The most popular bands of the 80s with the letter B were a mix of bands with different styles, such as pop, rock, punk, new wave. Bananarama, The Bangles, Blondie all had a bit of a punk/rock feel to them. And what about Bon Jovi also a rock legend who had many hits in the 80s. The pop/new wave style fitted The B-52's and the look of the band was also characteristic with the ladies wearing wigs. But there were more terrific bands like Bee Gees and Bronski Beat.
Have fun listening to this musiclist!

Bananarama, a girl group founded in England in 1980, produced many hits in the 80s. Singers Keren Woodward, Sara Dallin and Siobhan Fahey were first allowed to join as backing singers for Fun Boy's song It Aint' What You Do and that song became such a success in Europe that the girls became famous and even became the most famous girl group in the Guiness Book of Records. We know many of their songs, including Cruel Summer, Venus (a hit by Shocking Blue), More Than Physical, I Heard A Rumour. In the first period they had a punk style which later changed to a pop style.

• Bananarama - Aie a Mwana ( 1981 )
  
• Bananarama - It Ain't What You Do ( It's The Way That You Do It ) ( 1981 )
• Bananarama ft. Fun Boy Three - Really Sayin Something ( 1982 )
• Bananarama - Shy Boy ( 1982 )
• Bananarama - Cheers Then ( 1983 )
• Bananarama - He's Got Tact ( 1983 )
• Bananarama - Cruel Summer ( 1983 )
• Bananarama - Na Na Hey Hey ( Kiss Him Goodbye ) ( 1983 )
• Bananarama - Robert De Niro's Waiting ( 1984 )
• Bananarama - Rough Justice ( 1984 )
• Bananarama - King of the Jungle ( 1984 )
• Bananarama - Hot Line To Heaven ( 1984 )
• Bananarama - The Wild Life ( 1984 )
• Bananarama - Do Not Disturb ( 1986 )
• Bananarama - Venus ( 1986 )
• Bananarama - More Than Physical ( 1986 )
• Bananarama - A Trick Of The Night ( 1986 )
• Bananarama - Set on You ( 1986 )
• Bananarama - I Heard A Rumour ( 1987 )
• Bananarama - Love In The First Degree ( 1987 )
• Bananarama - I Can't Help It ( 1988 )
• Bananarama - I Want You Back ( 1988 )
• Bananarama - Love, Truth & Honesty ( 1988 )
• Bananarama - Nathan Jones (1989 )
• Bananarama - Help! ( 1989 )

In 1981, the band The Bangles was formed. Sisters Vicky and Debiie Peterson founded the band and two girls Susanna Hofs and Annette Zilinskas joined them. The band name changed twice. First the band was called The Colors, then The Bangs, but finally became The Bangles. In 1984 they had their breakthrough with the song Manic Monday produced by Prince. It was followed by the single Walk Like an Egyptian, which was also a top hit. In 1988, the single Eternal Flame was released and the relationship between the girls deteriorated, so they stopped working together in 1989.

• The Bangles - Getting Out of Hand ( 1981 )
  
• The Bangles - The Real World ( 1982 )
• The Bangles - Hero Takes A Fall ( 1984 )
• The Bangles - Going Down to Liverpool ( 1984 )
• The Bangles - I Got Nothing ( 1985 )
• The Bangles - If She Knew What She Wants ( 1985 )
• The Bangles - Manic Monday ( 1986 )
• The Bangles - Walk Like an Egyptian ( 1986 )
• The Bangles - Walking Down The Street (1986 )
• The Bangles - Following ( 1987 )
• The Bangles - Hazy Shade of Winter ( 1987 )
• The Bangles - In Your Room ( 1988 )
• The Bangles - I'll Set You Free ( 1989 )
• The Bangles - Eternal Flame ( 1989 )
• The Bangles - Be With You ( 1989 )

Three brothers, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb and Barry Gibb, who together formed the Bee Gees, were especially popular in the 70s with the disco style music. Think of Saturday Night Fever in 1977 with hits like Stayin Alive. Characteristic of the Bee Gees' music are the high-pitched voices of the men. They not only made their own music, but also produced music for Barbara Streisand, Dionne Warwick and Diana Ross, among others. In the early years, the Bee Gees became less and less popular and it was quiet around them, only to return in 1987 with the hit You Win Again. 

• Bee Gees - Spirits ( Having Flown ) ( 1980 )
• Bee Gees - He's A Liar ( 1981 )
• Bee Gees - Living Eyes ( 1981 )
• Bee Gees - I Still Love You ( 1981 )
• Bee Gees - The Woman In You ( 1983 )
• Bee Gees - Someone Belonging To Someone ( 1983 )
• Bee Gees - You Win Again ( 1987 )
• Bee Gees - Backtafunk ( 1987 )
• Bee Gees - E.S.P. ( 1987 )
• Bee Gees - Overnight ( 1987 )
• Bee Gees - Crazy For Your Love ( 1987 )
• Bee Gees - Angela ( 1988 )
• Bee Gees - Ordinary Lives ( 1989 )
• Bee Gees - Wing And A Prayer ( 1989 )
• Bee Gees - One ( 1989 )
• Bee Gees - Flesh And Blood ( 1989 )

An American punk/rock band formed in 1974 with the name Blondie. In 1978, the group broke through with the song Denis and in 1980 the song Call Me became famous. The song was used in the film American Gigolo. And another song was released, Rapture.It was the first white rap song to become a hit. In 1982 the band broke up. From 1984, several remixes were made of well-known songs, such as Call Me, Heart Of Glass, Denis. 

