New Wave
Welcome to the ultimate 80s new wave playlist — a free, non-stop stream of the best new wave and synth-pop songs the decade produced. From the moody synths of Depeche Mode and The Cure to the glossy hits of Duran Duran, Tears for Fears, and New Order, this collection captures the exact sound that ruled MTV and college radio throughout the 1980s. Hit play and let the classic 80s new wave hits run, or add your favorites to build your own playlist.
This New Wave playlist features 350 songs you can stream free, with no sign-up required. Every track plays in order, or shuffle and skip to hear the new wave hits you want.
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| # | Title | Artist | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Take On Me | a-ha | 1985 |
| 2 | The Sun Always Shines on T.V. | a-ha | 1985 |
| 3 | Hunting High and Low | a-ha | 1986 |
| 4 | Cry Wolf | a-ha | 1986 |
| 5 | Manhattan Skyline | a-ha | 1987 |
| 6 | The Living Daylights | a-ha | 1987 |
| 7 | Stay on These Roads | a-ha | 1988 |
| 8 | Touchy! | a-ha | 1988 |
| 9 | Just Can't Get Enough | Depeche Mode | 1981 |
| 10 | People Are People | Depeche Mode | 1984 |
| 11 | Master and Servant | Depeche Mode | 1984 |
| 12 | Everything Counts | Depeche Mode | 1983 |
| 13 | Enjoy the Silence | Depeche Mode | 1989 |
| 14 | Personal Jesus | Depeche Mode | 1989 |
| 15 | Strangelove | Depeche Mode | 1987 |
| 16 | Never Let Me Down Again | Depeche Mode | 1987 |
| 17 | Somebody | Depeche Mode | 1984 |
| 18 | Blasphemous Rumours | Depeche Mode | 1984 |
| 19 | Shake the Disease | Depeche Mode | 1985 |
| 20 | A Question of Time | Depeche Mode | 1986 |
| 21 | A Question of Lust | Depeche Mode | 1986 |
| 22 | Behind the Wheel | Depeche Mode | 1987 |
| 23 | New Life | Depeche Mode | 1981 |
| 24 | See You | Depeche Mode | 1982 |
| 25 | Leave in Silence | Depeche Mode | 1982 |
| 26 | Get the Balance Right | Depeche Mode | 1983 |
| 27 | Blue Monday | New Order | 1983 |
| 28 | Bizarre Love Triangle | New Order | 1986 |
| 29 | True Faith | New Order | 1987 |
| 30 | Temptation | New Order | 1982 |
| 31 | Ceremony | New Order | 1981 |
| 32 | Age of Consent | New Order | 1983 |
| 33 | Confusion | New Order | 1983 |
| 34 | The Perfect Kiss | New Order | 1985 |
| 35 | Sub-culture | New Order | 1985 |
| 36 | Thieves Like Us | New Order | 1984 |
| 37 | Shellshock | New Order | 1986 |
| 38 | Fine Time | New Order | 1988 |
| 39 | Round & Round | New Order | 1989 |
| 40 | Regret | New Order | 1989 |
| 41 | Everything's Gone Green | New Order | 1981 |
| 42 | Don't You Want Me | The Human League | 1981 |
| 43 | Human | The Human League | 1986 |
| 44 | (Keep Feeling) Fascination | The Human League | 1983 |
| 45 | Mirror Man | The Human League | 1982 |
| 46 | Love Action (I Believe in Love) | The Human League | 1981 |
| 47 | The Lebanon | The Human League | 1984 |
| 48 | Louise | The Human League | 1984 |
| 49 | Open Your Heart | The Human League | 1981 |
| 50 | Being Boiled | The Human League | 1982 |
| 51 | Hungry Like the Wolf | Duran Duran | 1982 |
| 52 | Rio | Duran Duran | 1982 |
| 53 | Girls on Film | Duran Duran | 1981 |
| 54 | Planet Earth | Duran Duran | 1981 |
| 55 | Save a Prayer | Duran Duran | 1982 |
| 56 | The Reflex | Duran Duran | 1984 |
| 57 | The Wild Boys | Duran Duran | 1984 |
