THROWBACK GAMES: Marathon Songs of the 80s

Our Throwback Games continue with the best Marathon Songs of the ’80s!

The marathon is the only road-running event held at the Summer Games. The 26.2-mile course requires endurance, perseverance, and grit.

You might say our Marathon Songs do the same… here they are, the best, longest songs of the decade!

#3 “Thriller” by Michael Jackson

This 1984 song by Michael Jackson clocks in at 5 minutes, 57 seconds. It remains one of the best-selling singles of all time.

#2 “Paradise City” by Guns N’ Roses

This 1989 song is 6 minutes, 48 seconds on the album Appetite for Destruction. The radio edit is a little shorter, at 5 minutes, 20 seconds.

#1 “We Are The World” by U.S.A. for Africa

This song, recorded in 1985, was 6 minutes, 22 seconds when it played on radio stations around the world. On the album, it clocked 7 minutes, 2 seconds. But what else would you expect with 45 of the top musicians in America participating?