WORLD OF POP MUSIC (show/hide)
WORLD OF POP MUSIC from ∙ USA & Canada ∙ UK ∙ Europe ∙ Latin America ∙ Africa ∙ Australia + NZ ∙ Russia ∙ Jamaica ∙ … Elsewhere ∙
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UK POP MUSIC in the years...

POP ROCK
∙ 1980 ∙ Robert Palmer ∙ Hazel O'Connor ∙ The Alan Parsons Project ∙ Jona Lewie ∙ 1981 ∙ Bolland & Bolland (NL) ∙ Kim Wilde ∙ 1982 ∙ Bow Wow Wow ∙ Roxy Music ∙ Mike Oldfield ∙ Asia ∙ Jon & Vangelis ∙ Joe Jackson ∙ 1983 ∙ Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson ∙ UB40 ∙ The Police ∙ 1984 ∙ Wham ∙ Sade ∙ Chris De Burgh ∙ Murray Head ∙ Penguin Cafe Orchestra ∙ 1985 ∙ Paul Young ∙ Bryan Ferry ∙ Marillion ∙ 1986 ∙ Cutting Crew ∙ Black ∙ Steve Winwood ∙ 1987 ∙ George Michael ∙ Sting ∙ Sinead O’Connor ∙ The Pogues ∙ 1988 ∙ Tanita Tikaram ∙ Voice of the Beehive ∙ 1989 ∙ Del Amitri ∙ Texas ∙ Neneh Cherry ∙ Malcolm McLaren ∙
SOUL RnB (show/hide)
∙ 1980 ∙ Dexy's Midnight Runners ∙ 1982 ∙ The Light Of The World ∙ 1989 ∙ Lisa Stansfield ∙ Soul II Soul ∙
SYNTH POP (show/hide)
∙ 1980 ∙ Japan ∙ The Korgis ∙ Omd (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark) ∙ 1981 ∙ Soft Cell ∙ Visage ∙ Human League ∙ Rupert Hine ∙ The Specials ∙ 1982 ∙ Boy George & Culture Club ∙ A Flock Of Seagulls ∙ Abc ∙ Heaven 17 ∙ Imagination ∙ Thomas Dolby ∙ Blancmange ∙ 1984 ∙ Howard Jones ∙ Tears For Fears ∙ Pet Shop Boys ∙ Bronski Beat ∙ Thompson Twins ∙ 1983 ∙ Wang Chung ∙ Kajagoogoo ∙ Spandau Ballet ∙ Nik Kershaw ∙ The The ∙ Naked Eyes ∙ Fiction Factory ∙ Freur ∙ The Nits (NL) ∙ 1985 ∙ Depeche Mode ∙ 1986 ∙ Boom Boom Room ∙ Thinkman ∙ The Communards ∙ Level 42 ∙ 1988 ∙ Prefab Sprout ∙ Westworld ∙ Something Happens ∙ 1989 ∙ Fine Young Cannibals ∙ Paul Haig ∙
NEW WAVE (show/hide)
∙ 1980 ∙ Ultravox (ULTRAVOX) ∙ David Bowie (DAVID BOWIE) ∙ 1981 ∙ New Order (NEW ORDER) ∙ Simple Minds (SIMPLE MINDS) ∙ Phil Collins (PHIL COLLINS) ∙ Adam and the Ants ∙ 1982 ∙ Duran Duran ∙ The Pretenders ∙ Captain Sensible ∙ John Watts ∙ 1983 ∙ Eurythmics ∙ U2 ∙ Yes ∙ The Fixx ∙ The Fall ∙ Shriekback ∙ Big Country ∙ Thin Lizzy ∙ Genesis (GENESIS) ∙ 1984 ∙ Talk Talk ∙ Billy Idol ∙ Frankie Goes To Hollywood ∙ Lloyd Cole & The Commotions ∙ Psychedelic Furs ∙ The Icicle Works ∙ The Stranglers ∙ Echo & the Bunnymen ∙ Russ Ballard ∙ 1985 ∙ Fergal Sharkey ∙ Nico+The Faction ∙ Waterboys ∙ 1986 ∙ Hipsway ∙ Public Image Ltd ∙ It's immaterial ∙ The Neon Judgement ∙ 1987 ∙ The Jesus and Mary Chain ∙ Spacemen 3 ∙ House Of Love ∙ 1988 ∙ Spear Of Destiny ∙ When in Rome ∙ The Name ∙ 1989 ∙ Flesh For Lulu ∙ Shy Reptiles ∙ Stone Roses ∙ The Hollow Men ∙
GOTHIC ROCK (show/hide)
∙ 1981 ∙ Siouxsee and the Banshees (SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEES) ∙ 1983 ∙ The Cure (THE CURE) ∙ Bauhaus ∙ 1984 ∙ The Smiths ∙ This Mortal Coil ft Elizabeth Fraser ∙ 1985 ∙ Killing Joke ∙ The Damned ∙ 1986 ∙ The Mission ∙ Richard Strange & the Engine Room ∙ 1987 ∙ Sisters of Mercy ∙ 1989 ∙ Love & Rockets ∙ Peter Murphy ∙ The Cure ∙