80s Music
80s New Wave Music
New Wave and SynthPop music in the years 1980-1984
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The Artists, Songs, and Videos that defined the 80s New Wave Music Scene
1981
MTV's arrival in 1981 took 80s New Wave Music to new heights. MTV aggressively played 80s New Wave bands and their videos. New Wave was the primary genre played on MTV through the year 1984. The majority of the early New Wave bands played by MTV were from Great Britain. This caused journalists to label this period as the "Second British Invasion".
Top 80s New Wave Songs From 1981 included:
1982
By 1982, The term New Wave was used to describe just about any new band that was heavily into synthesizers. Some did not like this over generalization and coined the term "Synthpop" to describe these bands.
Top 80s New Wave Songs From 1982 included:
1983
The Eurythmics burst on the scene in 1983 with their Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) album. The title track shot straight to #1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Chart.
Top 80s New Wave Songs From 1983 included:
1984
The Thompson Twins were very popular in 1984. Their hits Hold Me Now and Doctor! Doctor! were top twenty hits on both the Billboard Hot 100 and the Billboard US Dance charts.
Other Top 80s New Wave Songs From 1984 included: