The Eighties in America New Wave music 707
Selected 1980’s New Wave SinglesYear Song Performer
1980 “Call Me” Blondie
“Brass in Pocket (I’m Special)” The Pretenders
“Whip It!” Devo
“Cars” Gary Neuman
“We Got the Beat” The Go-Go’s
1981 “Antmusic” Adam Ant
“Rapture,” “The Tide Is High” Blondie
“De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da,” “Don’t Stand So Close
to Me,” “Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic” The Police
“Our Lips Are Sealed” The Go-Go’s
1982 “Goody Two Shows” Adam Ant
“Shake It Up” The Cars
“Don’t You Want Me” The Human League
“A Town Called Malice” The Jam
“Spirits in the Material World” The Police
“The Look of Love” ABC
“I Ran (So Far Away)” A Flock of Seagulls
“I Want Candy” Bow Wow Wow
“Vacation,” “We Got the Beat” (album version) The Go-Go’s
1983 “Everyday I Write the Book” Elvis Costello
“Do You Really Want to Hurt Me,” “Karma
Chameleon,” “I’ll Tumble 4 Ya” Culture Club
“Hungry Like the Wolf,” “Rio” Duran Duran
“Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)” Eurythmics
“Back on the Chain Gang” The Pretenders
“Burning Down the House” Talking Heads
“Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)” A Flock of Seagulls
“She Blinded Me with Science” Thomas Dolby
1984 “Drive” The Cars
“The Reflex” Duran Duran
“Here Comes the Rain Again” Eurythmics
“Two Tribes” Frankie Goes to Hollywood
1985 “Tonight She Comes” The Cars
“Would I Lie to You” Eurythmics
“And She Was” Talking Heads
“Be Near Me” ABC
“Welcome to the Pleasuredome” Frankie Goes to Hollywood
1986 “Notorious” Duran Duran
“Missionary Man” Eurythmics
“Don’t Get Me Wrong” The Pretenders
“Manic Monday,” “Walk Like an Egyptian” The Bangles
1989 “Love Shack” B-52s