Various Artists | 80s Pop Explosion! Volume One: 1980-1984 | 3CD 1600
RELEASE DATE: 1ST MAY 2026
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Various Artists | 80s Pop Explosion! Volume One: 1980-1984 | 3CD 1600
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Celebrate the legendary pop sounds of the 1980s with this brand-new 3CD collection featuring a spectacular 60 pop classics from 1980-1984.
CD1 bursts into life with Wham!'s chart-topping 'Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go', followed by a run of familiar favourites from ABC and Kenny Loggins, and timeless sing-alongs from Dexys Midnight Runners with 'Come On Eileen' and Bow Wow Wow's 'I Want Candy'. Classics from Adam & The Ants, Haircut 100, Kajagoogoo and Nik Kershaw pave the way for enduring favourites including Kim Wilde's 'Kids In America', Rockwell's 'Somebody's Watching Me' and The Pointer Sisters' 'Jump (For My Love)', before closing on the dancefloor smash 'Let's Hear It For The Boy' from Deniece Williams.
CD2 opens with Duran Duran and their iconic 'Rio', followed by a global smash from Culture Club with 'Karma Chameleon'. The hits continue with standout tracks from Sister Sledge, Spandau Ballet and Blondie, alongside some of the eras most popular new artists including Toyah, Haysi Fantayzee and a solo Alison Moyet. There's a retro feel to the rest of disc two with 60s Jazz and Rock 'n' Roll influenced Pop from Matt Bianco, Shakin' Stevens, Stray Cats and closing with Bad Manners version of Can Can'.
CD3 begins with Frankie Goes To Hollywood's 9-week chart-topper 'Two Tribes', followed by 1981's biggest seller 'Don't You Want Me' from The Human League. Artists enjoying early chart success include Heaven 17, Tears For Fears and Men At Work. UB40 and Musical Youth feature with Reggae influenced pop, leading into a joyful run of pure pop high-energy including huge hits from Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin, Aneka, The Weather Girls, The Nolans, Dollar and finishing on a No.1 high with Bucks Fizz's 'My Camera Never Lies'.
TRACKLIST:
DISC ONE
1. Wham! - Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go
2. ABC - The Look Of Love, Pt.1
3. Kenny Loggins - Footloose - From "Footloose" Soundtrack
4. Dexys Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen
5. Bow Wow Wow - I Want Candy
6. Adam & The Ants - Prince Charming
7. Altered Images - I Could Be Happy
8. Haircut 100 - Love Plus One
9. Nik Kershaw - The Riddle - Album Version
10. Kajagoogoo - Too Shy
11. Soft Cell - What?
12. Matthew Wilder - Break My Stride
13. Howard Jones – Like To Get To Know You Well
14. Kim Wilde – Kids In America
15. Laura Branigan - Self Control
16. Kiki Dee - Star
17. The Kids From "Fame" - Hi-Fidelity
18. The Pointer Sisters - Jump (For My Love) - Single Remix
19. Rockwell - Somebody's Watching Me - Single Version
20. Junior - Mama Used To Say
21. Billy Ocean - Caribbean Queen (No More Love On the Run)
22. Deniece Williams - Let's Hear It for the Boy
DISC TWO
1. Duran Duran - Rio
2. Culture Club - Karma Chameleon
3. Ray Parker Jr. - Ghostbusters
4. Hot Chocolate - I Gave You My Heart (Didn't I)
5. Sister Sledge - Thinking of You
6. Rupert Holmes - Escape (The Pina Colada Song)
7. Spandau Ballet - Only When You Leave
8. Alison Moyet - Invisible
9. Blondie - Island Of Lost Souls
10. Toyah – It’s A Mystery
11. Haysi Fantayzee - Shiny Shiny
12. The Look - I Am The Beat
13. The Maisonettes – Heartache Avenue
14. Mari Wilson - Just What I Always Wanted
15. Matt Bianco - Get Out of Your Lazy Bed
16. Tracey Ullman - Breakaway
17. Jo Boxers - Boxerbeat
18. Shakin' Stevens - Green Door
19. Stray Cats - Rock This Town
20. Matchbox - Midnight Dynamos
21. Coast To Coast - (Do) The Hucklebuck
22. Bad Manners - Can Can
DISC THREE
1. Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Two Tribes
2. The Human League - Don't You Want Me
3. Heaven 17 - Temptation - Edit
4. Tears For Fears - Change - Radio Edit
5. Limahl - Never Ending Story
6. Mike Oldfield - Moonlight Shadow
7. Men At Work - Down Under
8. UB40 - Red Red Wine
9. Musical Youth - Pass The Dutchie
10. Blue Zoo - Cry Boy Cry
11. Re-Flex - The Politics of Dancing
12. Captain Sensible - Happy Talk
13. Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin - It's My Party
14. Aneka - Japanese Boy
15. Modern Romance - Ay Ay Ay Ay Moosey
16. Stacy Lattisaw - Jump to the Beat
17. The Weather Girls - It's Raining Men
18. The Nolans - I'm In the Mood for Dancing
19. Hazell Dean - Searchin' (I Gotta Find a Man)
20. Tight Fit - Fantasy Island
21. Dollar - Hand Held in Black and White
22. Bucks Fizz - My Camera Never Lies
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