Now 12" 80s - 1981 (UK 2023)
Now 12" 80s - 1981 (UK 2023)
Releases
| Version | Release Date | Number of Tracks |
|---|---|---|
| Now 12" 80s - 1981 (UK 2023 CD) | 20 October 2023 | 46 |
ABC - Tears Are Not Enough
- Title: Tears Are Not Enough
- Artist: ABC
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 25 October 1981
- UK Peak: #19 (Peak Date: 22 November 1981)
- UK Now Appearances: 3
Altered Images - Happy Birthday
- Title: Happy Birthday
- Artist: Altered Images
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 20 September 1981
- UK Peak: #2 (Peak Date: 25 October 1981)
- UK Now Appearances: 3
Altered Images - I Could Be Happy
- Title: I Could Be Happy
- Artist: Altered Images
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 6 December 1981
- UK Peak: #7 (Peak Date: 10 January 1982)
- UK Now Appearances: 4
Bananarama - Aie a Mwana
- Title: Aie a Mwana
- Artist: Bananarama
Click for full song details - UK Now Appearances: 1
Blondie - Rapture
- Title: Rapture
- Artist: Blondie
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 18 January 1981
- UK Peak: #5 (Peak Date: 25 January 1981)
- US First Charted: 31 January 1981
- US Peak: #1
- UK Now Appearances: 6
Bow Wow Wow - Chihuahua
- Title: Chihuahua
- Artist: Bow Wow Wow
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 1 November 1981
- UK Peak: #51 (Peak Date: 1 November 1981)
- UK Now Appearances: 2
Champaign - How 'Bout Us
- Title: How 'Bout Us
- Artist: Champaign
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 3 May 1981
- UK Peak: #5 (Peak Date: 14 June 1981)
- US First Charted: 14 February 1981
- US Peak: #12
- UK Now Appearances: 3
Debbie Harry - Backfired
- Title: Backfired
- Artist: Debbie Harry
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 26 July 1981
- UK Peak: #32 (Peak Date: 2 August 1981)
- US First Charted: 15 August 1981
- US Peak: #43
- UK Now Appearances: 2
Dollar - Hand Held in Black and White
- Title: Hand Held in Black and White
- Artist: Dollar
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 9 August 1981
- UK Peak: #19 (Peak Date: 20 September 1981)
- UK Now Appearances: 4
Duran Duran - Girls on Film
- Title: Girls On Film
- Artist: Duran Duran
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 19 July 1981
- UK Peak: #5 (Peak Date: 16 August 1981)
- UK Now Appearances: 4
Duran Duran - Planet Earth
- Title: Planet Earth
- Artist: Duran Duran
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 15 February 1981
- UK Peak: #12 (Peak Date: 22 March 1981)
- UK Now Appearances: 5
Earth, Wind and Fire - Let's Groove
- Title: Let's Groove
- Artist: Earth, Wind and Fire
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 1 November 1981
- UK Peak: #3 (Peak Date: 22 November 1981)
- US First Charted: 3 October 1981
- US Peak: #3
- UK Now Appearances: 6
Freeez - Southern Freeez
- Title: Southern Freeez
- Artist: Freeez
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 1 February 1981
- UK Peak: #8 (Peak Date: 1 March 1981)
- UK Now Appearances: 4
Grace Jones - Pull Up to the Bumper
- Title: Pull Up to the Bumper
- Artist: Grace Jones
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 14 June 1981
- UK Peak: #12 (Peak Date: 2 February 1986)
- UK Now Appearances: 5
Haircut 100 - Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl)
- Title: Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl)
- Artist: Haircut 100
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 18 October 1981
- UK Peak: #4 (Peak Date: 15 November 1981)
- UK Now Appearances: 5
Heaven 17 - Play To Win
- Title: Play To Win
- Artist: Heaven 17
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 30 August 1981
- UK Peak: #46 (Peak Date: 4 October 1981)
- UK Now Appearances: 4
Hi-Gloss - You'll Never Know
- Title: You'll Never Know
- Artist: Hi-Gloss
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 2 August 1981
- UK Peak: #12 (Peak Date: 20 September 1981)
- UK Now Appearances: 3
The Human League - Don't You Want Me
- Title: Don't You Want Me
- Artist: The Human League
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 29 November 1981
- UK Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 6 December 1981)
- US First Charted: 6 March 1982
- US Peak: #1
- UK Now Appearances: 21
- USA Now Appearances: 1
(Data for USA Now releases is still being completed)
The Human League - The Sound Of The Crowd
- Title: The Sound Of The Crowd
- Artist: The Human League
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 26 April 1981
- UK Peak: #12 (Peak Date: 24 May 1981)
- UK Now Appearances: 5
Japan - The Art Of Parties
- Title: The Art Of Parties
- Artist: Japan
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 3 May 1981
- UK Peak: #48 (Peak Date: 10 May 1981)
- UK Now Appearances: 2
Japan - Quiet Life
- Title: Quiet Life
- Artist: Japan
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 13 September 1981
- UK Peak: #19 (Peak Date: 4 October 1981)
- UK Now Appearances: 4
The Jones Girls - Nights Over Egypt
- Title: Nights Over Egypt
- Artist: The Jones Girls
Click for full song details - UK Now Appearances: 1
Louis Clark and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Hooked On Classics
