Time Machine

Time Machine

Born in 1928

Your fifties, 1978–1987: how old you were and the songs that were playing, year by year.

Play 1978–1987

  1. You were 50in 197870s

    51 songs
    Bicycle Race

    Bicycle Race

    Queen
    Miss You

    Miss You

    The Rolling Stones
    A Little More Love

    A Little More Love

    Olivia Newton-John
    I Wanna Be Sedated

    I Wanna Be Sedated

    Ramones
    Follow You Follow Me

    Follow You Follow Me

    Genesis
    On Broadway

    On Broadway

    George Benson

  2. You were 51in 197970s

    46 songs
    Rock with You

    Rock with You

    Michael Jackson
    Crazy Little Thing Called Love

    Crazy Little Thing Called Love

    Queen
    Rock ’n’ Roll High School

    Rock ’n’ Roll High School

    Ramones
    Highway to Hell

    Highway to Hell

    AC/DC
    Love Ballad

    Love Ballad

    George Benson
    Message in a Bottle

    Message in a Bottle

    The Police

  3. You were 52in 198080s

    58 songs
    Another One Bites the Dust

    Another One Bites the Dust

    Queen
    Ashes to Ashes

    Ashes to Ashes

    David Bowie
    9 to 5

    9 to 5

    Dolly Parton
    Magic

    Magic

    Olivia Newton-John
    Back in Black

    Back in Black

    AC/DC
    Super Trouper

    Super Trouper

    ABBA

  4. You were 53in 198180s

    46 songs
    Girls on Film

    Girls on Film

    Duran Duran
    Start Me Up

    Start Me Up

    The Rolling Stones
    Physical

    Physical

    Olivia Newton-John
    The KKK Took My Baby Away

    The KKK Took My Baby Away

    Ramones
    For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)

    For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)

    AC/DC
    Turn Your Love Around

    Turn Your Love Around

    George Benson

  5. You were 54in 198280s

    65 songs
    Sexual Healing

    Sexual Healing

    Marvin Gaye
    Hungry Like the Wolf

    Hungry Like the Wolf

    Duran Duran
    Beat It

    Beat It

    Michael Jackson
    Heart Attack

    Heart Attack

    Olivia Newton-John
    Up Where We Belong

    Up Where We Belong

    Joe Cocker
    Electric Eye

    Electric Eye

    Judas Priest

  6. You were 55in 198380s

    82 songs
    Everything Counts

    Everything Counts

    Depeche Mode
    Cuts Like a Knife

    Cuts Like a Knife

    Bryan Adams
    Borderline

    Borderline

    Madonna
    Is There Something I Should Know?

    Is There Something I Should Know?

    Duran Duran
    Let’s Dance

    Let’s Dance

    David Bowie
    Let's Stay Together

    Let's Stay Together

    Tina Turner

  7. You were 56in 198480s

    66 songs
    Summer of ’69

    Summer of ’69

    Bryan Adams
    Big in Japan

    Big in Japan

    Alphaville
    Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go

    Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go

    Wham!
    Runaway

    Runaway

    Bon Jovi
    I Want to Break Free

    I Want to Break Free

    Queen
    Into the Groove

    Into the Groove

    Madonna

  8. You were 57in 198580s

    34 songs
    A View to a Kill

    A View to a Kill

    Duran Duran
    Let's Pretend We're Married

    Let's Pretend We're Married

    Tina Turner
    King of Rock

    King of Rock

    Run-D.M.C.
    And She Was

    And She Was

    Talking Heads
    Brothers in Arms

    Brothers in Arms

    Dire Straits
    Hunting High and Low

    Hunting High and Low

    a-ha

  9. You were 58in 198680s

    52 songs
    Livin’ on a Prayer

    Livin’ on a Prayer

    Bon Jovi
    La Isla Bonita

    La Isla Bonita

    Madonna
    Notorious

    Notorious

    Duran Duran
    It's Tricky

    It's Tricky

    Run-D.M.C.
    Who Made Who

    Who Made Who

    AC/DC
    You Can Leave Your Hat On

    You Can Leave Your Hat On

    Joe Cocker

  10. You were 59in 198780s

    49 songs
    Englishman in New York

    Englishman in New York

    Sting
    I Should Be So Lucky

    I Should Be So Lucky

    Kylie Minogue
    Bad

    Bad

    Michael Jackson
    It Must Have Been Love

    It Must Have Been Love

    Roxette
    Christmas in Hollis

    Christmas in Hollis

    Run-D.M.C.
    I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For

    I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For

    U2