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The 250 Greatest New WaveSongs

Before we start I want to make it clear that I'm not implying that Rock Lobster is a

better song than the others, it's just more 'Wavy' than all the others. In other words

take the rankings with a grain of salt. The B-52's were there when it all started and

that song was a freak anthem and so I honor it.**

1. ---Rock Lobster ~~ The B-52's ******It clocks in at 183bpm which is just

rediculously fast. It was a surf record made by weirdos from Georgia. It tears up

the dancefloor and FYI it mixes with Modern Love-David Bowie and Tenderness-

General Public. For a new generation however it will be forever immortalized by

Peter Griffin's acoustic performance on Family Guy**

2. ---People Are People ~~ Depeche Mode ********Just one of many sad songs

from a man named Gore. It was their first commercial hit in the U.S. back in the

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summer of '85 when it peaked at number 13. More importantly though it showed

America who would become the most successful band of the genre. The Cure, The

Smiths and New Order all had their moments on top but overall Depeche Mode

(which means fast fashion in French) ruled supreme. And yeah I know that

'Personal Jesus' is a better song overall but this one turned the tide for all the

doubters, alternative music was commercially viable and would get more airplay

from here on out.**

3. ---Come On Eileen ~~ Dexy's Midnight Runners ********I almost made this #1 but

I have trouble giving the title to a one-hit wonder. (Although it should be noted they

had many ska hits in the U.K.) The overalls will be etched in our brains forever.

One more thing, Is it just me or does this song feel like a prequel to

Chumbawamba's 'Tubthumping'? From Ta Loo Ra to Danny Boy**

4. ---Once In A Lifetime ~~ Talking Heads **********A surreal foresight into middle-

age crises by the Heads here. Their ability to stretch the boundaries of what a pop

song could be is their modus operandi. Where would music be without the immortal

phrase, "Same as it ever was"? And the hilarious arm-chopping motion by David

Byrne made the video an MTV staple.**

5. ---Sweet Dreams ~~ Eurythmics *********Rhyming the words 'made of this' with

the word 'disagree' might be a bad move for 99.99% of the people out there. But

for two pop geniuses like Dave Stewart and Annie Lennox it's all gravy. Really

though it's all about melody. The keyboard pulsing beat heats things up but the

"keep your head up, movin' on" line is the icing on the cake.**

6. ---Safety Dance ~~ Men Without Hats ********I truly loved this record as a kid and

now as an adult I can see why. It's a kids song! "ssss aaaa ffff eeee tttt yyyy Safe-

ty Dance and then the keyboard chimes in". That's the version we all loved. The

video, of a european countryside (or was it Bilbo's hobbit hole) is quickly taken

over by the cast of The Wizard of Oz . This is so new wave that you can argue its

merits for number one, but let's face it, it gets annoying fast. **

7. ---Cars ~~ Gary Numan ************Some songs get popular in an instant and

some, like 'Cars' just kind of linger in the underbelly of the psyche until they are

repackaged into a TV commercial. Then we go "oh yeah...that's a good song by

that pale faced freak who could barely sing...but yeah" (for the record it was a top

10 hit in 1980 but only because it sounded so good blasting in a roller rink) The

radio mostly ignored it.**

8. ---Pop Musik ~~ M ************The song that started it all. Summer of '79 - Many

people believe that this was the first new wave song ever. It wasn't but man it shot

right to #1 was a global smash and told everyone listening what music would

sound like for the next 8 years. It even had some staying power as it stayed on the

Hot 100 for 6 months**

9. ---Whip It ~~ Devo ***********I don't think I'm at all qualified to judge a song like

this. A psych professor maybe? There is so much but so little going on.

Thunderclaps and rockabilly via synthsizers and flower pots? It clocks in at less

than 2 minutes 15 seconds making it one of the shortest songs of the 1980s. This

video is notorious for freaking mothers out as their child watches this new thing



called MTV**

10. ---99 Red Balloons ~~ Nena ***************The urban legend was that she died

on tour but Gabriele "Nena" Kerner is still alive today. Probably back in Berlin

where the band first started. Wherever she is she can always say I wrote an anti-

war song that was a smash hit in pretty much every country in the world. Nena and

John Lennon, wow. LOL. We first heard and loved it as a German tune called "99

Luftballons". The English version has always been considered lame but that's the

one everyone seems to know so..**

11. ---Take On Me ~~ a-ha **************Another great video, another great Family

Guy parody, another piece of perfect pop. This time it comes from Oslo, Norway.

