The Best Of The 80s

Was released on the EMI Gold label in 2000.

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Notes 6

Has 11 UK Chart Number 1s.
Has 9 UK Chart Top 10 hits.
Has 3 UK Chart Top 40 hits.
Has 9 US Chart Number 1s.
Has 2 US Chart Top 10 hits.
Has 1 US Chart Top 40 hit.

Tracks 108

Road To Nowhere - Talking Heads
Golden Brown - The Stranglers
Mandinka - Sinead O'Connor
Letter From America - The Proclaimers
A New England - Kirsty MacColl
Dancing With Myself - Generation X
Wild Wild Life - Talking Heads
Call Me - Blondie
Echo Beach - Martha & The Muffins
Senses Working Overtime - XTC
51st State - New Model Army
Love Like Blood - Killing Joke
Love Missile F1-11 - Sigue Sigue Sputnik
Turning Japanese - The Vapors
C30, C60, C90, Go - Bow Wow Wow
Rise - Public Image Ltd
Is Vic There? - Department S
Info-Freako - Jesus Jones
Fool For Your Loving - Whitesnake
747 (Strangers In The Night) - Saxon
Out In The Fields - Gary Moore (and Phil Lynott)
Comin' On Strong - Broken English
Bang A Gong (Get It On) - The Power Station
Love Is A Battlefield - Pat Benatar
Heaven Is A Place On Earth - Belinda Carlisle
Would I Lie To You? - Whitesnake
Missing You - John Waite
Bette Davis Eyes - Kim Carnes
Love Makes The World Go 'round - The Jets (UK)
Rooms On Fire - Stevie Nicks
Walking On Sunshine - Katrina & The Waves
Stuck With You - Huey Lewis & The News
Kids In America - Kim Wilde
French Kissin' In The U.S.A. - Debbie Harry
We Close Our Eyes - Go West
Sunshine On Leith - The Proclaimers
Do You Really Want To Hurt Me - Culture Club
Planet Earth - Duran Duran
Mirror Man - The Human League
(We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang - Heaven 17
Enola Gay - Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
Dancing With Tears In My Eyes - Ultravox
True - Spandau Ballet
Ghosts - Japan
Black Man Ray - China Crisis
If I Was - Midge Ure
The Model - Kraftwerk
Is It A Dream - Classix Nouveaux
Together In Electric Dreams - Philip Oakey (and Giorgio Moroder)
Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart - Marc Almond (featuring Gene Pitney)
It's My Life - Talk Talk
Election Day - Arcadia
Imagination - Belouis Some
She Blinded Me With Science - Thomas Dolby
It Started With A Kiss - Hot Chocolate
Sexy Eyes - Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show
Mary's Prayer - Danny Wilson (Band)
Labour Of Love - Hue & Cry
Cherry Oh Baby - UB40
Thinking Of You - The Colour Field
(I Just) Died In Your Arms Tonight - Cutting Crew
When You Walk In The Room - Paul Carrack
Love Changes (Everything) - Climie Fisher
Babooshka - Kate Bush
Too Late For Goodbyes - Julian Lennon
Tonight, I Celebrate My Love - Peabo Bryson (and Roberta Flack)
Could It Be I'm Falling In Love - David Grant (and Jaki Graham)
Hangin' On A String (Contemplating) - Loose Ends
Rock Me Tonight (For Old Time's Sake) - Freddie Jackson
Tunnel Of Love - The Fun Boy Three
Goodbye Girl - Go West
Lavender - Marillion
Pump Up The Jam - Technotronic (featuring Felly)
19 - Paul Hardcastle
Respect - Adeva
Searchin' (I Gotta Find A Man) - Hazell Dean
Hold On To What You've Got - Evelyn 'Champagne' King
The Harder I Try - Brother Beyond
Showing Out (Get Fresh At The Weekend) - Mel & Kim
Got To Get You Back - Kym Mazelle
So This Is Romance - Linx
Round And Round - Jaki Graham
Living In A Box - Living In A Box
Somebody (Help Me Out) - Beggar & Co
And The Beat Goes On - The Whispers
Midas Touch - Midnight Star
What Do I Do? - Phil Fearon (and Galaxy)
On The Beat - BB&Q
The Politics Of Dancing - Re-Flex
Music Makes You Feel Like Dancing - Brass Construction
Free Nelson Mandela - The Specials
Let's Do Rock Steady - The Bodysnatchers
Tomorrow People - Ziggy Marley (and The Melody Makers)
Wild World - Maxi Priest
Keep On Movin' - Soul II Soul (featuring Caron Wheeler)
Too Many Games - Maze (featuring Frankie Beverly)
Let's Go All The Way - Sly Fox
Ghost Town - The Specials
It Ain't What You Do It's The Way That You Do It - The Fun Boy Three (and Bananarama)
Geno - Dexy's Midnight Runners
Centerfold - The J. Geils Band
I Eat Cannibals - Toto Coelo
Mickey - Toni Basil
Too Shy - Kajagoogoo
Never Ending Story - Limahl
Blue Moon - Showaddywaddy
Morning Train (Nine To Five) - Sheena Easton
Water On Glass - Kim Wilde