NEW YORK, NY, October 24, 2006 It was a time of Ronald Reagan and Rubik's Cube..."Miami Vice" and Molly Ringwald...Jordache jeans and Joe Montana. But most of all, the 1980s were ten years of totally bitchin' music. "100 Greatest Songs Of The '80s," the five-part program will countdown classics from '80s icons like Michael Jackson, Cyndi Lauper, New Edition, Journey, Guns N' Roses and Duran Duran. With 44, 000 votes received, the list was determined by an online poll at vh1.com where viewers had the opportunity to pick their favorite songs from the '80s whether it was rock, pop, rap or R&B. Join VH1 as it counts down the coolest, gnarliest and most awesome songs of the decade that gave us hip-hop and hair metal. The complete list of VH1's "100 Greatest Songs Of The '80s" is attached.

Premiering with back-to-back episodes on Monday, October 30 at 9 PM*, "100 Greatest Songs Of The '80s" brings viewers each tune's back-story told through new, original interviews with the musicians who created them, as well as the legendary artists they inspired. In the tradition of VH1's hit "100 Greatest" specials, the show features archival clips, classic performances, plus exclusive interviews from Chaka Khan, Deborah Gibson, Dee Snider, Jordan Knight, Bananarama, Bret Michaels, Terri Nunn, Darryl McDaniels, Rikki Rachtman, John Oates, Def Leppard, Young M.C., Jane Wiedlin, INXS, Fred Schneider, Joe Perry, Stephen Pearcy, Jack Blades, Barenaked Ladies, Chris Booker, John Cena, Mark McGrath, former MTV VJ Nina Blackwood among many others. Episodes 3 - 5 of the countdown will premiere Tuesday Thursday at 10 PM*

Bon Jovi's "Livin' On A Prayer" takes the honor of being the number one song on the countdown. The 1986 song not only propelled this New Jersey glam metal band to stardom, but has also stood the test of time as the chart-topping group continues to sell out arenas and millions of albums world wide. VH1's "100 Greatest Songs of the '80s" will let viewers reminisce with the top 100 songs that have had the greatest influence and effect on music and pop culture leaving a lasting impact.

Did your favorite '80s song not make the top 100? VSPOT, VH1's broadband channel, will host its own mini countdown, of songs 110-101 that didn't make the on-air list. Log on to http://vspot.vh1.com to see where your favorite song ranked. VH1.com will also have additional offerings at http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/the_greatest/series.jhtml that include '80s music video playlist, photo flipbooks, artist interviews and more.

VH1 Classic will sneak peek episodes 2-5 on October 30 starting at 11 PM* and for more '80s fun let VH1 Films and Paramount Home Entertainment take you back to the '80s with the original movie "Totally Awesome."

"100 Greatest Songs of the '80s" is a VH1 production with Bernie Kaminski serving as Supervising Producer, Hilary Spiegleman as Series Producer and Shelly Tatro, Michael Hirschorn and Meredith Ross serving as Executive Producer.

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