# 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:** 3
**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, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-the-hottest-lead-singers-of-the-80s/137526/41 "2002-11-20T04:05:23Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Monstre \* > \*\*Also, Belinda Carlisle (but more towards the later 80’s, not the earlier spiky-hair phase). \*\* Not to rain on your parade, but Belinda apparently walked around with a yeast infection for 3 years before doing anything about it, all the while having semi-random sex with random and not-so random people. A pretty picture it ain’t. ---
**Author:** ![Monstre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2002, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-the-hottest-lead-singers-of-the-80s/137526/42 "2002-11-20T04:10:38Z")
_Not to rain on your parade, but Belinda apparently walked around with a yeast infection for 3 years before doing anything about it, all the while having semi-random sex with random and not-so random people._ Ooooohhhh… Well, in that case I’ll just admire her from afar. ---
**Author:** ![JavaMaven1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/cab0a1/32.png) [@JavaMaven1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JavaMaven1)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2002, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-the-hottest-lead-singers-of-the-80s/137526/43 "2002-11-20T04:15:40Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by jarbabyj \* > \*\*Good lord people: > > David Gahan of Depeche Mode. > > Who ARE you guys? \*\* This just goes to show that **jarbabyj** obviously has great taste. ---
**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, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-the-hottest-lead-singers-of-the-80s/137526/44 "2002-11-20T07:08:18Z")
> [@](#): > > Not to rain on your parade, but Belinda apparently walked around with a yeast infection for 3 years before doing anything about it, all the while having semi-random sex with random and not-so random people. > > A pretty picture it ain’t. Oh who cares? Jane Weidlin was easily the best looking girl in that group anyway. ---
**Author:** ![betenoir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/258eb7/32.png) [@betenoir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/betenoir)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2002, 8:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-the-hottest-lead-singers-of-the-80s/137526/45 "2002-11-20T08:41:01Z")
Whould this be the place to mention David Gahan tried to pick me up once :D? My picks: Gordon Gano Richard Butler Peter Murphy Mark E. Smith James Thirwell Joey Ramone (although I consider him a 70’s sex symbol) ---
**Author:** ![Skeezix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/839c29/32.png) [@Skeezix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skeezix)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2002, 8:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-the-hottest-lead-singers-of-the-80s/137526/46 "2002-11-20T08:44:40Z")
You people are all missing something rather important here: > [@](#): > > _Originally posted by **vanilla** _: > **My answer (the correct one) is (was) Joey Ramone.** **vanilla** _is_ **Riff Randall**! My entire world view has just been shattered. Everything I know is wrong. (Seriously, **vanilla** , I love the Ramones, but Joey was an uglymuther.) [sub]And now Dee-Dee’s gone, too. Shit.[/sub] I’ll third or fourth Lita Ford and Joan Jett. The Runaways were underrated. Likewise with Patty Smyth (who changed the spelling of her name to avoid the Patti Smith confusion) but I can’t say that Scandal was, well… rated, even. The Warrior gives me bad 80’s flashbacks. **NDP** : Which one was Jane Weidlin? I’m drawin’ a blank here. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Clawman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e47c2d/32.png) [@The\_Clawman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Clawman)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2002, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-the-hottest-lead-singers-of-the-80s/137526/47 "2002-11-20T12:09:08Z")
\*\* betenoir \*\*, Mark E. Smith!?!? [http://www.nme.com/media/images/MarkESmithNewsA0500\_L.jpg](http://www.nme.com/media/images/MarkESmithNewsA0500_L.jpg) Top bloke and all that but not hot. Not hot at all :). ---
**Author:** ![Fingolfin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/eada6e/32.png) [@Fingolfin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fingolfin)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2002, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-the-hottest-lead-singers-of-the-80s/137526/48 "2002-11-20T12:58:01Z")
**Belinda “I can’t spell her last name” from The Go-Gos** ---
**Author:** ![vanilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2002, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-the-hottest-lead-singers-of-the-80s/137526/49 "2002-11-20T14:12:03Z")
Joey was not ugly. He had that certain undeniable quiet charm and mystique. Totally cool. ---
**Author:** ![vanilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2002, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-the-hottest-lead-singers-of-the-80s/137526/50 "2002-11-20T14:13:06Z")
and Who is Riff Randall? ---
