Thanks for stopping by! Awfully Awesome 80's is your 24/7 listener-supported internet radio guide to the 80's through the early 90's. We play lost and classic top 40 hits, but we also place a heavy emphasis on the minor charters and non-charters...or as we call them, bottom 45's. If you are a vintage MTV expert, then you have come to the right place! Special Mixcloud shows will be announced as time permits. If you have a general suggestion, then please use our chat widget in the lower right corner or the below contact form. If you have a song request, then please use the below Song Request Form; your request will be automatically queued for play in 90 minutes if it is already in the station's inventory or else I will receive an e-mail copy of your request. Please read the "New Request Policy" post in the below blog for more information on requests as I have new rules for those who are willing to be sponsors and for those who are non-contributors.

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Sunday, May 29, 2016

NEW ADDS FOR 5/29 - 50 WEEKLY NEW ADDS BEGINS NEXT WEEK!

Here are our new adds for this past week:

Top 40:

1. Pat Benatar - We Live For Love - '80
2. Bette Midler - My Mother's Eyes - '80
3. Bryan Adams - Summer Of '69 - '85
4. Pablo Cruise - Cool Love - '81
5. Taylor Dayne - Don't Rush Me - '88
6. Pia Zadora - The Clapping Song - '82
7. Bob And Doug McKenzie - Take Off - '82
8. Buckner And Garcia - Pac Man Fever - '82
9. 38 Special - You Keep Runnin' Away - '82
10. Dan Fogelberg - The Language Of Love - '84
11. Carly Simon - Jesse - '80
12. Firefall - Staying With It - '81

Bottom 45's:

1. Mickey Gilley - True Love Ways - '80
2. Sparks And Jane Wiedlin - Cool Places - '83
3. Jon Astley - Jane's Getting Serious - '87
4. Maestro Fresh Wes - Let Your Backbone Slide - '89
5. Headpins - Just One More Time - '83
6. Boys Brigade - The Passion Of Love - '83
7. Strange Advance - We Run - '85
8. Michael Furlong - Use It Or Lose It - '84
9. Lisa Nemzo - Hard For A Girl Like Me - '85
10. NRBQ - Me And The Boys - '80

Next week begins the quest for 50 new adds every week. I'm just picturing Billy Joel singing along with me right now: "1, 2, 3, 4, Pressure!"

Our request theme for the week of 5/30 through 6/5 will be: Request an 80's hit or obscurity from any groups that were either trios or quartets.

Tune into the station and make a request(chat room, one-on-one chat program, or contact form) through our webpage at http://awfullyawesomeeighties.com. You can also find us on Tunein.com, Nobex Radio, Reciva Radio, and other major internet radio directories. Join our Facebook group and get the first news about upcoming shows!

Thursday, May 19, 2016

NEW ADDS FOR 5/19

Here are our latest adds:

Top 40:

1. Pointer Sisters - American Music - '82
2. Corey Hart - In Your Soul - '88
3. Talking Heads - Wild Wild Life - '86
4. Bangles - Be With You - '89
5. Bangles - Walking Down Your Street - '87
6. Terence Trent D'Arby - Dance Little Sister - '88
7. Electric Light Orchestra - All Over The World - '80
8. The Korgis - Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime - '80
9. Martika - I Feel The Earth Move - '89
10. Dionne Warwick - No Night So Long - '80

Bottom 45's/Overseas Hits:

11. Toyah - Don't Fall In Love(I Said) - '85
12. Saraya - Back To The Bullet - '89
13. Devo - Theme From Doctor Detroit - '83
14. Fury - Keep On Dreamin' - '85
15. Warrant - Big Talk - '89
16. Bangles - Going Down To Liverpool - '84
17. Mel And Kim - Showing Out(Get Fresh At The Weekend) - '87
18. Terence Trent D'Arby - If You Let Me Stay - '87
19. The S.O.S. Band - Just Be Good To Me - '83
20. Adam Ant - Strip - '84

Starting in June, we will be striving to add at least 50 new tunes every week(more free time is being anticipated)!

Tune in by using our "Listen Live" or "Play Now" buttons at http://awfullyawesomeeighties.com. You can also look for us on Tunein.com, Nobex Radio, Reciva Radio, and probably several other internet radio directories that add us without our knowledge! While on our webpage, visit our chat room and ask how you can become a VIP member!

Thursday, May 12, 2016

NEW ADDS FOR 5/12

It's time for some new adds!

