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The Best of the 80's New Wave Music - A to Z

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The Best of the Best of . . . 80's New Wave Music

This lens is dedicated to the best of the best of . . . albums by 80's New Wave Artists.

I've listed my favorite Best of the 80's New Wave albums, alphabetically by group name, from A to Z (including track listings) and added some really great can't-miss-these links to other fun 80s sites.

Who was your favorite New Wave artist? Check to see if they are being represented, if not, leave me a note and tell me why your choice is better than mine and if I agree, I'll make the swap.

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Contents at a Glance

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Best of the 80's New Wave Music ~A ~
80's iTunes ~A~
Best of the 80's New Wave Music ~B~
Best of the 80's iTunes ~B~
David Bowie

3, three, 3 things in ONE

It's a LIST!
It's a GAME!
It's a place to SHOP!

I've LISTED the best of albums by the best 80s New Wave artists from A to Z.

To play the GAME, you need to look through the lens and add your favorite 80s artists that I missed.

Note: There can only be 5 recording artists per letter so if the letter is full, you need to leave the name of your favorite in the guestbook at the bottom of this page and tell me why your favorite is better than the ones already listed. If I agree, I will change them out.

If a letter is not full, just leave me the name in the guestbook and I will add it to the list.

Hurry, the lists are filling up fast!

To SHOP here, simply click on the product links and you'll be wisked away to Amazon.com where you can make your purchases with confidence!

Best of the 80's New Wave Music ~A ~

1. ABC
2. Adam and the Ants
3. A-Ha
4. The Alarm
5. The Adventures

80's iTunes ~A~

My Favorite songs available on iTunes

Track	Artist	Album
Take On Me	a-ha	Rhino Hi-Five: a-ha - EP	$ 1.29 Preview
Be Near Me	ABC	Look of Love - The Very Best of ABC	$ 1.29 Preview
Antmusic	Adam & the Ants	Kings of the Wild Frontier	$ 0.99 Preview
Drowning In the Sea of Love	The Adventures	The Sea of Love	$ 0.99 Preview

Best of the 80's New Wave Music ~B~

1. The B 52s
2. Big Country
3. Bananrama
4. Blondie
5. Berlin

Best of the 80's iTunes ~B~

My favorite 80's iTunes

Track	Artist	Album
Love Shack	The B-52's	Cosmic Thing	$ 1.29 Preview
Sex (I'm A...)	Berlin	20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Berlin 1979-1988	$ 1.29 Preview
Venus	Bananarama	The Very Best of Bananarama	$ 1.29 Preview
In a Big Country (Radio Edit)	Big Country	20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Big Country	$ 1.29 Preview

David Bowie

David Bowie's music fit very well into the 80's New Wave style.

Visit my featured lens, David Bowie A Man of Sound and Vision to learn more about my favorite recording artist.

And sorry, he's not on the list. He can not be removed nor replaced, EVER!

Best of the 80's New Wave Music ~C~

1. The Cure
2. The Clash
3. The Church
4. The Cars

New NEW! iTunes

Track	Artist	Album
Lovesong	The Cure	The Cure: Greatest Hits	$ 1.29 Preview
Under the Milky Way	The Church	Under the Milky Way - The Best of The Church	$ 1.29 Preview
Just What I Needed	The Cars	Complete Greatest Hits	$ 1.29 Preview
Rock the Casbah	The Clash	Combat Rock	$ 1.29 Preview

Best of the 80's New Wave Music ~D~

1. Duran Duran
2. Depeche Mode
3. Dead or Alive
4. Devo
5. Divinyls

New Wave Music Forum

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Best of the 80's New Wave Music ~E~

1. Eurythmics
2. Erasure
3. Echo and the Bunnymen

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1980's New Wave T-Shirt

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Best of the 80's New Wave Music ~F~

1. The Fixx
2. Flock of Seagulls
3. Falco
4. Frankie Goes to Hollywood

80's New Wave Alternative Music Group

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We Love the Eighties!

Best of the 80's New Wave Music ~G~

1. Gene Loves Jezabel

Best of the 80's New Wave Music ~H~

1. The Human League

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Best of the 80's New Wave Music ~I~

1. Information Society

Best of the 80's New Wave Music ~J~

1. Jesus and Mary Chain

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New Wave Outpost: Where New Wave, Punk, Power Pop and 80's Alternative Live On! CD compilation info, song, album & music video wish lists, MP3's of lost 80's music and more...!

