My Top 200 Favorite New Wave Songs

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Published 2001

100		100.Trio Da Da Da I Don't Love You You Don't Love Me Aha Aha Aha / Da da da ich lieb dich nicht du liebst mich nicht aha aha aha (1982) [Single]
99		99.10,000 Maniacs Like the Weather / A Campfire Song (1988) [Single]
98		98.Wham! Freedom (1984) [Single]
97		97.Toto Coelo I Eat Cannibals (1983) [Single]
96		96.The Beat Mirror in the Bathroom (1995) [Single]
95		95.The B-52's The Best of The B-52's - Dance This Mess Around [Compilation]
94		94.The Dream Academy The Love Parade / Girl in a Million (For Edie Sedgwick) (1986) [Single]
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93		93.Nine Inch Nails Down in It (1989) [Single]
92		92.Pet Shop Boys Love Comes Quickly / That's My Impression (1986) [Single]
91		91.Peter Schilling Major Tom (Coming Home) / Major Tom (Völlig Losgelöst) (1983) [Single]
90		90.The Style Council My Ever Changing Moods (1984)
89		89.Peter Gabriel Shock the Monkey / Soft Dog (1982) [Single]
88		88.Go West We Close Our Eyes / Missing Persons (1985) [Single]
87		87.Pet Shop Boys It's Alright / One of the Crowd / Your Funny Uncle (1989) [Single]
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86		86.The Clash Rock the Casbah / Long Time Jerk (1982) [Single]
85		85.Soft Cell Sex Dwarf / Entertain Me / Seedy Films (1981) [Single]
84		84.The Cult She Sells Sanctuary (1985) [Single]
83		83.Real Life Send Me an Angel / Like a Gun (1983) [Single]
82		82.Public Image Ltd Disappointed / Same Old Story (1989) [Single]
81		81.Q-Feel Dancing in Heaven (Orbital Be-Bop) (1982) [Single]
80		80.Madness It Must Be Love (1992) [EP]
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79		79.The Blow Monkeys Digging Your Scene (2000) [Compilation]
78		78.Men at Work Be Good Johnny / F19 (1982) [Single]
77		77.Eurythmics Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) / I Could Give You (A Mirror) (1983) [Single]
76		76.Modern English I Melt With You / Life in the Gladhouse / Someone's Calling (1982) [Single]
75		75.New Order Round & Round (1989) [Single]
74		74.Alphaville Forever Young (1985) [Single]
73		73.World Party Ship of Fools (1987) [Single]
72		72.The Smiths Girlfriend in a Coma / Work Is a Four-Letter Word / I Keep Mine Hidden (1987) [Single]
71		71.Erasure The Innocents (1988) Weight Of The World
Weight Of The World
70		70.The Psychedelic Furs Love My Way / Aeroplane (1982) [Single]
69		69.Joy Division Love Will Tear Us Apart / These Days (1980) [Single]
68		68.Double The Captain of Her Heart / Your Prayer Takes Me Off Part II (1985) [Single]
67		67.Joy Division Atmosphere / The Only Mistake / Sound of Music (1988) [Single]
66		66.R.E.M. (Don't Go Back To) Rockville / Wolves, Lower / 9-9 / Gardening at Night (1984) [Single]
65		65.Camouflage The Great Commandment (1987) [Single]
64		64.Fine Young Cannibals I'm Not the Man I Used to Be (1989) [Single]
63		63.Boys Don't Cry I Wanna Be a Cowboy (12" Saddle Mix) / I Wanna Be a Cowboy (Instrumental Saloon Mix) (1985) [Single]
62		62.Depeche Mode Somebody / Blasphemous Rumours (1984) [Single]
61		61.The Church Reptile (1988) [Single]
60		60.INXS Don't Change / Long in Tooth (1982) [Single]
59		59.Bronski Beat Smalltown Boy / Infatuation / Memories (1984) [Single]
58		58.The Human League Mirror Man / Non-Stop (1983) [Single]
57		57.The Dead Milkmen Punk Rock Girl / Dizzy in the Daylight (1988) [Single]
56		56.Violent Femmes Blister in the Sun (1997) [Single]
55		55.Pet Shop Boys With Dusty Springfield ‎ What Have I Done to Deserve This? (1987) [Single]
54		54.Tears for Fears Change / The Conflict (1982) [Single]
53		53.The Beat Save It for Later / What's Your Best Thing (1982) [Single]