Top 40:

1. Bruce Hornsby And The Range - Mandolin Rain - '87
2. Ringo Starr - Wrack My Brain - '81
3. Olivia Newton-John - Soul Kiss - '85
4. White Lion - Wait - '88
5. Ronnie Milsap - Stranger In My House - '83
6. Sting - Be Still My Beating Heart - '88
7. Icicle Works - Whisper To A Scream(Birds Fly) - '84
8. Clarence Clemons And Jackson Browne - You're A Friend Of Mine - '85
9. Champaign - How 'Bout Us - '81
10. Franke And The Knockouts - Without You(Not Another Lonely Night) - '82
11. The Cars - Touch And Go - '80

Bottom 45's/MTV Light To Medium Rotation Tunes:

12. Bullet - I Sold My Soul To Rock N' Roll - '84
13. The Parachute Club - Rise Up - '83
14. The City - Walkaway - '86(studio group featuring Men At Work drummer Jerry Speiser and Men At Work producer Peter McIan, who had a bottom 45 of his own in '80)
15. The Gregg Allman Band - I'm No Angel - '87
16. Walk The West - Lonely Boy - '86
17. Uriah Heep - That's The Way That It Is - '82
18. Billy Rankin - Baby Come Back - '84
19. Ten Ten - When It Rains - '86
20. Keel - Because The Night - '86

Tune in to our station at http://awfullyawesomeeighties.com or look for us on Tunein.com, Nobex Radio, Reciva Radio, etc. Join our Facebook group and get ready to learn about all of those 80's tunes that came and went!

Monday, May 9, 2016

NEW ADDS FOR 5/9

I know, waiting for me to post some new adds to the rotation was like waiting for Genesis to release a follow-up album to Invisible Touch, but here we go:

Top 40:

1. Gavin Christopher - One Step Closer To You - '86
2. The S.O.S. Band - Take Your Time(Do It Right) - '80
3. Frank Stallone - Far From Over - '83
4. Alan Parsons Project - Games People Play - '80
5. Alan Parsons Project - Time - '81
6. Vixen - Cryin' - '89
7. Lionel Richie - Running With The Night - '83
8. Lionel Richie - Se La - '87
9. When In Rome - The Promise - '88

Bottom 45's:

1. Keep It Dark - Dreamer - '86
2. Animotion - Calling It Love - '89
3. Steve Carlisle - WKRP In Cincinnati - '81
4. Burns Sisters Band - I Wonder Who's Out Tonight - '86
5. Hawks - Right Away - '81
6. Shooting Star - Touch Me Tonight - '89

The Burns Sisters track is one of those fun and energetic lost gems that was just as good as anything that The Go-Go's and The Bangles had hits with; MTV played it for nearly 2 months!

Tune in using our "Listen Live" button at http://awfullyawesomeeighties.com. Our request theme this week is: Request an 80's hit or rarity from any N through Z artist!

Wednesday, May 4, 2016

NEW ADDS FOR 5/4

Here are some new adds to Awfully Awesome 80's:

Top 40:

1. The Boys - Dial My Heart - '88
2. Slade - My Oh My - '84
3. George Harrison - When We Was Fab - '88
4. Whitesnake - Fool For Your Loving - '89 - the remake
5. Vandenberg - Burning Heart - '83
6. Real Life - Catch Me I'm Falling - '84
7. Loverboy - When It's Over - '82
8. Loverboy - Notorious - '87
9. Cliff Richard - A Little In Love - '80
10. Men Without Hats - Pop Goes The World - '87
11. Anita Baker - Caught Up In The Rapture - '86
12. Graham Parker And The Shot - Wake Up(Next To You) - '85

Bottom 45's(Minor Charters/Foreign Charters/Obscure MTV):

13. Hothouse Flowers - I'm Sorry - '88
14. Chas Jankel - Questionnaire - '81
15. The Cure - Fascination Street - '89
16. Graham Nash - Innocent Eyes - '86
17. Sue Saad And The Next - Won't Give It Up - '80
18. The Vels - Look My Way - '85
19. Trooper - Only A Fool - '82
20. Diving For Pearls - Gimme Your Good Lovin' - '89
21. Cheap Trick - Up The Creek - '84

Tune in by using our "Listen Live" button at http://awfullyawesomeeighties.com. While there, you can chat with the DJ and participate in this week's request theme(80's hit or rarity from an A through M artist); you will also see a link for our Facebook group in the chat room. We are also on Tunein.com, Nobex Radio, Reciva Radio, and most major internet radio directories.