to shape many future cartoon programs. Each of these cartoons is memorable not just for the characters and stories, but for their distinct theme songs as well. Do you remember singing along to the DuckTales&nbsp;theme? How about the theme song from the Care Bears? Did you drive your older siblings nuts with the tune&nbsp;from My Little Pony? Go ahead and listen again to some of the best kid theme songs of all time - you know you want to.&nbsp;

This list features the best 80s theme songs from cartoon programs including classics like Inspector Gadget, Thundercats, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.&nbsp;Vote up the best, most memorable 80s cartoon theme songs below to see how your favorites rank.

80s Music

Electric Avenue

After checking out the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/top-one-hit-wonders-2010s/jovaughnbrown" target="_blank">most popular one-hit wonders of the 2010s</a>, enjoy this&nbsp;list of the greatest songs by &#39;80s one-hit wonders. Are you looking for your favorite &#39;80s songs, but don&rsquo;t know who the artist is? Browse through this list of the greatest songs by &#39;80s one-hit wonders to see if your favorite song made the list. Then you can see who the artist is and search for the album to listen to sometime. Ordered from the most popular one-hit song wonders from the &#39;80s to the least popular, you can find some great music by picking from the top of the list. Go ahead and vote for your favorite songs and artists as well, and they will get raised higher on the list.

Feel free to copy and paste from the list to make your own list of favorite &#39;80s music. That way, you will never forget the male and female artists who wrote, sang, and performed your favorite &#39;80s songs again! If you don&rsquo;t see your favorite song or artist listed, go ahead and add it to the list. Then others can vote for it and you can see where it ranks on the list of <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/greatest-80s-pop-songs/ranker-music?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">great 80s songs</a> by one-hit wonders.

The &#39;80s was a memorable time period. With movies like Footloose, Top Gun and the Karate Kid that are renowned the world over, music played a big part in making these films special. There were a lot of great songs and music from this time, but some of the best songs were from one-hit wonders of the &#39;80s and can sometimes be hard to find. By utilizing this list, you may just find that one great &#39;80s song that you loved to listen to! Cheers to the one hit wonders of the &#39;80s for bringing us some of most memorable songs of the decade. To the eighties!

I Love the '80s

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Who were the best TV characters of the '80s? From <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-golden-girls-guest-stars/lisa-waugh?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">The Golden Girls</a>, The Cosby Show, and Murder, She Wrote all the way to kid favorites like Punky Brewster, Elmo, and Saved By the Bell, these shows greatly impacted the culture of the decade. This list has the best TV characters from classic 1980s television shows.It was the decade where the Pee-Wee Herman was introduced. Michael Knight and Virgil Tibbs also took to the small screen, entertaining millions of fans. The top TV show characters of the 1980s included family-focused favorites like <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-highway-to-heaven-episodes/reference?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">Highway to Heaven</a> and the still popular kid’s all-time favorite Sesame Street. And who can forget the Seaver family from Growing Pains (though we try to forget Kirk Cameron these days)?&nbsp;Children’s characters like Alf, Optimus Prime, and He-Man were also introduced. The top characters of the 80s were, for the most part family-friendly, uplifting, and hilarious. Let's honor the ingenuity of Mr. Angus MacGyver, and the importance of having life-long friends a la&nbsp;The Golden Girls.Vote up your favorite 1980's TV characters below or add your favorite if he or she isn't already on the list!

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Alex P. Keaton

Alex P. Keaton is a fictional character on the United States television sitcom Family Ties, which aired on NBC for seven seasons, from 1982 to 1989. Family Ties reflected the move in the United States away from the cultural liberalism of the 1960s and 1970s to the conservatism of the 1980s. This was particularly expressed through the relationship between Young Republican Alex and his hippie parents, Steven and Elyse Keaton.. President of the United States Ronald Reagan once stated that Family Ties was his favorite television show.

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Jean-Luc Picard

Captain Jean-Luc Picard is a fictional character who appears in fiction related to Star Trek. He appears in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation and the feature films Star Trek Generations, Star Trek: First Contact, Star Trek: Insurrection and Star Trek: Nemesis. He also made a short appearance in the pilot episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. He is portrayed by actor Patrick Stewart.

Thomas Magnum

Thomas Sullivan Magnum IV is a fictional character on American television series Magnum, P.I.. As the title suggests, the character Magnum is a private investigator. In the original series Magnum was portrayed by Tom Selleck. Jay Hernandez portrays the character in the 2018 reboot. This article discusses the original character, however.

Hawkeye Pierce

Hawkeye Pierce is a fictional character from the TV series M*A*S*H.

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Angus MacGyver

MacGyver is a fictional character from the 1985 tv series MacGyver.

Kermit the Frog

Kermit the Frog is a fictional character from the tv series Robot Chicken.

