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100 ’80s Musicians Who Are No Longer With Us

June 8, 2021 By the80sruled 3 Comments


Over the last few years, we’ve lost more than a few ’80s musical icons like Kenny Rogers, Tom Petty, Marie Fredriksson (Roxette), and Eddie Van Halen. However, so many more ’80s musicians have left us since they became famous in the ’80s. In their honor, here’s a look at 100 ’80s musicians who have passed away from YouTube user Some random guy:

  1. Colonel Abrams
  2. Stuart Adamson (Big Country)
  3. Chrissy Amphlett (Divinyls)
  4. Melanie Appleby (Mel & Kim)
  5. Izora Armstead (Weather Girls)
  6. Nick Ashford (Ashford & Simpson)
  7. Marty Balin
  8. Ronald Bell (Kool and the Gang)
  9. David Bowie
  10. Laura Branigan
  11. Loalwa Braz (Kaoma)
  12. Pete Burns (Dead or Alive)
  13. Cliff Burton (Metallica)
  14. Steve Clark (Def Leppard)
  15. Joe Cocker
  16. Natalie Cole
  17. Ian Curtis (Joy Division)
  18. Paul Davis
  19. Brad Delp (Boston)
  20. Jim Diamond (Ph.D.)
  21. Kevin DuBrow (Quiet Riot)
  22. Edem Ephraim & Dennis Fuller (London Boys)
  23. Falco
  24. Bobby Farrell (Boney M)
  25. Rob Fisher (Naked Eyes, Climie Fisher)
  26. Dan Fogelberg
  27. Aretha Franklin
  28. Fergie Frederiksen (Toto, Survivor)
  29. Marie Fredriksson (Roxette)
  30. Glenn Frey
  31. France Gall
  32. Marvin Gaye
  33. J. Geils (The J. Geils Band)
  34. Andy Gibb
  35. Maurice Gibb (Bee Gees)
  36. Robin Gibb (Bee Gees)
  37. Boon Gould (Level 42)
  38. Greg Ham (Men at Work)
  39. George Harrison
  40. Dan Hartman
  41. Felix Haug (Double)
  42. Ofra Haza
  43. Jeff Healey (The Jeff Healey Band)
  44. Paul Hester (Split Enz, Crowded House)
  45. Brian Hibbard (Flying Pickets)
  46. Bones Hillman (Midnight Oil)
  47. Mark Hollis (Talk Talk)
  48. Whitney Houston
  49. Michael Hutchence (INXS)
  50. James Ingram
  51. Michael Jackson
  52. Rick James
  53. Jimi Jamison (Survivor)
  54. Mory Kanté
  55. Jani Lane (Warrant)
  56. Rose Laurens
  57. John Lennon
  58. Tony Lewis (The Outfield)
  59. Phil Lynott (Thin Lizzy)
  60. Kirsty MacColl
  61. Kevin MacMichael (Cutting Crew)
  62. Benny Mardones
  63. Teena Marie
  64. Bob Marley (Bob Marley and the Wailers)
  65. Jimmy McShane (Baltimora)
  66. Freddie Mercury (Queen)
  67. George Michael (Wham!)
  68. Jason Mizell (= Jam Master Jay) (Run-D.M.C.)
  69. Eddie Money
  70. Gary Moore
  71. Ric Ocasek (The Cars)
  72. Roy Orbison
  73. Benjamin Orr (The Cars)
  74. Robert Palmer
  75. Neil Peart (Rush)
  76. Tom Petty (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)
  77. Rob Pilatus (Milli Vanilli)
  78. June Pointer (Pointer Sisters)
  79. Prince
  80. Eddie Rabbitt
  81. Gary Richrath (REO Speedwagon)
  82. Kenny Rogers
  83. Florian Schneider (Kraftwerk)
  84. Greedy Smith (Mental As Anything)
  85. Jim Steinman
  86. Jermaine Stewart
  87. Steve Strange (Visage)
  88. Joe Strummer (The Clash)
  89. Donna Summer
  90. Patrick Swayze
  91. Eddie Van Halen (Van Halen)
  92. Luther Vandross
  93. Colin Vearncombe (Black)
  94. Groover Washington Jr.
  95. John Wetton (Asia)
  96. Carl Wilson (The Beach Boys)
  97. Bill Withers
  98. Cecil Womack (Womack & Womack)
  99. Eric Woolfson (The Alan Parsons Project)
  100. Paul Young (Mike and the Mechanics)


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  1. Lee Thomas says

    August 28, 2021 at 5:57 am

    I don’t see Ray Thomas of the Moody Blues on your bloody list.

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  2. Nick says

    August 28, 2021 at 2:01 pm

    Neil Pert, Rush.

    Reply
  3. Dave says

    November 11, 2021 at 10:47 pm

    I don’t see Malcom Young / AC-DC

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