| 58 | A View to a Kill | Duran Duran | 1985 |
| 59 | Notorious | Duran Duran | 1986 |
| 60 | Union of the Snake | Duran Duran | 1983 |
| 61 | New Moon on Monday | Duran Duran | 1984 |
| 62 | Is There Something I Should Know? | Duran Duran | 1983 |
| 63 | Wild Boys | Duran Duran | 1984 |
| 64 | Skin Trade | Duran Duran | 1987 |
| 65 | I Don't Want Your Love | Duran Duran | 1988 |
| 66 | All She Wants Is | Duran Duran | 1988 |
| 67 | Careless Memories | Duran Duran | 1981 |
| 68 | Everybody Wants to Rule the World | Tears for Fears | 1985 |
| 69 | Shout | Tears for Fears | 1985 |
| 70 | Head over Heels | Tears for Fears | 1985 |
| 71 | Mad World | Tears for Fears | 1982 |
| 72 | Change | Tears for Fears | 1983 |
| 73 | Pale Shelter | Tears for Fears | 1983 |
| 74 | Sowing the Seeds of Love | Tears for Fears | 1989 |
| 75 | Mothers Talk | Tears for Fears | 1984 |
| 76 | Everybody Wants to Run the World | Tears for Fears | 1986 |
| 77 | The Way You Are | Tears for Fears | 1983 |
| 78 | West End Girls | Pet Shop Boys | 1985 |
| 79 | It's a Sin | Pet Shop Boys | 1987 |
| 80 | Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money) | Pet Shop Boys | 1986 |
| 81 | Suburbia | Pet Shop Boys | 1986 |
| 82 | Love Comes Quickly | Pet Shop Boys | 1986 |
| 83 | Rent | Pet Shop Boys | 1987 |
| 84 | What Have I Done to Deserve This? | Pet Shop Boys | 1987 |
| 85 | Heart | Pet Shop Boys | 1988 |
| 86 | Domino Dancing | Pet Shop Boys | 1988 |
| 87 | Always on My Mind | Pet Shop Boys | 1987 |
| 88 | Left to My Own Devices | Pet Shop Boys | 1988 |
| 89 | It's Alright | Pet Shop Boys | 1989 |
| 90 | A Little Respect | Erasure | 1988 |
| 91 | Chains of Love | Erasure | 1988 |
| 92 | Sometimes | Erasure | 1986 |
| 93 | Victim of Love | Erasure | 1987 |
| 94 | The Circus | Erasure | 1987 |
| 95 | Stop! | Erasure | 1988 |
| 96 | Drama! | Erasure | 1989 |
| 97 | Oh L'amour | Erasure | 1986 |
| 98 | Who Needs Love Like That | Erasure | 1985 |
| 99 | Ship of Fools | Erasure | 1988 |
| 100 | Only You | Yazoo | 1982 |
| 101 | Don't Go | Yazoo | 1982 |
| 102 | Situation | Yazoo | 1982 |
| 103 | Nobody's Diary | Yazoo | 1983 |
| 104 | The Other Side of Love | Yazoo | 1982 |
| 105 | Enola Gay | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | 1980 |
| 106 | If You Leave | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | 1986 |
| 107 | So in Love | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | 1985 |
| 108 | Tesla Girls | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | 1984 |
| 109 | Locomotion | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | 1984 |
| 110 | Souvenir | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | 1981 |
| 111 | Maid of Orleans | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | 1982 |
| 112 | Joan of Arc | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | 1981 |
| 113 | Secret | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | 1985 |
| 114 | Dreaming | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | 1988 |
| 115 | (Forever) Live and Die | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | 1986 |
| 116 | Tainted Love | Soft Cell | 1981 |
| 117 | Say Hello, Wave Goodbye | Soft Cell | 1982 |
| 118 | Bedsitter | Soft Cell | 1981 |
| 119 | Torch | Soft Cell | 1982 |
| 120 | What! | Soft Cell | 1982 |
| 121 | Where the Heart Is | Soft Cell | 1982 |
