Most Overrated 80s Songs

The Top Ten
1 Thriller - Michael Jackson

This song is really overrated. Michael Jackson has done better.

Yeah this song is overrated but I still like it.

2 Like a Virgin - Madonna

Very overrated. I'm so sick and tired of seeing this everywhere for best songs of the 80's! I think Take on Me and The Winner Takes it All are way better and more meaningful.

God, I detest this song.

3 Welcome to the Jungle - Guns N' Roses
4 Sweet Dreams - Eurythmics
5 I Wanna Dance With Somebody - Whitney Houston
6 Hot for Teacher - Van Halen
7 You Shook Me All Night Long - AC/DC
8 Smooth Criminal - Michael Jackson
9 One - Metallica
10 Don't Stop Believin' - Journey
The Contenders
11 Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
12 Down Under - Men at Work
13 Pour Some Sugar On Me - Def Leppard
14 Like a Prayer - Madonna
15 (I Just) Died in Your Arms - Cutting Crew
16 Another One Bites the Dust - Queen

Now listen. I love queen and I love this song. But even I thought of this song when I saw the title. It's overplayed way too much. It's nice to hear it sometimes, but it would also nice to hear other songs that maybe not everyone knows, such as Keep yourself alive or love of my life as well.

17 Your Love - Outfield
18 Beat It - Michael Jackson

This is probably my favorite Michael Jackson, tied with smooth criminal.

19 Total Eclipse of the Heart - Bonnie Tyler
20 Sunday Bloody Sunday - U2
21 Take on Me - A-Ha

The Sun Always Shine On T.V., Train Of Thought, Cry Wolf, Stay On These Roads, Crying In The Rain, Touchy, You're The One, The Blood That Moves The Body, Hunting High And Low, Minor Earth Major Sky, Lifeliness, Summer Moved On...A-ha has a lot of good songs, but everybody only insists on Take On Me.

It pisses me off that only one or two song of a famous band gets a huge amount of likes and views on YouTube. Another example is U2. Bono and his crew have a lot of good songs, like Numb, Lemon, The Fly, Zooropa, Zoo Station, Discotheque, Mofo, Mysterious Ways, Even Better Than The Real Thing, but only With Or Without You, Pride, One and Beautiful Day get acclaimed.

I don't understand why. When you say Pink Floyd, people often say ''Another Brick In The Way Part 2'' or ''Comfortably Numb'', but I know that Roger Waters and David Gilmour has a lot of other songs, like High Hopes, Dogs, Echoes, Welcome To The Machine, Empty Spaces, Money...Well, it has to be said, but you ...more

This classic is too overplayed and overrated!

22 Livin' on a Prayer - Bon Jovi
23 Eye of the Tiger - Survivor
24 Don't You Want Me - Human League
25 Come On Eileen - Dexy's Midnight Runners
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