1981 | 80s90s.UK | The Best 80s & 90s UK Music Videos

- 1981
- Pop
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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. In fact, it's still Paul's biggest hit since the 70s!

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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 (yes, Planet Earth unbelievably never make it into the UK Top 10!).

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- 1981
- Pop
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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 went on to have a couple of other great hits, including I Could Be Happy.

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- 1981
- Pop
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Jon & Vangelis – I’ll 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.

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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. Their big hit I Want To Know What Love Is was still over 3 years away..

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- 1981
- Pop
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The Police – Spirits In The Material World

Such an atmospheric song, Spirits In The Material World is my 3rd favourite The Police song, after Message In A Bottle and Walking On The Moon. But really, they're all up there with the best.

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Madness – It Must Be Love

It Must Be Love was a massive 1981 UK hit for the great UK band Madness though, surprisingly, it never reached number 1. A romantic favourite back in the day, it is my favourite Madness song.

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The Human League – Don’t You Want Me

OK, if you want great, Don't You Want Me by The Human League is it. A great of 1981, the 80s, of UK pop music and of ALL pop music of all time - it was also the UK Christmas Number 1, making it the second time in 3 years that a non-Christmas themed single g...

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- 1981
- Pop
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Bucks Fizz – The Land Of Make Believe

Following on from wining the Eurovision Song Contest with Making Your Mind Up, Bucks Fizz went on to have a string of UK Hits in the early 80s, including this great one - The Land Of Make Believe.

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- 1981
- Pop
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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 (because it's a great song!). Vanilla Ice famously sampled the song for his Ice Ice Baby global hit in 1990, which did even better than th...

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