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50 Greatest New Wave Artists

'New Wave' evolved from 'Punk' in the late '70s being less anti-social and more radio (and MTV) friendly, hitting it's high in '83 and faded around '87. It can be best described as mixing the energy of Punk with a bit of 'Glam', 'Pop', 'Art-Rock' & 'Dance' and relied heavily on synthesizers.
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Which of these artists did you listen to in the 80's?

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Talking Heads
Talking Heads
1
Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello
2
The Police
The Police
3
Blondie
Blondie
4
Eurythmics
Eurythmics
5
Duran Duran
Duran Duran
6
Tears for Fears
Tears for Fears
7
Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode
8
The Cars
The Cars
9
Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Frankie Goes to Hollywood
10
A-Ha
A-Ha
11
B-52'S
B-52'S
12
Devo
Devo
13
Culture Club
Culture Club
14
Pet Shop Boys
Pet Shop Boys
15
The Cure
The Cure
16
The Pretenders
The Pretenders
17
INXS
INXS
18
Erasure
Erasure
19
Thompson Twins
Thompson Twins
20
OMD
OMD
21
New Order
New Order
22
ABC
ABC
23
A Flock of Seagulls
A Flock of Seagulls
24
Human League
Human League
25
Howard Jones
Howard Jones
26
Adam Ant
Adam Ant
27
SOFT CELL
SOFT CELL
28
Berlin
Berlin
29
Talk Talk
Talk Talk
30
Billy Idol
Billy Idol
31
Paul Young
Paul Young
32
Dead or Alive
Dead or Alive
33
The Gogo's
The Gogo's
34
Spandau Ballet
Spandau Ballet
35
Thomas Dolby
Thomas Dolby
36
Simple Minds
Simple Minds
37
Modern English
Modern English
38
Squeeze
Squeeze
39
Joe Jackson
Joe Jackson
40
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