The Ultimate Collection - Eighties: 100 Hits [Box set]

The Ultimate Collection - Eighties 100 Hits

All the original hit recordings at a bargain price.
The only exception is "Should Have Known Better" Jim Diamond. This is a
good version of the song, but disappointingly not the original hit recording.

This is an excellent collection of 80's hits, that includes many tracks not available on other box sets.

"Eighties 100 Hits" contains 93 UK top 20 hits, including 19 number ones that spent a total of 55 weeks in the top position;
"Feels Like I'm In Love" Kelly Marie [2wks]
"Prince Charming" Adam & The Ants [4wks]
"Making Your Mind Up" Bucks Fizz [3wks]
"This Ole House" Shakin' Stevens [3wks]
"Happy Talk" Captain Sensible [2wks]
"I've Never Been To Me" Charlene (D'Angelo) [1wk]
"Come On Eileen" Dexy's Midnight Runners [4wks]
"Seven Tears" Goombay Dance Band [3wks]
"Pass The Dutchie" Musical Youth [3wks]
"Down Under" Men At Work [3wks]
"99 Red Balloons" Nena [3wks]
"Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" Wham! [2wks]
"You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)" Dead Or Alive [2wks]
"The Lady In Red" Chris De Burgh [3wks]
"Never Gonna Give You Up" Rick Astley [5wks]
"Don't Turn Around" Aswad [2wks]
"Theme From S'Express" (extended version) S'Express [2wks]
"I Think We're Alone Now" Tiffany (Darwish) [3wks]
"The Only Way Is Up" Yazz & The Plastic Population [5wk]

Many tracks stand out.
Dance tracks "And The Beat Goes On" The Whispers, "Theme From S'Express" [extended version] S'Express, "It's Raining Men" The Weather Girls, "Walk Like An Egyptian" The Bangles, "Ain't Nothin' Goin' On But The Rent" Gwen Guthrie, "Celebration" Kool & The Gang;
feel good song "Too Good To Be Forgotten" Amazulu and the powerfully
orchestrated "The Look Of Love" ABC.

Also pleasing is the inclusion of the tracks "I'm In Love With A German Film Star" The Passions, "She Works Hard For The Money" Donna Summer, "Get Down Saturday Night" Oliver Cheatham, "Maniac" Michael Sembello and
"Don't Look Any Further" Dennis Edwards ft Siedah Garrett. I was surprised to see included a remake of the 1930 Irvin Berlin song "Puttin' On The Ritz" by Taco [Ockerse]. Although this synthpop track was ignored in the UK, it was a #4 hit in the USA

All in all an excellent, 'value for money' collection of 80's hits. Buy it today. I'm glad that I did.

D Barber has written a good review but there seems to be no clear track listing so this may help you see if there's a few tracks you realy really want?

Track listing
CD ONE
1. Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go - Wham!
2. Never Gonna Give You Up - Astley, Rick
3. I Think We're Alone Now - Tiffany
4. Walk Like an Egyptian - Bangles
5. Waiting for a Star to Fall - Boy Meets Girl
6. Maniac - Sembello, Michael
7. Maneater - Hall & Oates
8. 99 Red Balloons - Nena
9. Down to Earth - Curiosity Killed the Cat
10. Breakout - Swing Out Sister
11. I Can Make You Feel Good - Shalamar
12. Somebody's Watching Me - Rockwell
13. She Works Hard for the Money - Summer, Donna
14. Rhythm of the Night - DeBarge
15. Don't Stop the Music - Yarbrough & Peoples
16. The Message - Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five
17. Reward - Teardrop Explodes
18. Bridge to Your Heart - Wax UK
19. Axel F - Faltermeyer, Harold
20. The Race - Yello

CD TWO
1. Poison Arrow - ABC
2. Love Plus One - Haircut 100
3. Prince Charming - Adam & The Ants
4. Shout to the Top - Style Council
5. I'm So Excited - Pointer Sisters
6. Let's Hear It for the Boy - Williams, Deniece
7. Midas Touch - Midnight Star
8. Feels Like I'm in Love - Marie, Kelly
9. You Can't Hide (Your Love from Me) - Joseph, David
10. The Only Way Is Up - Yazz & the Plastic Population
11. Theme from S'Express - S'Express
12. Baby I Don't Care - Transvision Vamp
13. Swords of a Thousand Men - Tenpole Tudor
14. Breakaway - Ullman, Tracey
15. Eighth Day - O'Connor, Hazel
16. Wonderful Life - Black
17. Labelled with Love - Squeeze
18. The Lady in Red - DeBurgh, Chris
19. Happy Talk - Captain Sensible
20. Puttin' on the Ritz - Taco

CD THREE
1. It's Raining Men - Weather Girls
2. Celebration - Kool & the Gang
3. I Don't Believe You Want to Get Up and Dance (Oops! Upside Your Head) - Gap Band
4. Word Up! - Cameo
5. All Cried Out - Moyet, Alison
6. Shout - Tears for Fears
7. It's Different for Girls - Jackson, Joe
8. Harvest for the World - Christians
9. Get Down Saturday Night - Cheatham, Oliver
10. Secret Lovers - Atlantic Starr
11. Up Where We Belong - Cocker, Joe
12. Footloose - Loggins, Kenny
13. Making Your Mind Up - Bucks Fizz
14. When Will I Be Famous? - Bros
15. Heartache - Pepsi & Shirlie
16. This Ole House - Stevens, Shakin'
17. (Do) The Hucklebuck - Coast to Coast
18. Cry - Godley & Creme
19. I've Never Been to Me - Charlene
20. I Should Have Known Better - Diamond, Jim

CD FOUR
1. Come on Eileen - Dexys Midnight Runners
2. Wouldn't It Be Good - Kershaw, Nik
3. World Shut Your Mouth - Cope, Julian
4. The Look of Love - ABC
5. Let's Get Serious - Jackson, Jermaine
6. System Addict - Five Star
7. Teardrops - Womack & Womack
8. My One Temptation - Paris, Mica
9. And the Beat Goes On - Whispers
10. Ain't Nothin' Goin' on But the Rent - Guthrie, Gwen
11. Sleep Talk - Williams, Alyson
12. Tell It to My Heart - Dayne, Taylor
13. Push It - Salt-N-Pepa
14. Breakin'...There's No Stopping Us - Ollie & Jerry
15. Don't Turn Around - Aswad
16. Pass the Dutchie - Musical Youth
17. Too Good to Be Forgotten - Amazulu
18. Ever So Lonely - Monsoon
19. Calling Your Name - Marilyn
20. Seven Tears - Goombay Dance Band

CD FIVE
1. Addicted to Love - Palmer, Robert
2. Something About You - Level 42
3. Get out of My Dreams (Get into My Car) - Ocean, Billy
4. All Night Long (All Night) - Richie, Lionel
5. Break My Stride - Wilder, Matthew
6. Down Under - Men at Work
7. I Won't Let the Sun Go Down on Me - Kershaw, Nik
8. You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) - Dead or Alive
9. Obsession - Animotion
10. Sonic Boom Boy - Westworld
11. Fade to Grey - Visage
12. I'm in Love with a German Film Star - Passions
13. A New England - MacColl, Kirsty
14. Stop - Brown, Sam
15. Don't Look Any Further - Garrett, Siedah
16. On the Wings of Love - Osborne, Jeffrey
17. (Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometime) I Need Your Loving - Korgis
18. Da Da Da (I Don't Love You, You Don't Love Me Aha Aha Aha) - Trio
19. Nellie the Elephant - Toy Dolls
20. Ace of Spades - Motorhead

If your are old enough to remember the eighties then this is a great set of 5 cds of artists. This is good seletion of songs to dance to. Some of the songs are my favourites. I would have liked to have known some of the artist names and songs before purchasing.