I’d hazard a guess my 80s memories are not the same as the true afficionados of that era – I really wasn’t into the whole New Romantic scene at the time, however compared to the last couple of decades, their songs did have some merit, and quite a few are creeping in as the decade progresses.
I dare say if I’d done this at the time, the songs would all be there, but maybe in a different order because I wasn’t making it to anything like as many discos/nightclubs back then.
1. PhD – I Won’t Let You Down – 05-1982 (WEA)
2. Toni Basil – Mickey – 03-1982 (Radialchoice)
3. Foreigner – Waiting For A Girl Like You – 01-1982 (Atlantic)
4. The Stranglers – Golden Brown – 01-1982 (Liberty)
5. Irene Cara – Fame – 07-1982 (RSO)
6. Chicago – Hard To Say I’m Sorry – 10-1982 (Full Moon)
7. Dexy’s Midnight Runners – Come On Eileen – 07-1982 (Mercury)
8. Dire Straits – Private Investigations – 09-1982 (Vertigo)
9. Marvin Gaye – (Sexual) Healing – 11-1982 (CBS)
10. Fat Larry’s Band – Zoom – 10-1982 (Virgin)
11. Daryl Hall & John Oates – Maneater – 11-1982 (RCA)
12. Joan Jett & The Blackhearts – I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll – 05-1982 (Epic)
13. XTC – Senses Working Overtime – 02-1982 (Virgin)
And the also-rans:
The J. Geils Band – Centrefold – 02-1982 (EMI America)
Madness – Our House – 12-1982 (Stiff)
David Bowie & Bing Crosby – Peace On Earth/Little Drummer Boy – 12-1982 (RCA)
Phil Collins – You Can’t Hurry Love – 12-1982 (Virgin)
Survivor – Eye Of The Tiger – 08-1982 (Scotti Brothers)
Clannad – Theme From Harry’s Game – 11-1982 (RCA)
Duran Duran – Hungry Like The Wolf – 06-1982 (EMI)
ABC – The Look Of Love (Part 1) – 05-1982 (Neutron)
Kid Creole & The Coconuts – Annie I’m Not Your Daddy – 10-1982 (Ze)
Jon & Vangelis – I’ll Find My Way Home – 01-1982 (Polydor)
Shakatak – Easier Said Than Done – 02-1982 (Polydor)
Charlene – I’ve Never Been To Me – 06-1982 (Motown)
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