We count down the 20 most terrible songs that somehow hit number one in the 1980s, exploring what made these synthesizer-heavy, often cringe-worthy tracks so commercially successful despite their questionable quality.
• Starting with "We Built This City" by Starship, a song universally acknowledged as terrible despite the band's pedigree
• Discussing Falco's "Amadeus" and the horror of its Mozart-inspired synthesizer nightmare
• Examining how even legendary artists like Stevie Wonder produced questionable hits like "I Just Called to Say I Love You"
• Exploring the UK vs US chart differences with songs like Europe's "The Final Countdown"
• Debating why some songs like Christopher Cross's "Arthur's Theme" spent weeks at number one
• Analyzing the cultural factors that propelled songs like John Lennon's "Starting Over" to chart success
• Defending certain entries like Poison's "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" that we feel don't deserve to be on the worst list
• Looking at which 80s artists are still actively touring and making music today
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