# Who were the Hottest lead singers of the 80's ? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 19, 2002, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-the-hottest-lead-singers-of-the-80s/137526 "2002-11-19T14:49:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Judith\_Prietht](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b19c9b/32.png) [@Judith\_Prietht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Judith_Prietht)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2002, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-the-hottest-lead-singers-of-the-80s/137526/21 "2002-11-19T19:18:49Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by jayjay \* > \*\* > > the guy from A-Ha! > > \*\* Ah, [Morten Harket](http://www.music.kharkiv.com/harket/en/). He made my stomach feel all funny. **Art Vandalay** , Stuart Adamson was found hanged in his hotel room in Hawaii on December 16 2001. [Guardian obituary](http://www.guardian.co.uk/obituaries/story/0,3604,621886,00.html). Dave Gahan is still pretty fine, although I liked the gelled hair and white jeans look he was sporting in 101. I also liked Howard Jones, Paul Young, Corey Hart, Bryan Adams, David Coverdale, Michael Hutchence, and Alan Frew, lead singer of Glass Tiger. Oh, and George Michael. I was in total denial. ---
**Author:** ![mouthbreather](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a698b9/32.png) [@mouthbreather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mouthbreather)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2002, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-the-hottest-lead-singers-of-the-80s/137526/22 "2002-11-19T19:27:53Z")
**Easily** Susanna Hoffs. She is still fine as hell today. Well, OK, I haven’t seen her _today_, but I have seen recent interviews with her. And … and…Oh man. Me like. :o Oh, and on preview: **Judith Prietht** – great screen name! ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Righteous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Dr.Righteous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Righteous)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2002, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-the-hottest-lead-singers-of-the-80s/137526/23 "2002-11-19T19:37:21Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Poysyn \* > \*\*Jon Bon Jovi > > Sebastian Bach > > Bret Michaels (a little girly, but cute) > > Cutest non-lead singer? Blas Elias (mmmmMMMMMMMMmmmm) \*\* Agree to all of the above, especially Blas. That long thick hair of his! I sat next to him at a Styx concert a few years back in Las Vegas… he was transfixed watching the concert, and I can only imagine he was studying what they did onstage as performers so he could learn from his elders. Yes, he still looks good. 😃 David Coverdale was a hottie (it was all about his eyes!), and I have a real soft spot in my heart for Steve Perry. Something about the way he moved on stage still gets me to this day when I see the old videos on VH1 Classic. And its not 80’s, but Tommy Shaw in his Damn Yankees years. Once again, the lovely long hair… Dr. R. ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2002, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-the-hottest-lead-singers-of-the-80s/137526/24 "2002-11-19T19:52:53Z")
In the early 80’s, I had a SERIOUS thing for Annabella Lwin, the lead singer for Bow Wow Wow. I tried to get my girlfriend to shave the sides of her head, but she wouldn’t go for it. Then I grew out of that and started lusting after Kim Gordon from Sonic Youth. I saw them at the Fillmore a few months ago, and she **still** looks great. ---
**Author:** ![photopat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e95f7d/32.png) [@photopat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/photopat)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2002, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-the-hottest-lead-singers-of-the-80s/137526/25 "2002-11-19T20:05:41Z")
Martha Davis-The Motels. ---
**Author:** ![Monstre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2002, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-the-hottest-lead-singers-of-the-80s/137526/26 "2002-11-19T20:30:20Z")
> [@](#): > > Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart Ah, yes… The Sisters of Cleavage. 😉 Another vote for Susanna Hoffs. Also, Belinda Carlisle (but more towards the later 80’s, not the earlier spiky-hair phase). ---
**Author:** ![andymurph64](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a88e57/32.png) [@andymurph64](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andymurph64)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2002, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-the-hottest-lead-singers-of-the-80s/137526/27 "2002-11-19T20:34:04Z")
> [@](#): > > Clawman, I think we’re still about five years out from an 80s clothing revival. My pegged-ankle pants, skinny leather ties, and new wave fedora are still in the closet waiting for it. Nooooooooooooooooooo!!! I just threw out my skinny, black leather tie last year!!! ---
**Author:** ![xizor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xizor/32/102_2.png) [@xizor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xizor)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2002, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-the-hottest-lead-singers-of-the-80s/137526/28 "2002-11-19T21:43:37Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Dooku \* > **In the early 80’s, I had a SERIOUS thing for Annabella Lwin, the lead singer for Bow Wow Wow.** Oh absolutely. Plus she sang such dirty lyrics. And it didn’t even matter if she was jail bait back then, because so was I. ---
**Author:** ![sleestak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/919ad9/32.png) [@sleestak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sleestak)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2002, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-the-hottest-lead-singers-of-the-80s/137526/29 "2002-11-19T22:02:30Z")
Pat Benatar has a hottie. Also she could belt it out. And Lita Ford was quite the babe in a trashy sort of way. Slee ---
