Top Male Singers of the '80s

1. Bryan Adams
2. Rick Astley
3. David Bowie
4. Boy George
5. Bobby Brown
6. Jackson Browne
7. Peter Cetera
8. Phil Collins
9. Christopher Cross
10. Terence Trent D'Arby
11. Chris de Burgh
12. Falco
13. Glenn Frey
14. Peter Gabriel
15. Lou Gramm
16. Eddy Grant
17. Daryl Hall & John Oates
18. George Harrison
19. Don Henley
20. Bruce Hornsby
21. Billy Idol
22. Michael Jackson
23. Billy Joel
24. Elton John
25. Howard Jones
26. Nik Kershaw
27. Huey Lewis
28. Kenny Loggins
29. Richard Marx
30. Paul McCartney
31. John Cougar Mellencamp
32. Freddie Mercury
33. George Michael
34. Eddie Money
35. Billy Ocean
36. Robert Palmer
37. Steve Perry
38. Tom Petty
39. Prince
40. Lionel Richie
41. Kenny Rogers
42. Bob Seger
43. Rick Springfield
44. Bruce Springsteen
45. Shakin' Stevens
46. Rod Stewart
47. Sting
48. Steve Winwood
49. Stevie Wonder
50. Paul Young

The list is in alphabetical order and is based on chart performance and cultural impact.
Band members are only featured if they also released singles as a solo artist in the 80s.
Song snippets are kept short due to copyright reasons.