52		52.New Order True Faith (1987) [Single]
51		51.The B-52's Legal Tender / Moon 83 (1983) [Single]
50		50.R.E.M. Talk About the Passion / Shaking Through / Carnival of Sorts (Box Cars) / 1,000,000 (1983) [Single]
49		49.Fine Young Cannibals Suspicious Minds / Prick Up Your Ears (1985) [Single]
48		48.The Cure Fascination Street (1989) [Single]
47		47.Soft Cell Bedsitter / Facility Girls (1981) [Single]
46		46.Depeche Mode A Question of Lust (1986) [Single]
45		45.Midnight Oil Beds Are Burning (1987) [Single]
44		44.Billy Idol Eyes Without a Face / Blue Highway (1984) [Single]
43		43.Elvis Costello My Funny Valentine / (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding (1979) [Single]
42		42.R.E.M. It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine) / This One Goes Out (1987) [Single]
41		41.Berlin The Metro / World of Smiles (1983) [Single]
40		40.Level 42 Something About You (1985) [Single]
39		39.Depeche Mode Stripped / But Not Tonight (1986) [Single]
38		38.The Cure Charlotte Sometimes / Splintered in Her Head (1981) [Single]
37		37.The Smiths There Is a Light That Never Goes Out (1986) [Single]
36		36.Altered Images I Could Be Happy (1981) [Single]
35		35.The Smiths Bigmouth Strikes Again / Money Changes Everything / Unlovable (1986) [Single]
34		34.The Alan Parsons Project Eye in the Sky / Mammagamma (1982) [Single]
33		33.Devo Beautiful World / Nu-Tra Speaks (1981) [Single]
32		32.The Cure A Forest / Another Journey by Train (1980) [Single]
31		31.Culture Club Time (Clock of the Heart) / Whiteboys Can't Control It / Romance Beyond the Alphabet (1982) [Single]
30		30.Frankie Goes to Hollywood Relax / Ferry Cross the Mersey (1983) [Single]
29		29.Trans-X Living on Video (1993)
28		28.The Jesus and Mary Chain Head On (1988) [Single]
27		27.Morrissey Everyday Is Like Sunday (1988) [Single]
26		26.Madness One Step Beyond (2008)
25		25.U2 All I Want Is You (1989) [Single]
24		24.Ministry All Day / Everyday (Is Halloween) (1985) [Single]
23		23.The Church Under the Milky Way (1998) [Single]
22		22.Soft Cell Tainted Love / Where Did Our Love Go (1981) [Single]
21		21.Simple Minds Don't You (Forget About Me) / A Brass Band in Africa (1985) [Single]
20		20.Adam Ant Desperate but Not Serious / Why Do Girls Love Horses? (1982) [Single]
19		19.Bow Wow Wow Do You Wanna Hold Me? / What's the Time (Hey Buddy) / Biological Phenomenon (1983) [Single]
18		18.Soft Cell Where the Heart Is / It's a Mugs Game (1982) [Single]
17		17.Kate Bush Running Up That Hill / Under the Ivy (1985) [Single]
16		16.Pet Shop Boys West End Girls / A Man Could Get Arrested (1985) [Single]
15		15.Billy Idol Rebel Yell / Crank Call (1984) [Single]
14		14.The Vapors Turning Japanese / Talk Talk (1980) [Single]
13		13.U2 New Year's Day (1991) [Single]
12		12.Gary Numan Cars / Asylum (1979) [Single]
11		11.Duran Duran Hungry Like the Wolf / Careless Memories (1982) [Single]
10		10.Tears for Fears Everybody Wants to Rule the World (1985) [Single]
9		9.Duran Duran Is There Something I Should Know? (Monster Mix) (1983) [Single]
8		8.Go-Go's Head Over Heels / Good for Gone (1984) [Single]
7		7.INXS To Look at You / The Sax Thing (1983) [Single]
6		6.A Flock of Seagulls Space Age Love Song (1982) [Single]
5		5.U2 The Unforgettable Fire (1984) Bad
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4		4.New Order Temptation / Hurt (1982) [Single]
3		3.Wall of Voodoo Mexican Radio (1989) [Single]
2		2.New Order The Perfect Kiss / Kiss of Death / Perfect Pit (1985) [Single]
1		1.Talk Talk It's My Life / Does Caroline Know? (1984) [Single]
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My Top 200 Favorite New Wave Songs

