Big hair, tight clothes and lots of partying. All things I can’t do anymore.
Of course, the 80s had some huge hits, but they also had plenty of misses – great songs, mind you – but for better or worse lost to time. So I found this article (written by someone much smarter than me) that compiled a list of Top 100 Lost Songs of the 80s. Bear in mind, this is proportionate to Radio Airtime.
The Top Five:
- Don McLean – Crying, 1980
- Sheena Easton – The Lover In Me, 1989
- Buckner & Garcia – Pac-Man Fever, 1982
- Diana Ross – It’s My Turn, 1981
- Olivia Newton John – Twist Of Fate, 1984
What makes it “Lost”?
“What’s being measured here isn’t just obscurity, but a very specific thing — whether a song endured proportionately to its strength at the time. Songs were awarded points based on year-end position, which were divided by the number of spins they receive now.”
So there’s a method to the madness. See any that you know?
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