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Peter Gabriel had left Genesis and people were wondering what he would do next? He made this classic to start, followed by many more that we'll be featuring later. - [The Police - So Lonely](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/so-lonely-the-police/) - The Police's first hit of the 1980s was So Lonely. - [The Tourists - I Only Want To Be With You](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/the-tourists-i-only-want-to-be-with-you/) - Originally a hit for Dusty Springfield in the 60s and then The Bay City Rollers in the 70s, The Tourists had great success with I Only Want To Be With You in 80 - [Pink Floyd - The Wall](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/pink-floyd-the-wall/) - 1 January 1980 and the UK's first number one of the decade is an all time classic - Pink Floyd's The Wall. - [Blondie - Atomic](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/atomic-blondie/) - Blondie's first number 1 of the 1980s was the classic Atomic! - [Queen - Flash](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/queen-flash/) - Flash was Queen's theme tune to the movie Flash and was a big hit for them in 1980. - [Visage - Fade To Grey](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/visage-fade-to-grey/) - Fade to Grey by Visage is a legendary classic. In 1980 it was revolutionary and is not out of place even today, even with lead singer Steve Strange sadly gone. - [John Lennon - Imagine](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/john-lennon-imagine/) - One of the first number ones of 1981 and re-released following John Lennon's tragic death, Imagine is one of the all time classics. - [Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Enola Gay](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/orchestral-manoeuvres-in-the-dark-enola-gay/) - OMD's Enola Gay (about the plane who dropped the atomic bomb on Japan) was one of the 1st Electronic songs of the 80s (pioneered in the late 70s by Gary Numan). - [Adam and the Ants - Dog eat Dog](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/adam-and-the-ants-dog-eat-dog/) - Dog Eat Dog was one of Adam and the Ants' first hits. He was key in bringing the New Romantic image and fashion to the UK masses in 1980, after Punk had ended. - [David Bowie - Fashion](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/david-bowie-fashion/) - Fashion was David Bowie's first hit of the 80s and bursting with innovation yet again from Bowie. Another massive talent who has recently departed.. - [Motörhead - Ace Of Spades](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/motorhead-ace-of-spades/) - Ace of Spades was Motörhead's first hit of the 80s. Lemmy will be sadly missed.. - [Roxy Music - Same Old Scene](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/roxy-music-same-old-scene/) - Same Old Scene was Roxy Music's first hit of the 1980s. A New Wave sound that possibly inspired Duran Duran later that year..? - [Starting Over - John Lennon](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/starting-over-john-lennon/) - Starting Over is of course Lennon's tribute to Yoko Ono and the song was released just before his tragic death - he was another taken from us far too soon.. - [Spandau Ballet - To Cut A Long Story Short](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/spandau-ballet-to-cut-a-long-story-short/) - To Cut A Long Story Short was Spandau's debut single back in 1980 - and what a great song it was! They went on to have huge success in the first half of the 80s - [Eddy Grant - Do You Feel My Love](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/eddy-grant-do-you-feel-my-love/) - Eddy Grant had many UK hits in the 80s and Do You Feel My Love was his first breakthrough single here. This and UB40's Food For Thought meant Reggae had made it - [Robert Palmer - Looking For Clues](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/robert-palmer-looking-for-clues/) - Looking For Clues was Robert Palmer's first real attempt at the New Wave sound and it was great! He also had huge success later in the 80s with Addicted to Love - [Stray Cats - Runaway Boys](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/stray-cats-runaway-boys/) - Runaway Boys was Stray Cats debut single and with Showaddywaddy, heralded a resurgence in Rock & Roll / Rockabilly music in the UK in late 1980. - [Jona Lewie - Stop The Cavalry](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/jona-lewie-stop-the-cavalry/) - Jona Lewie's biggest hit, Stop The Cavalry did very well in the Christmas 1980 charts and is still a Christmas favourite today! - [Barbra Streisand - Woman In Love 