100.Trio

Da Da Da I Don't Love You You Don't Love Me Aha Aha Aha / Da da da ich lieb dich nicht du liebst mich nicht aha aha aha (1982) [Single]

99.10,000 Maniacs

Like the Weather / A Campfire Song (1988) [Single]

98.Wham!

Freedom (1984) [Single]

97.Toto Coelo

I Eat Cannibals (1983) [Single]

96.The Beat

Mirror in the Bathroom (1995) [Single]

95.The B-52's

The Best of The B-52's - Dance This Mess Around [Compilation]

94.The Dream Academy

The Love Parade / Girl in a Million (For Edie Sedgwick) (1986) [Single]

93.Nine Inch Nails

Down in It (1989) [Single]

92.Pet Shop Boys

Love Comes Quickly / That's My Impression (1986) [Single]

91.Peter Schilling

Major Tom (Coming Home) / Major Tom (Völlig Losgelöst) (1983) [Single]

90.The Style Council

My Ever Changing Moods (1984)

89.Peter Gabriel

Shock the Monkey / Soft Dog (1982) [Single]

88.Go West

We Close Our Eyes / Missing Persons (1985) [Single]

87.Pet Shop Boys

It's Alright / One of the Crowd / Your Funny Uncle (1989) [Single]

86.The Clash

Rock the Casbah / Long Time Jerk (1982) [Single]

85.Soft Cell

Sex Dwarf / Entertain Me / Seedy Films (1981) [Single]

84.The Cult

She Sells Sanctuary (1985) [Single]

83.Real Life

Send Me an Angel / Like a Gun (1983) [Single]

82.Public Image Ltd

Disappointed / Same Old Story (1989) [Single]

81.Q-Feel

Dancing in Heaven (Orbital Be-Bop) (1982) [Single]

80.Madness

It Must Be Love (1992) [EP]

79.The Blow Monkeys

Digging Your Scene (2000) [Compilation]

78.Men at Work

Be Good Johnny / F19 (1982) [Single]

77.Eurythmics

Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) / I Could Give You (A Mirror) (1983) [Single]

76.Modern English

I Melt With You / Life in the Gladhouse / Someone's Calling (1982) [Single]

75.New Order

Round & Round (1989) [Single]

74.Alphaville

Forever Young (1985) [Single]

73.World Party

Ship of Fools (1987) [Single]

72.The Smiths

Girlfriend in a Coma / Work Is a Four-Letter Word / I Keep Mine Hidden (1987) [Single]

71.Erasure

The Innocents (1988)

70.The Psychedelic Furs

Love My Way / Aeroplane (1982) [Single]

69.Joy Division

Love Will Tear Us Apart / These Days (1980) [Single]

68.Double

The Captain of Her Heart / Your Prayer Takes Me Off Part II (1985) [Single]

67.Joy Division

Atmosphere / The Only Mistake / Sound of Music (1988) [Single]

66.R.E.M.

(Don't Go Back To) Rockville / Wolves, Lower / 9-9 / Gardening at Night (1984) [Single]

65.Camouflage

The Great Commandment (1987) [Single]

64.Fine Young Cannibals

I'm Not the Man I Used to Be (1989) [Single]

63.Boys Don't Cry

I Wanna Be a Cowboy (12" Saddle Mix) / I Wanna Be a Cowboy (Instrumental Saloon Mix) (1985) [Single]

62.Depeche Mode

Somebody / Blasphemous Rumours (1984) [Single]

61.The Church