Now That's What I Call The 80s (UK 2007)
Releases
| Version | Release Date | Number of Tracks |
|---|---|---|
| Now That's What I Call The 80s (UK 2007 CD) | 29 October 2007 | 60 |
Track Info
A-Ha - Take on Me
- Title: Take On Me
- Artist: A-Ha
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 22 September 1985
- UK Peak: #2 (Peak Date: 20 October 1985)
- US First Charted: 13 July 1985
- US Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 19 October 1985)
- UK Now Appearances: 22
The Bangles - Walk Like an Egyptian
- Title: Walk Like an Egyptian
- Artist: The Bangles
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 7 September 1986
- UK Peak: #3 (Peak Date: 9 November 1986)
- US First Charted: 27 September 1986
- US Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 20 December 1986)
- UK Now Appearances: 9
The Beautiful South - You Keep It All In
- Title: You Keep It All In
- Artist: The Beautiful South
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 17 September 1989
- UK Peak: #8 (Peak Date: 1 October 1989)
- UK Now Appearances: 3
Billy Idol - Rebel Yell
- Title: Rebel Yell
- Artist: Billy Idol
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 4 March 1984
- UK Peak: #6 (Peak Date: 6 October 1985)
- US First Charted: 28 January 1984
- US Peak: #46 (Peak Date: 24 March 1984)
- UK Now Appearances: 6
- USA Now Appearances: 1
(Data for USA Now releases is still being completed)
Bobby Brown - My Prerogative
- Title: My Prerogative
- Artist: Bobby Brown
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 4 December 1988
- UK Peak: #6 (Peak Date: 12 February 1989)
- US First Charted: 22 October 1988
- US Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 14 January 1989)
- UK Now Appearances: 8
Cameo - Word Up!
- Title: Word Up!
- Artist: Cameo
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 30 August 1986
- UK Peak: #3
- UK Now Appearances: 13
Climie Fisher - Love Changes (Everything)
- Title: Love Changes (Everything)
- Artist: Climie Fisher
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 16 August 1987
- UK Peak: #2 (Peak Date: 17 April 1988)
- US First Charted: 14 May 1988
- US Peak: #23 (Peak Date: 30 July 1988)
- UK Now Appearances: 5
The Communards - Don't Leave Me This Way
- Title: Don't Leave Me This Way
- Artist: The Communards, Sarah Jane Morris
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 17 August 1986
- UK Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 7 September 1986)
- US First Charted: 27 December 1986
- US Peak: #40 (Peak Date: 7 March 1987)
- UK Now Appearances: 25
The Cure - The Lovecats
- Title: The Lovecats
- Artist: The Cure
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 29 October 1983
- UK Peak: #7
- UK Now Appearances: 8
Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time
- Title: Time After Time
- Artist: Cyndi Lauper
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 18 March 1984
- UK Peak: #3 (Peak Date: 8 July 1984)
- US First Charted: 14 April 1984
- US Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 9 June 1984)
- UK Now Appearances: 6
Danny Wilson - Mary's Prayer
- Title: Mary's Prayer
- Artist: Danny Wilson
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 8 March 1987
- UK Peak: #3 (Peak Date: 24 April 1988)
- US First Charted: 6 June 1987
- US Peak: #23 (Peak Date: 5 September 1987)
- UK Now Appearances: 8
David Bowie & Mick Jagger - Dancing in the Street
- Title: Dancing in the Street
- Artist: David Bowie, Mick Jagger
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 1 September 1985
- UK Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 1 September 1985)
- US First Charted: 31 August 1985
- US Peak: #7 (Peak Date: 12 October 1985)
- UK Now Appearances: 2
David Bowie - Modern Love
- Title: Modern Love
- Artist: David Bowie
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 18 September 1983
- UK Peak: #2 (Peak Date: 2 October 1983)
- US First Charted: 17 September 1983
- US Peak: #14 (Peak Date: 12 November 1983)
- UK Now Appearances: 3
Debarge - Rhythm of the Night
- Title: Rhythm of the Night
- Artist: Debarge
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 24 March 1985
- UK Peak: #4 (Peak Date: 12 May 1985)
- US First Charted: 16 February 1985
- US Peak: #3 (Peak Date: 27 April 1985)
- UK Now Appearances: 7
Duran Duran - A View to a Kill
- Title: A View To A Kill
- Artist: Duran Duran