• Blondie - Atomic ( 1980 )
  
• Blondie - Call Me ( 1980 )
• Blondie - The Tide Is High ( 1980 )
• Blondie - Rapture ( 1980 )
• Blondie ft. Freddie - Yuletide Throwdown ( 1981 ) ( Tip! Christmas Song )
• Blondie - Island Of Lost Souls ( 1982 )
• Blondie - Warchild ( 1982 )
• Blondie - Danceway ( 1982 )
• Blondie - Denis ( Danny D Remix ) ( 1988 )
• Blondie - Heart of Glass ( '88 Remix ) ( 1988 )
• Blondie - Call Me ( '88 Remix ) ( 1988 )

The American rock band Bon Jovi was founded in 1983 and is one of the most popular bands of the 80s. The lead singer Jon entered a contest for a radio station with the song Runaway and won the contest and the song was released. Band members were added and in 1984 Bon Jovi was formed and from that moment they became very successful with several songs, such as Living On A Prayer, You Give Love A Bad Name from the album Slippery When Wet in 1986.

• Bon Jovi - Runaway ( 1984 )
  
• Bon Jovi - She Don't Know Me ( 1984 )
• Bon Jovi - Burning For Love ( 1984 )
• Bon Jovi - Only Lonely ( 1985 )
• Bon Jovi - In And Out Of Love ( 1985 )
• Bon Jovi - The Hardest Part Is The Night ( 1985 )
• Bon Jovi - Silent Night ( 1985 )
• Bon Jovi - You Give Love A Bad Name ( 1986 )
• Bon Jovi - Livin' On A Prayer ( 1986 )
• Bon Jovi - Wanted Dead Or Alive ( 1987 )
• Bon Jovi - Never Say Goodbye ( 1987 )
• Bon Jovi - Bad Medicine ( 1988 )
• Bon Jovi - Born To Be My Baby ( 1988 )
• Bon Jovi - I'll Be There For You ( 1989 )
• Bon Jovi - Lay Your Hands On Me ( 1989 )
• Bon Jovi - Living In Sin ( 1989 )

In 1983, the British pop group Bronski Beat was formed with singer Jimmy Somerville, Steve Bronski playing percussion and keyboard and Larry Steinbachek also playing keyboard and percussion. In 1984, they scored a major number 1 hit Smalltown Boy

• Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy ( 1984 )
  
• Bronski Beat - Why? ( 1984 )
• Bronski Beat - It Ain't Necessarily So ( 1984 )
• Bronski Beat - I Feel Love ( 1985 )
• Bronski Beat - Hit That Perfect Beat ( 1985 )
• Bronski Beat - C'mon! C'mon! ( 1986 )

The British pop group Bucks Fizz which was formed in 1981 entered the Eurovision Song Contest and won with the song Making Your Mind Up. It became a big number one hit in Europe. Many songs followed in the 80s, some of which also became number 1 hits, including in 1982 when the song The Land of Make Believe was released. 

• Bucks Fizz - Making Your Mind Up ( 1981 )
  
• Bucks Fizz - Piece of the Action ( 1981 )
• Bucks Fizz - One Of Those Nights ( 1981 )
• Bucks Fizz - Another Night ( 1982 )
• Bucks Fizz - The Land of Make Believe ( 1982 )
• Bucks Fizz - My Camera Never Lies ( 1982 )
• Bucks Fizz - Now Those Days Are Gone ( 1982 )
• Bucks Fizz - Are You Ready ( 1982 )
• Bucks Fizz - Easy Love ( 1982 )
• Bucks Fizz - If You Can't Stand The Heat ( 1982 )
• Bucks Fizz - When We Were Young ( 1983 )
• Bucks Fizz - Rules Of The Game ( 1983 )
• Bucks Fizz - Run For Your Life ( 1983 )
• Bucks Fizz - London Town ( 1983 )
• Bucks Fizz - Talking In Your Sleep ( 1984 )
• Bucks Fizz - Golden Days ( 1984 )
• Bucks Fizz - I Hear Talk ( 1984 )
• Bucks Fizz - You And Your Heart So Blue ( 1985 )
• Bucks Fizz - Magical ( 1985 )
• Bucks Fizz - New Beginning ( Mamba seyra ) ( 1986 )
• Bucks Fizz - Love The One You're With ( 1986 )
• Bucks Fizz - Keep Each Other Warm ( 1986 )
• Bucks Fizz - Heart Of Stone ( 1988 )
• Bucks Fizz - You Love, Love ( 1989 )

The American band The B-52's is characterised by the wigs that the ladies of the band wear. Their songs are rock style mixed with other musical styles, such as dance and new wave. A well-known song is Love Shack from 1989.

• The B-52's - Private Idaho ( 1980 )
  
• The B-52's - Give Me Back My Man ( 1980 )
• The B-52's - Party Out of Bounds ( 1980 )
• The B-52's - Legal Tender ( 1983 )
• The B-52's - Whammy Kiss ( 1983 )
• The B-52's - Song For A Future Generation ( 1983 )
• The B-52's - Rock Lobster ( 1986 )
• The B-52's - Summer of Love ( 1986 )
• The B-52's - Girl From Ipanema Goes to Greenland ( 1986 )
• The B-52's - Wig ( 1986 )
• The B-52's - Channel Z ( 1989 )
• The B-52's - Love Shack ( 1989 )

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