1980](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/barbra-streisand-woman-in-love-1980/) - A UK hit in 1980, Barbara Streisand's Woman In Love is a romantic classic. She holds a note for the 2nd longest time ever, after Bill Withers in Lovely Day! - [Air Supply - All Out Of Love](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/air-supply-all-out-of-love/) - Air Supply's All Out Of Love from 1980 is one of the classic and enduring romantic slow songs. - [The Police - Don't Stand So Close To Me](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/the-police-dont-stand-so-close-to-me/) - Another hit for The Police, Don't Stand So Close To Me was great, but perhaps not quite up to the brilliance of Message In A Bottle and Walking On The Moon - [AC/DC - You Shook Me All Night Long](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/acdc-you-shook-me-all-night-long/) - Raw Rock with You Shook Me All Night Long by AC/DC! - [Madness - Baggy Trousers](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/madness-baggy-trousers/) - Madness were frequently in the UK charts in the early 80s and Baggy Trousers was a big hit for them in 1980. - [Queen - Another One Bites The Dust](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/queen-another-one-bites-the-dust/) - A massive hit for Queen, Another One Bites The Dust was released in 1980 and did very well for them. Still a classic to this day! - [ABBA - The Winner Takes It All 1980](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/abba-the-winner-takes-it-all-1980/) - ABBA were massive in the UK back in the 70s and 80s and The Winner Takes It All was their first UK hit of the 80s. - [Dexy's Midnight Runners - Geno](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/geno-dexys-midnight-runners/) - Dexy's Midnight Runners with Geno - their greatest hit IMHO and a big UK hit for them in 1980 - [Martha and the Muffins - Echo Beach](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/echo-beach-martha-and-the-muffins/) - Their only big hit, Echo Beach by Martha and the Muffins is an 80s classic. Strangely, there were actually 2 Marthas in the band! - [UB40 - Food For Thought](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/food-for-thought-ub40/) - Simply brilliant, UB40's debut single Food for Thought. Unbelievable talent shining through and you just knew they were going to be big. - [Genesis - Turn It On Again](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/turn-it-on-again-genesis/) - Genesis' first hit of the 80s and also their first with Phil Collins as lead singer and without Peter Gabriel. - [Siouxsie And The Banshees - Happy House](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/happy-house-siouxsie-and-the-banshees/) - Indie music was a big feature of the early 1980s in the UK. Siouxsie And The Banshees with their soulful, melancholic Happy House was a big Indie track of 1980. - [The Jam - Going Underground](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/going-underground-the-jam/) - A Mod and UK Classic - Going Underground is my favourite song by The Jam and a big UK number 1 hit for them in 1980 - [The Undertones - My Perfect Cousin](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/my-perfect-cousin-the-undertones/) - Fergal Sharkey's The Undertones had a UK hit with My Perfect Cousin in 1980 - [Blondie - Call Me](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/call-me-blondie/) - The brilliant Blondie with the brilliant classic Call Me! - [The Cure - A Forest](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/the-cure-a-forest/) - A wonderfully atmospheric song by the great Indie band The Cure, A Forest was a hit in 1980. - [Whitesnake - Fool For Your Loving](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/whitesnake-fool-for-your-loving/) - Whitesnake's Fool For Your Loving is a Rock classic and was a UK hit in 1981 - [Jona Lewie - You'll Always Find Me In The Kitchen At Parties](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/jona-lewie-youll-always-find-me-in-the-kitchen-at-parties/) - You'll Always Find Me In The Kitchen At Parties was a hit for Jona Lewie in 1980 and recently featured in an IKEA ad here in the UK in 2015! - [The Korgis - Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/the-korgis-everybodys-got-to-learn-sometime/) - The Korgis - Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime was their only hit and sounds very much like Drive by The Cars or I'm Not In Love by 10CC. - [Olivia Newton John & ELO - Xanadu](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/olivia-newton-john-elo-xanadu/) - Olivia Newton John is Australian but born in England, and had a big hit with ELO in 1980 with Xanadu. - [Bob Marley - Could You Be Loved 