These guys went for the high note like nobody else. Their follow-up song was

called?? Anybody remember?? "The Sun Always Shines on T.V." It made it to the

Top 20 on their name alone but as soon as people heard it, a-ha came crashing

down and alas the sun never again shined on them, at least not in America**

12. ---Video Killed The Radio Star ~~ The Buggles *************This is also mistaken

as the first new wave song ever which is impossible considering both 'Pop Muzik'

by M and 'My Sharona' by The Knack were both out earlier in '79. However the

consolation prize is it was the first video ever played on MTV. Geoff Downes and

Trevor Horn. The duo both joined the group YES in '80 and Downes would form

ASIA in '81. Horn become a prolific producer and is widely credited for the career

success of soul singer SEAL. Erasure did a crazy cover a few years ago, check it

out.**

13. ---How Soon Is Now? ~~ The Smiths *************A lot of Smiths fans out there

are in on the joke here. Morissey would only be happy with the miserably unlucky

number 13. "I am human and I need to be lo-uh-oved, just like anybody else does".

This is timeless club music too. In fact, you may remember that SoHo sampled it for

'Hippychick'. Try mixing it with 'My Doorbell' by the White Stripes**

14. ---Brass In Pocket ~~ The Pretenders ***************We now bring you..ironic

moments in pop music: The one song Chrissie Hynde hates is the one song of

hers that every woman loves. So she grits her teeth and plays it. This is also true

of her ex-husband Jim Kerr. He hates the most popular song of his career too.

Don't You (Forget About Me) was a soundtrack song he didn't write or want to

record but it probably extended the life of his band SIMPLE MINDS exponentially.

Life is funny like that, sometimes**

15. ---Situation ~~ Yaz ****************Vince Clarke left Depeche Mode in 1982

looking for more creative freedom. He would go on to make the New Wave Classic

Album Upstairs at Eric's. With hits like 'Don't Go' and 'Only You', Yazoo as they

were sometimes credited was a huge smash. And 'Situation' was every dance

instructor and aerobics teachers best friend. Everyone had this record. The

mannequins on the cover....classic**

16. ---Blister In The Sun ~~ Violent Femmes **********If the name of the band didn't

clue you in, than maybe it was the line, 'big hands I know you're the one'. What

was great was that no matter how flaming this song was, it also had built-in

credibility with everyone. A song universally respected on merit. It was difficult to



mix because of the time signature so nobody bothered. Just play the whole song.

It's really short, and it has one of music's most memorable intro/outros ever. The

whispering is hilarious. I often think James' song 'Laid' was a Femmes song that

they forgot to write.**

17. ---Rock The Casbah ~~ The Clash *********This is really a funk-hybrid mixed

with New Wave as Joe Strummer, Mick Jones & the gang move even further away

from their punk roots. This album, "Combat Rock" killed the band and everybody

knows it but damn, it was still worth doing. The sheik and the aardvark in the video

were so bizarre and right. (Sigh) I miss Joe.**

18. ---Is She Really Going Out With Him? ~~ Joe Jackson ********Homophobia alert!

Does Joe want the She or the Him? Who cares? The conversational style of lyric is

so difficult to pull off without the rhymes sounding forced and korny so props to

Him 'cause he certainly pulls it off. A lot of people on Limewire seem to think that

Elvis Costello sings this song, but no.

19. ---Tainted Love ~~ Soft Cell **************This cover of the Gloria Jones soul

classic was originally part of a 12" medley along with The Supremes' "where did

our love go?" but it was never pressed as a 45 single in the U.S. So we all played

the half the 12" and segued out. It is so completely overplayed now, that I can't

stand it but if you're doing an 80s set and you want a sure-fire hit with the

ladies...**

20. ---Relax ~~ Frankie Goes To Hollywood ***********Now this is an interesting

record! When it first dropped, they were a craze. That beat was unrelenting and

the lyrics were seemingly about a man trying to delay an orgasm. Chaos ensued.

