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Salon's the 12 Best '80s High School Movie Jams

The high schools of ’80s teen movies may be best known for showing us stereotypical high school cliques — jocks, preps, nerds, punks, etc. — navigating their adolescent traumas and dramas. But these films also produced some of the most moving pairings of music and plot. There are so many memorable moments, it’s hard to narrow them down. But these 12 jams are some of the best at conveying the adventurous spirit of the decade’s high school teen movies.
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OMD "If You Leave" (Pretty in Pink)
OMD "If You Leave" (Pretty in Pink)
2
Simple Minds-Don't You (Forget About Me)-The Breakfast Club
Simple Minds-Don't You (Forget About Me)-The Breakfast Club
3
Thompson Twins "If I Were Here" (16 Candles)
Thompson Twins "If I Were Here" (16 Candles)
4
Flesh for Lulu "I Go Crazy" (Some Kind of Wonderful)
Flesh for Lulu "I Go Crazy" (Some Kind of Wonderful)
5
The Ravyns "Raised on the Radio" (Fast Times at Ridgemont High)
The Ravyns "Raised on the Radio" (Fast Times at Ridgemont High)
6
The Plimsouls "Oldest Story in the World" (Valley Girl)
The Plimsouls "Oldest Story in the World" (Valley Girl)
7
Altered Images "Happy Birthday" (16 Candles)
Altered Images "Happy Birthday" (16 Candles)
8
Bonnie Hays With the Wild Combo "Girls Like Me" (Valley Girl)
Bonnie Hays With the Wild Combo "Girls Like Me" (Valley Girl)
9
Q-Feel "Dancing in Heaven" (Girls Just Want to Have Fun)
Q-Feel "Dancing in Heaven" (Girls Just Want to Have Fun)
10
Charlie Sexton "Beats So Lonely" (Some Kind of Wonderful)
Charlie Sexton "Beats So Lonely" (Some Kind of Wonderful)
11
Oingo Boingo "Weird Science" (Weird Science)
Oingo Boingo "Weird Science" (Weird Science)
12
Gleaming Spirals "Are You Ready for the Sex Girls" (Rvng of the Nerds)
Gleaming Spirals "Are You Ready for the Sex Girls" (Rvng of the Nerds)
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