- Title: Hooked On Classics
- Artist: Louis Clark, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 19 July 1981
- UK Peak: #2 (Peak Date: 9 August 1981)
- US First Charted: 31 October 1981
- US Peak: #10
- UK Now Appearances: 3
Modern Romance - Everybody Salsa
- Title: Everybody Salsa
- Artist: Modern Romance
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 9 August 1981
- UK Peak: #12 (Peak Date: 6 September 1981)
- UK Now Appearances: 2
Odyssey - Going Back To My Roots
- Title: Going Back To My Roots
- Artist: Odyssey
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 24 May 1981
- UK Peak: #4 (Peak Date: 28 June 1981)
- UK Now Appearances: 3
Olivia Newton-John - Physical
- Title: Physical
- Artist: Olivia Newton-John
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 4 October 1981
- UK Peak: #7 (Peak Date: 15 November 1981)
- US First Charted: 3 October 1981
- US Peak: #1
- UK Now Appearances: 5
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Souvenir
- Title: Souvenir
- Artist: Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 23 August 1981
- UK Peak: #3 (Peak Date: 13 September 1981)
- UK Now Appearances: 4
Ottawan - Hands Up (Give Me Your Heart)
- Title: Hands Up (Give Me Your Heart)
- Artist: Ottawan
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 23 August 1981
- UK Peak: #3 (Peak Date: 20 September 1981)
- UK Now Appearances: 2
Shalamar - Make That Move
- Title: Make That Move
- Artist: Shalamar
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 22 March 1981
- UK Peak: #30 (Peak Date: 26 April 1981)
- US First Charted: 25 April 1981
- US Peak: #60
- UK Now Appearances: 2
Sharon Redd - Can You Handle It
- Title: Can You Handle It
- Artist: Sharon Redd
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 22 February 1981
- UK Peak: #31 (Peak Date: 22 March 1981)
- UK Now Appearances: 4
Simple Minds - The American
- Title: The American
- Artist: Simple Minds
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 17 May 1981
- UK Peak: #59 (Peak Date: 24 May 1981)
- UK Now Appearances: 3
Siouxsie and the Banshees - Spellbound
- Title: Spellbound
- Artist: Siouxsie and the Banshees
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 24 May 1981
- UK Peak: #22 (Peak Date: 21 June 1981)
- UK Now Appearances: 3
Soft Cell - Bedsitter
- Title: Bedsitter
- Artist: Soft Cell
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 8 November 1981
- UK Peak: #4 (Peak Date: 29 November 1981)
- UK Now Appearances: 4
Soft Cell - Tainted Love
- Title: Tainted Love
- Artist: Soft Cell
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 26 July 1981
- UK Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 30 August 1981)
- US First Charted: 16 January 1982
- US Peak: #8
- UK Now Appearances: 28
Spandau Ballet - The Freeze
- Title: The Freeze
- Artist: Spandau Ballet
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 18 January 1981
- UK Peak: #17 (Peak Date: 1 February 1981)
- UK Now Appearances: 3
Spandau Ballet - Glow
- Title: Glow
- Artist: Spandau Ballet
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 29 March 1981
- UK Peak: #10 (Peak Date: 3 May 1981)
- UK Now Appearances: 4
The Specials - Ghost Town
- Title: Ghost Town
- Artist: The Specials
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 14 June 1981
- UK Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 5 July 1981)
- UK Now Appearances: 7
Stars on 45 - Stars on 45 Volume 2 / More Stars
- Title: Stars on 45 Volume 2 / More Stars
- Artist: Stars On 45
Click for full song details - UK Now Appearances: 1
Tom Tom Club - Wordy Rappinghood
- Title: Wordy Rappinghood
- Artist: Tom Tom Club
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 14 June 1981
- UK Peak: #7 (Peak Date: 12 July 1981)
- UK Now Appearances: 3
UB40 - Don't Slow Down
- Title: Don't Slow Down
- Artist: UB40
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 17 May 1981
- UK Peak: #16 (Peak Date: 24 May 1981)
- UK Now Appearances: 2
Ultravox - All Stood Still
- Title: All Stood Still
- Artist: Ultravox
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 31 May 1981
- UK Peak: #8 (Peak Date: 21 June 1981)
- UK Now Appearances: 1
Visage - Fade to Grey
- Title: Fade To Grey
- Artist: Visage
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 14 December 1980
- UK Peak: #8 (Peak Date: 1 February 1981)
- UK Now Appearances: 7
Visage - Mind Of A Toy
- Title: Mind Of A Toy
- Artist: Visage
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 8 March 1981
- UK Peak: #13 (Peak Date: 29 March 1981)
- UK Now Appearances: 3
Visage - Visage
- Title: Visage
- Artist: Visage
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 5 July 1981
- UK Peak: #21 (Peak Date: 26 July 1981)
- UK Now Appearances: 3
The Whispers - It's A Love Thing
- Title: It's A Love Thing
- Artist: The Whispers
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 8 March 1981
- UK Peak: #9 (Peak Date: 5 April 1981)
- US First Charted: 14 February 1981
- US Peak: #28
- UK Now Appearances: 2
Yarbrough and Peoples - Don't Stop The Music
- Title: Don't Stop The Music
- Artist: Yarbrough and Peoples
Click for full song details - UK Now Appearances: 4