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 12 May 1985
- UK Peak: #2 (Peak Date: 19 May 1985)
- US First Charted: 18 May 1985
- US Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 13 July 1985)
- UK Now Appearances: 4
- USA Now Appearances: 1
(Data for USA Now releases is still being completed)
Elton John - I'm Still Standing
- Title: I'm Still Standing
- Artist: Elton John
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 24 July 1983
- UK Peak: #4 (Peak Date: 21 August 1983)
- US First Charted: 7 May 1983
- US Peak: #12 (Peak Date: 9 July 1983)
- UK Now Appearances: 11
- USA Now Appearances: 1
(Data for USA Now releases is still being completed)
Erasure - A Little Respect
- Title: A Little Respect
- Artist: Erasure
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 25 September 1988
- UK Peak: #4 (Peak Date: 16 October 1988)
- US First Charted: 10 December 1988
- US Peak: #14 (Peak Date: 4 March 1989)
- UK Now Appearances: 7
Fine Young Cannibals - Good Thing
- Title: Good Thing
- Artist: Fine Young Cannibals
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 9 April 1989
- UK Peak: #7 (Peak Date: 23 April 1989)
- US First Charted: 6 May 1989
- US Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 8 July 1989)
- UK Now Appearances: 3
Flash and the Pan - Waiting for a Train
- Title: Waiting for a Train
- Artist: Flash and the Pan
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 8 May 1983
- UK Peak: #7 (Peak Date: 19 June 1983)
- UK Now Appearances: 6
Genesis - Mama
- Title: Mama
- Artist: Genesis
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 28 August 1983
- UK Peak: #4 (Peak Date: 11 September 1983)
- US First Charted: 1 October 1983
- US Peak: #73 (Peak Date: 29 October 1983)
- UK Now Appearances: 6
George Michael - Faith
- Title: Faith
- Artist: George Michael
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 18 October 1987
- UK Peak: #2 (Peak Date: 25 October 1987)
- US First Charted: 24 October 1987
- US Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 12 December 1987)
- UK Now Appearances: 7
- USA Now Appearances: 1
(Data for USA Now releases is still being completed)
Giorgio Moroder with Philip Oakey - Together in Electric Dreams
- Title: Together in Electric Dreams
- Artist: Philip Oakey, Giorgio Moroder
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 16 September 1984
- UK Peak: #3 (Peak Date: 21 October 1984)
- UK Now Appearances: 20
Gwen Guthrie - Ain't Nothin' Goin' on but the Rent
- Title: Ain't Nothin' Goin' On but the Rent
- Artist: Gwen Guthrie
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 13 July 1986
- UK Peak: #5 (Peak Date: 10 August 1986)
- US First Charted: 2 August 1986
- US Peak: #42 (Peak Date: 27 September 1986)
- UK Now Appearances: 13
Harold Faltermeyer - Axel F
- Title: Axel F
- Artist: Harold Faltermeyer
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 17 March 1985
- UK Peak: #2 (Peak Date: 30 June 1985)
- US First Charted: 30 March 1985
- US Peak: #3 (Peak Date: 1 June 1985)
- UK Now Appearances: 10
Heart - Alone
- Title: Alone
- Artist: Heart
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 24 May 1987
- UK Peak: #3 (Peak Date: 2 August 1987)
- US First Charted: 16 May 1987
- US Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 11 July 1987)
- UK Now Appearances: 10
The Housemartins - Happy Hour
- Title: Happy Hour
- Artist: The Housemartins
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 1 June 1986
- UK Peak: #3 (Peak Date: 22 June 1986)
- UK Now Appearances: 6
Huey Lewis and the News - The Power of Love
- Title: The Power Of Love
- Artist: Huey Lewis and the News
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 31 August 1985
- UK Peak: #9
- US First Charted: 29 June 1985
- US Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 24 August 1985)
- UK Now Appearances: 12
Johnny Hates Jazz - Shattered Dreams
- Title: Shattered Dreams
- Artist: Johnny Hates Jazz
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 22 March 1987
- UK Peak: #5 (Peak Date: 17 May 1987)
- US First Charted: 19 March 1988
- US Peak: #2 (Peak Date: 14 May 1988)
- UK Now Appearances: 4
Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)
- Title: Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)
- Artist: Kate Bush
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 11 August 1985
