Artists best known for these songs 1980 to 1984 Quiz by rockgolf

Can you pick the artists best known for these songs 1980 to 1984?

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Match the given song with the artist listed who released the song. There are no decoys.
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Clickable Classics: Over 100 songs & artists 1980-84 Quiz

by rockgolf

Created Apr 1, 2012 in Music
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	mellish:	Apr 2nd, 2012 at 16:29 GMT		3 points
	"Comfortably Numb" was released in 1979

	rockgolf:	Apr 2nd, 2012 at 17:15 GMT		2 points
	Yes, "The Wall" was released in late Nov. 1979, but the songs didn't get most of their airplay until 1980, when they peaked on the charts.

	alabamapaladin:	Apr 2nd, 2012 at 18:22 GMT		2 points
	Enjoyed this one! Just three very minor comments (and, yeah, I realize I'm being overly picky here): (1) Mellencamp was still using the name "John Cougar Mellencamp" when his song on this list was released; (2) I think the song shown as "Rock-It" on the quiz should be "Rockit"; and (3) there shouldn't be an apostrophe in "Dexys Midnight Runners."

	Arrie:	Apr 2nd, 2012 at 18:24 GMT		4 points
	The title "Jump" is a bit confusing, because both Pointer Sisters and Van Halen had a hit single with that title. But nevertheless a nice quiz!

	rockgolf:	Apr 2nd, 2012 at 19:30 GMT		3 points
	@AlabamPal: 1) Fair enough. 2 & 3) Yup, I'll correct those. @Arrie: The Pointer Sisters' track was titled "Jump (For My Love)". Kriss Kross also had a hit called "Jump" so I had to keep them out of this list.

	Arrie:	Apr 4th, 2012 at 00:04 GMT		1 point
	@rockgolf: Ah, I see, you're right. I always thought the title was just "Jump". Thanks!

	trivial:	Apr 5th, 2012 at 03:35 GMT		1 point
	You've got a misspelling in Kid Creole and the Coconuts (you put Coconunts). Great quiz!

	rockgolf:	Apr 5th, 2012 at 19:30 GMT		1 point
	@Trivial: Aw, nunts! Thx. Fixed.

	snork72varnarama:	Apr 5th, 2012 at 22:11 GMT		1 point
	Very good quiz, though it made me realize just how rusty I am on my 80's music.

	scott_hbg:	Apr 6th, 2012 at 18:08 GMT		1 point
	A fun quiz, RockGolf. I thought it was a good mix. I missed five. You found some of my blind spots, such as Pink Floyd. I'm not very sharp with The Cure, either.

	ehyooks:	Apr 8th, 2012 at 06:58 GMT		2 points
	I think there was either not enough time or too many items to guess. I lost a lot of time scrolling up and down.

	JLKeip:	Apr 9th, 2012 at 17:15 GMT		1 point
	Why Daryl Hall and John Oates rather than just Hall and Oates? I like these quizzes quite a bit, by the way

	Chocolatl:	Apr 10th, 2012 at 04:50 GMT		-2 points
	The way this is alphabetized makes it far more difficult than it needs to be. I look for last names. And who on earth would look for "Flock of Seagulls" under "A"?

	rockgolf:	Apr 10th, 2012 at 13:32 GMT		1 point
	@Chocolatl: I don't have any control on the alphabetical order - there is no "sort by last name" option. @JLKeip: Because that's how they were always officially listed on singles & albums.

	emsee:	Apr 10th, 2012 at 19:52 GMT		1 point
	Ahhhh.....including a song by Genesis AND Phil Collins. Rockgolf, you evil genius!!!! Great quiz!

	Jellodead:	Apr 10th, 2012 at 20:13 GMT		1 point
	Great quiz! I graduated high school in 84 so this brought back the memories. Too hard for me to look through all the names quick enough to get it done in 15 minutes, but I did well.

	barleduc:	Apr 11th, 2012 at 02:39 GMT		3 points
	Oops, I clicked Madonna for Human Nature, not thinking! (1995)

	Manticore:	Apr 11th, 2012 at 16:57 GMT		2 points
	"9 to 5" is confusing because the Sheena Easton song had that as its title in the UK (not just as a subtitle). Maybe better to leave one of those artists out or use a different song. Otherwise, marvellous!

	jake_tx:	Apr 13th, 2012 at 16:14 GMT		0 points
	Great quiz! Did Def Leppard have a song called "Rockit" on Hysteria?

	North_Idaho:	Apr 16th, 2012 at 20:01 GMT		-2 points
	Another tough quiz, rockgolf. One correction: the band should be "Yaz," not Yazoo.

	Karmacode:	Apr 17th, 2012 at 08:42 GMT		1 point
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	Manticore:	Apr 17th, 2012 at 19:00 GMT		2 points
	@North_Idaho: Alison Moyet and Vince Clarke were generally known as Yazoo. It was only for the US releases that they were known as Yaz (to avoid legal wranglings with an American band named Yazoo).

	North_Idaho:	Apr 18th, 2012 at 18:01 GMT		3 points
	Thanks for informing me about that "situation," Manticore ...

	rockgolf:	Apr 20th, 2012 at 15:59 GMT		1 point
	@Manticore, @north_Idaho: Actually the US copyright holder on Yazoo wasn't a band. I think it was some kind of communications systems.

	ruz:	Apr 23rd, 2012 at 20:39 GMT		1 point
	Arrgh! 124 - mixed up early Depeche Mode with Yaz(oo)...

	brianlovestorock:	May 2nd, 2012 at 04:20 GMT		1 point
	Don't Do Me Like That was released as a single by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers in November 1979.

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