Now 12" 80s - 1985 : Part One (UK 2025)
Now 12" 80s - 1985 : Part One (UK 2025)
Best 12" 80s Release of 2025
2nd Best Now Release of 2025
Releases
| Version | Release Date | Number of Tracks |
|---|---|---|
| Now 12" 80s - 1985 : Part One (UK 2025 CD) | 11 July 2025 | 46 |
A-Ha - Take on Me
- Title: Take On Me
- Artist: A-Ha
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 22 September 1985
- UK Peak: #2 (Peak Date: 20 October 1985)
- US First Charted: 13 July 1985
- US Peak: #1
- UK Now Appearances: 21
ABC - Vanity Kills
- Title: Vanity Kills
- Artist: ABC
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 9 June 1985
- UK Peak: #70 (Peak Date: 9 June 1985)
- US First Charted: 17 May 1986
- US Peak: #91
- UK Now Appearances: 1
Animotion - Obsession
- Title: Obsession
- Artist: Animotion
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 28 April 1985
- UK Peak: #5 (Peak Date: 9 June 1985)
- US First Charted: 26 January 1985
- US Peak: #6
- UK Now Appearances: 5
Arcadia - Election Day
- Title: Election Day
- Artist: Arcadia
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 20 October 1985
- UK Peak: #7 (Peak Date: 27 October 1985)
- US First Charted: 26 October 1985
- US Peak: #6
- UK Now Appearances: 5
Ashford & Simpson - Solid
- Title: Solid
- Artist: Ashford & Simpson
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 10 November 1984
- UK Peak: #12
- US First Charted: 10 November 1984
- US Peak: #12
- UK Now Appearances: 9
Baltimora - Tarzan Boy
- Title: Tarzan Boy
- Artist: Baltimora
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 28 July 1985
- UK Peak: #3 (Peak Date: 1 September 1985)
- UK Now Appearances: 6
Bananarama - Do Not Disturb
- Title: Do Not Disturb
- Artist: Bananarama
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 18 August 1985
- UK Peak: #31 (Peak Date: 8 September 1985)
- UK Now Appearances: 2
Billy Idol - White Wedding
- Title: White Wedding
- Artist: Billy Idol
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 7 July 1985
- UK Peak: #6 (Peak Date: 4 August 1985)
- US First Charted: 21 May 1983
- US Peak: #36
- UK Now Appearances: 10
Billy Ocean - Loverboy
- Title: Loverboy
- Artist: Billy Ocean
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 13 January 1985
- UK Peak: #15 (Peak Date: 10 February 1985)
- US First Charted: 1 December 1984
- US Peak: #2
- UK Now Appearances: 3
Bonnie Tyler - Holding Out for a Hero
- Title: Holding Out for a Hero
- Artist: Bonnie Tyler
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 29 April 1984
- UK Peak: #2 (Peak Date: 8 September 1985)
- US First Charted: 25 February 1984
- US Peak: #34
- UK Now Appearances: 3
Bronski Beat - Hit That Perfect Beat
- Title: Hit That Perfect Beat
- Artist: Bronski Beat
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 24 November 1985
- UK Peak: #3 (Peak Date: 12 January 1986)
- UK Now Appearances: 5
Bryan Ferry - Slave to Love
- Title: Slave To Love
- Artist: Bryan Ferry
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 5 May 1985
- UK Peak: #10 (Peak Date: 26 May 1985)
- UK Now Appearances: 9
Chaka Khan - This Is My Night
- Title: This Is My Night
- Artist: Chaka Khan
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 13 January 1985
- UK Peak: #14 (Peak Date: 27 January 1985)
- US First Charted: 19 January 1985
- US Peak: #60
- UK Now Appearances: 2
Colonel Abrams - Trapped
- Title: Trapped
- Artist: Colonel Abrams
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 4 August 1985
- UK Peak: #3 (Peak Date: 13 October 1985)
- UK Now Appearances: 7
Dead or Alive - You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)
- Title: You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)
- Artist: Dead or Alive
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 1 December 1984
- UK Peak: #1
- US First Charted: 1 June 1985
- US Peak: #11
- UK Now Appearances: 25
- USA Now Appearances: 1