Sophia Petrillo

Sophia Petrillo-Weinstock is a fictional character from the TV series The Golden Girls, and its spin-offs The Golden Palace and Empty Nest. She was portrayed by Estelle Getty for 10 years and 258 episodes. Bea Arthur, who played her daughter Dorothy Zbornak on the show, was in real life a year older than Getty.

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Al Bundy

Al Bundy is a fictional character and the essential protagonist of the U.S. television series Married... with Children, played by Ed O'Neill. He is a beer loving, indebted, American father of two, portrayed as both a comedic and tragic figure. Although he is cheap, unsuccessful, lustful, unhappy, and scheming, he nevertheless stands by his family, displaying wit, self-sacrifice and resilience in times of crisis. He and his wife, Peggy Bundy, were rated the 59th best characters on television by Bravo.

Rose Nylund

Rose Nylund is a fictional character featured on the popular 1980s situation comedy The Golden Girls, and its spin-off The Golden Palace. She was portrayed by Betty White for 8 years, totaling 208 episodes. Rose was originally supposed to be played by Rue McClanahan and Blanche Devereaux, one of Rose's roommates, was to be played by Betty White. However, Jay Sandrich, the director of the show, suggested that Rue and Betty switch parts. He felt that Betty would be a better fit for Rose because she had already played Sue Ann Nivens in the television show The Mary Tyler Moore Show, which is similar to the character of Blanche Devereaux.

Homer Simpson

Homer Jay Simpson is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the American animated sitcom The Simpsons. He is voiced by Dan Castellaneta and first appeared on television, along with the rest of his family, in The Tracey Ullman Show short "Good Night" on April 19, 1987. Homer was created and designed by cartoonist Matt Groening while he was waiting in the lobby of James L. Brooks' office. Groening had been called to pitch a series of shorts based on his comic strip Life in Hell but instead decided to create a new set of characters. He named the character after his father, Homer Groening. After appearing for three seasons on The Tracey Ullman Show, the Simpson family got their own series on Fox that debuted December 17, 1989.
As patriarch of the eponymous family, Homer and his wife Marge have three children: Bart, Lisa and Maggie. As the family's provider, he works at the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant as safety inspector. Homer embodies many American working class stereotypes: he is crude, obese, incompetent, lazy, clumsy, dim-witted, hot-tempered, childish and addicted to beer, junk food and watching television. However, he often tries his hardest to be a decent man and is fiercely devoted to his family, especially when they need him the most. Despite the suburban blue-collar routine of his life, he has had a number of remarkable experiences, including going to space, climbing the tallest mountain in Springfield by himself, fighting former President George H. W. Bush and winning a Grammy Award as a member of a barbershop quartet.
In the shorts and earlier episodes, Castellaneta voiced Homer with a loose impression of Walter Matthau; however, during the second and third seasons of the half-hour show, Homer's voice evolved to become more robust, to allow the expression of a fuller range of emotions. He has appeared in other media relating to The Simpsons—including video games, The Simpsons Movie, The Simpsons Ride, commercials, and comic books—and inspired an entire line of merchandise. His signature catchphrase, the annoyed grunt "D'oh!", has been included in The New Oxford Dictionary of English since 1998 and the Oxford English Dictionary since 2001.
Homer is one of the most influential characters in the history of television, and is widely considered to be an American cultural icon. The British newspaper The Sunday Times described him as "The greatest comic creation of [modern] time". He was named the greatest character "of the last 20 years" in 2010 by Entertainment Weekly, was ranked the second-greatest cartoon character by TV Guide, behind Bugs Bunny, and was voted the greatest television character of all time by Channel 4 viewers. For voicing Homer, Castellaneta has won four Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance and a special-achievement Annie Award. In 2000, Homer and his family were awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Data

Lieutenant Commander Data is a character in the fictional Star Trek universe portrayed by actor Brent Spiner. He appears in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation and the feature films Star Trek Generations, Star Trek: First Contact, Star Trek: Insurrection and Star Trek: Nemesis.
An artificial intelligence and synthetic life form designed and built by Doctor Noonien Soong, Data is a self-aware, sapient, sentient, and anatomically fully functional android who serves as the second officer and chief operations officer aboard the Federation starships USS Enterprise-D and USS Enterprise-E. His positronic brain allows him impressive computational capabilities. Data experienced ongoing difficulties during the early years of his life with understanding various aspects of human behavior and was unable to feel emotion or understand certain human idiosyncrasies, inspiring him to strive for his own humanity. This goal eventually led to the addition of an "emotion chip", also created by Soong, to Data's positronic net.

Norm Peterson

Hillary Norman "Norm" Peterson is a character on the American television show Cheers, portrayed by George Wendt. Norm's real first name is Hillary, named after his grandfather.
Norm appeared in all 275 episodes of Cheers between 1982–1993 and was initially the only customer featured in the main cast. Sam Malone, Carla and Norm are the only characters to appear in every episode of Cheers.
Norm also made one guest appearance each in the three other sitcoms set in the Cheers universe: the Frasier episode "Cheerful Goodbyes", the Wings episode "The Story of Joe" and the spin-off The Tortellis.