| 122 | Cars | Gary Numan | 1980 |
| 123 | We Are Glass | Gary Numan | 1980 |
| 124 | I Die: You Die | Gary Numan | 1980 |
| 125 | She's Got Claws | Gary Numan | 1981 |
| 126 | Music for Chameleons | Gary Numan | 1982 |
| 127 | Vienna | Ultravox | 1981 |
| 128 | Hymn | Ultravox | 1982 |
| 129 | Dancing with Tears in My Eyes | Ultravox | 1984 |
| 130 | Reap the Wild Wind | Ultravox | 1982 |
| 131 | The Voice | Ultravox | 1981 |
| 132 | We Came to Dance | Ultravox | 1983 |
| 133 | Love's Great Adventure | Ultravox | 1984 |
| 134 | All Stood Still | Ultravox | 1981 |
| 135 | It's My Life | Talk Talk | 1984 |
| 136 | Such a Shame | Talk Talk | 1984 |
| 137 | Life's What You Make It | Talk Talk | 1986 |
| 138 | Talk Talk | Talk Talk | 1982 |
| 139 | Today | Talk Talk | 1982 |
| 140 | Living in Another World | Talk Talk | 1986 |
| 141 | Don't You (Forget About Me) | Simple Minds | 1985 |
| 142 | Alive and Kicking | Simple Minds | 1985 |
| 143 | Sanctify Yourself | Simple Minds | 1986 |
| 144 | Promised You a Miracle | Simple Minds | 1982 |
| 145 | Glittering Prize | Simple Minds | 1982 |
| 146 | Waterfront | Simple Minds | 1983 |
| 147 | Someone Somewhere in Summertime | Simple Minds | 1982 |
| 148 | All the Things She Said | Simple Minds | 1986 |
| 149 | Belfast Child | Simple Minds | 1989 |
| 150 | Ghost Dancing | Simple Minds | 1986 |
| 151 | Speed Your Love to Me | Simple Minds | 1984 |
| 152 | Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) | Eurythmics | 1983 |
| 153 | Here Comes the Rain Again | Eurythmics | 1984 |
| 154 | Who's That Girl? | Eurythmics | 1983 |
| 155 | Love Is a Stranger | Eurythmics | 1982 |
| 156 | Would I Lie to You? | Eurythmics | 1985 |
| 157 | There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart) | Eurythmics | 1985 |
| 158 | Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves | Eurythmics | 1985 |
| 159 | Thorn in My Side | Eurythmics | 1986 |
| 160 | Missionary Man | Eurythmics | 1986 |
| 161 | When Tomorrow Comes | Eurythmics | 1986 |
| 162 | The Miracle of Love | Eurythmics | 1986 |
| 163 | You Have Placed a Chill in My Heart | Eurythmics | 1988 |
| 164 | Right by Your Side | Eurythmics | 1983 |
| 165 | Drive | The Cars | 1984 |
| 166 | You Might Think | The Cars | 1984 |
| 167 | Magic | The Cars | 1984 |
| 168 | Hello Again | The Cars | 1984 |
| 169 | Shake It Up | The Cars | 1981 |
| 170 | Since You're Gone | The Cars | 1982 |
| 171 | Tonight She Comes | The Cars | 1985 |
| 172 | Why Can't I Have You | The Cars | 1985 |
| 173 | Touch and Go | The Cars | 1980 |
| 174 | Call Me | Blondie | 1980 |
| 175 | Rapture | Blondie | 1981 |
| 176 | The Tide Is High | Blondie | 1980 |
| 177 | Atomic | Blondie | 1980 |
| 178 | Island of Lost Souls | Blondie | 1982 |
| 179 | Karma Chameleon | Culture Club | 1983 |
| 180 | Do You Really Want to Hurt Me | Culture Club | 1982 |
| 181 | Church of the Poison Mind | Culture Club | 1983 |
| 182 | Time (Clock of the Heart) | Culture Club | 1982 |
| 183 | I'll Tumble 4 Ya | Culture Club | 1983 |
| 184 | It's a Miracle | Culture Club | 1984 |
| 185 | Miss Me Blind | Culture Club | 1984 |
| 186 | The War Song | Culture Club | 1984 |
| 187 | Move Away | Culture Club | 1986 |
| 188 | Victims | Culture Club | 1983 |
| 189 | Our House | Madness | 1982 |
| 190 | It Must Be Love | Madness | 1981 |