The perfect video with the fans just mauling the band onstage during a

performance. Frankie Say: Relax t-shirts are still selling on ebay, no doubt..

There is a great line in the movie, "The Commitments" about the band as well but I

won't spoil it here.**

21. ---You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) ~~ Dead Or Alive ******Was Pete Burns

the jealous evil twin of Boy George? Maybe. Was this song better than anything

Culture Club ever recorded? Most definitely. The 12" version is a DJ crate

necessity because it had the "I, I, uh-uh-uh-uh, I" part at the beginning. People will

still be remixing this song in 50 years. Tune in to see if I'm right. :0) **

22. ---Don't You Want Me ~~ The Human League *******This song should be

higher up, in terms of quality of songwriting and execution of vision but people in

the U.S. just never took to the HL like they did with other similar bands (ABC,

Thompson Twins, Tears For Fears) This mixes great with 'True Faith' by New

Order; 'The Promise ' by When In Rome; 'Right On Track' by The Breakfast Club;

as well as HL's other big hit "(Keep Feeling) Fascination"**

23. ---Town Called Malice ~~ The Jam ********This is a GREAT SONG! Problem is,

not a lot of people know it. This song will probably make a comeback as part of a

movie. It's got a cinematic feel to it too. Sounds like a cooler version of 'Walking

On Sunshine' which is in every movie so they'll get to it. Mark my word. Soundtrack

Rebirth Candidate #1**

24. ---Our House ~~ Madness ********Like 'Safety Dance', this is really a kid's song.



Ska-Rock pioneers, Madness have 4 great songs to my knowledge. This is the

worst of the four but it was really their only hit in America and boy is it fun...for a

little while. Since I brought it up, the other songs are 1) One Step Beyond 2) It

Must Be Love and 3) House of Fun**

25. ---Just Got Lucky ~~ JoBoxers *********This song struck soundtrack gold as the

closing credits of 'The 40-Year-Old Virgin' and good for those guys 'cause they

must be broke. In a genre built around one-hit wonders, this was atypical but a

pretty little ditty nonetheless.**

Mexico - Australia, whatever it's New Wave!

26. ---Down Under ~~ Men At Work **********As easy-going as they come. This

song was not just a calling card for this band but for an entire country as well. The

'Born in the U.S.A.' of Australia took the filthy taste of Crocodile Dundee and baby-

eating dingos out of our mouths. Although those movies weren't out yet...so maybe

it was the taste of a vegemite sandwich.

A great sense of humor can go a long way toward endearing yourself to the world.

Their videos for 'It's a Mistake', 'Be Good Johnny', 'Overkill', and 'Who Can it Be

Now? were always on MTV in the early days. They recorded their own death

sentence with that sense of humor though. It's called 'Dr. Hekyll & Mr. Jive'. I'm

serious. You can look it up.**

27. ---Solsbury Hill ~~ Peter Gabriel **********What a song, ....wow. That line "Grab

your things! I've come to take you home." gets you every time doesn't it? The

beautiful guitar work, mmm mmm. Points off on this list however because it isn't

very 'Wavy'. It is a standard on classic rock station playlists coast-to-coast since

it's rerelease. Let me explain.

After leaving Genesis in '75. He released this song originally in April of 1977. It was

not a smash but he knew he had a hit on his hands so he waited until...1983 when

he rereleased it as a live recording for a follow-up/piggy back to his first Top 40 hit

in the States, 'Shock The Monkey'.

Billy idol did the same thing in '87 with his live cover of 'Mony Mony' and it went to

#1 even though none of the stations were playing the live version. They were all

playing his original 12" from back in '81. It worked so well that Billy tried it again

three months later with 'Hot in the City' but it failed to crack the Top 40. Stayed

tuned for more of Billy's antics in reissues.**

28. ---Mexican Radio ~~ Wall of Voodoo ***********a/k/a "I Wish I was in Tijuana

eating barbecued iguana". How original can a song be? The crescendo at the

beginning deposits you right in the middle of a bad dream for our south-of-the-

border disc jockey/narrator. Nod to I.R.S. Records for finding guys like this all the

