80s music quiz: play the eighties online
Synths, big drums and even bigger choruses. The eighties are the most requested decade, and the easiest to start a fight about.
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In the eighties the sound changed almost every year: early drum machines, then gated reverb, then polished stadium pop. That makes the decade ideal for a timeline game, because the gaps between songs can be told by ear if you pay attention.
It is also the decade most groups know by heart. Expect singing along to previews, and expect somebody to swear that a 1989 song came out in 1984. The timeline settles it.
How it works
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Log in with a code
Enter your email address and type the code we send you. No password, no app.
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Pick a deck
Choose a popular deck, one of your own, or scan the QR code of a deck you have.
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Add the players
Add everyone who plays and choose how many cards are needed to win. One phone is enough.
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Listen and place
Hear a 30 second preview and place the song on your timeline. Right answers grow your timeline, the first to fill it wins.
The timeline in one look
Every player builds a timeline of songs in release order. You never see the year of the new song: you listen, then decide where it fits between the songs you already placed.
Tips for this game
Count the synths
Warm analogue synths point to the early years, glossy digital ones to 1986 and later.
Use the chorus, not the title
Everyone remembers the hook. The year hides in the production.
Add 1990 as a trap
A few songs from the next decade in the deck keep the eighties experts honest.
What you get
One phone, whole group
The phone goes from hand to hand. Nobody needs their own device or an account.
Real music
Songs play as 30 second previews, enough to recognise a chorus and argue about the year.
Free decks to start
Popular public decks are free to play. Want your own songs? Turn any playlist into a deck, the first 100 cards are free.
Prefer real cards?
The same game also exists on printed cards with a QR code on every card. See how that works for this subject.
Frequently asked questions
Is there a ready-made 80s deck?
Check the popular decks after logging in. If you want exactly the eighties, paste any eighties playlist and the first 100 cards are free.
Can kids play an 80s game?
Yes, and they often do well. They have no memories to mislead them, only their ears.
Do I need to install an app?
No. The game runs in your phone browser. You only log in with a code sent to your email address.
Can we play together on different phones?
Not yet. The game is made for one phone that the group passes around, the way you would pass a stack of cards.
Ready to play?
Open the game, log in with a code and start your first round in a minute.
Hitify is an independent game. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Hitster or Jumbo.