I know theres quite a few 80's tracks especially which charted higher on re-release, but this can really be intended for other decades also. A couple which spring to mind (as I've just heard them one after the other on my mixed playlist ;) ) are:

- The Smiths - How Soon Is Now (mid 80's, early 90's - not sure on exact dates - how bad for a Smiths fan! :))
- Crowded House - Don't Dream It's Over ( '87, '96)

UB40 - Red Red Wine  (can't remember when it was originally released, but was re-released as a single in '87 or '88 in the U.S)

Did David Bowie's "Space Oddity" chart higher the second time around?

"Shakermaker" was Oasis's first single, and didn't chart at all until it was re-released after "Live Forever".

I seem to remember the same happened with the Pet Shop Boys' first single. It probably happens a lot.

I think Bob Seger's "Old Time Rock & Roll" charted higher on its 1983 rerelease than on its original 1979 release, due to the fact that it was used in the Tom Cruise movie Risky Business.

Complete list of songs that made the pop chart for a second time here in the U.S. during the '80s (regardless of whether or not they did better the second time around, but those that did are in bold):

01) "Into the Night" - BENNY MARDONES  (#11, Summer of '80/#20, Summer of '89)

02) "Fool for Your Loving" - WHITESNAKE  (#53, Summer of '80 /#37, Fall of '89 )

03) "Time for Me to Fly" - REO SPEEDWAGON  (#56, Summer of '78/#77, Summer of '80)

04) "Lola" - THE KINKS  (#9, Fall of '70 /#81, Summer of '80 )

05) "Don't Stand So Close to Me" - THE POLICE  (#10, Spring of '81 /#46, Fall of '86 )

06) "Guitar Man" - ELVIS PRESLEY  (#43, Winter of '68/#28, Winter of '81)

07) "Castles in the Air" - DON McLEAN  (#12, Spring of '72 /#36, Fall of '81 )

08 )"No Time to Lose" - TARNEY/SPENCER BAND  (#84, Spring of '79/#74, Fall of '81)

09) "At This Moment" - BILLY & THE BEATERS  (#79, Fall of '81/#1, Winter of '87)

10) "I've Never Been to Me" - CHARLENE  (#97, Fall of '77/#3, Spring of '82)

11) "Hot in the City" - BILLY IDOL  (#23, Summer of '82/#48, Winter of '88 )

12) "I'm So Excited" - POINTER SISTERS  (#30, Fall of '82/#9, Fall of '84)

13) "**1999**" - PRINCE  (#44, Fall of '82/#12, Summer of '83/#40, Winter of '99)

14) "Should I Stay or Should I Go?" - THE CLASH  (#45, Summer of '82/#50, Spring of '83)

15) "Every Home Should Have One" - PATTI AUSTIN  (#62, Winter of '82/#69, Spring of '83)

16) "Closer to the Heart" - RUSH  (#76, Fall of '77 /#69, Winter of '82 )

17) "Valerie" - STEVE WINWOOD  (#70, Fall of '82 /#9, Fall of '87 )

18 )"What About Me" - MOVING PICTURES  (#29, Winter of '83/#46, Fall of '89)

19) "Old Time Rock & Roll" - BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND  (#28, Spring of '79/#48, Fall of '83)

20) "When I'm With You" - SHERIFF  (#61, Spring of '83/#1, Winter of '89)

21) "On the Dark Side" - EDDIE & THE CRUISERS/JOHN CAFFERTY & THE BEAVER BROWN BAND  (#64, Fall of '83/#7, Fall of '84)

22) "I Melt With You" - MODERN ENGLISH  (#78, Spring of '83 /#76, Summer of '90 )

23) "Solsbury Hill" - PETER GABRIEL  (#68, Spring of '77 /#84, Summer of '83 )

24) "Send Me an Angel" - REAL LIFE  (#29, Winter of '84 /#26, Summer of '89 )

25) "Red Red Wine" - UB40  (#34, Spring of '84/#1, Fall of '88 )

26) "Relax" - FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD  (#67, Spring of '84/#10, Winter of '85)

27) "Tender Years" - JOHN CAFFERTY & THE BEAVER BROWN BAND  (#78, Winter of '84/#31, Winter of '85)

28 )"Home Sweet Home" - MOTLEY CRUE  (#89, Fall of '85/#37, Winter of '92)

29) "Forever Young" - ALPHAVILLE  (#93, Spring of '85/#65, Fall of '88 )

30) "Chain Reaction" - DIANA ROSS  (#95, Fall of '85/#66, Spring of '86)

31) "Stand By Me" - BEN E. KING  (#4, Spring of '61/#9, Fall of '86)

32) "Tarzan Boy" - BALTIMORA  (#13, Winter of '86/#51, Spring of '93)

33) "Twist and Shout" - THE BEATLES  (#2, Spring of '64/#23, Fall of '86)

34) "In Your Eyes" - PETER GABRIEL  (#26, Fall of '86/#41, Summer of '89)

35) "You Can Call Me Al" - PAUL SIMON  (#44, Fall of '86/#23, Spring of '87)

36) "25 or 6 to 4" - CHICAGO  (#4, Summer of '70 /#48, Summer of '86 )

37) "Every Little Kiss" - BRUCE HORNSBY & THE RANGE  (#72, Summer of '86/#14, Summer of '87)

38 )"Where are You Now?" - JIMMY HARNEN & SYNCH  (#77, Spring of '86/#10, Spring of '89)

39) "Daydream Believer" - THE MONKEES  (#1, Fall of '67/#79, Fall of '86)

40) "Hooked on You" - SWEET SENSATION  (#64, Winter of '87/#23, Summer of '89)

41) "Strangelove" - DEPECHE MODE  (#76, Summer of '87/#50, Fall of '88 )

42) "Twistin' the Night Away" - ROD STEWART  (#59, Summer of '73 /#80, Summer of '87 )

43) "Do You Love Me" - THE CONTOURS  (#3, Fall of '62/#11, Summer of '88 )

44) "(It's Just) The Way That You Love Me" - PAULA ABDUL  (#88, Fall of '88/#3, Fall of '89)

45) "Heat of the Moment" - AFTER 7  (#74, Fall of '89/#19, Winter of '91)

I believe Talk Talk's "It's My Life" was released twice in the 80s and had better success (at least in the States, but I'm sure someone on this board will prove me wrong) the second time around. Also, I believe Real Life's "Send Me an Angel" was released twice... don't know if it charted higher on re-release, though.

80'smusicfreak, did "Dancing In Heaven (Orbital Be-Bop)" by Q-Feel chart the first or second time it was released?  Just curious... :)