'80s Movie Hits

If you can't picture John Cusack standing in the rain, boom box held high; Tom Cruise shattering the speed of sound; or Jennifer Grey dirty dancing with the late Patrick Swayze, just close your eyes — these '80s movie hits are songs you see every bit as much as you hear.

"Purple Rain" from Purple Rain
"In Your Eyes" from Say Anything
"(I've Had) The Time of My Life" from Dirty Dancing
"Don't You Forget About Me" from The Breakfast Club
"Footloose" from Footloose
"Ghostbusters" from Ghostbusters
"Endless Love" from Endless Love
"Pretty in Pink" from Pretty in Pink
"Flashdance...What a Feeling" from Flashdance
"In the Air Tonight" from Risky Business
"Wild Sex (In the Working Class)" from Sixteen Candles
"9 to 5" from 9 to 5
"Danger Zone" from Top Gun
"Fame" from Fame
"Flash" from Flash Gordon "I Can Dream About You" from Streets of Fire
"Up Where We Belong" from An Officer and a Gentleman
"I Melt With You" from Valley Girl
"If You Leave" from Pretty in Pink "Take My Breath Away" from Top Gun
"Crazy for You" from Vision Quest
"Call Me" from American Gigolo
"Once In a Lifetime (Live)" from Stop Making Sense "New Attitude" (Single Mix) from Beverly Hills Cop
"What a Wonderful World" from Good Morning, Vietnam

From the headbanging hilarity of "Tonight I'm Gonna Rock You Tonight" to the righteous rage of "Fight the Power," these are the songs that flat-out defined your favorite '80s movies.

"Kokomo" from Cocktail
"We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)" from Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
"Say You, Say Me" from White Nights
"Weird Science" from Weird Science
"Kiss" from Under the Cherry Moon
'The Power of Love" from Back to the Future
"La Bamba" from La Bamba
"Maniac" from Flashdance
"Love on the Rocks" from The Jazz Singer
"Into the Groove" from Desperately Seeking Susan
"Somebody's Baby" from Fast Times at Ridgemont High
"Magic" from Xanadu
"Wind Beneath My Wings" from Beaches
"I Just Called to Say I Love You" from The Woman in Red
"Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want" from Ferris Bueller's Day Off
"Hard to Say I'm Sorry" from Summer Lovers
"Take This Job and Shove It" from Take This Job and Shove It
"Against All Odds" from Against All Odds
"It Had to Be You" from When Harry Met Sally
"Angel Eyes" from Roadhouse
"Tonight I'm Gonna Rock You Tonight" from This Is Spinal Tap
"Slave to Love" from 9 1/2 Weeks
"She Drives Me Crazy" from Tin Men
"This is Not America" from The Falcon and the Snowman
"Bizarre Love Triangle" from Married to the Mob

From Pee Wee's toe-tapping bar dance to "Tequlia" to the snap of the late Paul Newman's pool cue in "It's in the Way That You Use It," the greatest moments of '80s movies were immortalized by their music.

"Wild Wild Life" from True Stories
"To Live and Die in L.A." from To Live and Die in L.A.
"Under the Sea" from The Little Mermaid
"Hazy Shade of Winter" from Less Than Zero
"Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want" from Pretty in Pink
"Ain't Too Proud to Beg" from The Big Chill
"In Dreams" from In Dreamsbr/> "Rhythm of the Night" from The Last Dragon
"A View to a Kill" from A View to a Kill
"Modern Woman" from Ruthless People
"It's in the Way That You Use It" from The Color of Money
"Born in East L.A." from Born in East L.A.
"Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" from Mannequin
"Breakin'…There's No Stopping Us" from Breakin'
"Neutron Dance" from Beverly Hills Cop 2
"Institutionalized" from Repo Man
"Stand by Me" from Stand by Me
"I'm Alright" from Caddyshack
"Beat Street" from Beat Street
"Tequila" from Pee Wee's Big Adventure
"The Goonies 'R' Good Enough" from The Goonies
"After All" from Chances Are
"People Are Strange" from The Lost Boys
"Any Which Way You Can" from Any Which Way You Can "Crazy Love" from Always

