Your 10 Favorite Songs the Year You Were Born

[Puck Bond]

1978
1. Because the Night-Patti Smith
2. Roxanne-The Police
3. Heart of Glass-Blondie
4. Wheel in the Sky-Journey
5. Rock N'Me-The Steve Miller Band
6. Rock & Roll Fantasy-Bad Company
7. I Wanna Be Sedated-The Ramones
8. Double Vision-Foreigner
9. Hong Kong Garden-Siouxsie & the Banshees
10. Surrender-Cheap Trick

[John Galt]

1977

1. Cygnus X-1 - Rush
2. Barracuda - Heart
3. Hotel California - The Eagles
4. The Stranger - Billy Joel
5. Diamonds & Rust - Judas Priest
6. Like A Hurricane - Neil Young
7. A Farewell To Kings - Rush
8. The Chain - Fleetwood Mac
9. Allison - Elvis Costello
10. Going For The One - Yes

[detective mills]

1985

1. U2 - "The Unforgettable Fire"
2. Bruce Springsteen - "Glory Days"
3. Metallica - "For Whom the Bell Tolls"
4. The Smiths - "How Soon is Now"
5. Run DMC - "King of Rock"
6. Bruce Springsteen - "I'm Going Down"
7. John Mellencamp - "Small Town"
8. The Cult - "She Sells Sanctuary"
9. Tears for Fears - "Head Over Heels"
10. Simple Minds - "Don't You (Forget About Me)"


I think at least. I can't remember many songs that came out that year.

[Cronos]

Might have gotten some of these wrong and am probably forgetting a few:

1986
Peter Gabriel - Red Rain
Iron Maiden - Alexander The Great
Alice Cooper - He's Back (The Man Behind The Mask)
Huey Lewis And The News - Hip To Be Square
Joe Satriani - Driving At Night
Metallica - Master Of Puppets
Journey - Positive Touch
Peter Gabriel - Mercy Street
Peter Gabriel - Don't Give Up
Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights

[Spice]

The Post-Punk Greatness of 1979 :)

The Specials - Gangsters
The Cure - Boys Don’t Cry
The Clash - London Calling
The Jam - Strange Town
Patti Smith - Dancing Barefoot
David Bowie - DJ
The Undertones - You've Got My Number
Blondie - Dreaming
The Buzzcocks - Everybody's Happy Nowadays
Elvis Costello and the Attractions - Oliver's Army

[Jon Lyrik]

1991

After The Flood - Talk Talk
How I Could Just Kill A Man - Cypress Hill
Breadcrumb Trail - Slint
In Bloom - Nirvana
Jeremy - Pearl Jam
Steady Mobbin' - Ice Cube
Smile - Spiritualized
Losing My Religion - REM
Can't Truss It - Public Enemy
New Jack Hustler - Ice-T

Great, revolutionary year.