- UK Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 17 June 2022)
- US First Charted: 7 September 1985
- US Peak: #3 (Peak Date: 30 July 2022)
- UK Now Appearances: 4
Katrina and the Waves - Walking on Sunshine
- Title: Walking On Sunshine
- Artist: Katrina and the Waves
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 21 April 1985
- UK Peak: #8 (Peak Date: 2 June 1985)
- US First Charted: 23 March 1985
- US Peak: #9 (Peak Date: 22 June 1985)
- UK Now Appearances: 17
Kiss - Crazy Crazy Nights
- Title: Crazy Crazy Nights
- Artist: Kiss
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 27 September 1987
- UK Peak: #4 (Peak Date: 18 October 1987)
- US First Charted: 26 September 1987
- US Peak: #65 (Peak Date: 31 October 1987)
- UK Now Appearances: 12
Level 42 - Lessons in Love
- Title: Lessons In Love
- Artist: Level 42
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 26 April 1983
- UK Peak: #3
- US First Charted: 4 April 1987
- US Peak: #12 (Peak Date: 27 June 1987)
- UK Now Appearances: 9
Lionel Richie - Dancing on the Ceiling
- Title: Dancing on the Ceiling
- Artist: Lionel Richie
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 20 July 1986
- UK Peak: #7 (Peak Date: 17 August 1986)
- US First Charted: 19 July 1986
- US Peak: #2 (Peak Date: 13 September 1986)
- UK Now Appearances: 7
- USA Now Appearances: 1
(Data for USA Now releases is still being completed)
Matthew Wilder - Break My Stride
- Title: Break My Stride
- Artist: Matthew Wilder
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 8 January 1984
- UK Peak: #4 (Peak Date: 5 February 1984)
- US First Charted: 17 September 1983
- US Peak: #5 (Peak Date: 21 January 1984)
- UK Now Appearances: 13
Neneh Cherry - Manchild
- Title: Manchild
- Artist: Neneh Cherry
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 14 May 1989
- UK Peak: #5 (Peak Date: 28 May 1989)
- UK Now Appearances: 5
Nik Kershaw - I Won't Let the Sun Go Down on Me
- Title: I Won't Let The Sun Go Down On Me
- Artist: Nik Kershaw
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 6 November 1983
- UK Peak: #2 (Peak Date: 24 June 1984)
- UK Now Appearances: 11
Paul McCartney - No More Lonely Nights
- Title: No More Lonely Nights
- Artist: Paul McCartney
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 30 September 1984
- UK Peak: #2 (Peak Date: 21 October 1984)
- US First Charted: 13 October 1984
- US Peak: #6 (Peak Date: 8 December 1984)
- UK Now Appearances: 6
Peter Gabriel/Kate Bush - Don't Give Up
- Title: Don't Give Up
- Artist: Kate Bush, Peter Gabriel
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 1 November 1986
- UK Peak: #9
- US First Charted: 4 April 1987
- US Peak: #72 (Peak Date: 25 April 1987)
- UK Now Appearances: 2
Phil Collins - In the Air Tonight
- Title: In The Air Tonight
- Artist: Phil Collins
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 11 January 1981
- UK Peak: #2 (Peak Date: 1 February 1981)
- US First Charted: 30 May 1981
- US Peak: #19 (Peak Date: 15 August 1981)
- UK Now Appearances: 4
The Proclaimers - I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)
- Title: I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)
- Artist: The Proclaimers
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 21 August 1988
- UK Peak: #11 (Peak Date: 25 September 1988)
- US First Charted: 12 June 1993
- US Peak: #3 (Peak Date: 21 August 1993)
- UK Now Appearances: 11
Robert Palmer - Addicted To Love
- Title: Addicted To Love
- Artist: Robert Palmer
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 10 May 1986
- UK Peak: #5
- US First Charted: 8 February 1986
- US Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 3 May 1986)
- UK Now Appearances: 14
Run DMC/Aerosmith - Walk This Way
- Title: Walk This Way
- Artist: Aerosmith, Run DMC
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 31 August 1986
- UK Peak: #8 (Peak Date: 21 September 1986)
- UK Now Appearances: 20
Scritti Politti - Wood Beez (Pray Like Aretha Franklin)
- Title: Wood Beez (Pray Like Aretha Franklin)
- Artist: Scritti Politti
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 26 February 1984
- UK Peak: #10 (Peak Date: 15 April 1984)
- US First Charted: 8 February 1986
- US Peak: #91 (Peak Date: 15 February 1986)
- UK Now Appearances: 7
Simple Minds - Alive and Kicking
- Title: Alive And Kicking
- Artist: Simple Minds
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 6 October 1985
