Top ten million sellers of the 80s whats your fave?

[leggingslover]

These are(according to wikipedia) the top million sellers of the decade:

1) Do they know its christmas - Band Aid
2) Two Tribes - Frankie goes to hollywood
3) Last christmas/Everything she wants - Wham
4) Dont you want me - Human League
5) Karma Chameleon - Culture Club
6) Careless Whisper - George Micheal
7) Come on Eileen - Dexys Midnight Runners
8) Tainted Love - Soft Cell
9) Blue Monday - New Order
10) Power of Love - Jennifer Rush

If you could only choose one to be your favourite what would it be?

For me it would have to be Jennifer Rush and the Power of Love. What a voice.What a fab song..

[sixtyten]

Re: Top ten million sellers of the 80s whats your fave?

Hard to choose between Soft Cell, Human League & New Order, but I think The League wins it for me
Timeless

[Jacqueline]

Re: Top ten million sellers of the 80s whats your fave?

Out of those 10 it would have to be "Tainted Love" by Soft Cell but can it be the 12" version that segs into "Where Did Our Love Go?"?

[HG]

Re: Top ten million sellers of the 80s whats your fave?

Power of Love Jennifer Rush

Gives my head a shake, another one for The Human League here, closely followed by Soft Cell

[Heather74]

Re: Top ten million sellers of the 80s whats your fave?

Human League gets the thumbs up from me too

[leggingslover]

Re: Top ten million sellers of the 80s whats your fave?

By the choices you made Sixtyten you sound like you were into eletropop/new romantic am i right? I was only around 5 or 6 when soft cell and the human league had their million sellers.My era was more the mid to late 80s. However i got more into the 80s music in the 90s when i started work and was listening to the radio every day, i got to know and like bands like Duran Duran, Spandau Ballet,OMD(love souvenir fab song) Level 42 the list is endless. I think the music of the 80s was great and better then the stuff that is out today all the bang bang, loud screeching over use of the same lyrics dance rubbish doesn't appeal at all and besides the dance acts only end up doing(or murdering) techno versions of the fab oldies anyway!

[sixtyten]

Re: Top ten million sellers of the 80s whats your fave?

Guilty as charged

I went for the Human League because that song is a perfect example of what the band set out to do .. become the Electronic ABBA

[memoman]

Re: Top ten million sellers of the 80s whats your fave?

Blue Monday - New Order

[stuckinthe80's]

Re: Top ten million sellers of the 80s whats your fave?

Human League - 'Don't you want me' for me too! Closely followed by Soft Cell - 'Tainted Love' (12" version is fantastic!).

[branny]

Re: Top ten million sellers of the 80s whats your fave?

I love New Order but its gotta be Don't you want me from that list. Great tune from a great album. Perfect 80s pop.

[Marine Boy]

Re: Top ten million sellers of the 80s whats your fave?

Liked New Order a lot, but not that particular track. 'Power of Love' is a great song but is so overplayed on the radio that I now switch it off.

'Come On Eileen' is a superb party song and 'Tainted Love' brings back many happy memories, (the 12 inch was fabulous).

But for me it would have to be Human League's 'Don't you want me'. Such an amazing song and arrangement.

(By the way; Frankie had some wonderful hits, but I wouldn't rate 'Two Tribes' especially highly...)

[sixtyten]

Re: Top ten million sellers of the 80s whats your fave?

I concur

[kazboot]

Re: Top ten million sellers of the 80s whats your fave?

I would have to pick Tainted Love.

I may be odd, but I hated The Power Of Love.

[sixtyten]

Re: Top ten million sellers of the 80s whats your fave?

Much as I love it, should Tainted Love be allowed, as its a cover ?

[darren]

Re: Top ten million sellers of the 80s whats your fave?

for me it has to be Jennifer Rush and the Power of Love.
what a wonderful.
celine dion's version is real good.
but jen's is better.

seems to be more feeling when jen sang it.