50 Road Trip Tunes from the 80s

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Every road trip in the 80s, whether it be a trip to the corner store for munchies or heading out of state for Spring Break, had to have a mix tape! Here are 50 of the most iconic songs from the 80s that made it onto everyone's mix tape. 

  • “Don’t Stop Believin’” – Journey
  • “Vacation” – The Go-Go’s
  • “Walking on Sunshine” – Katrina and the Waves
  • “Take On Me” – a-ha
  • “Summer of ’69” – Bryan Adams
  • “Paradise City” – Guns N’ Roses
  • “Livin’ on a Prayer” – Bon Jovi
  • “Footloose” – Kenny Loggins
  • “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” – Cyndi Lauper
  • “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go” – Wham!
  • “Eye of the Tiger” – Survivor
  • “Jessie’s Girl” – Rick Springfield
  • “Another One Bites the Dust” – Queen
  • “You Shook Me All Night Long” – AC/DC
  • “Pour Some Sugar on Me” – Def Leppard
  • “Hit Me with Your Best Shot” – Pat Benatar
  • “Call Me” – Blondie
  • “Centerfold” – The J. Geils Band
  • “I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll” – Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
  • “Jump” – Van Halen
  • “Africa” – Toto
  • “California Girls” – David Lee Roth
  • “Going Back to Cali” – LL Cool J
  • “I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For” – U2
  • “Drive” – The Cars
  • “Kokomo” – The Beach Boys
  • “Nothin But a Good Time” – Poison
  • “True” – Spandau Ballet
  • “Waiting for a Star to Fall” – Boy Meets Girl
  • “Heaven” – Bryan Adams
  • “La Bamba” – Los Lobos
  • “Make Me Lose Control” – Eric Carmen
  • “Beat It” – Michael Jackson
  • “Let's Go Crazy” – Prince
  • “Material Girl” – Madonna
  • “I Wanna Dance With Somebody” – Whitney Houston
  • “Karma Chameleon” – Culture Club
  • “Relax” – Frankie Goes to Hollywood
  • “Tainted Love” – Soft Cell
  • “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)” – Eurythmics
  • “Down Under” – Men at Work
  • “Our House” – Madness
  • “You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)” – Dead or Alive
  • “I Ran (So Far Away)” – A Flock of Seagulls
  • “Don’t You (Forget About Me)” – Simple Minds
  • “Take My Breath Away” – Berlin
  • “Danger Zone” – Kenny Loggins
  • “The Power of Love” – Huey Lewis and the News
  • “Addicted to Love” – Robert Palmer
  • “We Built This City” – Starship

    • These days, you don't need to record music off the radio to make a great mix tape, just head over to Spotify, Pandora or Amazon and create your own playlist! No more annoying commercials or DJs talking over the song to ruin your moment. 

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