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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.)
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] A Deluxe Edition was also released in a digital-only format, which contains an extra 22 tracks on top of the initial 18, bringing the total number of songs to 40. [4]
Pages in category "New wave compilation albums" ... New Wave Hits of the '80s; ... New Wave (compilation album) No Great Lost: Songs, 1979–1985; No Thanks! The '70s ...
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 ...
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music [5] Q [6] The Best of A Flock of Seagulls is a compilation album by new wave band A Flock of Seagulls, released in October 1986 by ...
Scary Thieves were a short-lived English 1980s new wave band, best known for the hits "Tell Me Girl" and "The Waiting Game". Both songs are included on the Hardest Hits compilations, which focus on obscure new wave/synth bands that have little to big cult followings.
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 label issues compilations of rare 1980s modern rock and new wave songs, many previously unreleased on CD. In addition to releasing new material by artists such as BigBang, Nerf Herder and Wesley Willis, the label has also re-released albums by artists such as Brian Wilson and Barnes & Barnes.