Heardle 80s

Heardle 80s, shown on-page as "Heardle 80s Number 1s," is a daily song-guessing game built around chart-topping hits from the 1980s. You hear a short clip of a song's intro and try to name the track before the clips run out. It belongs to the Heardle Decades network, which runs similar games for other decades and themes.

What is Heardle 80s?

The core loop is simple to learn. Press play to hear the very start of a song, beginning with a brief clip of the intro. Type into the guess box, pick the matching song title from the dropdown, and submit. If you are wrong, or if you skip, the game reveals more of the song so you have more to work with on the next attempt. You get six tries in total, and the goal is to name the song using as little of the intro as possible.

What sets this instance apart from a general music-guessing game is its narrow scope. Rather than pulling from any era or genre, Heardle 80s Number 1s draws from number-one chart hits from the 1980s. That focus rewards players who know the decade's biggest singles and makes it a decade-and-chart-position variant within the broader Heardle Decades family. If you prefer a different era or theme, the network offers other decades from the 50s through the 2020s, plus number-one games for other countries and many genre and artist variants, but this page is the 1980s number-ones game.

The games are free to play. Per the site's FAQ, they cost money to run for server and domain costs, so donations are accepted through Ko-fi, tied to the handle "Hey_Moustache." There is no formal archive: the FAQ states the games do not support "previous" plays, though you can set your device date back to replay an older puzzle and then set it forward again afterward. A separate stats transfer tool exists at transfer.heardledecades.com for moving your success and fail records to a new device.

The feedback here is the audio itself rather than colored tiles or written hints. The FAQ notes that selecting an incorrect answer reveals more of the song, and pressing the skip button reveals a bit more as well, so progress feels like gradually hearing more of a track you are trying to place. A new puzzle appears each day, described on the site as a daily dose of Name That Tune, and your success and fail statistics are tracked as you play. The tone is relaxed and nostalgic, aimed at people who enjoy testing how quickly they can recognize a familiar 80s hit.

How to play Heardle 80s

1. Open Heardle 80s at 80s.heardledecades.com.
2. Press play to hear the first short clip of the song's intro.
3. Type the song title into the guess box and select the matching entry from the dropdown list.
4. Submit your guess, or skip if you want to hear more without using a real answer.
5. After each wrong guess or skip, listen to the newly revealed longer segment of the song.
6. Keep guessing until you name the song correctly or use all six attempts.

Tips and strategy

• Save your skips early when the clip is very short, so you unlock more audio before committing to a guess.
• Focus on the biggest number-one singles of the 1980s, since the pool is drawn from chart-topping hits rather than deep cuts.
• Listen for a recognizable synth line, drum pattern, or bass riff in the intro, which often identifies an 80s hit faster than vocals.
• Use the dropdown to your advantage: start typing a likely title and see whether it appears in the list before submitting.
• If you want to revisit an older puzzle, change your device date, since the game does not keep a built-in archive.
• Remember to set your device date back to the correct day once you have finished replaying an older puzzle.

Good to know

Category

Music

Resets

Daily (new puzzle each day)

Cost

Free (donations via Ko-fi)

Guesses

6

Modes

Single daily puzzle

Archive

No formal archive; date change can replay older puzzles

Creator

Heardle Decades developer (Ko-fi: Hey_Moustache)

Feedback

More of the song revealed after each wrong guess or skip

Platform

Browser

Heardle 80s FAQ

Is Heardle 80s free?

Yes. The FAQ states the games are free to play. Donations are accepted through Ko-fi to help cover server and domain costs.

How do you play Heardle 80s?

Press play to hear the start of a song, then type and select the title from the dropdown and submit. Each wrong guess or skip reveals more of the song, and you get six tries to name the number-one 80s hit.

When does Heardle 80s reset, and is there an archive?

A new puzzle appears each day. There is no formal archive, and the FAQ says the games do not support previous plays, though you can set your device date back to replay an older puzzle.

Is Heardle 80s like Wordle?

It shares the daily, six-guess format, but instead of letters and colored tiles you identify a song from progressively longer clips of its intro.

Who made Heardle 80s?

It is made by the Heardle Decades developer, tied to the Ko-fi handle Hey_Moustache, as part of the Heardle Decades network.