# 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:** 11\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![betenoir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/258eb7/32.png) [@betenoir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/betenoir)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2002, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-the-hottest-lead-singers-of-the-80s/137526/61 "2002-11-21T05:12:22Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by The Clawman \* > \*\*\*\* 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 :). \*\* Ghaaa! I really didn’t need to see that. But still. The question was who WERE the hottest lead singers of the '80s, and in the '80s he wasn’t bad looking [http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/512609/03041999/fall.jhtml](http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/512609/03041999/fall.jhtml) Anyway ( and not unlike Joey Ramone) it’s because he’s so cool that he’s so hot. ---
**Author:** ![TeaElle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8491ac/32.png) [@TeaElle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TeaElle)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2002, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-the-hottest-lead-singers-of-the-80s/137526/62 "2002-11-21T06:17:30Z")
As the only\* Doper with a Duran Duran lyric in their .sig I’d be highly remiss if I didn’t agree with the inclusion of Simon LeBon but I must stand firm on one important point – the man still looks fantastic. Silly hair, but he’s aging quite nicely. (Of course, he and I are the same age, so I’d have to think so, wouldn’t I?) Also on my list – Sting Joe Elliott (Def Lep) Iva Davies (Icehouse) Michael Hutchence (INXS) Lindsay Buckingham (Fleetwood Mac) I run to type, I think. Angular cheekbones and fluffy hair. Hmm. \*I think I’m the only one. Only one I’ve seen, in any case. ---
**Author:** ![Skeezix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/839c29/32.png) [@Skeezix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skeezix)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2002, 8:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-the-hottest-lead-singers-of-the-80s/137526/63 "2002-11-21T08:43:35Z")
**NDP** , in re: Jane Weidlin… You sir, are correct. (I suspected that was who you meant.) And I forgot to mention Stevie Nicks. [sub]I may have to see a doctor about that. I thought I was too young for senility to be setting in…[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![vanilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2002, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-the-hottest-lead-singers-of-the-80s/137526/64 "2002-11-21T14:15:12Z")
I’m sorry-but IMHO, Joey Ramone was most definitely attarctive. Everyone has their own taste, you know. Don’t forget, i also find Nader attractive, so i am _weird._ ---
**Author:** ![Siemsi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b19c9b/32.png) [@Siemsi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siemsi)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2002, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-the-hottest-lead-singers-of-the-80s/137526/65 "2002-11-21T14:55:15Z")
Lead singer from Ratt (cannot believe I’m admitting that!) David Coverdale (Um. Yea. British sexy man with a bulge-!) LOL! Yep. John Bon Jovi, David Lee Roth. ---
**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 21, 2002, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-the-hottest-lead-singers-of-the-80s/137526/66 "2002-11-21T15:12:17Z")
Almost forgot Jimmy Somerville! And Andy Bell of Erasure, too. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Raven\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@The\_Raven\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Raven_1)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2002, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-the-hottest-lead-singers-of-the-80s/137526/67 "2002-11-21T16:17:18Z")
Howyadoin, Can’t forget Dale Bozzio (wife of Zappa drummer Terry) from Missing Persons. Remember the clear vinyl jumpsuit in their video? Daaammmmm! -Rav P.S. Second the vote on the girl from Bow Wow Wow… ---
**Author:** ![Kiki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dc4da7/32.png) [@Kiki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiki)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2002, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-the-hottest-lead-singers-of-the-80s/137526/68 "2002-11-21T19:43:59Z")
I _loved_ all those hair bands from the 80’s! I still do. My favorite lead singers… Bret Michaels (Poison) Taime Downe (Faster Pussycat) Jani Lane (Warrant) Vince Neil (Motley Crue) Vince has gotten pretty fat and ugly with time and I don’t know what ever happened to Jani and Taime but Bret is still one hottie IMO. I had lunch with Bret Michaels and C.C. DeVille back in 1991. The came to town for a concert and I skipped school and drove around looking for them. I had all but given up and then I went to Vista (where my brother was working) and lo and behold… there they were! One of the best experiences of my life… except they didn’t look quite as hot in person as they did on t.v… but they still looked good! Mmm mmm mmm 😉 ---
**Author:** ![crypto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b3f665/32.png) [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2002, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-the-hottest-lead-singers-of-the-80s/137526/69 "2002-11-21T20:43:33Z")
Another vote for **Sheena Easton**. I haven’t seen her in years, and I kind of like it that way. I don’t want to spoil the memory. Also, **Olivia Newton John** in Grease… specifically, the last scene, when she’s bouncing around in the black outfit. ---
**Author:** ![Intaglio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/71e660/32.png) [@Intaglio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intaglio)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2002, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-the-hottest-lead-singers-of-the-80s/137526/70 "2002-11-22T02:05:27Z")
Michael Hutchence Kip Winger Lindsay Buckingham Simon LeBon Sting ---
**Author:** ![Tanaqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3bc359/32.png) [@Tanaqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tanaqui)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2002, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-the-hottest-lead-singers-of-the-80s/137526/71 "2002-11-22T05:01:52Z")
> [@](#): > > Bret Michaels (Poison) I agree that he is extremely hot these days (I was searching for pictures of various guys people have mentioned, since I was 5 when the 80’s ended) but looking back at the older pictures – oh my god! Look at the last picture of him on [this](http://www.bloodfetish.com/bloodkind/katrina/brett.htm) page. I like the vaguely feminine guys as much as any girl, but if the last picture on that page only showed his face I’d swear to the lord it was a girl. :eek: :eek: I don’t really have anything useful except to add that Jesse Michaels (another Michaels!) of Operation Ivy ('87-'89) was pretty fine, especially in [this](http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Studio/4234/bando2.jpg) picture. (He’s the one in the The Clash shirt.) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-the-hottest-lead-singers-of-the-80s/137526.md?page=3)