Expert: Bong Santos - 12/17/2007

Question
Hello, could you please tell me the top love songs (tagalog songs) that featured in the 80's?  I would like a list of the most popular so that I can try the karaoke thing (smile).  Thanks so much!

Answer
Dear Sharlette,

I just got this from past answers I posted here. 1982 to 1989 are listed by the year. I'm sorry I don't have a ready list for 1980 to 1981, however, below you will find more songs and some of them were from 1980 and 81. Take note that this is just a list I prepared and the position a certain song has been placed does not in any way suggest a rank.

1982
1.  MAKE BELIEVE - MARCO SISON
2.  DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY (Don't Know What To Do) -
     RIC SEGRETO
3.  LET THE PAIN REMAIN - BASIL VALDEZ
4.  JUST SAY YOU LOVE ME - POPS FERNANDEZ
5.  YOU MADE ME LIVE AGAIN - JANET BASCO
6.  LOVING YOU - RIC SEGRETO
7.  LIFT UP YOUR HANDS - BASIL VALDEZ
8.  SMILE - NOEL MILAN
9.  HONEY - TITO MINA
10. I NEED YOU BACK - RAYMOND LAUCHENGCO

1983
1.  BE MY LADY - MARTIN NIEVERA
2.  SO IT'S YOU - RAYMOND LAUCHENGCO
3.  WHEN I MET YOU - APO HIKING SOCIETY
4.  I'M FEELIN" SEXY TONIGHT - CHONA CRUZ
5.  ANNA - APO HIKING SOCIETY
6.  NEVER EVER SAY GOODBYE - NONOY ZUNIGA
7.  GOT TO LET YOU KNOW - TITO MINA
8.  TO LOVE AGAIN - SHARON CUNETA
9.  LOVE GOES ON - RAYMOND LAUCHENGCO
10. TILL I MET YOU - KUH LEDESMA

1984
1.  GROWING UP - GARY VALENCIANO
2.  EACH DAY WITH YOU - MARTIN NIEVERA
3.  EVEN IF - JAM MORALES
4.  FAREWELL - RAYMOND LAUCHENGCO
5.  TELL ME - JOEY ALBERT
6.  MILLION MILES AWAY - JOEY ALBERT
7.  I LOVE YOU AND I ALWAYS WILL - JAM MORALES
8.  SOMEWHERE IN MY PAST - JULIE VEGA
9.  HOTSHOTS - GARY VALENCIANO
10. KAHIT NA - ZSA ZSA PADILLA

1985
1.  FEELIN' LONELY - NO SMOKING BAND
2.  BITUING WALANG NINGNING - SHARON CUNETA
3.  IKAW ANG LAHAT SA AKIN - MARTIN NIEVERA
4.  MEMORIES - JOEY ALBERT
5.  I NEED YOUR LOVE - LOU BONNEVIE
6.  NAPAKASAKIT KUYA EDDIE - ROEL CORTEZ
7.  MAGDALENA - FREDDIE AGUILAR
8.  DI NA NATUTO - GARY VALENCIANO
9.  HELLO (I've Never Really Stopped Loving You) - KUH
    LEDESMA
10. WHO'S NEXT IN LINE - GARY VALENCIANO

1986
1.  I REMEMBER THE BOY - JOEY ALBERT
2.  MAGKAISA - VIRNA LISA
3.  HANDOG NG PILIPINO SA MUNDO - VARIUOS ARTISTS
4.  LEAVING YESTERDAY BEHIND - KENO
5.  PAANO - GARY VALENCIANO
6.  IKAW LAMANG - ZSA ZSA PADILLA
7.  CAN'T FIND NO REASON - LOUIE HEREDIA
8.  ONCE AGAIN - KENO
9.  HIRAM - ZSA ZSA PADILLA
10. PLEASE DON'T THROW MY HEART AWAY - MARTIN NIEVERA

1987
LET THE LOVE BEGIN - GINO PADILLA & ROCKY
HINDI MAGBABAGO  - RANDY SANTIAGO
GILIW - MARTIN NIEVERA
WANT YOU TO CRY TOO - KENO
BOY - TIMMY CRUZ
WHEN WILL YOU BE MINE - ARENARR
DI BALE NA LANG - GARY VALENCIANO
ENVELOPED IDEAS - THE DAWN
HEY IT'S ME - JAMIE RIVERA
MAKING IT - NEOCOLOURS
PARA SA YO - RANDY SANTIAGO
TAKE ME OUT OF THE DARK - GARY VALENCIANO

