Timeline

Year	Month	Song Title	Artist	More
1980	October	Whip It	Devo	X Close Whip It CD Source: Time: 2:39 Sequenced by: single Honored by:
		Master Blaster (Jammin`)	Stevie Wonder	X Close Master Blaster (Jammin`) CD Source: At the Close of a Century (1963-96) (4) Time: 5:07 Sequenced by: single Honored by: DG This song pays tribute to Bob Marley in general and particularly to his song "Jamming." It neither samples nor directly quotes that song, but rather captures and celebrates its joyful mood and feel.
		The River	Bruce Springsteen	X Close The River CD Source: The Essential (1972-2002) (bonus CD) (3) Time: 5:01 Sequenced by: The River album Honored by: DG
		Out in the Street	Bruce Springsteen	X Close Out in the Street CD Source: The River (2) Time: 4:19 Sequenced by: The River album Honored by:
		Hungry Heart	Bruce Springsteen	X Close Hungry Heart CD Source: The Essential (1972-2002) (bonus CD) (3) Time: 3:19 Sequenced by: The River album Honored by: DM
		Uptown	Prince	X Close Uptown CD Source: Ultimate Prince (1979-1993) (2) Time: 4:09 Sequenced by: Dirty Mind album Honored by:
		Once in a Lifetime	Talking Heads	X Close Once in a Lifetime CD Source: Once in a Lifetime (76-92)(3)(+DVD of videos) Time: 4:19 Sequenced by: Remain in Light album Honored by: DG
		(Just Like) Starting Over	John Lennon	X Close (Just Like) Starting Over CD Source: Working Class Hero - Definitive (1969-80) (2) Time: 3:53 Sequenced by: single Honored by: DG
	November	Skateaway	Dire Straits	X Close Skateaway CD Source: Making Movies Time: 6:37 Sequenced by: Making Movies album Honored by:
		Teacher Teacher	Rockpile	X Close Teacher Teacher CD Source: Seconds of Pleasure (extended version) Time: 2:36 Sequenced by: Seconds of Pleasure album Honored by:
		Hit Me With Your Best Shot	Pat Benatar	X Close Hit Me With Your Best Shot CD Source: Time: 2:51 Sequenced by: single Honored by:
	December	The Tide is High	Blondie	X Close The Tide is High CD Source: Greatest Hits:Snd&Vision(76-82+)(CD+DVD) Time: 3:52 Sequenced by: single Honored by:
		De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da	The Police	X Close De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da CD Source: Every Breath You Take (1978-86+) Time: 4:06 Sequenced by: single Honored by: DM
1981	January	Ace of Spades	Motorhead	X Close Ace of Spades CD Source: Time: 2:50 Sequenced by: Ace of Spades album Honored by:
		Celebration	Kool & The Gang	X Close Celebration CD Source: The DISCO Box (1973-82+) (4) Time: 3:43 Sequenced by: single Honored by: DM
		Woman	John Lennon	X Close Woman CD Source: Working Class Hero - Definitive (1969-80) (2) Time: 3:32 Sequenced by: single Honored by:
		Hey Nineteen	Steely Dan	X Close Hey Nineteen CD Source: A Decade of (1972-80) Time: 5:06 Sequenced by: single Honored by:
		Police On My Back	The Clash	X Close Police On My Back CD Source: On Broadway (1977-82) (3) Time: 3:16 Sequenced by: Sandinista album Honored by:
		The Magnificent Seven	The Clash	X Close The Magnificent Seven CD Source: On Broadway (1977-82) (3) Time: 5:31 Sequenced by: Sandinista album Honored by: DG
		The Call Up	The Clash	X Close The Call Up CD Source: On Broadway (1977-82) (3) Time: 5:26 Sequenced by: Sandinista album Honored by:
	February	Clubland	Elvis Costello & The Attractions	X Close Clubland CD Source: The Very Best of (1977-86) Time: 3:44 Sequenced by: Trust album Honored by:
		Rapture	Blondie	X Close Rapture CD Source: Greatest Hits:Snd&Vision(76-82+)(CD+DVD) Time: 4:56 Sequenced by: single Honored by:
	March	Kiss on My List	Daryl Hall & John Oates	X Close Kiss on My List CD Source: Ultimate (1973-90+) (2) Time: 3:50 Sequenced by: single Honored by:
		While You See A Chance	Steve Winwood	X Close While You See A Chance CD Source: Arc of a Diver Time: 5:13 Sequenced by: Arc Of A Diver album Honored by: DG
		Arc Of A Diver	Steve Winwood	X Close Arc Of A Diver CD Source: Arc of a Diver Time: 5:27 Sequenced by: Arc Of A Diver album Honored by:
		You Better You Bet	The Who	X Close You Better You Bet CD Source: The Very Best of (1965-81) Time: 5:37 Sequenced by: single Honored by:
	April	Being With You	Smokey Robinson	X Close Being With You CD Source: Hitsville U.S.A. Vol. II 1972-1992 (4) Time: 4:00 Sequenced by: single Honored by:
		Bette Davis Eyes	Kim Carnes	X Close Bette Davis Eyes CD Source: Time: 3:46 Sequenced by: single Honored by: DM
	May	Watching the Wheels	John Lennon	X Close Watching the Wheels CD Source: Working Class Hero - Definitive (1969-80) (2) Time: 3:30 Sequenced by: single Honored by:
		The Waiting	Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers	X Close The Waiting CD Source: Anthology (1976-93+) (2) Time: 4:00 Sequenced by: single Honored by: DG
		The Once Over Twice	X	X Close The Once Over Twice CD Source: Best of: Make the Music Go Bang! (1978-93)(2) Time: 2:30 Sequenced by: Wild Gift album Honored by: DG
		In This House That I Call Home	X	X Close In This House That I Call Home CD Source: Best of: Make the Music Go Bang! (1978-93)(2) Time: 3:34 Sequenced by: Wild Gift album Honored by:
		Seven Year Ache	Rosanne Cash	X Close Seven Year Ache CD Source: The Essential (1978-2009) (2) Time: 3:15 Sequenced by: Seven Year Ache album Honored by:
	June	Sponji Reggae	Black Uhuru	X Close Sponji Reggae CD Source: Red Time: 4:53 Sequenced by: Red album Honored by:
		In The Air Tonight	Phil Collins	X Close In The Air Tonight CD Source: Time: 4:57 Sequenced by: single Honored by:
		Slow Hand	The Pointer Sisters	X Close Slow Hand CD Source: Time: 3:52 Sequenced by: single Honored by:
	July	Tempted	Squeeze	X Close Tempted CD Source: East Side Story Time: 4:00 Sequenced by: East Side Story album Honored by:
		Someone Else`s Heart	Squeeze	X Close Someone Else`s Heart CD Source: East Side Story Time: 3:00 Sequenced by: East Side Story album Honored by:
		Don`t Stop Believin`	Journey	X Close Don`t Stop Believin` CD Source: Time: 4:11 Sequenced by: Escape album Honored by: This popular 1980s oldie achieved cultural icon status and heavy digital downloads in 21st century after being featured on TV in the final episode of The Sopranos in 2007 and the pilot episode of Glee in 2009.
	August	Stop Draggin` My Heart Around	Stevie Nicks with Tom Petty & Heartbreakers	X Close Stop Draggin` My Heart Around CD Source: Anthology (1976-93+) (2) Time: 4:02 Sequenced by: single Honored by:
		Urgent	Foreigner	X Close Urgent CD Source: Time: 4:30 Sequenced by: single Honored by: DM
		Hey Pocky Way	The Neville Brothers	X Close Hey Pocky Way CD Source: Uptown Rulin`: Best of (on A & M 1981-96) Time: 4:15 Sequenced by: Fiyo On The Bayou album Honored by: DG
		Fire On The Bayou	The Neville Brothers	X Close Fire On The Bayou CD Source: Uptown Rulin`: Best of (on A & M 1981-96) Time: 5:16 Sequenced by: Fiyo On The Bayou album Honored by:
		Super Freak	Rick James	X Close Super Freak CD Source: Hitsville U.S.A. Vol. II 1972-1992 (4) Time: 3:20 Sequenced by: single Honored by: RS
	September	Start Me Up	The Rolling Stones	X Close Start Me Up CD Source: Forty Licks (1964-2002) (2) Time: 3:31 Sequenced by: single Honored by:
	October	Our Lips Are Sealed	The Go-Go`s	X Close Our Lips Are Sealed CD Source: A Century of Women in Music (1909-98)(5) Time: 2:44 Sequenced by: single Honored by:
		Controversy	Prince	X Close Controversy CD Source: Ultimate Prince (1979-1993) (2) Time: 3:34 Sequenced by: single Honored by: DM
		Waiting for a Girl Like You	Foreigner	X Close Waiting for a Girl Like You CD Source: Time: 4:50 Sequenced by: single Honored by:
	November	Every Little Thing She Does is Magic	The Police	X Close Every Little Thing She Does is Magic CD Source: Every Breath You Take (1978-86+) Time: 4:21 Sequenced by: single Honored by:
		Let`s Groove	Earth, Wind & Fire	X Close Let`s Groove CD Source: Greatest Hits (1974-81) Time: 5:35 Sequenced by: single Honored by:
	December	Waiting on a Friend	The Rolling Stones	X Close Waiting on a Friend CD Source: Tattoo You Time: 4:35 Sequenced by: single Honored by:
