Sometimes it's hard defining what a true "New Wave" song is. Many lists I've seen just include any song that was a hit between 1979 and 1986. This is not true. One list I saw even had Dire Straits on the list. Dire Straits are no where near the category of New Wave. Some of the groups on my list are arguably New Wave, but those are further down the list. The true New Wave song rank higher. For me, it's whether the song has held up over the years, and chart position is irrelevant.
Criteria:
1. Usually between 1979 and 1986.
2. Higher ranked if it has that "New Wavey" sound.
11. Safety
Dance – Men Without Hats
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12. Tainted
Love – Soft Cell
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13. Come
On Eileen – Dexy’s Midnight Runners
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14. This
Charming Man – The Smiths
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15. Video
Killed The Radio Star – Buggles
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16. Hungry
Like The Wolf – Duran Duran
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17. I
Ran – Flock Of Seagulls
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18. If
You Leave – OMD
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19. Echo
Beach – Martha And The Muffins
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20. Gold
– Spandau Ballet
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21. Head
Over Heels – Tears For Fears
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22. Cruel
To Be Kind – Nick Lowe
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23. Puttin’
On The Ritz – Taco
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24. Sweet
Dreams – Eurythmics
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25. True
– Spandau Ballet
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26. Turning
Japanese – Vapors
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27. West
End Girls – Pet Shop Boys
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28. What
I Like About You – The Romantics
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29. Antmusic
– Adam And The Ants
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30. Beautiful
World – Devo
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31. Close
To Me – The Cure
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32. Cool
For Cats – Squeeze
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33. Poison
Arrow – ABC
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34. And
She Was – Talking Heads
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35. Do
You Really Want To Hurt Me? – Culture Club
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36. Eyes
Without A Face – Billy Idol
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37. Kids
In America – Kim Wilde
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38. Life
In A Northern Town – The Dream Academy
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39. Mad
World – Tears For Fears
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40. Girls
On Film – Duran Duran
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41. Goody
Two Shoes – Adam Ant
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42. Love
Of The Common People – Paul Young
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43. Mexican
Radio – Wall Of Voodoo
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44. The
Look Of Love – ABC
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45. One
Night In Bangkok – Murray Head
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46. Please
Please Please Let Me Get What I Want – The Smiths
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47. Psycho
Killer – Talking Heads
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48. Relax
– Frankie Goes To Hollywood
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49. Shell
Shock – New Order
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50. Skin
Deep – The Stranglers
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51. Send
Me An Angle – Real Life
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52. Senses
Working Overtime – XTC
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53. Steppin’
Out – Joe Jackson
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54. Take
On Me – A-Ha
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55. Together
In Electric Dreams – Phil Oakey et al
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56. Talking
In Your Sleep – The Romantics
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57. Always
Something There To Remind Me – Naked Eyes
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58. Cars
– Gary Numan
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59. Down
Under – Men At Work
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60. Fade
To Grey – Visage
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61. Golden
Brown – The Stranglers
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62. Goodbye
Bad Times – Phil Oakley et al
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63. Karma
Chameleon – Culture Club
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64. Looking
For Clues – Robert Palmer
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65. Love
Cats – The Cure
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66. Here
Comes The Rain Again – Eurythmics
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67. No
One Is To Blame – Howard Jones
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68. Only
When You Leave – Spandau Ballet
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69. Hold
Me Now – Thompson Twins
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70. I
Don’t Like Mondays – Boomtown Rats
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71. Quasimodo’s
Dream – The Reels
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72. She
Bop – Cyndi Lauper
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73. Shout
– Tears For Fears
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74. Road
To Nowhere – Talking Heads
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75. Shake
It Up – The Cars
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76. White
Wedding – Billy Idol
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77. Town
Called Malice – The Jam
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78. Wild
Wild Life – Talking Heads
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79. Wouldn’t
It Be Good – Nik Kershaw
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80. What
You Need – INXS
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81. 8675309
Jenny – Tommy TUtone
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82. Cruel
Summer – Bananarama
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83. Dance
Hall Days – Wang Chung
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84. Drive
– The Cars
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85. 99
Luft Ballons – Nena
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86. Enola
Gay – OMD
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87. Everybody
Wants To Rule The World – Tears For Fears
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88. Girl’s
Just Wanna Have Fun – Cyndi Lauper
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89. Girl’s
Talk – Dave Edmunds
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90. Great
Southern Land – Icehouse
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91. Is
She Really Going Out With Him? – Joe Jackson
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92. Jeopardy
– Greg Kihn Band
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93. Happy
Talk – Captain Sensible
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94. Hit
Me With Your Rhythm Stick – Ian Dury
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95. Johnny
And Mary – Robert Palmer
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96. Louise
We Get It Right – Jona Lewie
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97. Left
Of Centre – Suzanne Vega
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98. Like
To Get To Know You Well – Howard Jones
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99. Luka
– Suzanne Vega
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100.
Obsession – Animotion
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Special mentions go to:
My Sharona – The Knack
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Oliver’s Army – Elvis Costello
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Our House – Madness
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Pretty In Pink – Psychedelic Furs
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Rock Me Amadeus – Falco
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Sex – Berlin
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The Unguarded Moment – The Church
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Walk Like An Egyptian – The Bangles
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What Is Love? – Howard Jones
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Wherever I Lay My Hat – Paul Young
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Whip It! – Devo
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Who Can It Be Now? – Men At Work
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You Spin Me Round Like A Record – Dead Or Alive
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Always The Sun – The Stranglers
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Ashes To Ashes – David Bowie
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Blister In The Sun – Violent Femmes
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Blue Monday – New Order
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Catch Me I’m Falling – Real Life
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Everything Must Change – Paul Young
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Girls Like Me – Bonnie Hayes
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Heroes – David Bowie
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I Won’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me – Nik Kershaw
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Manic Monday – The Bangles
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Marlene On The Wall – Suzanne Vega
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No More Words – Berlin
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Only You – Yazoo
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If I was – Midge Ure
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Pop Muzic – M
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Rock Lobster – B-52’s
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Running Up That Hill – Kate Bush
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Six Months In A Leaky Boat – Split Enz
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Avalon – Roxy Music
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Babooshka – Kate Bush
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Be Good Johnny – Men At Work
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Brass In Pocket – Pretenders
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Burning Down The House – Talking Heads
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Der Kommissar – After The Fire
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Driver’s Seat – Sniff ‘n’ The Tears
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Every Breath You Take – The Police
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Hey St Peter – Flash And The Pan
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I Got You – Split Enz
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Pocket Pool - Killer Pussy
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Love Resurrection – Alison Moyet
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Rio – Duran Duran
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Roxanne – The Police
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Say It Isn’t So – Hall and Oates
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She Blinded Me With Science – Thomas Dolby
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Sounds Of Then – Gangajang
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Sparks – Eaten By The Monster Of Love
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Sweet And Sour – The Takeaways
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The Power Of Love – Frankie Goes To Hollywood
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Too Shy – Kajagoogoo
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Waiting For A Train – Flash And The Pan
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Boys In Town – Divinyls
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Ca Plane Pour Moi – Plastic Bertrand
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Election Day – Arcadia
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I Want Candy – Bow Wow Wow
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If You Leave Me Can I Come Too – Mental As Anything
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It’s A Mistake – Men At Work
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Lucky Star – Madonna
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Money (That’s What I Want) – Flying Lizards
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Private Eyes – Hall and Oates
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Tom’s Diner – Suzanne Vega
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