- UK Peak: #6 (Peak Date: 11 October 1992)
- US First Charted: 19 October 1985
- US Peak: #3 (Peak Date: 28 December 1985)
- UK Now Appearances: 8
Simply Red - Money's Too Tight (To Mention)
- Title: Money's Too Tight (To Mention)
- Artist: Simply Red
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 15 June 1985
- UK Peak: #13
- UK Now Appearances: 5
Soft Cell - Say Hello, Wave Goodbye
- Title: Say Hello, Wave Goodbye
- Artist: Soft Cell
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 31 January 1982
- UK Peak: #3 (Peak Date: 14 February 1982)
- UK Now Appearances: 4
Soul II Soul feat. Caron Wheeler - Keep on Movin'
- Title: Keep on Movin'
- Artist: Soul II Soul, Caron Wheeler
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 12 March 1989
- UK Peak: #5 (Peak Date: 19 March 1989)
- UK Now Appearances: 7
Spandau Ballet - Gold
- Title: Gold
- Artist: Spandau Ballet
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 7 August 1983
- UK Peak: #2 (Peak Date: 14 August 1983)
- US First Charted: 19 November 1983
- US Peak: #29 (Peak Date: 14 January 1984)
- UK Now Appearances: 15
Squeeze - Hourglass
- Title: Hourglass
- Artist: Squeeze
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 2 August 1987
- UK Peak: #16 (Peak Date: 6 September 1987)
- US First Charted: 19 September 1987
- US Peak: #15 (Peak Date: 5 December 1987)
- UK Now Appearances: 4
Stephen "Tin Tin" Duffy - Kiss Me
- Title: Kiss Me
- Artist: Stephen "Tin Tin" Duffy
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 24 February 1985
- UK Peak: #4 (Peak Date: 3 March 1985)
- UK Now Appearances: 8
Steve Winwood - Higher Love
- Title: Higher Love
- Artist: Steve Winwood
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 15 June 1986
- UK Peak: #13 (Peak Date: 20 July 1986)
- US First Charted: 14 June 1986
- US Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 30 August 1986)
- UK Now Appearances: 7
Swing Out Sister - Breakout
- Title: Breakout
- Artist: Swing Out Sister
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 12 October 1986
- UK Peak: #4 (Peak Date: 16 November 1986)
- US First Charted: 15 August 1987
- US Peak: #6 (Peak Date: 14 November 1987)
- UK Now Appearances: 8
Tears for Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule the World
- Title: Everybody Wants to Rule the World
- Artist: Tears for Fears
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 24 March 1985
- UK Peak: #2 (Peak Date: 14 April 1985)
- US First Charted: 16 March 1985
- US Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 8 June 1985)
- UK Now Appearances: 16
- USA Now Appearances: 1
(Data for USA Now releases is still being completed)
Tina Turner - The Best
- Title: The Best
- Artist: Tina Turner
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 27 August 1989
- UK Peak: #5 (Peak Date: 17 September 1989)
- US First Charted: 2 September 1989
- US Peak: #15 (Peak Date: 4 November 1989)
- UK Now Appearances: 21
UB40 - Don't Break My Heart
- Title: Don't Break My Heart
- Artist: UB40
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 20 October 1985
- UK Peak: #3 (Peak Date: 17 November 1985)
- UK Now Appearances: 6
The Waterboys - The Whole of the Moon
- Title: The Whole of the Moon
- Artist: The Waterboys
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 20 October 1985
- UK Peak: #3 (Peak Date: 7 April 1991)
- UK Now Appearances: 7
Wet Wet Wet - Angel Eyes (Home and Away)
- Title: Angel Eyes (Home And Away)
- Artist: Wet Wet Wet
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 29 November 1987
- UK Peak: #5 (Peak Date: 3 January 1988)
- UK Now Appearances: 3
Whitesnake - Here I Go Again
- Title: Here I Go Again
- Artist: Whitesnake
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 25 October 1987
- UK Peak: #9
- US First Charted: 4 July 1987
- US Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 10 October 1987)
- UK Now Appearances: 6
- USA Now Appearances: 1
(Data for USA Now releases is still being completed)
Womack & Womack - Teardrops
- Title: Teardrops
- Artist: Womack & Womack
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 31 July 1988
- UK Peak: #3 (Peak Date: 11 September 1988)
- UK Now Appearances: 16
Yazoo - Only You
- Title: Only You
- Artist: Yazoo
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 11 April 1982
- UK Peak: #2 (Peak Date: 16 May 1982)
- UK Now Appearances: 2
