Lp1 opens in triumphant style with queen’s we are the champions’, before classic ballads from def leppard and bon jovi. Laura branigan’s self control’ has seen huge popularity again recently, while the side is completed by marillion’s kayleigh’, foreigner’s i want to know what love is’ and the cars’ drive’- three of the 80’s biggest ballads flip the lp over for one of elton john’s signature songs, the brilliant tiny dancer’ ahead of bonnie tyler’s total eclipse of the heart’ a massive 1 single and one of the defining hits of the genre, here alongside another chart-topper heaven is a place on earth’ from belinda carlisle. Essential tracks follow from rick springfield, reo speedwagon, pat benatar and toto with the enduringly popular africa’. Lp2 with the epic alone’, ahead of power-pop from cher with i found someone’ and the anthemic the best’ from tina turner. The hits continue with pretenders’ back on the chain gang’, journey’s all-time classic don’t stop believin’, and more huge 80s essentials from cutting crew and mr. Mister while over on the other side the police’s every breath you take’
One of the biggest tracks of the 80s opens before timeless soundtrack classic: berlin’s 1 take my breath away’. Kim carnes, alannah myles and maria mckee follow along with patty smyth & don henley’s duet on the superb sometimes love just ain’t enough’ ahead of the second lp’s closer from the scorpions with their global smash wind of change’. Lp3 opens with bruce springsteen’s unforget...