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the best singles of the 80’s
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JOY DIVISION
Atmosphere
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1988
Factory FAC 213
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ORBITAL
Chime
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1989
Oh Zone ZONE 001
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NEW ORDER
Murder
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1984
Factory FBN 22
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SMITHS
Girlfriend In A Coma
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1987
Rough Trade RT 197
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BAUHAUS
Dark Entries
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1980
4AD AD 3
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McCARTHY
Red Sleeping Beauty
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1986
Pinky PINKY 12
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PIXIES
Monkey Gone To Heaven
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1989
4AD AD 904
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SMITHS
That Joke Isn’t Funny Anymore
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1985
Rough Trade RT 186
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DEPECHE MODE
New Life
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1981
Mute MUTE 14
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CYNDI LAUPER
True Colours
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1986
Portrait 06247
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THE THE
This Is The Day
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1983
Epic A 3710
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PROFIL
Berühren
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1981
Weltrekord 46540
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SIMPLE MINDS
Someone Somewhere (In Summertime)
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1982
Virgin VS 538
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JAPAN
Quiet Life
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1981
Hansa HANSA 6
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DANIELLE DAX
Big Hollow Man
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1987
Awesome AOR 10
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SMITHS
Sheila Take A Bow
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1987
Rough Trade RT 196
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SISTER NANCY
Bam Bam
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1982
Techniques WR 09
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PET SHOP BOYS
West End Girls
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1984
Epic A 4292
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A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS
Space Age Love Song
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1982
Jive JIVE 17
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B-52’s
Channel Z
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1989
Reprise 921299
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SMITHS
Ask
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1986
Rough Trade RT 194
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PHILLIP BOA & THE VOODOO CLUB
Andy W.
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1988
Polydor 887325
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MORRISSEY
Suedehead
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1988
HMV POP 1618
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SKELETAL FAMILY
She Cries Alone
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1984
Red Rhino RED 41
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ONE THOUSAND VIOLINS
Halcyon Days
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1985
Dreamworld DREAM 2
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FAD GADGET
Ricky’s Hand
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1980
Mute MUTE 6
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KATE BUSH
Night Of The Swallow
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1983
EMI 9001
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STEVIE NICKS
Edge Of Seventeen
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1981
MR 7401
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BANGLES
Hazy Shade Of Winter
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1987
Def Jam 07630
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BAUHAUS
Spirit
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1982
Beggars Banquet BEG 79
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ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN
Over The Wall
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1981
WEA 100174
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HUMAN LEAGUE
Boys And Girls
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1981
Virgin VS 395
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PUBLIC IMAGE LTD.
Rise
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1986
Virgin VS 841
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EDIE BRICKELL & THE NEW BOHEMIANS
What I Am
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1989
Geffen GEF 49
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ICEHOUSE
Street Café
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1982
Chrysalis 105086
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STEVE ‘SILK’ HURLEY
Jack Your Body
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1986
Underground UN 101
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DAVID BOWIE with PAT METHENY GROUP
This Is Not America
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1985
EMI EA 190
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DARLING BUDS
Shame On You
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1988
CBS BUD 1
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FAD GADGET
Saturday Night Special
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1982
Mute MUTE 17
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FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD
Two Tribes (Cowboys And Indians)
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1984
ZTT ZTAS 3
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SOFT CELL
Down In The Subway
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1984
Some Bizarre BZS 22
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COCTEAU TWINS
Pearly Dewdrops Drops
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1984
4AD AD 405
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KIRSTY MacCOLL
A New England
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1984
Stiff BUY 216
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SUZANNE VEGA
Marlene On The Wall
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1985
A&M AM 275
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CARMEL
I’m Not Afraid Of You
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1985
London LON 74
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THE THE
Infected
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1986
Epic TRUTH 3
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BOMB THE BASS
Beat Dis
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1988
Mister-Ron DOOD 1
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FICTION FACTORY
(Feels Like) Heaven
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1984
CBS A 3996
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NEW MODEL ARMY
51st State
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1986
EMI NMA 4
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TRIO
Da Da Da Ich Lieb ich Nicht Du Liebst Mich Nicht Aha Aha Aha
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1982
Mercury 6005199
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AU PAIRS
It’s Obvious
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1980
Human OTO 4
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WALL OF VOODOO
Mexican Radio
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1982
I.R.S. IR 9912
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IGGY POP
Bang Bang
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1981
Arista ARIST 407
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DEPARTMENT S
Is Vic There
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1980
Demon D 1003
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DEAD KENNEDYS
Holiday In Cambodia
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1980
I.R.S. IR 9016
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SHOLY TOY
Dada [Perfect Day EP]
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1982
Uniton U 007
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GO-BETWEENS
Cattle And Cane
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1983
Rough Trade RT 124
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BLUE AEROPLANES
Lover And Confidante
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1986
Fire BLAZE 8
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IT’S IMMATERIAL
Driving Away From Home (Jim’s Tune)
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1986
Siren SIREN 15
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GO-BETWEENS
Love Goes On
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1989
Beggars Banquet BEG 225
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TUXEDOMOON
What Use
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1980
Ralph TX 8003
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JOHN FOXX
No-One Driving
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1980
Metal Beat/Virgin VS 338
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BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS
Could You Be Loved
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1980
Island WIP 6610
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PHILLIP BOA & THE VOODOO CLUB
Diana
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1985
JA! 0012
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MADONNA
Into The Groove
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1985
Sire W 8934
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HOUSE OF LOVE
I Don’t Know Why I Love You
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1989
Fontana HOL 2
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HARD COPRS
Je Suis Passee
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1985
Polydor HARD 1
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PRIMITIVES
Thru The Flowers
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1986
Lazy LAZY 01
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CARS
Heartbeat City
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1985
Elektra EKR 3
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DEPECHE MODE
Strangelove
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1987
Mute BONG 13
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ULTRAVOX
We Came To Dance
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1983
Chrysalis VOX 1
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MODEL 500
No UFO’s
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1985
Metroplex M 001
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INNER-CITY
Big Fun
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1988
Ten 111749
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EURYTHMICS
Love Is A Stranger
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1982
RCA DA 1
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HUMAN LEAGUE
The Lebanon
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1984
Virgin VS 672
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MARINE GIRLS
On My Mind
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1982
Cherry Red CHERRY 40
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PRIMITIVES
Way Behind Me
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1988
Lazy PB 42209
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WIRE
Silk Skin Paws
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1988
Mute MUTE 84
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X-MAL DEUTSCHLAND
Incubus Succubus II
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1983
4AD AD 311
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ROXY MUSIC
Avalon
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1982
EG ROXY 4
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R.E.M.
It’s The End Of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)
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1987
I.R.S. 53220
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POLICE
King Of Pain
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1984
A&M AM 176
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JESUS AND MARY CHAIN
Some Candy Talking
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1986
Blanco Y Negro NEG 19
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PREFAB SPROUT
Faron Young
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1985
Kitchenware SK 22
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B-52’s
Dirty Back Road
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1980
Island WIP 6665
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BRONSKI BEAT
Why
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1984
Forbidden Fruit BITE 2
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DEPECHE MODE
A Question Of Lust
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1986
Mute BONG 11
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BLONDIE
Rapture
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1981
Chrysalis CHS 2485
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BERLIN
The Metro
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1982
Geffen 29638
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U2
Gloria
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1981
Island WIP 6733
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TALK TALK
I Believe In You
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1988
Parlophone R 6189
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