1980](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/bob-marley-could-you-be-loved-1980/) - The late, great Bob Marley - Could You Be Loved was a UK hit back in 1980 - [Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/joy-division-love-will-tear-us-apart/) - Love Will Tear Us Apart is an all time classic. Tragically, their lead singer Ian Curtis committed suicide, but the remaining members went on to form New Order - [Kate Bush - Babooshka](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/kate-bush-babooshka/) - Babooshka was Kate Bush's first 80s hit following on from her number 1 late 70s classic Wuthering Heights - [Diana Ross - Upside Down 1980](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/diana-ross-upside-down-1980/) - Upside Down was a big UK hit for Diana Ross in 1980. - [George Benson - Give Me The Night 1980](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/george-benson-give-me-the-night-1980/) - Give Me The Night was George Benson's first UK hit of the 1980s - [David Bowie - Ashes To Ashes](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/david-bowie-ashes-to-ashes/) - Ashes To Ashes was David Bowie's first UK hit of the 80s and went on to become a classic. So sad that he recently died. Gone but never, ever forgotten.. - [The Vapors - Turning Japanese](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/turning-japanese-the-vapors/) - A fixture on all 1980s compilation albums, Turning Japanese is a 1980's classic by The Vapors. - [Cliff Richard - Carrie](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/carrie-cliff-richard/) - Another song from Cliff Richard, Carrie was a UK chart hit in 1980 - [The Buggles - The Plastic Age](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/the-plastic-age-the-buggles/) - The Plastic Age is a great pop song from Trevor Horn's The Buggles, who had just had their classic number 1 hit Video Killed the Radio Star in 1979. - [The Specials - Too Much Too Young](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/too-much-too-young-the-specials/) - Too Much Too Young was one of the great Ska songs from that era, The Specials were soon to follow this up with the classic Ghost Town - [New Musik - Living by Numbers](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/living-by-numbers-new-musik/) - One hit wonder New Musik with their great 1981 UK hit, Living by Numbers - [Joe Jackson - It's Different For Girls](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/its-different-for-girls-joe-jackson/) - Joe Jackson's It's Different For Girls is a wonderfully atmospheric song, maybe not quite as good as Joe's Steppin' Out but still great! - [The Jam - The Eton Rifles](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/the-eton-rifles-the-jam/) - Along with The Who, The Jam were the leaders of the Mods. The Eton Rifles was their first hit of the 1980s, though they were soon to breakup... - [Queen - Crazy Little Thing Called Love](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/crazy-little-thing-called-love-queen/) - The first time I saw Queen was signing Crazy Little Thing Called Love on TOTP. - [The Clash - London Calling](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/london-calling-the-clash/) - London Calling is one of those songs that really captured and spewed out the angst of 1980, much like The Specials' Ghost Town did for the English riots in 1981 - [The Beat - Tears Of A Clown](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/the-beat-tears-of-a-clown/) - Tears of Clown by The Beat (aka known as The English Beat in the USA) was their breakthrough hit in 1980. Originally by Smokey Robinson of course! - [Madness - One Step Beyond](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/madness-one-step-beyond/) - Another crossover from 1979 to 1980 and Madness' first UK hit - [Phil Collins - In The Air Tonight](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/in-the-air-tonight-phil-collins/) - Phil Collins' breakthrough hit In The Air Tonight was a smash hit in in the UK and the USA in 1981 and featured in the 1983 movie Risky Business with Tom Cruise and Rebecca De Mornay! - [The Pretenders - Brass in Pocket](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/the-pretenders-brass-in-pocket/) - Brass in Pocket was the first new UK number one of the 80s, and The Pretenders went on to have a number of fantastic hits in the first half of the decade. - [Dire Straits - Romeo and Juliet](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/dire-straits-romeo-and-juliet/) - Romeo and Juliet was a UK hit for Dire Straits in 1981 and they would go on to have great success in the 80s - [Ultravox - Vienna](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/ultravox-vienna/) - The fantastic