**Author:** ![Skeezix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/839c29/32.png) [@Skeezix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skeezix)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2002, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-the-hottest-lead-singers-of-the-80s/137526/51 "2002-11-20T14:31:56Z")
Cool, charm, mystique, yes. (Hey, he was **Joey**!) But, umm… butt ugly is not a huge stretch. Hie thee to a video rental type joint, and track down **Rock N’ Roll High School** right smart. Riff Randal was, well… Not you. I mean, _really_ not you. 😉 [sub]Or so I gather from a bunch of your posts here, anyway.[/sub] [sub]Also: Avoid the sequel, if by some chance of fate you run across it.[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Lao\_Tsu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e79b87/32.png) [@Lao\_Tsu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lao_Tsu)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2002, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-the-hottest-lead-singers-of-the-80s/137526/52 "2002-11-20T16:14:31Z")
Dale Bozzio from Missing Persons always makes my heart skip a beat or two. Holy Crap she was hot. One of the joys of Netflix is you can rent Rock N’ Roll High School. Classic, time capsule kinda movie. ---
**Author:** ![WavyDavy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/3da27b/32.png) [@WavyDavy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WavyDavy)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2002, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-the-hottest-lead-singers-of-the-80s/137526/53 "2002-11-20T16:29:01Z")
\*\* Chrissie Hynde\*\*. My favorite then, and now. ---
**Author:** ![photopat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e95f7d/32.png) [@photopat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/photopat)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2002, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-the-hottest-lead-singers-of-the-80s/137526/54 "2002-11-20T16:50:14Z")
Wavy, Chrissie has a great voice, but she looks like Tom Petty. ---
**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 20, 2002, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-the-hottest-lead-singers-of-the-80s/137526/55 "2002-11-20T17:06:24Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by photopat \* > \*\*Wavy, Chrissie has a great voice, but she looks like Tom Petty. \*\* \ That was _not_ a compliment. \ ---
**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 20, 2002, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-the-hottest-lead-singers-of-the-80s/137526/56 "2002-11-20T17:51:22Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Poysyn \* > \*\*\*\*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_ \*\* I wish I had a spiffy story to tell you but I don’t. We exchanged some pleasantries and watched the concert. I was there next to him because we have a mutual friend. I’ve met one of my crushes numerous times, Tommy Shaw - what a ultra nice guy. Never have met Steve Perry. Maybe someday. Dr. R ---
**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, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-the-hottest-lead-singers-of-the-80s/137526/57 "2002-11-20T18:39:54Z")
> [@](#): > > NDP: Which one was Jane Weidlin? I’m drawin’ a blank here. She was the petite brunette in the Go-Go’s who had a high voice. (I don’t have a photo link readily at hand so I hope that helps. Otherwise, try AMG’s website and look her up.) ---
**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 21, 2002, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-the-hottest-lead-singers-of-the-80s/137526/58 "2002-11-21T00:40:54Z")
Okay, [here’s Jane Wiedlin](http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=SEARCH&sql=Blj9ks33ba3dg) . ---
**Author:** ![okielady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/fbc32d/32.png) [@okielady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/okielady)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2002, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-the-hottest-lead-singers-of-the-80s/137526/59 "2002-11-21T03:34:40Z")
Vince Neil Sabastian Bach Brett Michaels Steven Tyler had that sex appeal that I can’t explain, it was just there. Jon Bon Jovi Joe Elliot David Lee Roth I had kind of a thing for the “bad boy” image, but I guess that’s obvious. Which is why I can’t figure out where Rick Springfield fits into the category, but he definitely does! Still think so today. ---
**Author:** ![grendel72](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/91b2a8/32.png) [@grendel72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grendel72)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2002, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-the-hottest-lead-singers-of-the-80s/137526/60 "2002-11-21T04:38:06Z")
Simon LeBon was _so_ incredibly hot in the 80’s. I always had a thing for Robert Smith as well. Guys today don’t wear enough eyeliner… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-the-hottest-lead-singers-of-the-80s/137526.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-the-hottest-lead-singers-of-the-80s/137526.md?page=4)