Artist	Song
Eurythmics	Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
from Eurythmics: Ultimate Collection (Remastered) (2005)
Modern English	I Melt With You
from After the Snow (1998)
Soft Cell	Tainted Love / Where Did Our Love Go
from 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: Best of the '80s (2000)
A Flock of Seagulls	I Ran (So Far Away)
from The Best of A Flock of Seagulls (1999)
Duran Duran	Hungry Like the Wolf
from Greatest (2008)
The Police	Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
from Every Breath You Take - The Classics (1995)
Cyndi Lauper	Girls Just Want to Have Fun
from The Essential Cyndi Lauper (2003)
The Cars	Just What I Needed
from Complete Greatest Hits (2003)
Blondie	Heart of Glass
from The Best of Blondie (1983)
Talking Heads	Once In a Lifetime
from The Best of Talking Heads (2004)
Simple Minds	Don't You (Forget About Me)
from The Best of Simple Minds (Remastered) (2009)
Men At Work	Down Under
from The Best of Men at Work: Contraband (1996)
The Romantics	What I Like About You
from The Romantics (1986)
Pretenders	Brass In Pocket
from The Best of Pretenders (Remastered) (2009)
The Human League	Don't You Want Me
from The Very Best of the Human League (2005)
Culture Club	Do You Really Want to Hurt Me
from Culture Club: Greatest Hits (2005)
Orchestral Manoeuvres In the Dark	If You Leave
from The OMD Singles (1998)
Squeeze	Tempted
from Squeeze: Greatest Hits (1994)
The Go-Go's	We Got the Beat
from Beauty and the Beat (1986)
Dexy's Midnight Runners	Come on Eileen
from Too-Rye-Ay (2002)
Devo	Whip It
from Greatest Hits (2009)
Nena	99 Luftballons
from 99 Luftballons (1984)
Naked Eyes	Always Something There to Remind Me
from The Best Of Naked Eyes (1991)
Katrina & The Waves	Walking On Sunshine
from Anthology (2006)
The Knack	My Sharona
from My Sharona / Good Girls Don't (Re-Recorded) - Single (2004)
Tears for Fears	Everybody Wants to Rule the World
from Shout - The Very Best of Tears for Fears (2001)
Elvis Costello	Watching the Detectives
from The Best of Elvis Costello: The First 10 Years (2007)
Violent Femmes	Blister In the Sun
from Permanent Record: The Very Best of the Violent Femmes (2005)
Depeche Mode	People Are People
from The Best of Depeche Mode, Vol. 1 (2006)
The Cure	In Between Days
from The Cure: Greatest Hits (2007)
Joe Jackson	Is She Really Going Out With Him?
from Joe Jackson: Greatest Hits (1996)
New Order	Blue Monday
from Singles (2005)
Spandau Ballet	True
from 80's Super Hits (2008)
The Fixx	One Thing Leads to Another
from Pure 80's (1999)
Dead or Alive	You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)
from Rip It Up (1988)
'Til Tuesday	Voices Carry
from Voices Carry (1985)
Stray Cats	Rock This Town
from The Best of Stray Cats (2006)
Frankie Goes to Hollywood	Relax
from Bang!...The Greatest Hits of Frankie Goes to Hollywood (1993)
Thompson Twins	Hold Me Now
from Thompson Twins: Greatest Hits - Love, Lies and Other Strange Things (1996)
Madness	Our House
from Total Madness - The Very Best of Madness (1997)
Wang Chung	Dance Hall Days
from Points on the Curve (1984)
Animotion	Obsession
from Obsession (1998)
Big Country	In a Big Country (Radio Edit)
from 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Big Country (2001)
After the Fire	Der Kommissar
from Radio Hits of the '80s (2006)
Gary Numan	Cars
from The Pleasure Principle (1998)
Thomas Dolby	She Blinded Me With Science
from The Golden Age of Wireless (1983)
Men Without Hats	The Safety Dance
from The Silver Collection (2009)
Toni Basil	Mickey
from Best of Toni Basil - Mickey & Other Love Songs (1997)
Bananarama	Cruel Summer
from The Very Best of Bananarama (2005)
The Motels	Only the Lonely
from Essential Collection (2005)
Falco	Rock Me Amadeus
from Falco: Greatest Hits (2008)
Joy Division	Love Will Tear Us Apart
from The Best of Joy Division (2008)
Kajagoogoo and Limahl	Too Shy
from Too Shy: The Singles and More (1993)
Level 42	Something About You
from Level Best (1999)
The Dream Academy	Life In a Northern Town
from The Dream Academy (2005)
Adam Ant	Goody Two Shoes
from The Essential Adam Ant (2003)
Talk Talk	It's My Life
from It's My Life (2003)
Yaz	Situation
from Upstairs At Eric's (2005)
The Psychedelic Furs	Love My Way
from The Psychedelic Furs: Greatest Hits (2001)
Berlin	No More Words
from 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Berlin 1979-1988 (1988)
Split Enz	I Got You
from History Never Repeats - The Best of Split Enz (1987)
ABC	The Look of Love, Pt. 1
from Look of Love - The Very Best of ABC (2001)
The Buggles	Video Killed the Radio Star
from The Age of Plastic (1990)
The B-52's	Rock Lobster
from Time Capsule (2010)
Bow Wow Wow	I Want Candy
from The Best of Bow Wow Wow (1998)
M	Pop Muzik
from Pop Muzik (2004)
The Tubes	She's a Beauty
from Outside Inside (2007)
Nick Lowe	Cruel to Be Kind
from Basher - The Best of Nick Lowe (1989)
When In Rome	The Promise
from When in Rome (1992)
XTC	Senses Working Overtime
from English Settlement (2003)
Real Life	Send Me an Angel
from Heartland (1983)
Nick Heyward & Haircut 100	Love Plus One
from The Very Best Of (2003)
The Jam	Town Called Malice
from The Sound of The Jam (2003)
Plastic Bertrand	Ça plane pour moi
from Ça plane pour moi - Single (2005)

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