Vienna by Ultravox was famously kept off the number one spot in 1981 by Joe Dolce's Shuddup Your Face! - [Blondie - Rapture](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/blondie-rapture/) - Blondie followed up her great 1980 hits with Rapture in 1981. Very different in style to her earlier Call Me and Atomic, it still captured the zeitgeist of the day. - [The Jam - That's Entertainment](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/the-jam-thats-entertainment/) - That's Entertainment was another great The Jam hit in 1981. - [Talking Heads - Once In A Lifetime 1981](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/talking-heads-once-in-a-lifetime/) - Talking Heads' Once In A Lifetime is an 80s USA classic and quite possibly a classic of all time. - [Roxy Music - Jealous Guy](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/roxy-music-jealous-guy/) - Roxy Music's stunning tribute to John Lennon after his tragic death got to number 1 in the UK charts in 1981. - [Kim Wilde - Kids In America](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/kim-wilde-kids-in-america/) - Kim Wilde had some fantastic hits in the 80s and none better than Kids In America. - [Duran Duran - Planet Earth](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/duran-duran-planet-earth/) - Planet Earth was Duran Duran's debut single and what a single it was! The New Romantics had arrived and Duran Duran went on to dominate the UK charts. - [Landscape - Einstein A Go Go](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/landscape-einstein-a-go-go/) - Einstein A Go Go was Landscape's only hit and was played all the time in the UK back in 1981! - [Linx - Intuition](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/linx-intuition/) - Intuition by Linx was a one hit wonder. But a great dance hit and a harbinger of what was to come in the late 80s, 90s and beyond when dance music dominated. - [Bucks Fizz - Making Your Mind Up](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/bucks-fizz-making-your-mind-up/) - Making Your Mind Up was a Eurovision Song Contest Winner, debut single and number 1 hit for Bucks Fizz, who went on to have a string of hits in the early 80s. - [REO Speedwagon - Keep On Loving You 1981](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/reo-speedwagon-keep-on-loving-you/) - Keep On Living You by REO Speedwagon was a big USA hit and also a hit in 1981 here in the UK - [Quincy Jones - Ai No Corrida 1981](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/quincy-jones-ai-no-corrida/) - The man behind the genius that was Michael Jackson, Quincy Jones had a UK hit with Ai No Corrida in 1981. - [Stray Cats - Stray Cat Strut](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/stray-cats-stray-cat-strut/) - The Stray Cats, along with Showaddywaddy, brought a Rock and Roll revival to the early 80s UK with their lovely and nostalgic Stray Cat Strut. - [Adam and the Ants - Stand And Deliver](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/adam-and-the-ants-stand-and-deliver/) - One of the great 1981 pop videos and hits, Stand And Delivery went straight in at number 1 in the UK charts. - [Kim Wilde - Chequered Love](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/kim-wilde-chequered-love/) - Chequered Love by Kim Wilde was a big UK hit in 1981. - [Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes 1981](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/kim-carnes-bette-davis-eyes-1981/) - Kim Carnes Bette Davis Eyes is a USA classic and was a massive hit in the USA as well as being a hit here in the UK. - [Smokey Robinson - Being With You 1981](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/smokey-robinson-being-with-you-1981/) - The great Smokey Robinson, Being With You was a massive USA hit and also reached the UK number 1 spot in summer 1981. - [Imagination - Body Talk](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/imagination-body-talk/) - Body Talk was Imagination's stupendously good debut single in 1981 - [Odyssey - Going Back To My Roots 1981](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/odyssey-going-back-to-my-roots-1981/) - Odyssey's Going Back to My Roots is an absolute disco and dance classic and legend and was also a UK hit back in 1981. - [The Specials - Ghost Town](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/the-specials-ghost-town/) - Nothing comes close to conveying the state of the UK in 1981 as The Specials with their Ghost Town, with riots up and down the country it was a scary time... - [Kraftwerk - The Model 1981](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/kraftwerk-the-model-1981/) - Kraftwork's The Model is one of the greatest electronic pop hits of all