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The series contained 15 volumes. The first five were released on 21 June 1994, and concentrated mostly on music issued between 1977 and 1981, with a few tracks from 1982. (Despite the "New Wave Hits of the '80s" subtitle, Volume 1 actually contains no tracks from the 1980s; tracks from 1980 and later begin appearing midway through Volume 2.)
Now That's What I Call New Wave 80s is a compilation album from the popular Now! series, released in the United States on August 7, 2015 on CD format. [1] The album contains hit new wave songs of the 1980s. It reached No. 106 on the Billboard 200 and No. 16 on the Billboard Top Rock Albums chart. [2] [3]
New wave music encompassed a wide variety of styles that shared a quirky, lighthearted, and humorous tone [37] that were popular in the late 1970s and early 1980s. [4] New wave includes several pop-oriented styles from this time period. [4] Common characteristics of new wave music include a humorous or quirky pop approach, the use of electronic ...
New wave is a music genre that encompasses pop-oriented styles from the 1970s through the 1980s. It is considered a lighter and more melodic "broadening of punk culture ". [4] It was originally used as a catch-all for the various styles of music that emerged after punk rock .
Face to Face is the self-titled debut album of the Boston new wave band Face to Face, originally released in 1984 on LP (BFE 38857) and Cassette by Epic Records. It peaked at #126 on the Billboard pop album charts in the summer of 1984.
New wave of new wave compilation albums (1 C) 0–9. 2 Plus 1 compilation albums (2 P) B. The B-52's compilation albums (3 P) Bananarama compilation albums (10 P)
The following is a list of artists and bands associated with the new wave music genre during the late 1970s and early-to-mid 1980s. The list does not include acts associated with the resurgences and revivals of the genre that have occurred from the 1990s onward.
The song is a regular feature on 1980s and new wave compilation albums. Fiction Factory had no other notable successes beyond "(Feels Like) Heaven", marking the band as a one-hit wonder. [3] The song was written by Kevin Patterson and Eddie Jordan shortly after they had formed Fiction Factory with Chic Medley.