La lista 39 ha buscado las 50 mejores bandas sonoras de los años 80: de 1980 a 1989, para ser más precisos.

Es esta:

1. The Elephant Man (John Morris, 1980)
2. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (John Williams, 1980)
3. Fortunata y Jacinta (Antón García Abril, 1980)
4. The Shining (Wendy Carlos, 1980)
5. Somewhere in Time (John Barry, 1980)
6. Altered States (John Corigliano, 1980)
7. Raiders of the Lost Ark (John Williams. 1981)
8. La guerre du feu (Philippe Sarde, 1981)
9. Chariots of Fire (Vangelis, 1981)
10. Heavy Metal (Elmer Bernstein, 1981)
11. Body Heat (John Barry, 1981)
12. On Golden Pond (Dave Grusin, 1981)
13. The Draughtsman's Contract (Michael Nyman, 1982)
14. Poltergeist (Jerry Goldsmith, 1982)
15. Conan the Barbarian (Basil Poledouris, 1982)
16. Blade Runner (Vangelis, 1982)
17. E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (John Williams, 1982)
18. La notte di San Lorenzo (Nicola Piovani, 1982)
19. Sophie´s Choice (Marvin Hamlisch, 1982)
20. Under Fire (Jerry Goldsmith, 1983)
21. Yentl (Michel Legrand, 1983)
22. Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (Ryuichi Sakamoto, 1983)
23. Once Upon a Time in America (Ennio Morricone, 1984)
24. A Passage to India (Maurice Jarre, 1984)
25. The Company of Wolves (George Fenton, 1984)
26. Dune (Toto, 1984)
27. Ran (Toru Takemitsu, 1985)
28. The Goonies (Dave Grusin, 1985)
29. Out of Africa (John Barry, 1985)
30. Young Sherlock Holmes (Bruce Broughton, 1985)
31. Back to The Future (Alan Silvestri, 1985)
32. Rambo. First Blood Part II (Jerry Goldsmith, 1985)
33. Legend (Jerry Goldsmith. 1985)
34. Agnes of God (Georges Delerue, 1985)
35. Aliens (James Horner, 1986)
36. The Mission (Ennio Morricone, 1986)
37. The Name of the Rose (James Horner, 1986)
38. Occi ciorne (Francis Lai, 1987)
39. The Last Emperor (Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Byrne, Cong Su, 1987)
40. La famiglia (Armando Trovaioli, 1987)
41. Hellraiser (Christopher Young, 1987)
42. Tonari no Totoro (Joe Hisaishi, 1988)
43. The Adventures of Baron of Muchhausen (Michael Kamen, 1988)
44. Akira (Yamashiro Shoji, 1988)
45. Nuovo Cinema Paradiso (Ennio Morricone. 1988)
46. Casualties of War (Ennio Morricone, 1989)
47. Henry V (Patrick Doyle, 1989)
48. Batman (Danny Elfman, 1989)
49. The Little Mermaid (Alan Menken, 1989)
50. Glory (James Horner, 1989)

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