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These blue-eyed soul songs are some of the best of all time, recorded and sung by some incredibly talented singers. But what, exactly, is blue-eyed soul? It’s traditionally soulful, R&amp;B music performed by white musicians. Blue-eyed soul has been around since the '60s, and in the decades since has become a favorite sound for many iconic singers you’ll recognize. Some of these songs are more crossovers, blending genres like pop and rock. Others are bordering on folk tunes, and many of them are from the “easy listening” era of the 1970s.No list of the best blue-eyed soul songs would be complete without tunes by The Righteous Brothers. In fact, a Philadelphia disc jockey is said to have coined the phrase “blue-eyed soul” when describing Bill Medley and Bobby Hatfield’s music. But not all of the&nbsp;top blue-eyed soul songs are from decades gone by. There are also modern blue-eyed soul singers, including Sam Smith, Adele, and Justin Timberlake. All of them specialize in famous tunes that move the heart and the feet.What is your favorite on this blue-eyed soul songs list? Vote up good tracks, vote down the ones that don’t really do it for you – just have fun watching the videos and making your decisions!

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The Best Blue-Eyed Soul Songs

Best Blue-Eyed Soul Songs | Top White Soul Song List

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A closer listen to the decade that brought us everything from Run-DMC to Mötley Crüe to Rick Astley.

Oh Yeah, It's '80s Night

1980s

So much of music in the &#39;80s was defined by the new wave movement, but what are your favorite songs from the genre? Let&#39;s rank the best &#39;80s new wave songs that truly defined the decade, with the help of your votes.

Many people think of new wave songs when they think of the 1980s, and it&#39;s no wonder why. Tracks like Kajagoogoo&#39;s &quot;Too Shy&quot; and Soft Cell&#39;s &quot;Tainted Love&quot; are the types&nbsp;of songs&nbsp;you&#39;ll always sing along to if you hear them on the radio. Even if you don&#39;t listen to &#39;80s music, you surely know the lyrics to &quot;I Ran&quot; by A Flock of Seagulls. Another fantastic new wave song from the &#39;80s is &quot;People Are People&quot; by Depeche Mode, despite the fact that the song&#39;s writer, Martin Gore, has been quoted as saying it&#39;s one of his least favorite.

Vote up the top &#39;80s new wave hits and dance your problems away! There are so many good &#39;80s new wave songs, so please add your own additions to the list if they aren&#39;t here already.

The Best '80s New Wave Songs

The 100+ Best '80s New Wave Songs That Defined The Decade

Ranking the greatest R&B artists, songs, and subgenres from the late ‘70s up to today. 

Songs With Soul

80s Music

Here are the greatest &#39;80s R&amp;B songs, ranked by fans everywhere. The 1980s were a transformative decade for R&amp;B. The genre of rhythm and blues used to be its own genre, but in the &#39;80s, it began to incorporate elements of hip hop into the music. The genre gradually became more homogenized, and a select group of high-profile R&amp;B artists dominated the charts. This was all thanks to producer L.A. Reid, who produced some of the biggest hits of the era. From George Michael&nbsp;to Janet Jackson, many prominent artists rose to superstardom during this time. On this R&amp;B throwback playlist, you&#39;ll have the chance to slow dance to some of the smoothest jams ever made.

Which track do you think deserves the top spot? The King of Pop, Michael Jackson, made numerous R&amp;B hits you will be able to choose from. Marvin Gaye was also a major artist of the time, and plenty of people&nbsp;still turn on his music when they are in the mood for romance. There are no wrong answers. Every song on this list is a hit in its own right. You can help determine what the most popular R&amp;B songs of the &#39;80s are.&nbsp;

The Best R&B Songs Of The '80s, Ranked

The 100+ Best R&B Songs Of The '80s, Ranked By Fans

Lists of bangers to add to your perfect party playlist.