**Author:** ![Fibonacci](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/df788c/32.png) [@Fibonacci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fibonacci)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2002, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-the-hottest-lead-singers-of-the-80s/137526/30 "2002-11-19T22:25:11Z")
Jeez… those are all tepid when stacked next to Wendy O. Williams! Grace Jones may be the only one to come close to matching the heat! ---
**Author:** ![SolGrundy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbce88/32.png) [@SolGrundy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SolGrundy)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2002, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-the-hottest-lead-singers-of-the-80s/137526/31 "2002-11-19T22:55:11Z")
Lita Ford was pretty hot for trailer trash. And I always had the creeping feeling that she could take me in a fight. I liked Susanna Hoffs until somebody on SNL (either David Spade or Dennis Miller, I can’t remember) did an impression of her from the “Walk Like an Egyptian” video and ruined the magic for me. Patty Smythe of SCANDAL Featuring Patty Smythe was pretty hot in that video to “The Warrior” featuring Patty Smythe. ---
**Author:** ![marinwood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@marinwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marinwood)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2002, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-the-hottest-lead-singers-of-the-80s/137526/32 "2002-11-19T23:45:21Z")
Roland Gift of Fine Young Cannibals. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2002, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-the-hottest-lead-singers-of-the-80s/137526/33 "2002-11-19T23:52:51Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by marinwood \* > \*\*Roland Gift of Fine Young Cannibals. \*\* That’s the creepy alien-looking one? Ewwww… I used to have nightmares about him. ---
**Author:** ![Jerevan\_Somerville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c37758/32.png) [@Jerevan\_Somerville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jerevan_Somerville)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2002, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-the-hottest-lead-singers-of-the-80s/137526/34 "2002-11-20T00:04:00Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Judith Prietht \* > …Corey Hart… Oh yes, definitely! > [@](#): > > …Oh, and George Michael. I was in total denial. That’s alright, so was he! 😃 What about **Katrina** Leskanich of Katrina and the Waves? **Luba** Kowalchik (sp?) of the Canadian band Luba? **Gloria Estefan** of Miami Sound Machine? ---
**Author:** ![Poysyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Poysyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poysyn)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2002, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-the-hottest-lead-singers-of-the-80s/137526/35 "2002-11-20T00:15:53Z")
\*\*Dr. Righteous - \*\* \ You SAT beside him? \ I went to the Slaughter concert when they toured through here. He is such a honey! I only got to meet the not as cute ones - Alice in Chains, Metallica, Queenscryche, Van Halen I so wanted to meet him. _sigh_ ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2002, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-the-hottest-lead-singers-of-the-80s/137526/36 "2002-11-20T00:23:19Z")
Are we limiting ourselves to bands or are solo acts also included? If it’s the latter, let me put a vote in for Kate Bush. If it’s the former, add another vote for Susanna Hoffs. And Unclviny, don’t get too broken up about Debbie Harry. She is almost 60. ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2002, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-the-hottest-lead-singers-of-the-80s/137526/37 "2002-11-20T02:28:34Z")
Women : I will have to repeat Susanna Hoffs and Kate Bush. Doesn’t anyone like Patti Smith? Or maybe she’s too early to count for the 80s? Passionate and unconventional, a good combination! If Patti Smith doesn’t fit in the decade, then replace her with Suzanne Vega. I think Madonna is a beautiful woman but the music doesn’t thrill me. And how about Sade? Lovely voice and great looks. For the men, off the top of my head: Peter Garrett from Midnight Oil. ---
**Author:** ![Walloon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/fbc32d/32.png) [@Walloon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walloon)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2002, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-the-hottest-lead-singers-of-the-80s/137526/38 "2002-11-20T02:52:38Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Fibonacci \* > **Jeez… those are all tepid when stacked next to Wendy O. Williams!** As a newspaper reporter I interviewed WOW in 1984. I have a photo of her putting me in a headlock in her dressing room. ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2002, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-the-hottest-lead-singers-of-the-80s/137526/39 "2002-11-20T03:50:11Z")
**Sheena Easton** ---
**Author:** ![WSLer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a6a055/32.png) [@WSLer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WSLer)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2002, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-the-hottest-lead-singers-of-the-80s/137526/40 "2002-11-20T04:03:23Z")
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