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

March 30, 2026, 3:00 pm
This 1983 One-Hit Wonder Was Banned From the Radio but Topped the Charts Across the Globe Anyway

March 30, 2026, 10:13 am
On the Charts in 1986, Falco’s Novelty Tune About Mozart Became the First German-Language Song To Top the Hot 100
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4 Smash Hits That Proved 1983 Was the Dominant Year for the British New Wave in America

March 28, 2026, 9:30 am
3 New Wave Hits From 1983 That Every 80s Kid Can’t Stop Singing

March 23, 2026, 5:30 am
3 New Wave Songs That Captured the Spirit of the 1980s (And You’ve Definitely Never Heard Them)

March 16, 2026, 9:24 am
3 New Wave Hits From 1981 That Every 80s Kid Can’t Stop Singing

March 15, 2026, 8:00 am
3 New Wave Hits From 1982 That Every 80s Kid Can’t Stop Singing

March 8, 2026, 8:00 am
4 New Wave Albums That Helped Define the Music of 1979
On This Day in 2015, Lovers of 80s Pop Lost One of the Finest Frontmen of the Era

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3 One-Hit Wonders From 1979 That Every 70s Teen Remembers

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3 Songs That Resonated With Teens More Than Adults in the Late 1970s

January 26, 2026, 12:55 pm

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