which 80's singers/bands would you like to see back in the top ten ?

[Deleted User] · 16/05/15 - 09:49

would love to see the following back in the top ten.
Duran Duran
Pet Shop Boys
A-ha
Lisa Stansfield
Paul Young

[Deleted User] · 16/05/15 - 14:08

I'm going to add
Erasure

SpaceCake · 16/05/15 - 15:20

Prince
Janet Jackson
Madonna

None of them are short of hits, but it's been years since they were in the top 10.

CLL Dodge · 16/05/15 - 18:41

The Cure
New Order
OMD
Ultravox
Gary Numan
Pet Shop Boys
U2

The last 2 may well happen.

[Deleted User] · 17/05/15 - 19:24

CLL Dodge wrote: »

The Cure
New Order
OMD
Ultravox
Gary Numan
Pet Shop Boys
U2

The last 2 may well happen.

God, i hope U2 never trouble the charts again.

[Deleted User] · 28/05/15 - 06:17

Going to add
Belinda Carlisle
Erasure
as i've been enjoying their music lately.

mushymanrob · 28/05/15 - 07:14

non of them. leave them in the 80's where they belong and make way for new artists.

[Deleted User] · 28/05/15 - 08:24

mushymanrob wrote: »

non of them. leave them in the 80's where they belong and make way for new artists.

I can't agree, the charts are more interesting when there is a mix. There is room for everyone, IMO.

RetroMusicFan · 28/05/15 - 12:28

the chauffeur wrote: »

I can't agree, the charts are more interesting when there is a mix. There is room for everyone, IMO.

Yeah, I agree, the more the merrier!

RetroMusicFan · 28/05/15 - 12:30

the chauffeur wrote: »

would love to see the following back in the top ten.
Duran Duran
Pet Shop Boys
A-ha
Lisa Stansfield
Paul Young

Agreed!

And I would add...

Depeche Mode
Madonna
Marc Almond
Boy George

Conall Cearnach · 28/05/15 - 12:30

Dare I add Rick Astley?

mushymanrob · 28/05/15 - 12:47

the chauffeur wrote: »

I can't agree, the charts are more interesting when there is a mix. There is room for everyone, IMO.

i agree the charts are more interesting when theres a mix.... a mix of current new acts like there was in the 80's , especially the early 80's.

were there 'old' acts in the charts in the 80's?.... yes.... but not from 30 plus years earlier!

i said it before, and to re-itterate, the charts were more varied when the youth of the day were creating new music and fashions. that is imho how it should be, pop being created by the days youth to form their identity. the singles charts were always youth aimed at least since rock n roll. oldies should leave 'da kidz' to it like our parents did.

Rocketpop · 28/05/15 - 13:21

Why would anyone over the age of 20 care about the charts - they were a fun thing to talk about when I was at school, but now I couldn't give a stuff what's in the Top Ten, or charting/not charting.

Lily_M · 28/05/15 - 21:36

Tears for Fears - one of the very best bands of the 80s. Actually, one of the very best bands ever.

Torch81 · 28/05/15 - 22:35

Conall Cearnach wrote: »

Dare I add Rick Astley?

Probably best not. ;-)

Rocketpop wrote: »

Why would anyone over the age of 20 care about the charts - they were a fun thing to talk about when I was at school, but now I couldn't give a stuff what's in the Top Ten, or charting/not charting.

Couldn't agree more. Maybe to some people they do still matter, but god knows why if that's the case, they seem so irrelevant to public culture these days. Ultimately no one really cares. The glory days of "what's number 1" and Top Of The Pops and everything associated with it is long gone.