What number of of those forgotten 1985 rock radio hits do you bear in mind?

The yr 1985 was an ideal interval for music, however not each radio hit survived to dwell on everybody’s modern-day playlists or flashback radio specials. For each Dire Straits “Cash for Nothing” and Tears for Fears “All people Desires to Rule the World,” there’s additionally loads of John Waite’s “Each Step of the Means” and Tom Petty’s “Make It Higher.”

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Merely put, some songs go on to turn out to be traditional rock staples, film soundtrack songs or pop up in TV commercials, whereas others could have a tough time getting heard outdoors the yr 1985.

This checklist serves to not solely check your data of the time interval and the music that made it nice, however it’s additionally a reminder to radio programmers that there are some superb songs that you could possibly play as an alternative of going to David Lee Roth’s “California Ladies” for the thousandth time.

So take a look and hear beneath and tell us what number of of those forgotten 1985 rock radio hits do you bear in mind!