		Centerfold	The J. Geils Band	X Close Centerfold CD Source: Anthology (1970-82) (2) Time: 3:38 Sequenced by: single Honored by:
1982	January	Shake It Up	The Cars	X Close Shake It Up CD Source: Complete Greatest Hits (1978-85+) Time: 3:35 Sequenced by: single Honored by:
	February	That Girl	Stevie Wonder	X Close That Girl CD Source: At the Close of a Century (1963-96) (4) Time: 5:13 Sequenced by: single Honored by:
		Spirits in the Material World	The Police	X Close Spirits in the Material World CD Source: Every Breath You Take (1978-86+) Time: 2:59 Sequenced by: single Honored by:
		I Love Rock `N Roll	Joan Jett & The Blackhearts	X Close I Love Rock `N Roll CD Source: Time: 2:56 Sequenced by: single Honored by: RS DM DG
		Marie Marie	The Blasters	X Close Marie Marie CD Source: Testament: Complete Slash Recordings (81-85)(2) Time: 2:06 Sequenced by: The Blasters (debut) album Honored by:
		American Music	The Blasters	X Close American Music CD Source: Testament: Complete Slash Recordings (81-85)(2) Time: 2:08 Sequenced by: The Blasters (debut) album Honored by:
	March	Freeze-Frame	The J. Geils Band	X Close Freeze-Frame CD Source: Anthology (1970-82) (2) Time: 3:57 Sequenced by: single Honored by:
	May	Don`t You Want Me	Human League	X Close Don`t You Want Me CD Source: Time: 3:56 Sequenced by: single Honored by:
		Tainted Love	Soft Cell	X Close Tainted Love CD Source: Time: 2:40 Sequenced by: single Honored by: An early "electro pop" record, "Tainted Love" stayed on the Hot 100 for 43 weeks, tied for longest chart stay of the entire decade. The first recording of this song was by Gloria Jones, an obscure R&B B-side from 1965 that never charted. (It`s available on vol. 1 of the CD, "You Heard It Here First.")
	June	Hurts So Good	John Cougar Mellencamp	X Close Hurts So Good CD Source: Greatest Hits (1978-2004) (2) (bonus DVD) Time: 3:38 Sequenced by: single Honored by:
		Someday, Someway	Marshall Crenshaw	X Close Someday, Someway CD Source: Marshall Crenshaw (debut) (deluxe ed.) Time: 2:49 Sequenced by: Marshall Crenshaw album Honored by:
		Cynical Girl	Marshall Crenshaw	X Close Cynical Girl CD Source: Marshall Crenshaw (debut) (deluxe ed.) Time: 2:37 Sequenced by: Marshall Crenshaw album Honored by:
		More Than This	Roxy Music	X Close More Than This CD Source: The Best of (1972-82) Time: 4:17 Sequenced by: Avalon album Honored by:
	July	The Hungry Wolf	X	X Close The Hungry Wolf CD Source: Best of: Make the Music Go Bang! (1978-93)(2) Time: 3:46 Sequenced by: Under the Black Sun album Honored by:
		Motel Room in My Bed	X	X Close Motel Room in My Bed CD Source: Best of: Make the Music Go Bang! (1978-93)(2) Time: 2:40 Sequenced by: Under the Black Sun album Honored by:
		Planet Rock	Afrika Bambaataa & the Soul Sonic Force	X Close Planet Rock CD Source: The Hip Hop Box (1979-2003) (4) Time: 6:22 Sequenced by: single Honored by: RS DM DG "Planet Rock" incorporates riffs from Kraftwerk`s "Trans-Europe Express," released in summer 1978. The 6:22 length is the full 12" single version.
		Beyond Belief	Elvis Costello & The Attractions	X Close Beyond Belief CD Source: The Very Best of (1977-86) Time: 2:35 Sequenced by: Imperial Bedroom album Honored by:
		Man Out of Time	Elvis Costello & The Attractions	X Close Man Out of Time CD Source: The Very Best of (1977-86) Time: 5:28 Sequenced by: Imperial Bedroom album Honored by:
	August	Should I Stay or Should I Go	The Clash	X Close Should I Stay or Should I Go CD Source: On Broadway (1977-82) (3) Time: 3:08 Sequenced by: single Honored by: RS
		The Message	Grandmaster Flash & Furious 5	X Close The Message CD Source: The Hip Hop Box (1979-2003) (4) Time: 7:12 Sequenced by: single Honored by: RS DM DG Arguably the most important hip-hop record and one of the greatest records ever made. "The Message" topped critics` list for 1982 and changed the possibilities for what hip-hop could be, raising the bar for everyone. It is still unsurpassed. The 7:12 length is for the 12" single.