1988
ESTUDYANTE BLUES - FREDDIE AGUILAR
SAYANG NA SAYANG - MANILYN REYNES
TATLONG BENTE SINGKO - DINGDONG AVANZADO
NAG-IISANG IKAW - LOUIE HEREDIA
A FRIEND - KENO
I STAND WITH YOU - THE DAWN
MAGHIHINTAY SA 'YO - DINGDONG AVANZADO
KUNG MAIBABALIK KO LANG - REGINE VELASQUEZ
AWIT NG BARKADA - APO HIKING SOCIETY
SAY YOU'LL NEVER GO - NEOCOLOURS

1989
SALAMAT - THE DAWN
PAIKOT IKOT - RANDY SANTIAGO
MAKAPILING KA SANA - DINGDONG AVANZADO
SOMEWHERE LAONG THE WAY - MANILYN REYNES
SABI KO NA NGA BA - SHERYL CRUZ
MISS - JANNO GIBBS
KAHIT WALA KA NA - SHARON CUNETA
SEE YOU THERE - DING MERCADO
I'VE FALLEN FOR YOU - JAMIE RIVERA
THE ONE I LOVE - REGINE VELASQUEZ
MAHAL NA RIN KITA - POPS FERNANDEZ
KAILAN - SMOKEY MOUNTAIN

KUNG TAYO'Y MAGKAKALAYO by REY VALERA
FORGIVE AND FORGET by SHARON CUNETA
PAG IBIG PA by POPS FERNANDEZ
DITO by POPS FERNANDEZ
DEAR HEART by SHARON CUNETA
GIVE ME A CHANCE by RIC SEGRETO
ANG HULING SAMPAGUITA NG TAG-ARAW by SUSANA PICHAY
NOTHING I WANT MORE by LOUIE REYES & EUGENE VILLALUZ
NGAYON AT HABANG PANAHON by MARICEL SORIANO
I AM BUT A SMALL VOICE by LEA SALONGA
SANA by KRISTINA PANER
AKO AY IKAW RIN by NONOY ZUNIGA
NEVER EVER SAY GOODBYE by NONOY ZUNIGA
SMILE by NOEL MILAN
HONEY by TITO MINA
I AM SORRY by SARJ
MAKE BELIEVE by MARCO SISON
SALAWIKAIN by APO HIKING SOCIETY
YOU by DYNA SOULS
BAKIT BA GANYAN by DINA BONNEVIE
WALANG KAPALIT by REY VALERA
YOU DON'T OWN ME by JACKIE LOU BLANCO
BASTA'T MAGASAMA TAYO by PILITA CORRALES & JACKIE LOU BLANCO
MEMORIES by EILEEN ESPINA
TUYO NA'NG DAMDAMIN by APO HIKING SOCIETY
TWENTY MINUTES BEFORE TAKE OFF by DAN HENRY (they're Filipino)
LANGGONISANG MAONG, MGA DAGANG DENIMS by JOEY DE LEON (1980)
LAGUNA by SAMPAGUITA (1980)
LUMANG SIMBAHAN by SAMPAGUITA (1982)
GASOLINA ROCK by MIKE HANOPOL (1982)
I AM SORRY by SARJ (1982)
MAGDALENA by FREDDIE AGUILAR (1985)
I NEED YOUR LOVE by LOU BONNEVIE (1985)
WHEN WILL YOU BE MINE by ARENARR (1986)
EVERYTIME I LOOK AT YOU by THE GELBOYS (1986)
ENVELOPED IDEAS by THE DAWN (1987)
MAKING IT by NEOCOLOURS (1987)
SAY YOU'LL NEVER GO by NEOCOLOURS (1988)
MAGTANIM AY DI BIRO by THE DAWN (1988)
HOWEVER WHICH WAY by INTROVOYS (1989)   
NEXT IN LINE by AFTER IMAGE (originally released 1989)

Maraming salamat po at maligayang pasko!!

BONG M. SANTOS
Manila, Philippines