(Data for USA Now releases is still being completed)
Eurythmics and Aretha Franklin - Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves
- Title: Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves
- Artist: Eurythmics, Aretha Franklin
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 27 October 1985
- UK Peak: #9 (Peak Date: 17 November 1985)
- US First Charted: 19 October 1985
- US Peak: #18
- UK Now Appearances: 5
Five Star - All Fall Down
- Title: All Fall Down
- Artist: Five Star
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 28 April 1985
- UK Peak: #15 (Peak Date: 9 June 1985)
- US First Charted: 14 September 1985
- US Peak: #65
- UK Now Appearances: 2
Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Welcome to the Pleasuredome
- Title: Welcome to the Pleasuredome
- Artist: Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 24 March 1985
- UK Peak: #2 (Peak Date: 31 March 1985)
- US First Charted: 6 April 1985
- US Peak: #48
- UK Now Appearances: 3
Go West - Don't Look Down (The Sequel)
- Title: Don't Look Down (The Sequel)
- Artist: Go West
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 17 November 1985
- UK Peak: #13 (Peak Date: 1 December 1985)
- UK Now Appearances: 2
Harold Faltermeyer - Axel F
- Title: Axel F
- Artist: Harold Faltermeyer
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 17 March 1985
- UK Peak: #2 (Peak Date: 30 June 1985)
- US First Charted: 30 March 1985
- US Peak: #3
- UK Now Appearances: 9
Hazell Dean - They Say It's Gonna Rain
- Title: They Say It's Gonna Rain
- Artist: Hazell Dean
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 6 October 1985
- UK Peak: #58 (Peak Date: 13 October 1985)
- UK Now Appearances: 1
Howard Jones - Things Can Only Get Better
- Title: Things Can Only Get Better
- Artist: Howard Jones
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 3 February 1985
- UK Peak: #6 (Peak Date: 17 February 1985)
- US First Charted: 23 March 1985
- US Peak: #5
- UK Now Appearances: 2
Jan Hammer - Miami Vice Theme
- Title: Miami Vice Theme
- Artist: Jan Hammer
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 6 October 1985
- UK Peak: #5 (Peak Date: 20 October 1985)
- US First Charted: 7 September 1985
- US Peak: #1
- UK Now Appearances: 5
King - Love & Pride
- Title: Love & Pride
- Artist: King
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 20 May 1984
- UK Peak: #2 (Peak Date: 3 February 1985)
- US First Charted: 20 July 1985
- US Peak: #55
- UK Now Appearances: 5
Laura Branigan - Spanish Eddie
- Title: Spanish Eddie
- Artist: Laura Branigan
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 18 August 1985
- UK Peak: #87 (Peak Date: 25 August 1985)
- US First Charted: 27 July 1985
- US Peak: #40
- UK Now Appearances: 2
Level 42 - Something About You
- Title: Something About You
- Artist: Level 42
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 15 September 1985
- UK Peak: #6 (Peak Date: 3 November 1985)
- US First Charted: 15 February 1986
- US Peak: #7
- UK Now Appearances: 6
Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam with Full Force - I Wonder If I Take You Home
- Title: I Wonder If I Take You Home
- Artist: Lisa Lisa, Cult Jam, Full Force
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 21 April 1985
- UK Peak: #12 (Peak Date: 25 August 1985)
- UK Now Appearances: 4
New Order - The Perfect Kiss
- Title: The Perfect Kiss
- Artist: New Order
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 19 May 1985
- UK Peak: #46 (Peak Date: 19 May 1985)
- UK Now Appearances: 2
Nik Kershaw - Wide Boy
- Title: Wide Boy
- Artist: Nik Kershaw
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 10 March 1985
- UK Peak: #9 (Peak Date: 31 March 1985)
- UK Now Appearances: 3
Pat Benatar - Love Is a Battlefield
- Title: Love Is a Battlefield
- Artist: Pat Benatar
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 8 January 1984
