1983
Best year ever!!! I was 10 years old.
A bit of cheese amongst this lot, but like I said, I was 10. :)
Come Dancing- The Kinks.
This Charming man - The Smiths.
Story of the blues- The mighty Wah.
Everything counts- Depeche Mode
First picture of you -Lotus eaters
Blue Monday - New Order.
UB40-red red wine
Fascination - Human league
Down Under - Men at work.
Too shy- Kajagoogoo (I know :-/ )
Stepping out - Joe Jackson.
Wings of Dove - Madness.
Come live with me- Heaven 17.
Sign of the times - Belle Stars
Style council - long hot summer.
Hold me now - Thompson twins.
Nobodies diary - Yazoo
Can'tget used to losing you - The Beat.
New Song - Howard Jones.
Best years of our lives- Modern romance.
Don't try to stop it - Roman holiday.
Gold - Spandau Ballet
Our lips are sealed - Funboy 3.
Change - Tears for fears.
Level 42- living it up.
Some corkers in that lot.
With you on that my friend and especially 1989.
Oh yes brother! Some absolute corkers in that lot.Some great songs there. I met Roman Holiday on a train to Euston around the time of their hit.
Tantalise Jimmy the Hoover
Dead Giveaway Shalamar
Last Film Kissing the Pink
Kissing With Confidence Will Powers
Sun and the Rain Madness
Rocksteady Crew
Pale Shelter Tears For Fears
Let's Dance David Bowie
The Cutter / Never Stop Echo and the Bunnymen
Confusion New Order
Beat It Michael Jackson
Every Breath You Take Police
Celtic Soul Brothers Dexys
House That Jack Built Tracie
Mexican Radio Wall of Voodoo
Mid-80s (83-88)
Throwing Muses
REM
The Smiths
Pixies
The Fall
Sonic Youth
Jesus and Mary Chain
All made their best music in this period, IMO.
So many others from that era too .... The Dream Syndicate, Hoodoo Gurus, Bangles, Green On Red, The Rain Parade, The Church, Let's Active, The Long Ryders, all (loosely) connected via the Paisley Underground movement ... REM included)
Add Hanoi Rocks, Echo & The Bunnymen, Icicle Works and stretch it by a year to include The Stone Roses too ;-)