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In 1982 Disco music had almost all but died out. It was being replaced by New Wave music, you can feel that influence on this list. You can also feel the influence of MTV, yes MTV used have music and influence. New Wave music took full advantage of the visual medium and that’s partly why it exploded in the early 80s.
35) Prince “Little Red Corvette”:
36) REO Speedwagon “Keep The FIre Burnin”:
How did this amazing song only peak at #2? 37) Laura Branigan “Gloria”:
38) J. Geils Band “Centerfold”:
39) Air Supply “Even The Nights Are Better”:
40) Foreigner “Break It Up”:
41) The Gap Band “Early In The Morning”:
42) Dionne Warwick “Heartbreaker”:
43) Chicago “Hard To Say I’m Sorry/Get Away”:
44) INXS “Don’t Change”:
49) Journey “Still They Ride”:
50) The Clash “Rock The Casbah”:
51) “Billie Jean”:
52) Rush “New World Man”:
53) Prince “Delirious”:
54) Toto “Rosanna”:
55) Dexy’s Midnight Runners “Come On Eileen”:
56) “Breaking Us In Two”:
She Blinded Me With Science
57) Joe Jackson “Breaking Us In Two”:
58) Night Ranger “Sing Me Away”:
59) Eddie Money “Shakin’”:
60) Billy Joel “Pressure”:
61) “Human Nature”:
Shadows of The Night
62) “I Ran (So Far Away)”:
63) Elton John “Blue Eyes”:
64) The Police “Spirits In The Material World”:
65) Missing Persons “Words”:
66) Asia “Heat of The Moment”:
Olivia Newton-John “Make A Move On Me”:
67) The Culture Club “I’ll Tumble 4 Ya”:
71) “P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)”:
81) Van Halen “Dancing In The Streets”:
Eurythmics “Love Is A Stranger”:
82) Duran Duran “Hungry Like The Wolf”:
83) Journey “Stone In Love”:
84) Air Supply “Two Less Lonely People In The World”:
85) The J. Geils Band “Freeze Frame”:
Oingo Boingo “Wild Sex (In The Working Class)”:
86) Eddie Money “Think I’m In Love”:
87) INXS “The One Thing”:
90) Billy Idol “Hot In The City”:
99) Billy Joel “Allentown”:
100) Toto “I Won’t Hold You Back”:
102) A Flock of Seagulls “Space Age Love Song”:
103) Missing Persons “Destination Unknown”:
104) Asia “Only Time Will Tell”:
105) Sole Survivor
106) Asia “Wildest Dreams”:
107) Everybody Wants You”:
Peter Gabriel “I Have The Touch”:
Thomas Dolby “Europa and the Pirate Twins”:
110) Donald Fagen “New Frontier”:
Chariots of Fire
“Harden My Heart”:
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Leather and Lace
“I’ve Never Been To Me”:
65 Love Affair”:
Only THe Lonely
Take The L
John Waite “Change”:
Josie Cotton “Tell Him”:
Neil Diamond “Heartlight”:
New Order “Temptation”:
The Kinks “Come Dancing”:
You Got Lucky”:
Thompson Twins “In The Name of Love”:
Key Largo
Rolling Stones “Hang Fire”:
Album released in 1981, the single released in 1982. AC/DC “For Those About To Rock We Salute You”:
“Waiting For A Girl Like You”:
Modern English “I Melt For You”:
“Emotions In Motion”:
Dan Fogelberg “Missing You”:
Dan Fogelberg “Make Love Stay”:
Looking For A Stranger”:
Rick Springfield “Don’t Talk To Strangers”:
Billy Joel “Goodnight Saigon”:
Quarterflash “Find Another Fool”:
The Cars Shake It Up
Let It Whip
Turn Your Love Around”:
When It’s Over”:
“Who Can It Be Now”:
“Let’s Groove”:
Cheap Trick “If You Want My Love”:
Only You
The Clocks “She Looks A Lot Like You”:
Situation”:
Do You Really Want To Hurt Me”:
Maneater
One On One
Family Man
Frida “I Know There’s Something Going On”:
Take It Easy On Me
Did It In A Minute
That GIrl
Trouble
Love’s Been A Little Hard On Me
Do You Believe In Love
Cool Night
Caught Up In You
Why Do Fools Fall In Love
Wasted On The Way
One Hundred Ways
Don’t Fight It”:
Our Lips Are Sealed”:
You Can Do Magic
Somebody’s Baby”:
Huey Lewis and the News “Working For A Living”:
Crimson and Clover
“She’s A Runner”:
Aldo Nova “Fantasy”:
Here I Am
Edge of Seventeen”:
Take Me To The Top”:
I Want Candy
Take Off
Time (Clock of The Heart)”:
Valley Girl
Jukebox (Don’t Put Another Dime In The Jukebox)”:
Twilight Zone
I Love A Man In Uniform
Shock The Monkey
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