time. - [ABBA - Lay All Your Love On Me 1981](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/abba-lay-all-your-love-on-me-1981/) - Lay All Your Love On Me was one of ABBA's last top 10 UK hits - their last one was One Of Us later on in 81. Erasure did an great cover 10 years later too). - [Soft Cell - Tainted Love](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/soft-cell-tainted-love/) - It doesn't get any more classic 80s than Soft Cell's Tainted Love, the song that catapulted Marc Almond to stardom. - [The Human League - Love Action](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/the-human-league-love-action/) - Love Action was The Human League's first UK Top 10 hit. Their biggest hit, Don't You Want Me, was just around the corner... - [Cliff Richard - Wired For Sound](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/cliff-richard-wired-for-sound/) - Cliff Richard's Wired For Sound was Cliff's last fast pop hit when it came out in 1981, though he would go on to have huge success with some Christmas records - [The Rolling Stones - Start Me Up](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/the-rolling-stones-start-me-up/) - The Rolling Stones are the UK's most iconic band after The Beatles, and had a big hit in 1981 with Start Me Up - [Adam and the Ants – Prince Charming](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/adam-and-the-ants-prince-charming/) - Prince Charming was Adam and the Ants' penultimate UK Number 1 (their final one was Goody Two Shoes in 1982). The video has Diana Dors as the Fairy Godmother! - [Godley & Creme - Under Your Thumb](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/godley-creme-under-your-thumb/) - Under Your Thumb was Godley & Creme's highest UK single. They had left 10cc (I'm Not in Love) in the late 70s and went on to direct some great music videos - [Depeche Mode - Just Can't Get Enough](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/depeche-mode-just-cant-get-enough/) - Just Can't Get Enough was Depeche Mode's highest charting single from their debut album - [Dave Stewart And Barbara Gaskin - It's My Party](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/dave-stewart-and-barbara-gaskin-its-my-party/) - It's My Party, originally by Lesley Gore, was a big hit for Dave Stewart (later of Eurythmics fame!) And Barbara Gaskin in 1981 - [The Police - Invisible Sun](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/the-police-invisible-sun/) - Invisible Sun was The Police's 1st single from Ghost In the Machine, which also included Spirits In The Material World and Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic. - [Olivia Newton-John - Physical](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/olivia-newton-john-physical/) - A UK top 10 and a USA number 1, Physical meant that Olivia Newton John was back with a bang! - [Dire Straits - Tunnel Of Love](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/dire-straits-tunnel-of-love/) - The brilliant Dire Straits and their Tunnel Of Love - [Rick James - Super Freak 1981](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/rick-james-super-freak/) - The utterly brilliant Rick James with Super Freak in 1981, which went on to even greater fame in the 1990s with MC Hammer and You Can't Touch This - [The Police - Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/the-police-every-little-thing-she-does-is-magic/) - Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic was The Police's second big hit from their fourth album. - [Joe Jackson - Steppin' Out](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/joe-jackson-steppin-out/) - Steppin' Out was Joe Jackson's big UK Top 10 hit in 1981 and also a USA Top 10 - [Earth, Wind & Fire - Let's Groove](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/earth-wind-fire-lets-groove/) - Let's Groove by Earth, Wind & Fire is yet another legendary dance hit from early 80s USA and also went on to be a UK hit - [Queen and David Bowie - Under Pressure](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/queen-and-david-bowie-under-pressure/) - Under Pressure by Queen and David Bowie was a number 1 hit in 1981, breaking into the New Romantic monopoly of the day. - [Bucks Fizz - The Land Of Make Believe](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/bucks-fizz-the-land-of-make-believe/) - After wining the Eurovision Song Contest with Making Your Mind Up, Bucks Fizz went on to have a string of hits, including The Land Of Make Believe. - [Eurythmics - Love Is A Stranger](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/eurythmics-love-is-a-stranger/) - Love Is A Stranger was the Eurythmics breakthrough hit, reaching number 6 in the UK charts in 1982. - [J. Geils Band - Centerfold 