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I can’t get any rest, People say I’m obsessed’ is from which song by the Fine Young Cannibals?
Johnny Come Home
Johnny Come Home
Suspicious Minds
Suspicious Minds
She Drives Me Crazy
She Drives Me Crazy
Good Thing
Good Thing
Who sang the songs ‘Love Will Tear Us Apart’ and ‘Atmosphere’?
The Smiths
The Smiths
Talking Heads
Talking Heads
The Specials
The Specials
Joy Division
Joy Division
What song by Cutting Crew spent two weeks at number one in the 1980s?
(I Just) Died In Your Arms
(I Just) Died In Your Arms
Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now
Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now
Amanda
Amanda
At This Moment
At This Moment
I pictured a rainbow, You held it in your hand’ is from which song?
Whole of the Moon
Whole of the Moon
Dignity
Dignity
Fisherman’s Blues
Fisherman’s Blues
Real Gone Kid
Real Gone Kid
Who sang ‘Say, Say, Say’ with Paul McCartney?
Luther Vandross
Luther Vandross
Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder
Lionel Richie
Lionel Richie
Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson
What group scored a hit with the song ‘The Flame’?
Atlantic Starr
Atlantic Starr
Simply Red
Simply Red
Cheap Trick
Cheap Trick
INXS
INXS
Give me so much love, That I forget myself’ is from a song by which group?
Pet Shop Boys
Pet Shop Boys
Tears for Fears
Tears for Fears
Eurythmics
Eurythmics
Duran Duran
Duran Duran
What singer earned a song on the charts with ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’?
Debbie Gibson
Debbie Gibson
Tiffany
Tiffany
Rick Astley
Rick Astley
Billy Ocean
Billy Ocean
And now we’re flyin’ through the stars, I hope this night will last forever’ is from a song by which artist?
Whitney Houston
Whitney Houston
Dionne Warwick
Dionne Warwick
Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin
Chaka Khan
Chaka Khan
Just like every cowboy sings his sad, sad song’ is from which song by Poison?
Unskinny Bop
Unskinny Bop
Stand
Stand
Every Rose Has Its Thorn
Every Rose Has Its Thorn
Fallen Angel
Fallen Angel
All the Japanese with their yen, The party boys call the Kremlin’ is from which song?
When Doves Cry
When Doves Cry
Walk Like an Egyptian
Walk Like an Egyptian
Sweet Dreams
Sweet Dreams
Love is a Battlefield
Love is a Battlefield
Who sang the one hit wonder ‘She Blinded Me With Science’?
Eddy Grant
Eddy Grant
Gary Numan
Gary Numan
Robbie Dupree
Robbie Dupree
Thomas Dolby
Thomas Dolby
Who sang the song ‘Say You, Say Me’?
Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson
Dionne Warwick
Dionne Warwick
Prince
Prince
Lionel Richie
Lionel Richie
Who spent two weeks at the top of the charts in the 80s with ‘One More Night’?
Foreigner
Foreigner
Phil Collins
Phil Collins
John Parr
John Parr
Bryan Adams
Bryan Adams
Which of these was a hit album for Poison in 1988?
Every Tree Has Leaves
Every Tree Has Leaves
Everybody Loves Chris
Everybody Loves Chris
Every Song Is a Love Song
Every Song Is a Love Song
Every Rose Has It’s Thorn
Every Rose Has It’s Thorn
Who had a hit in the 1980s with ‘Venus’?
Bruce Hornsby & The Range
Bruce Hornsby & The Range
Berlin
Berlin
Bananarama
Bananarama
Gregory Abbott
Gregory Abbott
I was beat, Incomplete, I’d been had, I was sad and blue’ is from which Madonna song?
Crazy For You
Crazy For You
Material Girl
Material Girl
Like a Virgin
Like a Virgin
Dress You Up
Dress You Up
He says that he’s going to marry me, We can raise a little family’ is from which song?
Into the Groove
Into the Groove
Papa Don’t Preach
Papa Don’t Preach
Material Girl
Material Girl
Like A VIrgin
Like A VIrgin
What group had a hit in the ’80s with ‘Take On Me’?
INXS
INXS
Wham!
Wham!
Eurythmics
Eurythmics
A-ha
A-ha
I had a dream when I was young, A dream of sweet illusion’ is from which Queen song?
Radio Ga-Ga
Radio Ga-Ga
Under Pressure
Under Pressure
One Vision
One Vision
I Want to Break Free
I Want to Break Free
And if I stare too long, I’d probably break down and cry’ is from which song?
How Will I Know
How Will I Know
Dancing on the Ceiling
Dancing on the Ceiling
Sweet Child O Mine
Sweet Child O Mine
Rumours
Rumours
Diana Ross sang the hit song ‘Endless Love’ with whom?
Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson
Lionel Richie
Lionel Richie
Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder
Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney
I’ve seen the signs and the looks and pictures, That give your game away, yeah’ is from which Duran Duran song?
Is there something I should know?
Is there something I should know?
All She Wants Is
All She Wants Is
Wild Boys
Wild Boys
Rio
Rio
But I’m quite sure that you’ll tell me, Just how I should feel today’ is from which song by New Order?
Blue Monday
Blue Monday
Temptation
Temptation
Dream Attack
Dream Attack
True Faith
True Faith
Which ’80s band wanted to: ‘make music like a factory would build a car, with a designer’s attention to detail’?
Tubeway Army
Tubeway Army
ABC
ABC
Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode
Spandau Ballet
Spandau Ballet
What group had a number one hit in the 1980s with ‘Invisible Touch’?
Genesis
Genesis
Human League
Human League
Simply Red
Simply Red
Pet Shop Boys
Pet Shop Boys
Fun and sunshine, there’s enough for everyone’ is from which Wham song?
Last Christmas
Last Christmas
Wild Boys
Wild Boys
Club Tropicana
Club Tropicana
Wake Me Up Before you Go-Go
Wake Me Up Before you Go-Go
I’ve never been closer, I’ve tried to understand’ is the first line of which song?
Words
Words
Beat It
Beat It
Africa
Africa
Temptation
Temptation
Good morning miss, Can I help you son’ is the first line of which Madness song?
Michael Caine
Michael Caine
Baggy Trousers
Baggy Trousers
House of Fun
House of Fun
Embarrassment
Embarrassment
Who spent a week at number one with ‘The Way You Make Me Feel’?
INXS
INXS
Michael McDonald
Michael McDonald
George Harrison
George Harrison
Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson
You can do better
Not bad
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