- UK Peak: #17 (Peak Date: 14 April 1985)
- US First Charted: 24 September 1983
- US Peak: #5
- UK Now Appearances: 6
Philip Bailey & Phil Collins - Easy Lover
- Title: Easy Lover
- Artist: Phil Collins, Philip Bailey
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 9 March 1985
- UK Peak: #1
- UK Now Appearances: 12
The Pointer Sisters - Dare Me
- Title: Dare Me
- Artist: The Pointer Sisters
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 14 July 1985
- UK Peak: #17 (Peak Date: 28 July 1985)
- US First Charted: 13 July 1985
- US Peak: #11
- UK Now Appearances: 2
Power Station - Some Like It Hot
- Title: Some Like It Hot
- Artist: Power Station
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 10 March 1985
- UK Peak: #14 (Peak Date: 24 March 1985)
- UK Now Appearances: 4
Princess - Say I'm Your Number One
- Title: Say I'm Your Number One
- Artist: Princess
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 28 July 1985
- UK Peak: #7 (Peak Date: 25 August 1985)
- UK Now Appearances: 5
Propaganda - Duel
- Title: Duel
- Artist: Propaganda
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 28 April 1985
- UK Peak: #21 (Peak Date: 2 June 1985)
- UK Now Appearances: 4
Queen - One Vision
- Title: One Vision
- Artist: Queen
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 10 November 1985
- UK Peak: #7 (Peak Date: 17 November 1985)
- US First Charted: 7 December 1985
- US Peak: #61
- UK Now Appearances: 4
Red Box - Lean on Me (Ah-li-ayo)
- Title: Lean on Me (Ah-li-ayo)
- Artist: Red Box
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 11 August 1985
- UK Peak: #3 (Peak Date: 6 October 1985)
- UK Now Appearances: 4
Scritti Politti - The Word Girl
- Title: The Word Girl
- Artist: Scritti Politti
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 5 May 1985
- UK Peak: #6 (Peak Date: 16 June 1985)
- UK Now Appearances: 4
Sharpe & Numan - Change Your Mind
- Title: Change Your Mind
- Artist: Sharpe & Numan
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 9 February 1985
- UK Peak: #17
- UK Now Appearances: 2
Sheila E. - The Belle of St. Mark
- Title: The Belle of St. Mark
- Artist: Sheila E.
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 9 February 1985
- UK Peak: #18
- US First Charted: 27 October 1984
- US Peak: #34
- UK Now Appearances: 2
Sheryl Lee Ralph - In the Evening
- Title: In the Evening
- Artist: Sheryl Lee Ralph
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 13 January 1985
- UK Peak: #64 (Peak Date: 20 January 1985)
- UK Now Appearances: 3
Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me)
- Title: Don't You (Forget About Me)
- Artist: Simple Minds
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 14 April 1985
- UK Peak: #7 (Peak Date: 28 April 1985)
- US First Charted: 23 February 1985
- US Peak: #1
- UK Now Appearances: 18
- USA Now Appearances: 1
(Data for USA Now releases is still being completed)
Stephen "Tin Tin" Duffy - Icing on the Cake
- Title: Icing On The Cake
- Artist: Stephen "Tin Tin" Duffy
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 12 May 1985
- UK Peak: #14
- UK Now Appearances: 3
Tears for Fears - Shout
- Title: Shout
- Artist: Tears for Fears
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 25 November 1984
- UK Peak: #4 (Peak Date: 20 January 1985)
- US First Charted: 15 June 1985
- US Peak: #1
- UK Now Appearances: 5
Tina Turner - We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)
- Title: We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)
- Artist: Tina Turner
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 14 July 1985
- UK Peak: #3 (Peak Date: 28 July 1985)
- US First Charted: 6 July 1985
- US Peak: #2
- UK Now Appearances: 5
ZZ Top - Legs
- Title: Legs
- Artist: ZZ Top
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 17 February 1985
- UK Peak: #16 (Peak Date: 3 March 1985)
- US First Charted: 19 May 1984
- US Peak: #8
- UK Now Appearances: 2