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1985 was the year synth-pop and new wave reached their glossy commercial peak, while hip-hop exploded from the streets into mainstream radio with unprecedented energy and attitude. The music captured a moment of excess and optimism, where synthesizers dominated the charts, MTV shaped what you heard, and artists were unafraid to blend genres in bold, sometimes contradictory ways.
Take On Me
a-ha
3:18
Cheri Cheri Lady
Modern Talking
Everybody Wants to Rule the World
Tears for Fears
Walk Of Life
Dire Straits
Tarzan Boy
Baltimora
Don't You (Forget About Me)
Simple Minds
4:56
Running Up That Hill
Kate Bush
4:31
That's What Friends Are For
Dionne Warwick
Everytime You Go Away
Paul Young
Fresh
Kool & The Gang
Burning Heart
Survivor
Can't Fight This Feeling
REO Speedwagon
4:27
Holding Back the Years
Simply Red
Shout
Tears For Fears
Broken Wings
Mr. Mister
West End Girls
Pet Shop Boys
4:59
Brothers in Arms
Dire Straits
Material Girl
Madonna
We Are the World
U.S.A. For Africa
Cherish
Kool & The Gang
Nikita
Elton John
Head Over Heels
Tears For Fears
Money For Nothing
Dire Straits
Summer Of 69
Bryan Adams
Party All the Time
Eddie Murphy
We Built This City
Starship
Heaven
Bryan Adams
The Sun Always Shines on T.V.
a-ha
Alive And Kicking
Simple Minds
5:03
The Sweetest Taboo
Sade