New Wave Essentials

Apple Music Alternative

Editors' Notes Rediscover the genre's chart-toppers, classics, and lost favourites. Our editors regularly update this playlist—if you hear something you like, add it to your library.
Soft Cell
Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret (Deluxe Edition)
9:02
 
a-ha
Hunting High & Low (Remastered)
3:48
 
Modern English
After the Snow
4:11
 
Duran Duran
Rio (Remastered)
5:40
 
Culture Club
Colour By Numbers
4:12
 
The Go-Go's
Beauty and the Beat
2:30
 
Adam Ant
Adam Ant:Super Hits
3:29
 
Eurythmics
Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
3:36
 
Falco
Falco III
3:22
 
The B-52's
Cosmic Thing
5:21
 
Dexys Midnight Runners
Too Rye Ay
4:47
 
A Flock of Seagulls
I Ran (So Far Away)
5:03
 
The Human League
Dare
3:56
 
Wham!
Make It Big
3:51
 
After the Fire
One Rule
4:04
 
Simple Minds
Once Upon a Time (Super Deluxe)
6:36
 
Berlin
Pleasure Victim
4:11
 
The Clash
Combat Rock
3:08
 
'Til Tuesday
Voices Carry (Expanded Edition)
4:20
 
Animotion
Obsession - The Best of Animotion
5:37
 
Madness
Madness
3:21
 
The B-52's
The B-52's
6:52
 
Thomas Dolby
The Golden Age of Wireless
3:42
 
Devo
Freedom of Choice
2:41
 
Tears for Fears
Songs From the Big Chair (Super Deluxe Version)
4:47
 
The Vapors
Guilty Pleasures
3:45
 
Depeche Mode
Some Great Reward
3:52
 
Gary Numan
The Pleasure Principle
3:58
 
Men At Work
Business As Usual
3:42
 
Wang Chung
Mosaic
4:47
 
Bow Wow Wow
The Best of Bow Wow Wow
2:44
 
Haircut 100
Pelican West Plus
3:32
 
Talking Heads
Remain In Light (Deluxe Version)
4:19
 
Billy Idol
Greatest Hits
4:50
 
Big Country
The Crossing (Deluxe Edition)
3:42
 
Nena
99 Luftballons
3:52
 
Kajagoogoo
White Feathers
3:41
 
The Romantics
The Romantics
2:55
 
Roxy Music
Avalon
4:30
 
Blondie
One Way or Another (Remastered) - Single
3:32
 
Toni Basil
Mickey: The Very Best of Toni Basil
4:13
 
The Buggles
The Age of Plastic
4:13
 
Katrina and the Waves
Anthology
4:01
 
Corey Hart
First Offense
5:15
 
Talk Talk
The Party's Over
3:23
 
Bananarama
True Confessions (Collector's Edition)
3:49
 
Missing Persons
Spring Session M
4:00
 
Men Without Hats
Rhythm of Youth
2:46
 
Pretenders
The Singles
3:05
 
Dead or Alive
Youthquake
3:19
 
ABC
The Lexicon of Love (Deluxe Edition)
3:23
 
David Bowie
Best of Bowie
4:17
 
General Public
All the Rage
3:38
 
The Cure
Three Imaginary Boys (Deluxe Edition)
2:37
 
Orchestral Manoeuvres In the Dark
Pretty In Pink (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
4:24
 
Tommy Tutone
867-5309 / Jenny - Single
3:51
 
Joy Division
Love Will Tear Us Apart (1980 Martin Hannett Versions)
3:16
 
Violent Femmes
Violent Femmes
3:06
 
Thompson Twins
Into the Gap
4:46
 
Naked Eyes
Naked Eyes (2018 Remaster)
3:39
 
Duran Duran
Rio (Remastered)
3:41
 
The Jam
The Gift (Deluxe Edition)
2:53
 
The Boomtown Rats
Back To Boomtown: Classic Rats Hits
4:19
 
Split Enz
True Colours
3:29
 
Wall of Voodoo
Call of the West
4:08
 
Squeeze
Argybargy (Deluxe Edition)
3:59
 
The English Beat
I Just Can't Stop It (Remastered)
3:10
 
Jo Boxers
Essential Boxerbeat
4:43
 
The Cars
The Cars
3:43
 
Kim Wilde
Kim Wilde (Expanded & Remastered)
3:29
 
The Plimsouls
Everywhere at Once
3:35
 
The Psychedelic Furs
Forever Now
3:33
 
XTC
The Compact XTC
3:42
 
The Knack
Get the Knack
4:55
 
Murray Head
Chess (The Original Recording / Remastered / Deluxe Edition)
5:02
 
The Alarm
Strength (1985-1986 Remastered)
5:34
 
The Police
Zenyatta Mondatta (Remastered)
4:04
 
The Smiths
Hatful of Hollow
6:47
 
Spandau Ballet
True (Remastered)
6:33
 
Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Welcome to the Pleasuredome
3:56
 
Level 42
World Machine (Deluxe Edition)
4:25
 
Real Life
Heartland
3:56
 
Johnny Hates Jazz
Turn Back the Clock
3:27
 
New Order
Singles
7:30
 
Red Rockers
Good As Gold
4:01
 
The Waitresses
Wasn't Tomorrow Wonderful?
3:11
 
Greg Kihn Band
Kihnspiracy
3:49
 
Robert Palmer
Clues
4:53
 
The Motels
All Four One
3:16
 
Musical Youth
Best of 80s
3:23
 
INXS
Shabooh Shoobah
3:25
 
Re-Flex
Hipsters 80s
3:57
 
The Call
Modern Romans
3:38
 
XTC
Drums and Wires
4:13
 
Golden Earring
Cut
7:58
 
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
This Year's Model
3:06
 
Oingo Boingo
Dead Man's Party
6:08
 
The Jam
The Gift (Deluxe Edition)
3:27
 
Howard Jones
Human's Lib (Deluxe Remastered and Expanded Edition)
6:36
 
The Specials
The Best of 2 Tone
3:39
 

Featured Artists