Songs to Turn Up

Here are the greatest &#39;80s party songs, ranked by fans everywhere. It may be the 21st century, but people are still obsessed with the 1980s. People still regularly host &#39;80s themed parties where people put on their best Michael Jackson jackets and apply way too much hairspray. These parties are great for catching up with old friends, but they are also the perfect opportunity to take control of the playlist and blast some of the biggest hits of the decade. The most popular &#39;80s party songs will get everyone off their feet and reminiscing about the good old days before everyone had a smartphone in their pocket.&nbsp;

No &#39;80s party is complete without playing most of the songs on this &#39;80s music&nbsp;playlist. There are tracks that will have people getting up off from the couch and doing the moonwalk. Others are a bit more laid back and good for when it&#39;s time to bring the festivities to a close. They all encapsulate a certain, bygone era, and they will put smiles on everyone&#39;s faces.&nbsp;

Use this list of &#39;80s party songs whenever you are in charge of the music. As each track plays, just look around at everyone smirking with joy as they listen to the songs that played during their high school dances. Partiers of all ages are encouraged to vote.&nbsp;

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The Best Party Songs Of The '80s, Ranked

The 100+ Best Party Songs Of The '80s, Ranked By Fans

Though many of the best ballads to come out of the 80s come in the form of power ballads, that&#39;s not to say they all do. In fact, the top 80s ballads span a range of genres and even tempos, but they all have one thing in common: they&#39;re ballads. What exactly is a ballad? Though there may be some room for argument, ballads are typically those songs consisting of love-infused lyrics&mdash;but they don&#39;t have to be. Ballads tell stories, so they can often be seen as narratives set to song. Whatever the true definition may be, we all have our idea of ballads and, therefore, we all have our favorites when it comes to the best 80s ballads of all time. What are&nbsp;yours?

Again, the 80s was a great time for power ballads&mdash;many of which came from those guys with big hair and tight&nbsp;pants. However, the 80s graced us with more than just a bunch of epic power ballads that climb from slow intros to all-out instrumentals accompanying a love story. From Eurythmics&#39; &quot;Here Comes the Rain Again&quot; to &quot;Total Eclipse of My Heart&quot; by Bonnie Tyler, the greatest 80s ballads certainly don&#39;t stick to a single genre. Nevertheless, they all&nbsp;possess that classic 80s sound.

What are you favorite ballads of the 80s? Do you think they can be called the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-ballads-of-all-time/ranker-music" target="_blank">best ballads ever</a>? Check out the list of the most popular 80s ballads below and vote up your top choices. If you see something is missing from the list, feel free to add it. You can also vote on the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-90s-ballads/ranker-music" target="_blank">top ballads of the 90s</a>&nbsp;while you&#39;re at it.

The Best Ballads of the 80s

The 35+ Best Ballads of the 80s, Ranked by Music Fans

Often synonymous with love songs, ballads typically combine stories with music&mdash;making for some of the most poetic songs to date. From traditional ballads of old to today&#39;s hottest pop ballads, these narratives set to music span a broad range of genres. Regardless of genre, however, the best ballads usually find themselves set to slower&nbsp;accompaniments, telling stories about things like&nbsp;lost love and&nbsp;old friendships. In short, ballads are those tracks we go to when we&#39;re down, pondering life, or just need something soft and soothing to calm our troubles. So, <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/the-best-songs-with-love-in-the-title/ranker-music" target="_blank">love songs</a> or not, what are the best ballads of all time?

Many of the most popular ballads we&#39;ve come to love today date back hundreds of years, to the point where the origins are almost uncertain. On the other hand, you have more modern takes on the ballad, including songs like &quot;With or Without You&quot; by U2 or Marvin Gaye&#39;s ever-sensual &quot;Let&#39;s Get It On&quot;. Of course, we can&#39;t forget those favorite ballads that stray from the common love-infused lyrics, such as Pink Floyd&#39;s tribute to Syd Barrett, &quot;Wish You Were Here&quot;, among plenty of others you can find on the list of top ballads below.

Now, the question remains: what are the best ballads ever written? Whether they be rock ballads, power ballads, traditional, or even pop, it&#39;s&nbsp;up to music fans like you to decide. Check out the list of ballad songs below and vote up your favorites. Also feel free to add your own choices to the list. If you&#39;re looking for more ballads, take a look at&nbsp;the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-80s-ballads/ranker-music" target="_blank">best 80s ballads</a>&nbsp;or the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-2000s-ballads/ranker-music" target="_blank">best 2000s ballads</a> for more recent love songs.