time. 1983 wouldn't have been the same without them. Word of mouth can take a

song very far indeed.**

29. ---The Promise ~~ When In Rome ***********By 1988, New Wave music was

starting to become mainstream and was also wearing a bit thin. This was the rare

integrity track in your DJ set because all girls loved it! It went all the way to #11 on

the charts but their follow-up track was??? Anybody?? 'Heaven Knows' and it



peaked at Number 95 and another one-hit-wonder was born. It is now known to a

whole new generation as the tether-ball song from the end of the film "Napoleon

Dynamite" **

30. ---Turning Japanese ~~ The Vapors **********THE GREAT DEBATE: Is this

song about masturbation or not? The band says no but the lyrics say yes. Like

'spanking the monkey', 'turning japanese' was a slang term for wanking. And lines

like, "I got your picture and I look at it all by myself" and "I often kiss when there's

no one else around" only add fuel to the fire. Leave me a comment & you decide.**

31. ---Puttin' On The Ritz ~~ Taco ********* Aw jeez, this song just broke my New

Wav-O-Meter. Written in 1929 by Irving Berlin, it was a #1 song for Harry Richman

in 1930. 25 years later, Taco Ockerse (real name) was born to Dutch parents in

Jaharta, Indonesia. Raised in Germany, he dreamed of pop stardom. He signed

with RCA in '83, and this single was soon certified Gold.**

32. ---Dancing With Myself ~~ Billy Idol *********Billy can repackage an old hit like

nobody else. This song was originally recorded by the London punk band

Generation X led by..ta-dah Billy Idol. Weird fact: his new version is a classic, well-

known punk-wave dancefloor screamer, but it never entered the Hot 100 Billboard

charts. The video of vampish zombie-babes climbing the walls was on MTV every

hour in 1983. It never was among the 100 most popular songs? Baffling. He clearly

fashioned himself as a blond Sid Vicious and his "sweat, sweat.....sweat-sweat-

sweat AAAaaWWWWWW" was pretty mean.**

33. ---West End Girls ~~ Pet Shop Boys **********Neil Tennant was a writer for the

British fanzine Smash Hits. While there he must have figured out the secret

formula for street smart pop hooks. The guy rapped with a monotone British

accent about suicide & fashion and people were incredulous to explain why they

loved it. They had 5 Top Ten hits from '86-'88 but this was their debut single and

their only Number 1 in the U.S. I guess for some people.. "sometimes, you're better

off dead, the gun's in your hand...'**

34. ---Everybody Wants To Rule The World ~~ Tears For Fears ********** If you

listen to the lyrics, you'll understand why Dennis Miller chose it as the theme song

for his political-comedy show. There's a whole lot more going on here than in your

average #1 pop song. I absolutely love the bridge part, "There's a room where the

light wont find you. Holding hands while the walls come tumbling down." I always

like the bridge the best though. "I can't stand this indecision married with a lack of

vision" is Bush-worthy to say the least. This is a freakin' song right here!**

35. ---Close To Me ~~ The Cure *******To be honest, I don't have a preference

between the 1985 album cut and the remix from 1990. They are very different but

both really good in their own way. The beat, of course, always gets better with

newer versions but you really should get both versions. Ditto with 'Safety Dance',

'19' & 'Rock Me Amadeus' You have to get both versions. DJ 's note: the one from

'90 mixes great with 'Live is Life' by Opus & 'Seattle' by PiL**

36. ---Hold Me Now ~~ Thompson Twins *******Some songs thrive simply because

they slip so well into the background that you don't ever realize that you know all

the words to them. Lyric question? Does xylophonist / backup singer Alannah



Currie say "Oh my cold Italian heart" toward the outro? It is not listed in the official

lyrics and I know outros usually aren't because it's just skatting by the vocalist, but

I'm so curious? FYI - Ms. Currie is from New Zealand which makes the quote that

much weirder.**

37. ---Always Something There To Remind Me ~~ Naked Eyes ********Catchy

catchy catchy as hell. This song is a guilty pleasure that I can't resist. Do I hate his

voice or do I love it? This song has an intro that is very mixable. Some

suggestions, 'Mr. Brightside' by The Killers, 'Love Will Tear Us Apart' by Joy

Division, 'Grey Cell Green' by Ned's Atomic Dustbin & 'We Got The Beat' by The

Go-Go's.**

38. ---In a Big Country - Big Country ************Who doesn't love this song? I mean,

at least the first minute or so anyways. I even love the way it annoys me with

bagpipe overkill. These dudes from Scotland were that group I wanted to root for

but didn't. I hear the album is great, but I never got around to picking it up. That's

what I'll end up doing after I post this. Trying to find a Greatest Hits for Big

Country. Wow..my whole life just passed before my eyes**

39. ---Every Breath You Take - The Police ********I'm completely biased and I admit

this straight up. Most Police songs are some form of ragga. This brooding, aching,

creep you out and break your heart song is not. They simplified the arrangements

and stripped it down to a baseline that sounds like a stalker's footsteps. It became

the biggest song of the year. It spent 8 weeks at Number 1 in the summer of '83.

From July 9th to September 2nd which like the whole summer.

Coincidentally, the second biggest song of the year was also of the stalker variety.

It spent 7 weeks at #1 through March and most of April. Can you name it?? While I

give you time to think about it, check this out. In 1983, 27 weeks of the year were

conquered by only 4 Number One Songs. If "Billie Jean' is your answer, you are

correct, sir! (Michael Scott Rules!) Sorry.

A lot of people believe that the intro to "Billie Jean" in all it's moonwalkin' glory is

best piece of pop music ever. Seriously. I'd compared it to both, the riff & whisper

from 'Satisfaction' and the vocals from Aretha's version of 'Respect'. But "Every

Breath.." was just a little better. Here's why i think that is.

a personal note: I actually believe that the bridge of this song "Every Breath You

Take" is the greatest piece of recorded music ever. Just pure honesty and soul

bearing going on right there. I sing it at the top of my lungs every time. Wanna try

it? Cool. Okay, ready....(boom boom boom, "SINCE YOU'VE GONE, I'VE BEEN

LOST WITHOUT A TRACE! I DREAM AT NIGHT.....**

40. ---Shoot You Down - apb ***********If you don't know this song, you need to go

wherever you go and get it right now. Download it while you finish reading my list.

This funky-ass, rock the dancefloor, new wave jam is also a best bet to be reborn

a la the soundtrack. The album was finally released on CD at the behest of

thousands of fans and one of them, Matt Pinfield does the amazing liner notes.

The album is called Something to Believe In and you'll love almost every track.

Soundtrack Rebirth Candidate #2 . Long Live apb!

41. ---Losing My Religion ~~ R.E.M. *************It was 1991 but it was New Wave-



Folk and it was downright moving in a way we don't always understand. Michael

Stipe claims to be mystified by it still to this day. Every once in a while everything

just falls into place perfectly. "Life...is bigger."

42. ---Ca Plane Pour Moi - Plastic Bertrand **********The little Belgian song that

could. This international super duper Punk Smash is one of our favorites because

it's overtly friendly and doesn't overstay it's welcome. I often thought that Lindsey

Buckingham got the idea for "Holiday Road" (aka the theme to National Lampoon's

"Vacation" ) right here.

43. ---Save A Prayer ~~ Duran Duran ************Why is this so high? Because

every single hot new wave chick in the world loved it, that's why. This was after all

the girls' medium. All the men of New Wave are androgenous and wimpy and all

the girls are powerful and venomous. Guys like me who were into Rush & Van

Halen made it a point to learn about Depeche Mode & Yaz because we wanted to

know about those girls. Those really cool & gothy, punky grrl power babes, with

hair flopped over eye. ahhh memories. "Save 'em til the morning after."

44. ---Need You Tonight ~~ INXS ****************Whether or not Michael Hutchence

was doing a Jim Morrison impression is not relevant. All INXS songs have the same

formula...almost. Here they just found the secret ingredient. This was the peak for

an Australian band that would end up going from so underrated to way overrated

in just 3 years. Mostly because they were never able to overcome their own

masterpiece. Everything after that sounded so lame by comparison. Same story as

the Eagles & "Hotel California".

45. ---I Got You ~~ Split Enz *********Before there was a CROWDED HOUSE, there

was SPLIT ENZ. Two brothers from New Zealand who could really write a hook.

