88 '80s Singers Who Passed Away (1981-2023)

Cause of death for each singer: 1. Tina Turner - natural causes 2. Anita Pointer (The Pointer Sisters) - cancer 3. Christine McVie (Fleetwood Mac) - metastatic cancer and stroke 4. Irene Cara - arteriosclerotic and hypertensive heart disease 5. Dan McCafferty (Nazareth) - the effects of COPD 6. Olivia Newton-John - breast cancer 7. Diego Verdaguer - COVID-19 8. Meat Loaf - not disclosed 9. Nick Kamen - bone marrow cancer 10. Tony Lewis (The Outfield) - not disclosed 11. Benny Mardones - complications of Parkinson's disease 12. Mory Kanté - the result of untreated chronic health problems 13. Bill Withers - heart complications 14. Kenny Rogers - natural causes 15. Marie Fredriksson (Roxette) - brain cancer 16. Greedy Smith (Mental As Anything) - heart attack 17. Ric Ocasek (The Cars) - cardiovascular disease 18. Eddie Money - esophageal cancer 19. Mark Hollis (Talk Talk) - a short illness (not disclosed) 20. James Ingram - brain cancer 21. Marty Balin - not disclosed 22. Aretha Franklin - pancreatic cancer 23. Rose Laurens - cancer 24. Paul Gray (Wa Wa Nee) - multiple myeloma (cancer) 25. France Gall - breast cancer 26. Tom Petty (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers) - accidental overdose of prescription drugs 27. John Wetton (Asia) - complications of colorectal cancer 28. Loalwa Braz (Kaoma) - murdered by one of her employees 29. George Michael (Wham!) - heart failure 30. Colonel Abrams - diabetes 31. Pete Burns (Dead or Alive) - cardiac arrest 32. Prince - accidental fentanyl overdose 33. Colin Vearncombe (Black) - traffic accident 34. Glenn Frey - colitis and pneumonia after being treated with drugs for rheumatoid arthritis 35. David Bowie - liver cancer 36. Natalie Cole - congestive heart failure 37. Jim Diamond (Ph.D.) - pulmonary edema 38. Steve Strange (Visage) - heart attack 39. Joe Cocker - lung cancer 40. Alvin Stardust - prostate cancer 41. Jimi Jamison (Survivor) - heart attack 42. Chrissy Amphlett (Divinyls) - breast cancer 43. Brian Hibbard (Flying Pickets) - prostate cancer 44. Robin Gibb (Bee Gees) - colorectal cancer 45. Donna Summer - lung cancer 46. Whitney Houston - drowning and the effects of atherosclerotic heart disease and cocaine use 47. Nick Ashford (Ashford & Simpson) - throat cancer 48. Jani Lane (Warrant) - alcohol poisoning 49. Gary Moore - heart attack 50. Teena Marie - natural causes 51. Eric Woolfson (The Alan Parsons Project) - kidney cancer 52. Michael Jackson - cardiac arrest after propofol overdose 53. Paul Davis - heart attack 54. Jeff Healey (The Jeff Healey Band) - lung cancer 55. Trevor Taylor (Bad Boys Blue) - heart attack 56. Dan Fogelberg - prostate cancer 57. Kevin DuBrow (Quiet Riot) - drug overdose 58. Brad Delp (Boston) - suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning 59. James Brown - congestive heart failure 60. June Pointer (The Pointer Sisters) - cancer 61. Luther Vandross - heart attack 62. Izora Armstead (Weather Girls) - heart failure 63. Laura Branigan - cerebral aneurysm 64. Rick James - pulmonary failure and cardiac failure 65. Robert Palmer - heart attack 66. Maurice Gibb (Bee Gees) - complications of a twisted intestine 67. Stuart Adamson (Big Country) - suicide 68. George Harrison - laryngeal cancer 69. Kirsty MacColl - hit by powerboat while on holiday (saving her son's life) 70. Benjamin Orr (The Cars) - pancreatic cancer 71. Paul Young (Mike and the Mechanics) - heart attack 72. Ofra Haza - AIDS-related pneumonia 73. Eddie Rabbitt - lung cancer 74. Falco - car accident 75. Carl Wilson (The Beach Boys) - lung cancer 76. Michael Hutchence (INXS) - suicide or accidental strangulation 77. Jermaine Stewart - AIDS-related liver cancer 78. Edem Ephraim & Dennis Fuller (London Boys) - car accident 79. Dan Hartman - AIDS-related brain tumor 80. Frank Zappa - prostate cancer 81. Freddie Mercury (Queen) - pneumonia as a complication of AIDS 82. Melanie Appleby (Mel & Kim) - pneumonia following cancer treatment 83. Roy Orbison - heart attack 84. Andy Gibb - inflammation of the heart muscle caused by drug abuse 85. Daniel Balavoine - helicopter crash 86. Phil Lynott (Thin Lizzy) - heart failure and pneumonia caused by alcohol and drug use 87. Marvin Gaye - gunshot (shot by his own father) 88. Bob Marley (Bob Marley and the Wailers) - skin cancer

They may be gone, but their music will live on for generations.

So many of them died between the age of 40-70, way too young! And also, this list once again proves how great music in the '80's was! ❤

It breaks my heart thinking about these great singers are now gone, and can never be replaced.

RIP to Marie Fredrickson of Roxette. We all Roxers will miss you forever. Your music & voice will be in our heart forever! Roxette ROX Forever!

R.I.P Marie Frederiksson I loved you, I respected you, and I still can't believe you're gone.

