Growing up in the thick of 80s music was annoying at the time—synthesizers, weird vocals and lyrics about love, filtered through fuzzy commercial radio stations.
A few decades later when we have greater control of what we want to listen to, a lot of this is fun to go back to, especially when we're hitting the mats.
Or heavy bag.
Or sparring partner.
G E T T H E P L A Y L I S T
Grab the playlist on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube or YouTube Music with the links above, or check out the track listing below and add any of the songs to playlists of your own.
SONG | ARTIST | ALBUM |
|---|---|---|
Am I Demon | Danzig | Danzig |
Right On Track |
Breakfast Club |
Breakfast Club |
Express Yourself |
Madonna |
Like A Prayer |
Boys (Summertime Love) |
Sabrina |
Sabrina |
Dare |
Stan Bush |
Transformers: The Movie OST |
Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away) |
Mötley Crüe |
Dr. Feelgood |
TV Party |
Black Flag |
Damaged |
Don't You Want Me |
The Human League |
Dare |
One Hit (To The Body) |
The Rolling Stones |
Dirty Work |
Eyes of the World |
Fleetwood Mac |
Mirage |
Fire Woman |
The Cult |
Sonic Temple |
Blue Jean |
David Bowie |
Tonight |
Giving It Up for Your Love |
Delbert McClinton |
The Jealous Kind |
Kokomo |
The Beach Boys |
Kokomo |
Like Hell |
Loudness |
Thunder in the East |
Send Me an Angel |
Real Life |
Heartland |
Walk Like An Egyptian |
The Bangles |
Different Light |
Loud Love |
Soundgarden |
Louder Than Love |
People Are People |
Depeche Mode |
Some Great Reward |
Reach Out |
Cheap Trick |
Heavy Metal OST |
Rock Steady |
The Whispers |
Rock Steady - EP |
Things Can Only Get Better |
Howard Jones |
Things Can Only Get Better - Single |
We Care A Lot |
Faith No More |
Introduce Yourself |
The Year Of The Knife (Canadian Single Version) |
Tears For Fears |
The Seeds Of Love |
Rush Rush (Extended Version) |
Deborah Harry |
Scarface OST |
If you're looking for more 80s music, check out our other focused playlists: