The 10 Best Love Songs of the 80s

We’ve been searching for the best love songs of the year – one song for each year per decade. Each week, we present one new song . Now that we’ve completed the best love songs of the 80s, we’re getting closer and closer to the present day!

Here’s a look back at the 10 best love songs of the 80s (the links will take you to the videos).

1980: Queen -Crazy Little Thing Called Love
1981: Diana Ross+ Lionel Ritchie: Endless Love
1982: Human League – Don’t You Want Me
1983: The Best Love Song of 1983: The Police – Every Breath You Take
1984: Frankie Goes to Hollywood – The Power of Love
1985: Lionel Richie – Say You, Say Me
1986: Berlin – Take My Breath Away
1987: U2 – With or Without You
1988: Phil Collins – Groovy Kind of Love
1989: Madonna – Like a Prayer

If your favourite love song is not on the list, tell us in the comments which love song you consider the best love song of the 80s.

You might also like this:

• The 10 Best Love Songs of the 90s
• The Best Love Songs of the Past 50 Years, 1990:
  Sinead O’Connor – Nothing Compares 2 U
• The Best Love Songs of the Past 50 Years, 1987:
  U2 – With or Without You
• The Best Love Songs of the Past 50 Years, 1986:
  Berlin – Take My Breath Away
• The Best Love Songs of the Past 50 Years, 1976:
  Stevie Wonder – Isn’t She Lovely