3 Pak: 80's Pop Hits [Box set]

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 21, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 3
• Format: Box set
• Note on Boxed Sets: During shipping, discs in boxed sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase.
• Label: Sony Cmg Mkt Group
• ASIN: B00005NKKN
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #911 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #1 in Music > Pop > By Decade > 1980s
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Media Type: CD
Artist: 80'S POP HITS
Title: 80'S POP HITS
Street Release Date: 08/21/2001
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Genre: ROCK/POP COLLECTIONS

Customer Reviews

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33 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars First-Rate Collection of Some of the 80's Biggest Hits, June 27, 2002

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Steve Vrana (Aurora, NE) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 3 Pak: 80's Pop Hits (Audio CD)

I have mixed feelings about this 3-CD set after having bought this and another Sony 3-CD collection, "Greatest Hits of the 80's."

CHEERS: Only one of these songs failed to crack the Top 40 ("Love My Way" by the Psychedelic Furs). All but six of these songs went Top 10 and half of them were million-sellers; in addition, fourteen of these went to No. 1. This is nearly three hours of classic tracks from the video age along with a few guilty pleasures. [Despite the non-stop bashing Wham! received in the rock press, I still enjoy "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go."]

JEERS: This collection was released within months of another 80's collection by Sony which I also purchased: Greatest Hits of the 80's. These two collections obviously are targeting the same audience, yet nine of these songs are on both collections. Why the overlap?

The bottom line? At the price, this is a super collection of some of the major hits of the decade. My original plan was to use this collection as a source for burning my own 80's CDs, but this is terrific all by itself. RECOMMENDED

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Well..., July 27, 2004

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Dianne DiMarco "The Queen" (Lubbock, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 3 Pak: 80's Pop Hits (Audio CD)

Music fan -- this isn't the 80's you remember because it's obviously a collection of more obscure, light pop hits, which I can tell by looking at the first 3 songs of disc 1... I give this compliation 4 stars, if light 80's pop is what you're looking for. There are a lot of great songs on these 3 CDs, not that I personally care for all of them, but a few of my all-time favorites are included on here (Rosanna, Let's Hear It For The Boy, Talking In Your Sleep, Footloose, Who Can It Be Now?). I recommend this to anyone who really misses the 80's and already has all of the superhits collections... sometimes it's good to remember the little details of a decade as well as the huge stuff that made it famous! :)

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Like Much Of The 80s, Wretched Excess, But Still Fun, June 29, 2007

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M. P. Weil "Dark Horse" (Nashville, TN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 3 Pak: 80's Pop Hits (Audio CD)

Most of the tracks on the first disc alone warrant purchasing it at the price offered...however, the second two discs could've been whittled-down to a few tracks that could've replaced some of the softer offerings on Disc One and it would've been one monster CD...still, the wheat can be burned from the chaff on one's mp3/I-Pod, I suppose.