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Portrait of the band Romeo Void at the Park West in Chicago, Illinois, October 22, 1982. Left to right, Frank Zincavage, Peter Wood, Debora Iyall, Ben Bossi, and Larry Carter. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images)

This Early 80s New Wave Band Almost Made It to Superstardom (And the Reason They Didn’t Is Unfair)

Frankie Goes To Hollywood, performing in Washington during their US tour, 8th November 1984. (Photo by Mike Maloney/Mirrorpix/Getty Images)

This 1983 One-Hit Wonder Was Banned From the Radio but Topped the Charts Across the Globe Anyway

On the Charts in 1986, Falco’s Novelty Tune About a Classical Music Icon Became the First German-Language Song to Top the Hot 100

On the Charts in 1986, Falco’s Novelty Tune About Mozart Became the First German-Language Song To Top the Hot 100

4 Smash Hits That Proved 1983 Was the Dominant Year for the British New Wave in America

Portrait of English Pop musicians Curt Smith (left) and Roland Orzabal, of the group Tears For Fears, Los Angeles, California, 1985. (Photo by John Kisch Archive/Getty Images)

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