Jack Tripper

Jack Tripper is a fictional character on the sitcoms Three's Company and Three's a Crowd, based upon the character Robin Tripp of Man About the House and Robin's Nest. Jack was played by John Ritter.

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John "Hannibal" Smith

Col. John 'Hannibal' Smith is a fictional character in the 2010 action-adventure film The A-Team.

Sam Malone

Samuel "Mayday" Malone is a fictional character on the American television show Cheers, portrayed by Ted Danson. The central character of the series, Sam is a former relief pitcher for the Boston Red Sox Major League Baseball team; he owns a bar called "Cheers" and works there as a bartender. He is a recovering alcoholic and a notorious womanizer.
Although his celebrity status was short-lived, Sam retains that standing within the confines of Cheers, where he is beloved by the regular patrons. He seduces many women, yet he fails to achieve meaningful relationships with them. Sam had an on-and-off relationship with Diane Chambers in 1982–1987 and the series finale in 1993, "One for the Road." When Diane leaves the bar, Sam tries to seduce her replacement, Rebecca Howe, but she rejects his advances. Sam and Rebecca attempt a relationship many times, but they have no passion for each other and decide to remain as friends.
Sam appeared in all 275 episodes of Cheers, which ran from 1982 until 1993. He also made a guest appearance in an episode of the spin-off comedy show Frasier called "The Show Where Sam Shows Up".

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Frasier Crane

Frasier Winslow Crane, M.D., Ph.D., Ed.D., A.P.A. is a fictional character on the American television sitcoms Cheers and Frasier, portrayed by Kelsey Grammer. Grammer received award recognitions for portraying this character in these two shows, in addition to a 1992 one-time appearance in Wings.
The character debuted in the Cheers third season premiere, "Rebound", as Diane Chambers's love interest to the "Sam and Diane" dynamic. Intended to appear for only a few episodes, Grammer's performance for the role was praised by producers, prompting them to expand his role and to increase his prominence. Later in Cheers, Frasier is married to Lilith Sternin with a son, Frederick, and resides in Boston. After Cheers ended, the character moved to his spin-off series Frasier, the span of his overall television appearances therefore totaling twenty years. In the spin-off, Frasier moves back to his birthplace Seattle after his divorce from Lilith, who retained custody of Frederick in Boston, and is reunited with a newly created family: his estranged father Martin and brother Niles.

Daisy Duke

Daisy Mae Duke is a fictional character, played by Catherine Bach, from the American television series The Dukes of Hazzard. She is the cousin of Bo and Luke, the main protagonists of the show, who are also cousins, and the three live on a farm on the outskirts of Hazzard County with their Uncle Jesse
Although never mentioned in the series itself, some press material for the show suggests that Daisy's parents, along with Bo and Luke's, were killed in a car accident. However, in the 1997 reunion movie, Daisy says her mother died when she was born.
Daisy frequently becomes involved in the Dukes' car chases, originally her Plymouth Road Runner or, from the mid-second season onwards and more famously, her Jeep. Daisy also works as a waitress at the Boar's Nest, the local bar owned by Boss Hogg that was the main meeting place in Hazzard. She also aspires to be both a singer-songwriter and a journalist.

Kevin Arnold

Kevin Arnold is a fictional character from the 1988 TV series The Wonder Years.

Michael Knight

Michael Knight is a fictional character and the protagonist of the 1980s television series Knight Rider, played by David Hasselhoff. The character first appeared in the opening scenes as Michael Long, played by Larry Anderson in the beginning of the pilot.

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Jim Rockford

Jim Rockford is a fictional character from the film The Rockford Files.

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Woody Boyd

Woodrow Huckleberry Tiberius "Woody" Boyd is a lovable, albeit extremely naïve and unsophisticated, character on the American television show Cheers, portrayed by Woody Harrelson. Woody came to Cheers at the beginning of the fourth season of Cheers in 1985 in the episode "Birth, Death, Love and Rice".
Woody appeared in 200 episodes of Cheers between 1985 and 1993. He also made a guest appearance on Frasier in the episode "The Show Where Woody Shows Up" and on The Simpsons episode "Fear of Flying".

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Columbo

Columbo is an American television series starring Peter Falk as a detective with the Los Angeles Police Department. The character and show, created by William Link and Richard Levinson, popularized the inverted detective story format which begins by showing the commission and its suspect; the series therefore has no "whodunit" element. The plot revolves around how a suspect whose identity is already known to the audience will finally be caught and exposed. Columbo is a friendly, verbose, disheveled police detective of Italian descent, whose trademarks include wearing a rumpled, beige raincoat over his suit, and smoking a cigar. 

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Peggy Bundy

Peggy Bundy is a fictional character in the tv series Married... with Children.

Who were the best TV characters of the '80s? From The Golden Girls, The Cosby Show, and Murder, She Wrote all the way to kid favorites like Punky Brewster, ...