They broke up and one brother Neil Finn would go on, perhaps naming his new

band as a way of explaining why the old one couldn't go on. This song is most

commonly searched for on Limewire as "Frightened" by Crowded House but it isn't.

Now let's all gleefully sing.."I DON"T KNOW WHY SOMETIMES I GET

FRIGHTENED, YOU CAN SEE MY EYES..."

46. ---One Way Or Another ~~ Blondie

47. ---Karma Chameleon ~~ Culture Club

48. ---Celebrate - An Emotional Fish

49. ---Heartbreak Beat ~~ The Psychedelic Furs

50. ---Don't Change ~~ INXS

51. ---Holding Back The Years ~~ Simply Red

52. ---Kiss Me ~~ Stephen ‘tin tin' Duffy

53. ---True Faith ~~ New Order

54. ---Alex Chilton ~~ The Replacements

55. ---Pride (In The Name Of Love) ~~ U2



56. ---Perfect Way ~~ Scritti Politti

57. ---Spirit In The Sky ~~ Dr. & The Medics

58. ---Don't Stand So Close To Me - The Police

59. ---Love & Pride ~~ King

60. ---Life In A Northern Town ~~ The Dream Academy

61. ---Love Plus One ~~ Haircut 100

62. ---My Sharona ~~ The Knack

63. ---Up The Junction ~~ Squeeze

64. ---New Song ~~ Howard Jones

65. ---Ever Fallen In Love ~~ The Buzzcocks

66. ---Where The Streets Have No Name ~~ U2

67. ---Dear God ~~ XTC

68. ---Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic ~~ The Police

69. ---I Don't Like Mondays ~~ Boomtown Rats

70. ---What's So Funny Bout (Peace Love & U...) ~~ Elvis Costello

71. ---Alive & Kicking ~~ Simple Minds

72. ---White Wedding ~~ Billy Idol

73. ---Our Lips Are Sealed ~~ The Go-Go's

74. ---Burning Down The House ~~ Talking Heads

75. ---Ship Of Fools (Save Me From Tomorrow) ~~ World Party

76. ---Live Is Life ~~ Opus

77. ---Train In Vain ~~ The Clash

78. ---Modern Love ~~ David Bowie

79. ---Birds Fly (Whisper to a Scream) ~~ Icicle Works

80. ---Genius Of Love ~~ Tom Tom Club

81. ---Oh Yeah ~~ Yello

82. ---Cry ~~ Godley & Crème

83. ---Din Daa Daa (Trommeltanz) ~~ George Kranz

84. ---Rush ~~ B.A.D. II

85. ---Lips Like Sugar ~~ Echo & The Bunnymen

86. ---Someday, Someway ~~ Marshall Crenshaw

87. ---Why Can't I Be You? ~~ The Cure



88. ---Antmusic ~~ Adam & The Ants

89. ---Shout ~~ Tears For Fears

90. ---I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking for ~~ U2

91. ---The Look Of Love ~~ ABC

92. ---Red Skies ~~ The Fixx

93. ---I Want Candy ~~ Bow Wow Wow

94. ---This Woman's Work ~~ Kate Bush

95. ---Kiss The Dirt (Falling Down the Mountain) ~~ INXS

96. ---Desire (Come And Get It) ~~ Gene Loves Jezebel

97. ---Should I Stay Or Should I Go? ~~ The Clash

98. ---The Honeytheif ~~ Hipsway

99. ---Oh L'amour ~~ Erasure

100. ---Just Like Heaven ~~ The Cure

101. ---Tempted ~~ Squeeze

102. ---I Melt With You ~~ Modern English

103. ---Blue Monday ~~ New Order

104. ---Everyday Is Halloween ~~ Ministry

105. ---In Your Eyes ~~ Peter Gabriel

106. ---Boys Don't Cry ~~ The Cure

107. ---One Step Beyond ~~ Madness

108. ---There She Goes ~~ The La's

109. ---Watching The Detectives ~~ Elis Costello

110. ---Psycho Killer ~~ Talking Heads

111. ---Misfit ~~ Curiosity Killed The Cat

112. ---With Or Without You ~~ U2

113. ---Sunday Papers ~~ Joe Jackson

114. ---The Mayor of Simpleton ~~ XTC

