80s Pop Explosion! The Decades' Greatest Pop: Volume One 1980-1984 - Various Artists [CD]

Celebrate the legendary pop sounds of the 1980s with this brand-new 3CD collection featuring a spectacular 60 pop classics from 1980-1984. CD1 bursts into life with Wham!'s chart-topping 'Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go', followed by a run of familiar favourites from ABC and Kenny Loggins, and timeless sing-alongs from Dexys Midnight Runners with 'Come On Eileen' and Bow Wow Wow's 'I Want Candy'. Classics from Adam & The Ants, Haircut 100, Kajagoogoo and Nik Kershaw pave the way for enduring favourites including Kim Wilde's 'Kids In America', Rockwell's 'Somebody's Watching Me' and The Pointer Sisters' 'Jump (For My Love)', before closing on the dancefloor smash 'Let's Hear It For The Boy' from Deniece Williams. CD2 opens with Duran Duran and their iconic 'Rio', followed by a global smash from Culture Club with 'Karma Chameleon'. The hits continue with standout tracks from Sister Sledge, Spandau Ballet and Blondie, alongside some of the eras most popular new artists including Toyah, Haysi Fantayzee and a solo Alison Moyet. There's a retro feel to the rest of disc two with 60s Jazz and Rock 'n' Roll influenced Pop from Matt Bianco, Shakin' Stevens, Stray Cats and closing with Bad Manners version of Can Can'. CD3 begins with Frankie Goes To Hollywood's 9-week chart-topper 'Two Tribes', followed by 1981's biggest seller 'Don't You Want Me' from The Human League. Artists enjoying early chart success include Heaven 17, Tears For Fears and Men At Work. UB40 and Musical Youth feature with Reggae influenced pop, leading into a joyful run of pure pop high-energy including huge hits from Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin, Aneka, The Weather Girls, The Nolans, Dollar and finishing on a No.1 high with Bucks Fizz's 'My Camera Never Lies'.

Disc 1
1. Wake Me Up Before You Go Go - Wham!
2. The Look of Love, Pt. 1 - ABC
3. Footloose (From 'Footloose' Soundtrack) - Kenny Loggins
4. Come On Eileen - Dexys Midnight Runners
5. I Want Candy - Bow Wow Wow
6. Prince Charming - Adam & The Ants
7. I Could Be Happy - Altered Images
8. Love Plus One - Haircut 100
9. The Riddle (Album Version) - Nik Kershaw
10. Too Shy - Kajagoogoo
11. What? - Soft Cell
12. Break My Stride - Matthew Wilder
13. Like to Get to Know You Well - Howard Jones
14. Kids in America - Kim Wilde
15. Self Control - Laura Branigan
16. Star - Kiki Dee
17. Hi-fidelity - The Kids From Fame
18. Jump (For My Love) [single Remix] - The Pointer Sisters
19. Somebody's Watching Me (Single Version) - Rockwell
20. Mama Used to Say - Junior
21. Caribbean Queen (No More Love On the Run) - Billy Ocean
22. Let's Hear It for the Boy - Deniece Williams
Disc 2
1. Rio - Duran Duran
2. Karma Chameleon - Culture Club
3. Ghostbusters - Ray Parker Jr.
4. I Gave You My Heart (Didn't I) - Hot Chocolate
5. Thinking of You - Sister Sledge
6. Escape (The Pi¤a Colada Song) - Rupert Holmes
7. Only When You Leave - Spandau Ballet
8. Invisible - Alison Moyet
9. Island of Lost Souls - Blondie
10. It's a Mystery - Toyah
11. Shiny Shiny - Haysi Fantayzee
12. I Am the Beat - The Look
13. Heartache Avenue - The Maisonettes
14. Just What I Always Wanted - Mari Wilson
15. Get Out of Your Lazy Bed - Matt Bianco
16. Breakaway - Tracey Ullman
17. Boxerbeat - Jo Boxers
18. Green Door - Shakin' Stevens
19. Rock This Town - Stray Cats
20. Midnight Dynamos - Matchbox
21. (Do) the Hucklebuck - Coast to Coast
22. Can Can - Bad Manners
Disc 3
1. Two Tribes - Frankie Goes to Hollywood
2. Don't You Want Me - The Human League
3. Temptation (Edit) - Heaven 17
4. Change (Radio Edit) - Tears for Fears
5. Never Ending Story - Limahl
6. Moonlight Shadow - Mike Oldfield
7. Down Under - Men at Work
8. Red Red Wine - UB40
9. Pass the Dutchie - Musical Youth
10. Cry Boy Cry - Blue Zoo
11. The Politics of Dancing - Re-Flex
12. Happy Talk - Captain Sensible
13. It's My Party - Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin
14. Japanese Boy - Aneka
15. Ay Ay Ay Ay Moosey - Modern Romance
16. Jump to the Beat - Stacy Lattisaw
17. It's Raining Men - The Weather Girls
18. I'm in the Mood for Dancing - The Nolans
19. Searchin' (I Gotta Find a Man) - Hazell Dean
20. Fantasy Island - Tight Fit
21. Hand Held in Black and White - Dollar
22. My Camera Never Lies - Bucks Fizz