| 191 | House of Fun | Madness | 1982 |
| 192 | Baggy Trousers | Madness | 1980 |
| 193 | Wings of a Dove | Madness | 1983 |
| 194 | Embarrassment | Madness | 1980 |
| 195 | Shut Up | Madness | 1981 |
| 196 | Ghost Town | The Specials | 1981 |
| 197 | Too Much Too Young | The Specials | 1980 |
| 198 | Rat Race | The Specials | 1980 |
| 199 | Mirror in the Bathroom | The English Beat | 1980 |
| 200 | Save It for Later | The English Beat | 1982 |
| 201 | I Confess | The English Beat | 1982 |
| 202 | Too Nice to Talk To | The English Beat | 1980 |
| 203 | Tempted | Squeeze | 1981 |
| 204 | Black Coffee in Bed | Squeeze | 1982 |
| 205 | Hourglass | Squeeze | 1987 |
| 206 | Annie Get Your Gun | Squeeze | 1982 |
| 207 | 853-5937 | Squeeze | 1987 |
| 208 | Making Plans for Nigel | XTC | 1980 |
| 209 | Senses Working Overtime | XTC | 1982 |
| 210 | Dear God | XTC | 1986 |
| 211 | Generals and Majors | XTC | 1980 |
| 212 | Mayor of Simpleton | XTC | 1989 |
| 213 | Everyday I Write the Book | Elvis Costello | 1983 |
| 214 | Veronica | Elvis Costello | 1989 |
| 215 | Watching the Detectives | Elvis Costello | 1980 |
| 216 | Oliver's Army | Elvis Costello | 1980 |
| 217 | Brass in Pocket | Pretenders | 1980 |
| 218 | Back on the Chain Gang | Pretenders | 1982 |
| 219 | Don't Get Me Wrong | Pretenders | 1986 |
| 220 | Message of Love | Pretenders | 1981 |
| 221 | My City Was Gone | Pretenders | 1982 |
| 222 | Middle of the Road | Pretenders | 1983 |
| 223 | 2000 Miles | Pretenders | 1983 |
| 224 | I'll Stand by You | Pretenders | 1986 |
| 225 | Town Called Malice | The Jam | 1982 |
| 226 | Going Underground | The Jam | 1980 |
| 227 | Start! | The Jam | 1980 |
| 228 | A Town Called Malice | The Jam | 1982 |
| 229 | Beat Surrender | The Jam | 1982 |
| 230 | Long Hot Summer | The Style Council | 1983 |
| 231 | Speak Like a Child | The Style Council | 1983 |
| 232 | My Ever Changing Moods | The Style Council | 1984 |
| 233 | Shout to the Top! | The Style Council | 1984 |
| 234 | You're the Best Thing | The Style Council | 1984 |
| 235 | Hold Me Now | Thompson Twins | 1983 |
| 236 | Doctor! Doctor! | Thompson Twins | 1984 |
| 237 | Lies | Thompson Twins | 1983 |
| 238 | Love on Your Side | Thompson Twins | 1983 |
| 239 | You Take Me Up | Thompson Twins | 1984 |
| 240 | King for a Day | Thompson Twins | 1985 |
| 241 | Lay Your Hands on Me | Thompson Twins | 1984 |
| 242 | In the Name of Love | Thompson Twins | 1982 |
| 243 | The Look of Love | ABC | 1982 |
| 244 | Poison Arrow | ABC | 1982 |
| 245 | When Smokey Sings | ABC | 1987 |
| 246 | Be Near Me | ABC | 1985 |
| 247 | (How to Be a) Millionaire | ABC | 1985 |
| 248 | All of My Heart | ABC | 1982 |
| 249 | Tears Are Not Enough | ABC | 1981 |
| 250 | Temptation | Heaven 17 | 1983 |
| 251 | Come Live with Me | Heaven 17 | 1983 |
| 252 | Let Me Go | Heaven 17 | 1982 |
| 253 | (We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang | Heaven 17 | 1981 |
| 254 | Crushed by the Wheels of Industry | Heaven 17 | 1983 |
| 255 | Things Can Only Get Better | Howard Jones | 1985 |
| 256 | No One Is to Blame | Howard Jones | 1986 |
| 257 | What Is Love? | Howard Jones | 1983 |
| 258 | New Song | Howard Jones | 1983 |
| 259 | Life in One Day | Howard Jones | 1985 |
| 260 | Like to Get to Know You Well | Howard Jones | 1984 |
