a list of 80s rock bands

AC/DC
Aerosmith
Bon Jovi
Guns N' Roses
Metallica
Queen
U2
Def Leppard
Van Halen
The Rolling Stones
The Police
The Cure
R.E.M.
Dire Straits
The Clash
Whitesnake
Motley Crue
Iron Maiden
Journey
Pink Floyd
Prince and the Revolution
Duran Duran
INXS
Rush
Scorpions
Poison
The Smiths
Twisted Sister
Kiss
Huey Lewis and the News
Genesis
Yes
Toto
Talking Heads
Foreigner
The Cars
ZZ Top
Santana
Wham!
Heart
Cheap Trick
Billy Idol
Depeche Mode
The Bangles
Fleetwood Mac
Cyndi Lauper
The Pretenders
George Thorogood and the Destroyers
Eurythmics
Simple Minds
The Replacements
The Cult
New Order
The Go-Go's
The B-52's
Living Colour
Run-D.M.C.
Hüsker Dü
Pixies
Sonic Youth
Bonnie Raitt
The Waterboys
The Alarm
The Stone Roses
Echo & the Bunnymen
The Jam
Public Image Ltd.
The Fall
The Damned
The Stranglers
Siouxsie and the Banshees
The Church
Midnight Oil
Big Country
Ratt
Hanoi Rocks
W.A.S.P.
Quiet Riot