Best of the 80's New Wave Music ~K~

1. Kajagoogoo

Best of the 80's New Wave Music ~L~

1. Love and Rockets

Best of the 80's New Wave Music ~M~

1. Alison Moyet
2. Morrisey

Best of the 80's New Wave Music ~N~

1. New Order
2. Naked Eyes

80's : The Eighties

Best of the 80's New Wave Music ~O~

1. OMD

Best of the 80's New Wve Music ~P~

1. Psychedelic Furs
2. The Police

New Wave Music

Wikipedia article

New Wave music - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: New Wave music From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Best of the 80's New Wave Music ~Q~

Give me a better Q!
1. Quarterflash

I Love the 80s Tee Shirt

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Best of the 80's New Wave Music ~R~

1. Real Life
2. REM

80's Music Videos

Best of the 80's New Wave Music ~S~

1. Simple Minds

Best of the 80's New Wave Music ~T~

1. Thompson Twins
2. Talk Talk

80's New Wave Music Blog

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Best of the 80's New Wave Music ~U~

1. U2

Back to the Eighties T- Shirt

Take me back to the 80's T-Shirts

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Best of the 80's New Wave Music ~V~

1. The Vapors

You know you're a child of the '80s if...

This is Just Too Funny!

You remember Don Johnson when he was "cool"

You know who shot J.R

You remember when Michael Jackson was actually considered something of a sex symbol

You practice getting in and out of your car through the windows

You owned at least one skinny leather tie.

Your first Walkman weighed 10 pounds and was the size of a brick.

You wore L.A. Gear tennis shoes.

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Best of the 80's New Wave Music ~W~

1. When in Rome

Best of the 80's New Wave Music ~X~

1. XTC

Best of the 80's New Wave Music ~Y~

1. Yaz

Best of the 80's New Wave Music ~Z~

1. Warren Zevon Okay, he's not exactly what I'd call New Wave either . . . but he's good . . . and I needed a Z!

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Play Along withThe Best of the 80's New Wave from A to Z

Thank you for visiting!

Okay, this is your chance to play along with the Best of the 80's New Wave Music from A to Z.

The rule is that there can only be 5 artists per alphabet letter.

Some of the letters are full. Some, not so full.

I want only the best of the best 80's New Wave artists listed here so leave me the names of your favorite artists who aren't listed.

BUT . . . If you are suggesting someone with an initial that is already full, you'll have to tell me who I need to remove and why your choice is better!

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baseballbrains Feb 15, 2012 @ 1:31 pm | delete

Great lens, I love it. Thanks!

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DollarTycoon Feb 14, 2012 @ 6:50 pm | delete

Awesome 80s list! Good Job.

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williemack58 Jan 18, 2012 @ 9:32 pm | delete

You have done an outstanding job on this lens and your fondness for New Wave Music is apparent. My hat is off to you sir.

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Hypersapien Jan 18, 2012 @ 12:26 pm | delete

Enjoyed this; your lens really takes me back.

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polkmn Jan 14, 2012 @ 9:36 am | delete

Wow, I don't know even single name, haha. This kind a interesting. :)

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Hans Kompis Jan 6, 2012 @ 3:07 pm | delete

The Associaton was better than any of the chosen artists beginning with A. If there is one album which defines what the new wave was all about it must be Associations Sulk from 1982. Just check from youtube their top of the pops performances of songs Party fears two and Country club.

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JSchaper Jan 6, 2012 @ 8:12 am | delete

I was only a boy in the 80's, but some of these songs still bring back memories.
Good Job!

JSchaper

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Vallygems1 Dec 27, 2011 @ 8:56 am | delete

Thanks that was a trip back in time
Warm Regards
Chris

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survivoryea Dec 19, 2011 @ 2:21 pm | delete

Brings back good memories! Really good lens!

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catwell2 Nov 23, 2011 @ 12:33 am | delete

Great lens! Love all these groups!

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EEWorkouts Nov 21, 2011 @ 11:41 pm | delete

What a great (and huge list). Love this lens. Going to have to pimp my music lens out a bit more.

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crispycalamari Nov 20, 2011 @ 12:49 pm | delete

Showing my age but I LOVE THE LISTS! :D

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MusicFan57 Nov 11, 2011 @ 11:10 am | delete

Taking me back on this lens! I know your "B" already has 5, but don't want to forget "Book of Love" Great lens!

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madhu2219 Nov 8, 2011 @ 5:23 am | delete

undoubtedly the best article so far..
great lens

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LeCordonDude Nov 5, 2011 @ 8:23 pm | delete

SPINAL TAP! I love 80's music and hair bands!

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tcorbs Oct 24, 2011 @ 3:14 pm | delete

I don't have anyone to add, the list covers all of the best!

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VeggieGeek Oct 13, 2011 @ 2:02 pm | delete

Great stuff - the 80's had fantastic music! Shame about the clothes fashions...;)

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AddaptAbilities Oct 9, 2011 @ 6:01 pm | delete

*blessed* I was looking for a "best of" list of new wave music and found your lens. When I was in 3rd grade, all my friends had huge crushes on Michael Jackson :)

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SteveMcGUK Oct 7, 2011 @ 2:29 pm | delete

great choice of bands and really well presented lens. Thanks.

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mrsphillips200 Oct 3, 2011 @ 12:06 am | delete

I love 80's music. But where are Shriekback and Gary Numan?

Also, Vh1 recently called Devo, XTC, and Numan one-hit wonders. Who else disagrees?