For the uninitiated, most radio stations play a mixture of licensed music, DJ chat, and spoof advertising. This heavy and diverse focus on music makes exploring the sandy beaches and new upper-class residents such a pleasure, as each station reflects a style of music intended to evoke the atmosphere of GTA: Vice City’s colorful 1980s setting.
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What Type of Songs are in GTA: Vice City Definitive Edition’s Soundtrack
The soundtracks to Grand Theft Auto are a highlight, and Vice City is no exception with its satirical world-building Miami aesthetic. With that being the case, the bulk of GTA: Vice City’s soundtrack is made of contemporary 1980s music; however, the tracklist does also feature a few songs from the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. These tunes are accessible via any vehicle’s radio set beside the emergency automobiles.
All of GTA: Vice City Definitive Edition Radio Stations and Tracks
There are over five dozen songs spread across seven in-game radio stations in Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition. Here are all the radio stations, plus the songs and their respective artists they broadcast:
EMOTION 98.3
Waiting for a Girl Like You – Foreigner Tempted – Squeeze Keep On Loving You – REO Speedwagon (I Just) Died in Your Arms – Cutting Crew More Than This – Roxy Music Africa – Toto Broken Wings – Mr. Mister Crockett’s Theme – Jan Hammer Sister Christian – Night Ranger Never Too Much – Luther Vandross
V-ROCK
I Wanna Rock – Twisted Sister Too Young to Fall in Love – Mötley Crüe Dangerous Bastard – Love Fist 2 Minutes to Midnight – Iron Maiden Cumin’ Atcha Live – Tesla Turn Up the Radio – Autograph Peace Sells – Megadeth Madhouse – Anthrax Raining Blood – Slayer You’ve Got Another Thing Comin’ – Judas Priest Yankee Rose – David Lee Roth
WAVE 103
Two Tribes – Frankie Goes to Hollywood (Keep Feeling) Fascination – The Human League Atomic – Blondie 99 Luftballons – Nena Kids in America – Kim Wilde Pale Shelter – Tears for Fears Sunglasses at Night – Corey Hart I Ran (So Far Away) – A Flock of Seagulls Love My Way – The Psychedelic Furs Gold – Spandau Ballet Hyperactive! – Thomas Dolby Never Say Never – Romeo Void
WILDSTYLE
Pump Me Up – Trouble Funk One for the Treble (Vocal Mix) – Davy DMX Clear – Cybotron Al-Naafiysh (The Soul) (B-Side) – Hashim Get It Girl – 2 Live Crew Rock Box – Run-D. M. C Bassline (Club Version) – Mantronix Magic’s Wand – Whodini More Bounce to the Ounce – Zapp & Roger The Message – Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five The Breaks – Kurtis Blow Hip Hop, Be Bop (Don’t Stop) (Remix) – Man Parrish
FEVER 105
And the Beat Goes On – The Whispers Act Like You Know – Fat Larry’s Band Get Down Saturday Night – Oliver Cheatham Automatic – The Pointer Sisters I’ll Be Good – René & Angela All Night Long – Mary Jane Girls Ghetto Life – Rick James Shame – Evelyn “Champagne” King Behind the Groove – Teena Marie Juicy Fruit – Mtume Summer Madness – Kool & the Gang Last Night a DJ Saved My Life – Indeep
FLASH FM
Out of Touch – Hall and Oates Dance Hall Days – Wang Chung Self Control – Laura Branigan Call Me – Go West Kiss the Dirt (Falling Down the Mountain) – INXS Run to You – Bryan Adams Four Little Diamonds – Electric Light Orchestra Owner of a Lonely Heart – Yes Video Killed the Radio Star – The Buggles Japanese Boy – Aneka Life’s What You Make It – Talk Talk Your Love – The Outfield Steppin’ Out – Joe Jackson One Thing Leads to Another – The Fixx
RADIO ESPANTOSO
A Gozar Con Mi Combo – Cachao The Bull is Wrong – Alpha Banditos Yo Te Miré – Tres Apenas Como Eso Latin Flute – Deodato Mama Papa Tú – Mongo Santamaría Me and You Baby (Picao y Tostao) – Mongo Santamaría Mambo Mucho Mambo – Machito and his Afro-Cuban Orchestra La Vida Es Una Lenteja – Unaesta Expansions – Lonnie Liston Smith Super Strut – Deodato Jamay – Xavier Cugat and his Orchestra Maracaibo Oriental – Benny Moré Mambo Gozón – Tito Puente
What Songs are Missing in the GTA: Vice City Definitive Edition
Having said that, the GTA: The Trilogy’s Vice City is missing songs. Here’s a list of songs that are now not available on GTA Vice City’s radio stations:
Looking for the Perfect Beat – Afrika Bambaataa & The Soulsonic Force Rockit – Herbie Hancock Añunga Ñunga – Irakere Wow – Kate Bush Billie Jean – Michael Jackson Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ – Michael Jackson Bark at the Moon – Ozzy Osbourne The Smurf – Tyrone Brunson
This is not the first time Rockstar Games has removed popular songs from GTA, as Grand Theft Auto 4 infamously excluded over 15 tracks in a later re-release. The exclusion of these records in Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition is most likely because of the music copyright expiring, and Rockstar no longer desires to pay for the music license.
Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition is available for PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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