1. debaser-pixies
2. kiss-prince
3. white lines-grandmaster flash
4. turning japanese-the vapors
5. in between days-the cure
6. come on eileen-dexy's midnight runners
7. naive melody (this must be the place)- talking heads
8. the cutter-echo and the bunnymen
9. under pressure-bowie and queen
10. add it up-violent femmes

sheesh. all i could think of was these two:

eric carmen - make me lose control
run dmc - walk this way

While I agree that the song is great, there are literal thousands of more obscure ones that I'm fond of. I probably wouldn't mention the huge hits even if I listed a thousand favorites, just because I was so involved in music in the 80's and liked so many songs. The thread is about our top songs of the 80's, not the acknowledged greatest songs by consensus.
By consensus, I'd list all kids of hits that still stand up, but by personal fondness, I'd list many, many non-hits because they mean a lot to me.

ten more:

1. U2- Bad
2. The Waterboys - Church Not Made With Hands
3. 10,000 Maniacs - My Mother The War
4. Tom Waits - Time
5. Peter Gabriel - Mercy Street
6. New Order - Love Vigilantes
7. Billy Bragg - Must I Paint You A Picture
8. Dead Can Dance - The Carnival Is Over
9. Talking Heads - Blind
10.The Bolshoi - Sunday Morning

sticking to one song per artist, no order:

Dinosaur Jr.--Raisans
Game Theory--Erica's Word
Chameleons--Soul in Isolation
The Clean--Anything Could Happen
The Go-Betweens--Head Full of Steam
The Verlaines--Death and the Maiden
The Chills--Pink Frost
The Gun Club--Sex Beat
Television Personalities--Silly Girl
The Triffids--One Soul Less on Your Fiery List

god i love this song!
in my listmania

ten more (who knows, someone may get a new favorite after downloading):

1.Straight To Hell - The Clash
2.One Night In Greece With An American - Clive Pig & The Hopeful Chinamen
3.He Looks Like Spencer Tracy Now - Deacon Blue
4.Goddamn The Sun - Swans
5. Under The Ivy - Kate Bush
6.The Headmaster Ritual - The Smiths
7.Taxi Ride - Jane Siberry
8.Come On Darkness - Camper Van Beethoven
9.Flowers - Psychedelic Furs
10....But I - Colin Newman

also, a little less sedate:

1. Ministry - Stigmata
2. Suicidal Tendencies - Institutionalized
3. Dead Kennedys - Pull My Strings
4. Skinny Puppy - Deep Down Trauma Hounds
5. Soundgarden - Hands All Over
6. Butthole Surfers - Perry
7. Jane's Addiction - Ted, Just Admit It
8. Dean & The Weenies - Fuck You
9. Black Flag - TV Party
10.Public Image Ltd. - Bodies