1982](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/j-geils-band-centerfold-1982/) - A massive, massive USA hit for the J Geils Band (which went on to become part of the US 80s culture), Centrefold was also a pretty big hit in the UK in 1982. - [The Jam - Town Called Malice](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/the-jam-town-called-malice/) - One of The Jam's more soulful hits hinting at Paul Weller's future work with The Style Council, Town Called Malice went straight in at number 1 in January 1982. - [Soft Cell - Say Hello, Wave Goodbye](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/soft-cell-say-hello-wave-goodbye/) - Another top 10 hit for Soft Cell, Say Hello, Wave Goodbye reached number 3 in 1982. - [Haircut 100 - Love Plus One](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/haircut-100-love-plus-one/) - A big hit for Haircut 100 in 1982, Love Plus One reached number 3 in the UK as was their highest charting hit. - [Bananarama & Fun Boy 3 - It Ain't What You Do, It's The Way That You Do](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/bananarama-fun-boy-3-it-aint-what-you-do-its-the-way-that-you-do/) - It Ain't What You Do, It's The Way That You Do with Fun Boy 3 was Bananarama's first top 10 hit in the UK and their first of many throughout the 80s. - [Daryl Hall & John Oates - I Can't Go For That - 1982](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/daryl-hall-john-oates-i-cant-go-for-that-1982/) - Daryl Hall & John Oates' first UK hit I Can't Go For That was one of many for the duo. - [ABC - Poison Arrow](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/abc-poison-arrow/) - The great ABC with their first top 10 hit, the utterly brilliant Poison Arrow (and what a video!)! - [The Stranglers - Golden Brown](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/the-stranglers-golden-brown/) - A great start to 1982 with Golden Brown by The Stranglers! - [Duran Duran - Girls On Film](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/duran-duran-girls-on-film/) - Another brilliant New Romantic song by Duran Duran, Girls On Film was their first UK Top 10 from only their 3rd single. - [Altered Images - Happy Birthday](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/altered-images-happy-birthday/) - Scottish band Altered Images had a big UK hit with Happy Birthday in 1981. Part of the New Wave scene, they also had a huge hit with I Could Be Happy. - [Jon & Vangelis - I'll Find My Way Home](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/jon-vangelis-ill-find-my-way-home/) - Jon & Vangelis had a few UK hits in the 80s and I'll Find My Way Home was their best, reaching the UK Top 10. - [Foreigner - Waiting For A Girl Like You](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/foreigner-waiting-for-a-girl-like-you/) - Waiting For A Girl Like You was a UK Top 10 hit in 1981 and did even better in the USA. - [The Police - Spirits In The Material World](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/the-police-spirits-in-the-material-world/) - Spirits In The Material World is one of the great The Police songs, after Message In A Bottle and Walking On The Moon. - [Madness - It Must Be Love](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/madness-it-must-be-love/) - It Must Be Love was a massive 1981 UK hit for the great UK band Madness - [The Human League - Don't You Want Me](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/the-human-league-dont-you-want-me/) - A great of 1981, the 80s, of UK pop music and of ALL pop music of all time - Don't You Want Me by The Human League was also the UK Christmas Number 1! - [Imagination - Just an Illusion](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/imagination-just-an-illusion/) - Just an Illusion was Imagination's biggest hit and one of many for them in the early 80s. - [Bucks Fizz - My Camera Never Lies](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/bucks-fizz-my-camera-never-lies/) - My Camera Never Lies was Bucks Fizz's last of three UK number 1 hits, reaching the top in early 1982. - [Shalamar - I Can Make You Feel Good](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/shalamar-i-can-make-you-feel-good/) - Shalamar was one of the great early 80s UK Dance bands and I Can Make You Feel Good was their biggest hit back in 1982. - [Ph.D - I Won't Let You Down](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/ph-d-i-wont-let-you-down/) - I Won't Let You Down was Ph.D's only top 10 hit. The letters P, H and D were from their founders, with the sadly recently departed Jim Diamond being the D. - [Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder - Ebony and