Top 20 Singles- Readers' List-1984

Hello folks, we would like to introduce you to another singles poll on our blog. After the Album list poll which is currently running, we have made a list of 175 singles and would kindly ask you to submit your best and favorite songs from 1984. Please send us your favorite songs in the form of top ten if possible. It's easy, just leave a comment below the post. We really look forward to them!!
Feel free to add your own songs, but might the tags:

#new wave, #post-punk, #synth-pop, #minimal-wave, #italo-disco, #goth, #art pop, #jangle pop, #pop #indie ---

1.Bronski Beat- Small Town Boy 

2.Echo & The Bunnymen- The Killing Moon 

3.a-ha- Take on Me 

4.Dead or Alive- You Spin Me Around 

5.Prince and the Revolution- Purple Rain 

6.The Style Council- Shout to the Top 

7.Talk Talk- It’s my Life 

8.Gary Numan- Berserker 

9.Frankie Goes To Hollywood- Two Tribes 

10.Siouxsie and The Banshees- Dazzle 

11.Billy Idol- Eyes Without a Face 

12.Duran Duran- New Moon on Monday 

13.Leonard Cohen- Dance Me to the End of Love 

14.The Smiths- What Difference Does it Make 

15.Pet Shop Boys- West End Girls '84

16.Prince- When Doves Cry 

17.Eurythmics- Here Comes the Rain Again 

18.Alphaville- Big in Japan 

19.Prefab Sprout- When Love Breaks Down 

20.New Order- Thieves Like Us 

NOTE: All the comments are available through the link under the post title

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