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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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