land down under, white wedding, journy, touch myself....

That's the last time I listen to my friends... *scratches it off*

I replied to the wrong person >.<

*blinked* huh?

Read the comment below yours

Guns N' Roses - Welcome to the Jungle

Also, 'I Don't Want to Miss a Thing' was released in 1998. xD

That's the last time I listen to my friends... *scratches it off*

Love Will Tear Us Apart- Joy Division
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out- The Smiths
Holiday In Cambodia- Dead Kennedys
It's All Coming Back To Me Now- Pandora's Box
Orinoco Flow- Enya
Melt With You- Modern English
Feed Me With Your Kiss- My Bloody Valentine
Caught Can I Get A Witness- Public Enemy

All of these

Iconic 80s music for fans of heavier stuff:

Run To The Hills - Iron Maiden
Master Of Puppets - Metallica
Angel Of Death - Slayer
Institutionalized - Suicidal Tendencies
Head Like A Hole - Nine Inch Nails

What about:
Welcome Home (Sanitarium) and Orion? MoP -was- awesome and probably my favourite Metallica album but those two do it for me (especially the latter part of Orion with waily guitar) \o/

Don't Stop Believin' - Journey
Love Shack - The B-52's
Under Pressure - Queen & David Bowie

Dance Magic Dance - David Bowie

YES, I needed some Bowie...

Can't ignore the leader of the Guild of Calamitous Intent

You know, you remind me of the babe.

Europe - The Final Countdown
Mike Oldfield - Moonlight Shadow
Nik Kershaw - The Riddle
Iggy Pop - Real Wild Child
Limahl - Neverending Story
Shakespeare's Sister - Stay
Ultravox - Vienna
Gary Moore - Over the Hills and Far Away
Martika - Toy Soldiers
Winger - Miles Away
AC/DC - Shake Your Foundations

The Promise- When in Rome
Head Over Heels-
Major Tom-
In a Big Country- Big Country
Come on Eileen-
Hungry Like the Wolf- Duran Duran
In Cars- Gary Neuman
Sweet Dreams- Eurythmics
Land of Confusion- Genesis
In the Air Tonight- Genesis
Livin' on a Prayer-
Walk This Way- Aerosmith and Run DMC(?)
Love is a Battlefield- Pat Benatar
fuggit, I'll think of more later

Land Of Confusion SNAP!
also, In The Air Tonight is Phil Collins.

Sorry, I forget which is solo and which is with said band

Oooh...Phil Collins...gotta get him in there

Killer Queen- Queen
We Will Rock You- Queen
99 luftballoons- Nena
Safety Dance- Men Without Hats
Don't You Forget About Me- Simple Minds
Don't you Want Me?- The Human League

Like a Virgin- Madonna
She Blinded me With Science- Thomas Dolby
Billie Jean- Michael Jackson
With or Without You
I ran-
Boys of Summer- Don Henley
Hotel California- the Eagles
Tainted Love-

Weird Science - Oingo Boingo
Land Of Confusion - Genesis
Autobahn - Kraftwerk

Will Smith - Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

I think that was early nineties

Darn, cause I was thinking of this one song I remembered, I can't really remember the lyrics but I was listening to it down in North Philadelphia where I was born and raised, on the playground where I spent most of my days chilling out maxin' relaxin all cool, while shooting some b-ball outside of school.... damnit....

Truly you are a beacon of wit

I'm sorry.

Roxxane! never gonna give you up, girls just wanna have fun!

We Built This City - Jefferson Starship
Relax - Frankie Goes To Hollywood
St. Elmo's Fire - John Parr
Shout - Tears For Fears
Everybody Wants To Rule The World - Tears For Fears
Head Over Heels - Tears For Fears (Joke video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0TYun-Nq1Q )
Broken Wings - Mr. Mister
Puttin' On The Ritz - Taco
Time After Time - Cyndi Lauper
She Blinded Me With Science - Thomas Dolby
Is Your Love Strong Enough - Bryan Ferry (Legend soundtrack)
Electric Blue - Icehouse
Great Southern Land - Icehouse

I approve of your search muchly! I mixed in some lesser known songs that have a very 80's sound and do come from the 80's.

OH!

Thompson Twins - ANYTHING BY THEM

SECOND!

^{Some help from an old phart...NOT PICKING ON ANYONE... Just trying to help...}
'Head Over Heels' - the Gogos OR Tears for Fears (different songs, both '80s, both awesome)
'Major Tom' - Peter Schilling (I also recommend 'The Different Story')
'Come on Eileen' - Dexy's Midnight Runners
'Cars' - Gary Numan
'Livin' on a Prayer' - Bon Jovi
'I Ran' - A Flock of Seagulls
'Tainted Love' - Soft Cell

also: 'Killer Queen', 'We Will Rock You' 'Hotel California' and 'Autobahn' are all perfectly fine '70s songs, if you want some Kraftwerk, I suggest 'ComputerLove', 'Pocket Calculator' and 'Musique Non-Stop'

I'll also put up a good list if you want, or just check out here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Wa....._the_'80s

This is the definitive '80's New Wave collection, probably forever, and shockingly the wiki is being edited as we speak!

It's not -from- the 80's, but I just heard Aqua's (who have reunited for a tour and made a few new songs) new "Back to the 80's" which is kind of fun, makes lots of references to the period. It's playing here...

Jessie's Girl.
We didn't start the Fire.
Beat it
Bad
Thriller

well mickey by Toni Basil.
and material girl by Madonna.

Mr Mister - Kyrie
Psychadelic Furs - Pretty In Pink
Poison - Every Rose Has It's Thorn
Nine Inch Nails - Head Like A Hole (and Terrible Lie)
Adam Ant - Stand And Deliver
Duran Duran - Reflex (and Hungry Like The Wolf)

I was gonna add Tainted Love, but it was already mentioned... (BEST COVER EVER is by My Ruin)

Ooh!!! 1989 so it counts!

From Out Of Nowhere
Epic
Falling To Pieces
The Real Thing

all by Faith No More.

VH1 recently had all the one hit wonders of the eighties, all the top 100. Just go to there Site.
Frankie goes to Hollywood - Relax
Iron Maiden -Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner
X - The New World
Metallica - One
Savatage - In the Hall of the Mountain King
Scorpions - Lonesome Crow
Eloy - Metromania
Space Art - Love Machine
Genisis - Ababcab
Yngwie Malmsteen - I am A Viking
Far East Family Band (early Kitaro) - The Cave
Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody (eh might be 70's)

Lol, all you need is the GTA: Vice City soundtrack and hey presto! Iconic 80's songs.

Megadeth - Peace sells... But who's buying?

Omg.. *head explodeys*

I'll ask my g/f.. she loves 80's music ._.

~N~

wish i could help you out here friend, but i can't. i don't really keep track of when the songs i like to listen to came out.

Also, are my PM's getting through to you? just thought i'd ask since i'm here.

Here are some of my personal favorites for the eighties:

What about love? - Heart
Hungry Eyes - Merle Haggard
Silent Running - Mike and the Mechanics
Take me home tonight - Eddie Money
She's got the look - Roxette
Sara - Jefferson Starship
Tarzan Boy - Baltimora
Africa - Toto
Down Under - Men At Work

Seeing as you put "iconic", it is only fair to include
"Mister Roboto"- Styx