115. ---She Sells Sanctuary ~~ The Cult

116. ---Major Tom (Coming Home) ~~ Peter Schilling

117. ---Ana Ng ~~ They Might Be Giants

118. ---Here's Where The Story Ends ~~ The Sundays



119. ---Tears Of A Clown ~~ The English Beat

120. ---Add It Up ~~ Violent Femmes

121. ---Destination Unknown ~~ Missing Persons

122. ---The One Thing ~~ INXS

123. ---China Girl ~~ David Bowie

124. ---Lost In The Supermarket ~~ The Clash

125. ---Rudi Can't Fail ~~ The Clash

126. ---Tenderness ~~ General Public

127. ---So Lonely ~~ The Police

128. ---If You Were Here ~~ Thompson Twins

129. ---Beds Are Burning ~~ Midnight Oil

130. ---Personal Jesus ~~ Depeche Mode

131. ---Here Comes The Rain Again ~~ Eurythmics

132. ---Moving In Stereo ~~ The Cars

133. ---Radio Free Europe ~~ R.E.M.

134. ---I Ran (So Far Away) ~~ A Flock of Seagulls

135. ---Don't Go ~~ Yaz

136. ---Beat's So Lonely ~~ Charlie Sexton

137. ---Pulling Mussels (From A Shell) ~~ Squeeze

138. ---Bizarre Love Triangle ~~ New Order

139. ---Grey Cell Green ~~ Ned's Atomic Dustbin

140. ---Dance Hall Days ~~ Wang Chung

141. ---Circle ~~ Edie Brickell & The New Bohemians

142. ---What You Need ~~ INXS

143. ---Life During Wartime (This Ain't No Party) ~~ Talking Heads

144. ---Satisfaction (I Can't Get Me No) ~~ Devo

145. ---Words ~~ Missing Persons

146. ---Dreaming ~~ Blondie

147. ---Enjoy The Silence ~~ Depeche Mode

148. ---It Must Be Love ~~ Madness

149. ---Let The Day Begin ~~ The Call

150. ---It's The End of the World As We Know It ~~ R.E.M.



AND THE BEAT GOES ON..

151. ---The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead ~~ XTC

152. ---Space Age Love Song ~~ A Flock of Seagulls

153. ---Fly On The Windscreen ~~ Depeche Mode

154. ---Back To Ohio ~~ The Pretenders

155. ---Shoplifters of the World Unite ~~ The Smiths

156. ---Joey ~~ Concrete Blonde

157. ---See A Little Light ~~ Bob Mould

158. ---I Go Crazy ~~ Flesh For Lulu

159. ---Obsession ~~ Animotion

160. ---Wouldn't It Be Good ~~ Nik Kershaw / Danny Hutton Hitters

161. ---Overkill ~~ Men At Work

162. ---Ball of Confusion ~~ Love & Rockets

163. ---What Is Love? ~~ Howard Jones

164. ---She Blinded Me With Science ~~ Thomas Dolby

165. ---Don't Dream It's Over ~~ Crowded House

166. ---In Your Room ~~ The Bangles

167. ---And She Was ~~ Talking Heads

168. ---Radio Radio ~~ Elvis Costello

169. ---Would I Lie To You? ~~ Eurythmics

170. ---Girls On Film ~~ Duran Duran

171. ---Synchronicity II ~~ The Police

172. ---Strip ~~ Adam Ant

173. ---Poison Arrow ~~ ABC

174. ---Head Over Heels ~~ The Go-Go's

175. ---Sunday Girl ~~ Blondie

176. ---Just Can't Get Enough ~~ Depeche Mode

177. ---The Politics of Dancing ~~ Re-Flex

178. ---Message Of Love ~~ The Pretenders

179. ---Sanctify Yourself ~~ Simple Minds

180. ---Left Of Center ~~ Suzanne Vega

181. ---Mirror In The Bathroom ~~ The English Beat



182. ---Like the Weather ~~ 10,000 Maniacs

183. ---Here Comes Your Man ~~ The Pixies

184. ---19 ~~ Paul Hardcastle

185. ---Blue Jean ~~ David Bowie

186. ---One Thing Leads To Another ~~ The Fixx

187. ---We Close Our Eyes ~~ Go West

188. ---This Is Not A Love Song ~~ Public Image Ltd.

