For you 80s rock lovers, you definitely want to rock out to the songs on this release of Guitar Hero. Some top bands represented include Quiet Riot, Skid Row, Faster Pussycat, Anthrax, Judas Priest, Dio, Twisted Sister, Scorpion, Poison, Extreme, White Lion, Ratt, Iron Maiden, and lots more!
Although this game is a little bit older now that Guitar Hero III is out and Guitar Hero IV is coming out in a few months, the vast number of these 80s rock songs make this game totally worth it, if you grew up with this stuff.
Obviously, if you are not a big fan of the 80s rock genre, then this game is probably not for you. 
| Year | Song title | Artist | Tier |
| 1983 | (Bang Your Head) Metal Health | Quiet Riot | 1. Opening Licks |
| 1989 | 18 and Life | Skid Row | 1. Opening Licks Encore |
| 1984 | Ballroom Blitz | Krokus1 | 4. Return of the Shred |
| 1984 | Balls to the Wall | Accept | 1. Opening Licks |
| 1987 | Bathroom Wall | Faster Pussycat | 5. Relentless Riffs |
| 2003 | Because, It’s Midnite | Limozeen | 2. Amp Warmers Encore |
| 1987 | Caught in a Mosh | Anthrax | 6. Furious Fretwork |
| 1982 | Electric Eye3 | Judas Priest | 6. Furious Fretwork |
| 1982 | Heat of the Moment | Asia | 2. Amp Warmers |
| 1981 | Hold on Loosely | .38 Special | 3. String Snappers |
| 1983 | Holy Diver | Dio | 3. String Snappers |
| 1982 | I Ran (So Far Away) | Flock of Seagulls | 1. Opening Licks |
| 1984 | I Wanna Rock | Twisted Sister | 3. String Snappers Encore |
| 1981 | Lonely Is the Night | Billy Squier | 5. Relentless Riffs |
| 1980 | Los Angeles | X | 5. Relentless Riffs |
| 1982 | No One Like You | Scorpions | 2. Amp Warmers |
| 1988 | Nothin’ But a Good Time | Poison | 5. Relentless Riffs |
| 1981 | Only a Lad | Oingo Boingo | 4. Return of the Shred |
| 1989 | Play With Me | Extreme | 6. Furious Fretwork Encore |
| 1987 | Police Truck | Dead Kennedys | 6. Furious Fretwork |
| 1989 | Radar Love | White Lion | 2. Amp Warmers |
| 1984 | Round and Round | Ratt | 4. Return of the Shred Encore |
| 1988 | Seventeen | Winger | 6. Furious Fretwork |
| 1982 | Shakin’ | Eddie Money | 2. Amp Warmers |
| 1983 | Synchronicity II | PoliceThe Police | 4. Return of the Shred |
| 1980 | Turning Japanese | Vapors | 3. String Snappers |
| 1984 | Warrior | Scandal | 3. String Snappers |
| 1982 | We Got the Beat | Go-Go’sThe Go-Go’s | 1. Opening Licks |
| 1980 | What I Like About You | Romantics | 4. Return of the Shred |
| 1981 | Wrathchild | Iron Maiden | 5. Relentless Riffs Encore |