The Best Ballads of All Time

The 50+ Best Ballads of All Time, Ranked by Music Fans

Karaoke and &#39;80s music is a match made in heaven, but what are the very best tracks you can choose when it&#39;s your turn to belt one out? From &quot;Bohemian Rhapsody&quot; to &quot;Take on Me,&quot; let&#39;s rank the very best &#39;80s karaoke songs that are sure to win the crowd over every time.

It may be a tad overdone, but &quot;Don&#39;t Stop Believin&quot; by Journey is basically a cheat card for getting the crowd pumped up. Another great &#39;80s karaoke song is &quot;I Wanna Dance With Somebody&quot; by Whitney Houston, which has a chorus that everyone will be singing along with. Other great &#39;80s songs for karaoke include &quot;Take On Me&quot; by a-Ha (if you&#39;re good at hitting those high notes) and &quot;Africa&quot; by Toto.

What constitutes a good <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/worst-karaoke-songs-2010s/maggie-clancy" target="_blank">karaoke song</a> is pretty subjective, so if your favorite go-to &#39;80s hit isn&#39;t already here, add it to the list!

The Best '80s Karaoke Songs

The Best '80s Karaoke Songs Guaranteed To Win The Crowd Over

Ranking the very best songs, bands, and musicians of the greatest decade for hit jams.

Music for Your '90s Playlists

90s Music

Everybody loves a good throwback, so here are the best &#39;90s karaoke songs, ranked by fans everywhere. From soft rock and boy bands to smooth R&amp;B and <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/old-school-hip-hop-bands-and-artists/reference?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">old school hip hop</a>, this list of &#39;90s <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-country-karaoke-songs/ranker-music?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">songs to sing</a> at karaoke includes classic hits as well as songs you might&#39;ve forgotten about. What are your favorite &#39;90s songs for karaoke?

Vote up the best &#39;90s songs to sing at your next karaoke party, and add other great recommendations if they&#39;re missing from the list.

The Best '90s Karaoke Songs

The 50+ Best '90s Karaoke Songs, Ranked By Fans

What are the best songs to come from the British Isles during the &#39;80s? Let&#39;s not forget, some of the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-best-rock-bands-of-all-time?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">greatest bands of all time</a> originated in Great Britain, and while the Rolling Stones, the Beatles, U2, and many more began long before the 1980s, that doesn&#39;t mean the decade doesn&#39;t have a lot of hits. Let&#39;s rank the best &#39;80s songs from British artists that truly defined the decade not just in the UK, but around the world.

The 1980s was a great decade for British songs, which becomes all the more clear if you&#39;ve ever heard a little tune called &quot;Bohemian Rhapsody&quot; by Queen. In fact, just about every major hit from Queen was released during the 1980s, but that was hardly the only band to kick out killer tracks in the &#39;80s. George Michael released a few amazing tracks including &quot;Faith&quot; and &quot;Wake Me Up Before You Go Go&quot; while Culture Club dropped &quot;Karma Chameleon,&quot; which is probably running through your head right now after simply reading the title. Other amazing hits to come from the decade include &quot;Shout&quot; by Tears for Fears, &quot;Leave In Silence&quot; by Depeche Mode, and The Eurythmics&#39; &quot;Sweet Dreams&quot; among many obvious others from artists like Billy Idol and Phil Collins.

Vote up your favorite British &#39;80s songs, and add as many to the list as you like!

The Best British '80s Songs

The 30+ Greatest British '80s Songs That Defined the Decade

It can be cathartic to get in touch with your emotions by listening to sad songs. There are a lot of great &lsquo;80s sad songs if you&rsquo;re looking to make an emotional playlist.&nbsp;

So, what are some of the best sad &lsquo;80s songs? &quot;Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want This Time,&quot;&nbsp;by The Smiths is definitely one of the most memorable depressing &lsquo;80s songs. It&rsquo;s featured during one of the saddest moments of the John Hughes &lsquo;80s classic, Pretty in Pink. &quot;With or Without You&quot; by U2 is another example of sad &lsquo;80s music. There are a good number of sad &lsquo;80s love songs as well.