Rest in peace to all of these legandary musicians, especially the late, great Tina Turner, whom we lost the most recently. 😇💔

I had more fun in the 80s than any other decade, thanks largely to the music, and this hits pretty hard. These artists were so energetic and one couldn't help but be optimistic back then. Life is short Enjoy as much of it as you possibly can.

As a huge fan of Fleetwood Mac, I took Christine McVie's passing very hard. May all 88 on the list rest in Heavenly peace. Thank you to all 88 for the great music & memories! 😢

So many great artists have left us. So many of my favourites there. They are gone, but they left us with legacies of fantastic music!

List of songs used in this video: 1. Tina Turner - What's Love Got to Do with It 2. Pointer Sisters - I'm So Excited 3. Fleetwood Mac - Little Lies 4. Irene Cara - Flashdance…What a Feeling 5. Nazareth - Dream On 6. Olivia Newton-John - Physical 7. Diego Verdaguer - La Ladrona 8. Meat Loaf & Cher - Dead Ringer for Love 9. Nick Kamen - Each Time You Break My Heart 10. The Outfield - Your Love 11. Benny Mardones - Into the Night 12. Mory Kanté - Yéké Yéké 13. Bill Withers - Just the Two of Us 14. Kenny Rogers - Lady 15. Roxette - Listen to Your Heart 16. Mental As Anything - Live It Up 17. Rick Ocasek - Emotion in Motion 18. Eddie Money - Take Me Home Tonight 19. Talk Talk - It's My Life 20. Patti Austin & James Ingram - Baby Come to Me 21. Marty Balin - Hearts 22. George Michael & Aretha Franklin - I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) 23. Rose Laurens - Africa 24. Wa Wa Nee - Stimulation 25. France Gall - Ella, elle l'a 26. Stevie Nicks & Tom Petty - Stop Draggin' My Heart Around 27. Asia - Don't Cry 28. Kaoma - Lambada 29. George Michael - Faith 30. Colonel Abrams - Trapped 31. Dead or Alive - You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) 32. Prince - Little Red Corvette 33. Black - Wonderful Life 34. Glenn Frey - Smuggler's Blues 35. David Bowie - Ashes to Ashes 36. Natalie Cole - Miss You Like Crazy 37. Ph.D. - I Won't Let You Down 38. Visage - Fade to Grey 39. Joe Cocker - You Can Leave Your Hat On 40. Alvin Stardust - Pretend 41. Survivor - I Can't Hold Back 42. Divinyls - Pleasure and Pain 43. Flying Pickets - Only You 44. Robin Gibb - Boys Do Fall in Love 45. Donna Summer - This Time I Know It's for Real 46. Whitney Houston - Saving All My Love for You 47. Ashford & Simpson - Solid 48. Warrant - Heaven 49. Gary Moore - Over the Hills and Far Away 50. Teena Marie - Lovergirl 51. The Alan Parsons Project - Don't Answer Me 52. Michael Jackson - Bad 53. Paul Davis - Cool Night 54. Jeff Healey Band - Angel Eyes 55. Bad Boys Blue - You're a Woman 56. Dan Fogelberg - Same Old Lang Syne 57. Quiet Riot - Cum on Feel the Noize 58. Boston - Amanda 59. James Brown - Living in America 60. Pointer Sisters - Dare Me 61. Luther Vandross - Stop to Love 62. The Weather Girls - It's Raining Men 63. Laura Branigan - Gloria 64. Rick James - Super Freak 65. Robert Palmer - Simply Irresistible 66. Bee Gees - One 67. Big Country - In a Big Country 68. George Harrison - Got My Mind Set on You 69. The Pogues & Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale of New York 70. The Cars - Drive 71. Mike and the Mechanics - All I Need Is a Miracle 72. Ofra Haza - Im Nin'alu 73. Eddie Rabbitt - Driving My Life Away 74. Falco - Der Kommissar 75. Beach Boys - Kokomo 76. INXS - New Sensation 77. Jermaine Stewart - We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off 78. London Boys - London Nights 79. Dan Hartman - I Can Dream About You 80. Frank & Moon Zappa - Valley Girl 81. Queen - I Want to Break Free 82. Roy Orbison - You Got It 83. Mel & Kim - Showing Out (Get Fresh at the Weekend) 84. Andy Gibb - Desire 85. Daniel Balavoine - Vivre ou survivre 86. Thin Lizzy - Killer on the Loose 87. Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing 88. Bob Marley and the Wailers - Could You Be Loved Spotify playlist of all songs: open.spotify.com/playlist/2b64hJsSuiGKZPS1e842uo?s…

Unfortunately it seems like more of them leave us every year that goes by. One of the best decades for music, possibly THE best.

RIP to some of my all time favorites Donna Summer, Olivia Newton-John, Laura Branigan, Tina Turner, Whitney Houston, David Bowie, Prince & Michael Jackson

I had no idea Anita Pointer had passed away ! 😢. So many irreplaceable legends gone here. A moment in time that will never be again 💔

RIP to all the legends we've lost. 😞

Thank you for putting together this list. These songs and artists are all from childhood, this just reminds me that we are all getting older.

Rest in peace to all these 80s singers. 😥😥😥🙏🙏🙏

RIP to all of the beautiful and talented singers. Your music will live on forever.

So many brilliant memories of so many brilliant musicians. R.I.P. all of you.

Some real classics here i remember from growing up in the 80s. I was at school throughout the 80s.