189. ---What Do All The People Know ~~ The Monroes

190. ---The Motion of Love ~~ Gene Loves Jezebel

191. ---Der Kommissar ~~ After The Fire

192. ---Living in a Box ~~ Living in a Box

193. ---Sledgehammer ~~ Peter Gabriel

194. ---Black Coffee In Bed ~~ Squeeze

195. ---No New Tale To Tell ~~ Love & Rockets

196. ---This Time ~~ INXS

197. ---Can't Get Enough of You Baby ~~ The Colour Field

198. ---Together in Electric Dreams ~~ Georgio Moroder & Philip Oakey

199. ---Don't Let's Start ~~ They Might Be Giants

200. ---If I Had A Rocket Launcher ~~ Bruce Cockburn

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201. ---Groovy Train ~~ The Farm

202. ---Policy of Truth ~~ Depeche Mode

203. ---Unbelievable ~~ EMF

204. ---So Alive ~~ Love & Rockets

205. ---Divine Thing ~~ The Soup Dragons

206. ---Connected ~~ Stereo MC's

207. ---Right Here, Right Now ~~ Jesus Jones

208. ---Digging in the Dirt ~~ Peter Gabriel

209. ---The Beat of Love ~~ Voice of the Beehive

210. ---Room At The Top ~~ Adam Ant



211. ---There's No Other Way ~~ Blur

212. ---Tom's Diner ~~ DNA w/ Suzanne Vega

213. ---Dogs of Lust ~~ the The

214. ---Friday I'm in Love ~~ The Cure

215. ---Regret ~~ New Order

216. ---Break it Down Again ~~ Tears for Fears

217. ---Birdhouse in Your Soul ~~ They Might Be Giants

218. ---Jesus On The Payroll ~~ Thrashing Doves

219. ---Valerie Loves Me ~~ Material Issue

220. ---Laid ~~ James

211. ---Jealous ~~ Gene Loves Jezebel

212. ---Show Me Your Soul ~~ Red Hot Chili Peppers

213. ---Like A Drug ~~ They Eat Their Own

214. ---Your Woman ~~ White Town

215. ---Love U More ~~ Sunscreem

216. ---Summertime ~~ The Sundays

217. ---All Together Now ~~ The Farm

218. ---Baby's Coming Back ~~ Jellyfish

219. ---I'm Free ~~ The Soup Dragons

220. ---Real Real Real ~~ Jesus Jones

221. ---More ~~ The Sisters of Mercy

222. ---This Is Ponderous ~~ 2nu

223. ---Growing Old ~~ The Origin

224. ---Step On ~~ Happy Mondays

225. ---Blood Makes Noise ~~ Suzanne Vega

226. ---See The Lights ~~ Simple Minds

227. ---Pure ~~ The Lightning Seeds

228. ---People Are Still Having Sex ~~ LaTour

229. ---Bizarre Love Triangle ~~ Frente

230. ---Pets ~~ Porno for Pyros

231. ---Happy ~~ Ned's Atomic Dustbin



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232. ---Loaded ~~ Primal Scream

233. ---The Dead Heart ~~ Midnight Oil

234. ---Beautiful Imbalance ~~ Thrashing Doves

235. ---Caroline ~~ Concrete Blonde

236. ---International Bright Young Thing ~~ Jesus Jones

237. ---3 Strange Days ~~ School of Fish

238. ---Particle Man ~~ They Might Be Giants

239. ---Woman in Chains ~~ Tears for Fears

240. ---Labour of Love ~~ Frente

241. ---Hippychick ~~ Soho

242. ---Movin' On Up ~~ Primal Scream

243. ---Dreaming ~~ O.M.D

244. ---Mandinka ~~ Sinead O'Connor

245. ---Chains of Love ~~ Erasure

246. ---Blue Sky Mine ~~ Midnight Oil

247. ---King of Wishful Thinking ~~ Go West

248. ---What's On Your Mind (Pure Energy) ~~ Information Society

249. ---Lies ~~ EMF

250. ---Pop Goes The World ~~ Men Without Hats

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