Be sure to vote up the sad songs from the &lsquo;80s that you love most. If you don&rsquo;t see your favorite sad songs of the &lsquo;80s, then feel free to add it below.&nbsp;

The Saddest Songs From The '80s

The 30+ Saddest Songs From The '80s, Ranked By Fans

Pouring salt into the wound of life's most agonizing form of heartbreak.

Breaking Up

Relationships

From &quot;Every Rose Has It&#39;s Thorn&quot; by Poison to &quot;Separate Ways&quot; by Journey, there are many good &#39;80s breakup songs that are perfect to listen to when you&#39;re going through a split of your own. Let&#39;s rank the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-breakup-songs-2020/music-lover?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">best breakup songs</a> from the &#39;80s with the help of votes, and determine which lovesick tracks deserve to be called the greatest.

&quot;Missing You&quot; by John Waite is a fantastic &#39;80s breakup songs that describes what it&#39;s like to be in denial about missing someone after being dumped. &quot;Love Is a Battlefield&quot; is a Pat Benatar classic that describes the hardships of love, while Scandal&#39;s &quot;Goodbye To You&quot; is an &#39;80s&nbsp;song about breaking up from the perspective of the initiating the breakup. Other great &#39;80s breakup songs are &quot;Don&#39;t You Want Me&quot; by Human League, &quot;(There&#39;s) Always Something There to Remind Me&quot; by Naked Eyes, and &quot;Careless Whisper&quot; by George Michael.

Add your favorite tracks to the list if they&#39;re not already here, so other people can vote them up along with the existing entries. The song must be a song released in the 1980s that&#39;s about breaking up with someone.

The Best '80s Breakup Songs

The Best '80s Breakup Songs That Make Everything Better

Sometimes, you just want to put on sweatpants, wrap yourself in a blanket burrito, and listen to sad music. Here are the gloomy jams for your sadsack playlist.

Sad Songs You Love Anyway

Have you gone and done something you really shouldn't have? Why not write some music about it? This is a ranked list of all songs about regret, as voted on by music fans like you. Some of the songs included below may have the words &quot;regret&quot; in the lyrics or title, while others are only about regret as a subject or theme. Listening to songs about feeling guilty and having regrets is a good way to face your own regrets in life.&nbsp;Music isn't typically categorized by the meaning of the words, so this music list is a great way to find some solid tracks that are thematically similar. Sometimes regret is about the one that got away, while other times it's about a missed opportunity at work or life in general.Vote for the regret songs that you enjoy the most, and downvote ones if you think they're not worthy of being high on the list. If one of your top songs is missing, add it to the list so others can vote for it too. Many genres of music are featured below, including rock, pop, folk, metal, and more. This poll contains songs like “Title and Registration” by Death Cab for Cute.

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The Best Songs About Regret

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Is there anything better than an&nbsp;&#39;80s song with saxophone? For this list let&#39;s rank the best saxophone songs of the &#39;80s, from smooth jazz hits to pop singles.

Remember the 1984 hit &quot;Smooth Operator&quot; by Sade? The lyrics tell the story of a slick, jet-setting man who may or may not be a pimp.&nbsp;What about &quot;Who Can It Be Now&quot; by Australian rockers Men at Work? The origin to the lyrics are actually slightly frightening, as lead singer Colin Hay used to live next door to a drug dealer whose clients would often knock on Hay&#39;s door by mistake. Another great &#39;80s sax song is of course &quot;Careless Whisper&quot; by George Michael, where the saxophone is literally the best part of the track.

