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Playlist · The 80s Duel

80s Music Quiz

Synths, hairspray and choruses you didn't know you remembered.

Songs to guess
807
Fits
Nostalgia fans
Level
Easy – most people keep up
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Among the songs: Billie Jean – Michael Jackson, I Wanna Dance with Somebody – Whitney Houston, Take On Me – a-ha…

The same list can also be played as Music Quiz · The Timeline.

Every day: Daily challenge – the same songs for everyone, one attempt, a leaderboard until midnight.

Free · first round without an account · no app · no Spotify

Playlist · The 80s Duel – Synths, hairspray and choruses you didn't know you remembered.

What's typical for The 80s Duel

The 80s Duel is exactly what it says: every song in the pool was released between 1980 and 1989. Europe, ABBA, Michael Jackson, Duran Duran, Roxette and Madonna are the artists that come up most often, and just over a fifth of the songs are Swedish – synth-pop and Swedish radio rock alongside the biggest hits of the MTV era.

The level is Easy. This is a decade whose choruses most people know even without having lived through it, so the list works for younger groups too – but anyone who was a teenager in the 80s has a clear edge, which is rather the point of a duel.

Good for a 40th or 50th birthday party, a retro night, or a group that wants to compete generation against generation. Want to move forward in time? 90s & 00s is the next step.

Songs you might meet

A sample from the list's 807 songs. Every round draws new ones, so no two games are alike.

  1. 1Billie Jean – Michael Jackson1982
  2. 2I Wanna Dance with Somebody – Whitney Houston1987
  3. 3Take On Me – a-ha1985
  4. 4Thriller – Michael Jackson1982
  5. 5Like a Prayer – Madonna1989
  6. 6Livin' on a Prayer – Bon Jovi1986
  7. 7Master of Puppets – Metallica1986
  8. 8Sweet Child o' Mine – Guns N' Roses1987
  9. 9Africa – Toto1982
  10. 10Don't Stop Believin' – Journey1981
  11. 11Every Breath You Take – The Police1983
  12. 12Like a Virgin – Madonna1984
  13. 13You Shook Me All Night Long – AC/DC1980
  14. 14Beat It – Michael Jackson1982

How to play The 80s Duel

Play solo

Tap Guess the song and the round begins. You hear a clip and guess the song – no room, no code, and the first round without an account.

With the party

Create a room, set up the stage on the TV, and let everyone join with a code or a QR code. The app handles playback, judging and scoring – you don't have to be the referee.

Read the rules and how scoring works

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