In the '80s, for the first time, soundtracks were just as important as the films from which they came. From "Purple Rain" to "Pretty in Pink," these are the songs that made you feel the entire film without even walking into the theater. "Purple Rain" from Purple Rain
"In Your Eyes" from Say Anything
"(I've Had) The Time of My Life" from Dirty Dancing
"Don't You Forget About Me" from The Breakfast Club
"Footloose" from Footloose
"Ghostbusters" from Ghostbusters
"Endless Love" from Endless Love
"Pretty in Pink" from Pretty in Pink
"Flashdance...What a Feeling" from Flashdance
"In the Air Tonight" from Risky Business
"Wild Sex (In the Working Class)" from Sixteen Candles
"9 to 5" from 9 to 5
"Danger Zone" from Top Gun
"Fame" from Fame
"Flash" from Flash Gordon "I Can Dream About You" from Streets of Fire
"Up Where We Belong" from An Officer and a Gentleman
"I Melt With You" from Valley Girl
"If You Leave" from Pretty in Pink "Take My Breath Away" from Top Gun
"Crazy for You" from Vision Quest
"Call Me" from American Gigolo
"Once In a Lifetime (Live)" from Stop Making Sense "New Attitude" (Single Mix) from Beverly Hills Cop
"What a Wonderful World" from Good Morning, Vietnam
"Kokomo" from Cocktail
"We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)" from Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
"Say You, Say Me" from White Nights
"Weird Science" from Weird Science
"Kiss" from Under the Cherry Moon
'The Power of Love" from Back to the Future
"La Bamba" from La Bamba
"Maniac" from Flashdance
"Love on the Rocks" from The Jazz Singer
"Into the Groove" from Desperately Seeking Susan
"Somebody's Baby" from Fast Times at Ridgemont High
"Magic" from Xanadu
"Wind Beneath My Wings" from Beaches
"I Just Called to Say I Love You" from The Woman in Red
"Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want" from Ferris Bueller's Day Off
"Hard to Say I'm Sorry" from Summer Lovers
"Take This Job and Shove It" from Take This Job and Shove It
"Against All Odds" from Against All Odds
"It Had to Be You" from When Harry Met Sally
"Angel Eyes" from Roadhouse
"Tonight I'm Gonna Rock You Tonight" from This Is Spinal Tap
"Slave to Love" from 9 1/2 Weeks
"She Drives Me Crazy" from Tin Men
"This is Not America" from The Falcon and the Snowman
"Bizarre Love Triangle" from Married to the Mob
"Wild Wild Life" from True Stories
"To Live and Die in L.A." from To Live and Die in L.A.
"Under the Sea" from The Little Mermaid
"Hazy Shade of Winter" from Less Than Zero
"Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want" from Pretty in Pink
"Ain't Too Proud to Beg" from The Big Chill
"In Dreams" from In Dreamsbr/> "Rhythm of the Night" from The Last Dragon
"A View to a Kill" from A View to a Kill
"Modern Woman" from Ruthless People
"It's in the Way That You Use It" from The Color of Money
"Born in East L.A." from Born in East L.A.
"Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" from Mannequin
"Breakin'…There's No Stopping Us" from Breakin'
"Neutron Dance" from Beverly Hills Cop 2
"Institutionalized" from Repo Man
"Stand by Me" from Stand by Me
"I'm Alright" from Caddyshack
"Beat Street" from Beat Street
"Tequila" from Pee Wee's Big Adventure
"The Goonies 'R' Good Enough" from The Goonies
"After All" from Chances Are
"People Are Strange" from The Lost Boys
"Any Which Way You Can" from Any Which Way You Can "Crazy Love" from Always