What&#39;s your favorite song from the 1980s that features a saxophone part? Vote up your favorites below, and add your favorite saxy songs to the list if they&#39;re not already here!&nbsp;

The Best '80s Songs With Saxophones

The Best '80s Saxophone Songs You Still Jam Out To (20+ Songs)

Breakups

When you're feeling low after splitting up with a partner, break up songs always seem to help you get back on your feet. Sometimes it's a song about leaving and feeling empowered again that give you strength, while other times it's a sad breakup song that helps you cope with the loss. This is a ranked list of the best breakup songs, as voted on by music fans like you. The songs below are about leaving, saying goodbye, being dumped and everything else that comes with a bad breakup, and include both girl and boy breakup songs. It isn't easy getting over ending your relationship with your boyfriend or girlfriend, but the music below might help.Music isn't typically categorized by the meaning of the words, so this&nbsp;list is a great way to find some solid songs about breaking up that are thematically similar. Some of the songs included below may have the words &quot;breakup&quot; in the lyrics or title, while others are only about breaking up as a subject or theme.&nbsp;Vote for the leaving songs that you enjoy the most, and downvote ones if you think they're not worthy of being high on the list. If one of your top songs is missing, add it to the list so others can vote for it too. Many genres of music are featured below, including rock, pop, folk, metal, and more.

Nothing Compares 2 U

The Best Break Up Songs of All Time

Best Break Up Songs List | Sad Breakup Music

Have you ever thought about how many songs with whisper in the title have been written? This list ranks the best songs with whisper in the name, regardless of genre. Most of the tracks listed here are songs about whispering, but almost all of them have different lyrical interpretations, despite the commonality of having the word whisper in the title. This ranked poll includes songs like &quot;Whisper&quot; by A Fine Frenzy, and &quot;Whisper a Prayer for the Dying&quot; by David Coverdale. If you think a good song with whisper in the title is missing from this list, go ahead and add it so others can vote for it too. Songs with whisper in the lyrics are only allowed if that word is in the song's name as well.

Whisper

The Best Songs With Whisper in the Title

List of 50+ Songs With Whisper in the Title

Timeline

Have you ever wondered what was the biggest song the year you were born? You aren't the only one--lots of folks have leaned back in a chair and wondered what song their parents were probably listening to when they... well, you get the idea. You may already know which <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/biggest-movie-year-you-were-born/collin-flatt&nbsp;" target="_blank">movie was the most popular</a> the year you were born, but what about songs?Songs have a way of permeating a culture such that they become a huge part of our lives. Whether a song is performed by one of your <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/most-famous-musicians-by-state/anncasano" target="_blank">favorite musicians</a> or someone new, it's likely you have heard most of these at one time or another even if they technically do predate your birth somewhat.Whichever song is considered to be the most listened to song by year helps us to follow trends in music and culture, but most interesting of all is finding out which single was the biggest song of your birth year. Now, we couldn't go back in time and list every song for each and every year, but we grabbed a sizable chunk representing a good portion of Generation X, Y, and Millennials. These aren't necessarily the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-songs-of-all-time-ranked" target="_blank">best songs of all time</a>, but are definitely the biggest songs of the year between 1975 and 2000.

What Was The Biggest Song The Year You Were Born?

Jonathan H. Kantor

What was going on the year you were born? A look at the most popular things happening in entertainment, music, and even real world news while you were busy cycling through naps.

The Year You Were Born

Nostalgia is so big these days that artists and fans alike are looking back to <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-throwback-songs-v1/ranker-music" target="_blank">throwback tunes </a>for big inspiration. But what were the biggest<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/biggest-movie-year-you-were-born/collin-flatt" target="_blank"> media moments from your birth year</a>? From 1976's funky classic &quot;Silly Love Songs,&quot; sung by Paul McCartney's side project Wings, to The Bangles' ubiquitous&nbsp;hit&nbsp;&quot;Walk Like An Egyptian&quot; from 1986, here is the best of what was on the radio the year you were born.Some millennials might not even remember the most popular song the year you were born. That's in stark contrast to everyone who remembers dirty dancing to Next's 1998 slow jam &quot;Too Close&quot; or doing the &quot;Macarena&quot; dance endlessly in the mirror in 1996. If&nbsp;you don't know what the&nbsp;biggest song the year you were born was, find out the biggest hit songs from your birth year now!

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