Ivory](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/paul-mccartney-and-stevie-wonder-ebony-and-ivory/) - Ebony and Ivory was a massive hit for Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder in 1982, in the UK, the USA and elsewhere in the world. - [Bananarama - Really Sayin' Something](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/bananarama-really-sayin-something/) - Really Sayin' Something was Bananarama's second UK Top 10 hit. Originally a bit hit for the The Velvelettes of course. - [J. Geils Band - Freeze Frame 1982](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/j-geils-band-freeze-frame-1982/) - Following on from Centrefold, the J. Geils Band had another UK hit in 1982 with Freeze Frame (their last top 40 hit in the UK and their last top 10 in the USA). - [Simple Minds - Promised You A Miracle](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/simple-minds-promised-you-a-miracle/) - Simple Minds' first big UK hit was the utterly brilliant Promised You A Miracle - [Spandau Ballet - Instinction](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/spandau-ballet-instinction/) - Another UK top 10 for Spandau Ballet, Instinction was a big hit in 1982, backed by a great video. Their big hits True and Gold were coming in 1983 though! - [Yazoo - Only You](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/yazoo-only-you/) - Yazoo's debut single Only You was also their highest charting single, reaching number 2 in in 1982. It also reached number 1 in 1983, sung The Flying Pickets! - [Joan Jett & the Blackhearts - I Love Rock 'n Roll 1982](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/joan-jett-the-blackhearts-i-love-rock-n-roll-1982/) - One of the great rock songs, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts' I Love Rock 'n Roll was a massive hit in 1982 reaching number 4 in the UK and number 1 in the USA . - [Junior - Mama Used To Say](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/junior-mama-used-to-say/) - Junior's biggest hit Mama Used To Say was a big global hit in 1982, including here in the UK where it reached number 4. - [Patrice Rushen - Forget Me Nots 1982](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/patrice-rushen-forget-me-nots/) - A UK top 10 hit back in 1982, Patrice Rushen's Forget Me Nots has been sampled by George Michael in Fast Love and Will Smith in Men In Black. - [ABC - The Look Of Love](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/abc-the-look-of-love/) - One of the greats of the 80s, ABC's The Look Of Love was their biggest hit. - [Duran Duran - Hungry Like The Wolf](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/duran-duran-hungry-like-the-wolf/) - Another UK Top 10 hit for Duran Duran, Hungry Like The Wolf also became their first USA Top 10 in 1982. - [Madness - House of Fun](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/madness-house-of-fun/) - House of Fun was a UK Number 1 and in fact, Madness's only number 1 single in the UK! - [Roxy Music - Avalon](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/roxy-music-avalon/) - Avalon by Roxy Music is yet another sexy and romantic song by them, which reached number 13 in the UK charts back in 1982. - [Steve Miller Band - Abracadabra 1982](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/steve-miller-band-abracadabra/) - Abracadabra by the Steve Miller Band was a huge global hit and reached number 2 in the UK Charts in 1982. - [The Clash - Rock The Casbah](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/the-clash-rock-the-casbah/) - Following on from London Calling a couple of years before, the great Rock The Casbah by The Clash surprisingly only reached number 30 in the UK charts. - [Irene Cara - Fame 1982](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/irene-cara-fame-1982/) - One of the most famous USA songs (and films) from the 80s, Fame by Irene Cara was also a big UK hit in 1982. - [Dexy’s Midnight Runners – Come On Eileen](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/dexys-midnight-runners-come-on-eileen/) - Following on from the brilliant Geno in 1980, Dexy’s Midnight Runners hit the UK Number 1 spot for the second and final time with Come On Eileen in 1982. - [Yazoo - Don't Go](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/yazoo-dont-go/) - Don't Go was Yazoo's second (of three in the total) UK Top 10 hit, reaching number 3 in the charts in 1982. - [Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger 1982](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/survivor-eye-of-the-tiger/) - Made famous by the film Rocky, Survivor's Eye Of The Tiger was a massive USA hit and also did very well in the UK in 1982. - [Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - The Message 