		Jack and Diane	John Cougar Mellencamp	X Close Jack and Diane CD Source: Greatest Hits (1978-2004) (2) (bonus DVD) Time: 4:16 Sequenced by: single Honored by:
		Jump to It	Aretha Franklin	X Close Jump to It CD Source: Time: 4:16 Sequenced by: single Honored by:
	October	Atlantic City	Bruce Springsteen	X Close Atlantic City CD Source: Nebraska Time: 3:57 Sequenced by: Nebraska album Honored by:
		Johnny 99	Bruce Springsteen	X Close Johnny 99 CD Source: Nebraska Time: 3:39 Sequenced by: Nebraska album Honored by:
		Reason to Believe	Bruce Springsteen	X Close Reason to Believe CD Source: Nebraska Time: 4:08 Sequenced by: Nebraska album Honored by:
		Rock This Town	Stray Cats	X Close Rock This Town CD Source: Rockabilly Hits (1952-83) (2) Time: 3:24 Sequenced by: single Honored by:
		The New Frontier	Donald Fagen	X Close The New Frontier CD Source: The Nightfly Time: 6:23 Sequenced by: The Nightfly album Honored by:
	November	Steppin` Out	Joe Jackson	X Close Steppin` Out CD Source: Time: 4:21 Sequenced by: single Honored by:
		Shock the Monkey	Peter Gabriel	X Close Shock the Monkey CD Source: Time: 3:56 Sequenced by: single Honored by:
		Dirty Laundry	Don Henley	X Close Dirty Laundry CD Source: Time: 5:36 Sequenced by: single Honored by:
		1999	Prince	X Close 1999 CD Source: Ultimate Prince (1979-1993) (2) Time: 3:36 Sequenced by: 1999 album Honored by: RS DM DG
		Sexual Healing	Marvin Gaye	X Close Sexual Healing CD Source: The Master 1961 - 1984 (1962-82) (4) Time: 3:58 Sequenced by: single Honored by: RS DM DG
	December	Man in Need	Richard & Linda Thompson	X Close Man in Need CD Source: Walking On A Wire (1968-2009) (4) Time: 3:36 Sequenced by: Shoot Out the Lights album Honored by:
		Shoot Out the Lights	Richard & Linda Thompson	X Close Shoot Out the Lights CD Source: Walking On A Wire (1968-2009) (4) Time: 5:24 Sequenced by: Shoot Out the Lights album Honored by:
		Wall of Death	Richard & Linda Thompson	X Close Wall of Death CD Source: Walking On A Wire (1968-2009) (4) Time: 3:46 Sequenced by: Shoot Out the Lights album Honored by:
		Rock The Casbah	The Clash	X Close Rock The Casbah CD Source: On Broadway (1977-82) (3) Time: 3:43 Sequenced by: single Honored by:
1983	January	It`s Raining Men	The Weather Girls	X Close It`s Raining Men CD Source: The DISCO Box (1973-82+) (4) Time: 3:32 Sequenced by: single Honored by:
		Billie Jean	Michael Jackson	X Close Billie Jean CD Source: Thriller (special edition) Time: 4:53 Sequenced by: single Honored by: RS DM DG
	February	Looking for the Perfect Beat	Afrika Bambaataa	X Close Looking for the Perfect Beat CD Source: Classic Cuts (1982-98) Time: 4:30 Sequenced by: single Honored by: DM
		Atomic Dog	George Clinton	X Close Atomic Dog CD Source: Time: 4:38 Sequenced by: single Honored by: Bow-wow-wow-yippie-yo-yippie-yeah ... Nothin` but the dog in me
		Back on the Chain Gang	The Pretenders	X Close Back on the Chain Gang CD Source: Pirate Radio (1979-2005) (4) + DVD Time: 3:50 Sequenced by: single Honored by: DM DG
	March	Beat It	Michael Jackson	X Close Beat It CD Source: Thriller (special edition) Time: 4:18 Sequenced by: single Honored by: RS DM DG
		New Year`s Day	U2	X Close New Year`s Day CD Source: The Best of 1980-1990/The B-sides (2) Time: 4:17 Sequenced by: War album Honored by: RS DG
		Sunday Bloody Sunday	U2	X Close Sunday Bloody Sunday CD Source: The Best of 1980-1990/The B-sides (2) Time: 4:40 Sequenced by: War album Honored by: RS DG
	April	She Blinded Me With Science	Thomas Dolby	X Close She Blinded Me With Science CD Source: Time: 3:40 Sequenced by: single Honored by:
		Let`s Dance	David Bowie	X Close Let`s Dance CD Source: Best of (1969-2002) (2) Time: 4:07 Sequenced by: single Honored by:
		Little Red Corvette	Prince	X Close Little Red Corvette CD Source: The Hits/The B-Sides (1978-1993)(3) Time: 4:55 Sequenced by: single Honored by: RS DM DG
	May	Red Rose	The Blasters	X Close Red Rose CD Source: Testament: Complete Slash Recordings (81-85)(2) Time: 2:32 Sequenced by: Non Fiction album Honored by: