CD_12: USA, Best of 1980s
(Page as of Oct. 12, 2009)

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I confirmed most of the release dates of these songs. They are about right. (I could not find 3 songs, perhaps due to error in their titles. I am working on it.)
The music from the 1980s is as popular today (2009) on radio stations, as it was in it's time. This list includes 45 pieces.

01-Kenny Rogers - Lady (1980)     and     02-Chess - Merano (Chorus)
03-Vangelis - Chariots of Fire - movie (1981)
04-Michael Jackson - Thriller     and    05-Billie Jean     and    06-Beat It
07-Michael Jackson - Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough
08-Bee Gees - Night Fever    and    09-How Can You Mend A Broken Heart
10-Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive (1977 Disco)
11-Bee Gees- You Should Be Dancing (Disco)
12-Pat Benatar - Invincible     and    13-Quarterflash - Harden my heart (1981)
14-Marmalade - Reflections Of My Life
15-Sheila E - A Love Bizarre (Disco)     and     16-Kool & the Gang - Fresh
17-Murray Head - One Night in Bangkok    or    Chess - One Night in Bangkok
18-Bonnie Tyler - I Need a Hero
19-Paul Young - Everytime You Go Away
20-Thompson Twins - Hold Me Now     and     21-America - I Need You
22-Mr Mister - Broken Wings (1985 top POP)
23-Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Secret

24-Pal Waaktaar of A-Ha - The Sun Always Shines on TV
25-Bob Marley - Buffalo Soldier (1983)
26-Tina Turner - We Don't Need Another Hero
27-Barbra Streisand - Evergreen     and    28-The way we were (1975)
29-Barbra Streisand - Memory (1981)
30-Kenny Loggins - Footloose    and    31-The Police - Every Breath You Take
32-Irene Cara - Flashdance     and    33-Survivor - Eye of the Tiger
34-Michael Sembello - Maniac (Movie Flashdance w. Jennifer Beals)
35-Vince DiCola - Farewell (1980)    and    36-Lipps Inc. - Funkytown (1980)
37-Joe Cocker - You are so beautiful
38-Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes - Up Where We belong (1982)
39-Top Gun - Take my breath away
40-Alisha - One Little Lie (1986)    and    41-Chris de Burgh - Lady in Red (1986)
42-Dexy's Midnight Runners - Come on Eileen
43-ZZ Top - Legs (1983)     and     44-M.A.R.R.S. - Pump up the volume (1989)
45-Bob Seger - Still the same (1978 - I became aware of it in 1981)

Note: Some links on YouTube occasionally expire, but there are other links to the same music by the same singer and song. Search for them!