1982](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/grandmaster-flash-the-furious-five-the-message-1982/) - Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five's The Message was actually a bigger hit in the UK (reaching number 8) than in his native USA! - [Evelyn Champagne King - Love Come Down 1982](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/evelyn-champagne-king-love-come-down/) - A Dance Classic, Evelyn Champagne King's Love Come Down was a UK hit in 1982. - [Dire Straits - Private Investigations](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/dire-straits-private-investigations/) - Private Investigations is, (together with Walk Of Life later on in the 80s), Dire Straits highest charting UK hit, reaching number 2 in 1982. - [ABC - All Of My Heart](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/abc-all-of-my-heart/) - All Of My Heart was ABC's final UK Top 10 hit. - [Culture Club - Do You Really Want To Hurt Me](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/culture-club-do-you-really-want-to-hurt-me/) - Their first UK Top 10 hit, Culture Club's Do You Really Want To Hurt Me reached number 1 in 1982 and also number 2 in the USA. - [Musical Youth - Pass The Dutchie](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/musical-youth-pass-the-dutchie/) - Musical Youth had a massive Uk Number 1 with Pass The Dutchie in 1982, which also made the USA Top 10. - [The Pretenders - Back On The Chain Gang](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/the-pretenders-back-on-the-chain-gang/) - Along with, 1983's Don't Get Me Wrong, 1982's Back On The Chain Gang was a massive early 1980s hit for The Pretenders. - [Tears For Fears - Mad World](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/tears-for-fears-mad-world/) - Mad World was Tears For Fears breakthrough hit and reached number 3 in the UK Charts in 1982. - [Kid Creole And The Coconuts - Annie I'm Not Your Daddy](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/kid-creole-and-the-coconuts-annie-im-not-your-daddy/) - Kid Creole And The Coconuts had a string of UK hits in the early 1980s, and Annie I'm Not Your Daddy reached number 2 in 1982. - [Eddy Grant - I Don't Wanna Dance](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/eddy-grant-i-dont-wanna-dance/) - I Don't Wanna Dance was a UK Number 1 hit for Eddy Grant in 1982. - [Wham! - Young Guns Go For It!](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/wham-young-guns-go-for-it/) - Young Guns Go For It was Wham's debut single and went on to reach number 3 in the UK Charts. - [John Mellencamp - Jack & Diane 1982](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/john-mellencamp-jack-diane-1982/) - John Mellencamp's Jack & Diane is yet another all time Rock classic from the USA. - [Daryl Hall & John Oates – Maneater 1982](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/daryl-hall-john-oates-maneater/) - Hall & Oates had a massive hit with Maneater in 1982. - [Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing 1982](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/marvin-gaye-sexual-healing-1982/) - Perhaps the greatest of all romantic slow songs, Sexual Healing was Marvin Gaye's first hit after leaving the Motown label. - [Blancmange - Living on the Ceiling](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/blancmange-living-on-the-ceiling/) - Living on the Ceiling was synth band Blancmange's first UK Top 10 hit. - [Duran Duran - Rio](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/duran-duran-rio/) - Duran Duran's Rio is one of *the* greatest ever pop videos. - [Carly Simon - Why 1982](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/carly-simon-why-1982/) - Why by Carly Simon reached the UK Top 10 in 1982, her penultimate UK Top 10 single. - [Duran Duran - Save A Prayer](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/duran-duran-save-a-prayer/) - Save A Prayer became Duran Duran's highest charting hit to date, reaching number 2 in the UK charts in 1982. - [The Human League - Mirror Man](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/the-human-league-mirror-man/) - Mirror Man by The Human League reached number 2 in late 1982. - [Men At Work - Down Under](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/men-at-work-down-under/) - Down Under is/was one of the greats of the 80s and was a huge worldwide hit. - [Joe Jackson - Steppin Out](http://www.80s90s.uk/video/joe-jackson-steppin-out-2/) - Joe Jackson's Steppin' Out reached number 6 in the UK charts in early 1983 and did just as well in the USA. ## Teams - [Virginia Willis](http://www.80s90s.uk/ts-teams/virginia-willis/) - Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. 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