This week In ’80s Throwback’ 25/52

Cyndi Lauper, Prefab Sprout, Pretenders, Depeche Mode, Paul McCartney, The Rolling Stones, Fleetwood Mac, Elton John, Lionel Richie, Robert Palmer, Bobby Brown, Tom Tom Club

They are the ’80s Throwback’ artists selected among the 469 Posts we publish this week.

Here, they are reunited in one glorious playlist. Enjoy!

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Tracklist

1 . Cyndi Lauper . What’s Going On

Lifted from : Happy Birthday Cyndi Lauper

2 . Prefab Sprout . When Love Breaks Down

Lifted from : Prefab Sprout Release ‘Steve McQueen,’ Their Second Album Featuring ‘When Love Breaks Down’ (1985)

3 . Pretenders . Show Me

Lifted from : The Pretenders are in Dortmund (1984)

4 . Depeche Mode . Everything Counts

Lifted from : Depeche Mode close their tour in Pasadena (1988)

5 . Paul McCartney . Press

Lifted from : Happy Birthday Paul McCartney. ‘Celestial Paul’

6 . The Rolling Stones . Emotional Rescue

Lifted from : The Rolling Stones release ‘Emotional Rescue’ featuring ‘She’s So Cold’ (1980)

7 . Fleetwood Mac . Hold Me

Lifted from : Warner Bros. publish Fleetwood Mac’s thirteenth album . ‘Mirage’ featuring ‘Hold Me’ (1982)

8 . Elton John . Don’t Go Breaking My Heart

Lifted from : Elton John releases his eighteenth album . ‘Breaking Hearts’ featuring ‘Sad Songs’ (1984)

9 . Lionel Richie . All Night Long [All Night]

Lifted from : Happy Birthday to Lionel Richie. ‘Lionel Truly’

10 . Robert Palmer . Tell Me I’m Not Dreaming

Lifted from : Robert Palmer releases his ninth solo album . ‘Heavy Nova’ featuring ‘Simply Irresistible’ (1988)

11 . Bobby Brown . Don’t Be Cruel

Lifted from : Bobby Brown releases ‘Don’t Be Cruel,’ his second album featuring ‘My Prerogative’ (1988)

12 . Tom Tom Club . Wordy Rappinghood

Lifted from : Sire publish ‘Tom Tom Club,’ their first self-titled album featuring ‘Wordy Rappinghood’ (1981)

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