| 261 | Look Mama | Howard Jones | 1985 |
| 262 | She Blinded Me with Science | Thomas Dolby | 1982 |
| 263 | Hyperactive! | Thomas Dolby | 1984 |
| 264 | Europa and the Pirate Twins | Thomas Dolby | 1981 |
| 265 | Everybody Have Fun Tonight | Wang Chung | 1986 |
| 266 | Dance Hall Days | Wang Chung | 1984 |
| 267 | Let's Go! | Wang Chung | 1987 |
| 268 | To Live and Die in L.A. | Wang Chung | 1985 |
| 269 | I Ran (So Far Away) | A Flock of Seagulls | 1982 |
| 270 | Space Age Love Song | A Flock of Seagulls | 1982 |
| 271 | Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You) | A Flock of Seagulls | 1982 |
| 272 | The More You Live, the More You Love | A Flock of Seagulls | 1984 |
| 273 | Down Under | Men at Work | 1981 |
| 274 | Who Can It Be Now? | Men at Work | 1981 |
| 275 | Overkill | Men at Work | 1983 |
| 276 | It's a Mistake | Men at Work | 1983 |
| 277 | Be Good Johnny | Men at Work | 1982 |
| 278 | Land Down Under | Men at Work | 1982 |
| 279 | Always Something There to Remind Me | Naked Eyes | 1983 |
| 280 | Promises, Promises | Naked Eyes | 1983 |
| 281 | Love My Way | The Psychedelic Furs | 1982 |
| 282 | Pretty in Pink | The Psychedelic Furs | 1981 |
| 283 | Heaven | The Psychedelic Furs | 1984 |
| 284 | The Ghost in You | The Psychedelic Furs | 1984 |
| 285 | Heartbreak Beat | The Psychedelic Furs | 1987 |
| 286 | The Killing Moon | Echo & the Bunnymen | 1984 |
| 287 | Lips Like Sugar | Echo & the Bunnymen | 1987 |
| 288 | The Cutter | Echo & the Bunnymen | 1983 |
| 289 | Bring on the Dancing Horses | Echo & the Bunnymen | 1985 |
| 290 | Seven Seas | Echo & the Bunnymen | 1984 |
| 291 | Need You Tonight | INXS | 1987 |
| 292 | New Sensation | INXS | 1988 |
| 293 | Devil Inside | INXS | 1988 |
| 294 | Never Tear Us Apart | INXS | 1988 |
| 295 | What You Need | INXS | 1985 |
| 296 | Don't Change | INXS | 1982 |
| 297 | Original Sin | INXS | 1984 |
| 298 | Mystify | INXS | 1988 |
| 299 | The One Thing | INXS | 1982 |
| 300 | Kiss the Dirt (Falling Down the Mountain) | INXS | 1986 |
| 301 | Listen Like Thieves | INXS | 1985 |
| 302 | Don't Dream It's Over | Crowded House | 1986 |
| 303 | Something So Strong | Crowded House | 1987 |
| 304 | Better Be Home Soon | Crowded House | 1988 |
| 305 | World Where You Live | Crowded House | 1986 |
| 306 | I Got You | Split Enz | 1980 |
| 307 | History Never Repeats | Split Enz | 1981 |
| 308 | Six Months in a Leaky Boat | Split Enz | 1982 |
| 309 | Whip It | Devo | 1980 |
| 310 | Girl U Want | Devo | 1980 |
| 311 | Working in the Coal Mine | Devo | 1981 |
| 312 | Beautiful World | Devo | 1981 |
| 313 | Love Shack | The B-52's | 1989 |
| 314 | Rock Lobster | The B-52's | 1980 |
| 315 | Roam | The B-52's | 1989 |
| 316 | Private Idaho | The B-52's | 1980 |
| 317 | Legal Tender | The B-52's | 1983 |
| 318 | Once in a Lifetime | Talking Heads | 1980 |
| 319 | Burning Down the House | Talking Heads | 1983 |
| 320 | And She Was | Talking Heads | 1985 |
| 321 | Road to Nowhere | Talking Heads | 1985 |
| 322 | Wild Wild Life | Talking Heads | 1986 |
| 323 | This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody) | Talking Heads | 1983 |
| 324 | Girlfriend Is Better | Talking Heads | 1983 |
| 325 | Der Kommissar | After the Fire | 1982 |
| 326 | Rock Me Amadeus | Falco | 1985 |
| 327 | Vienna Calling | Falco | 1985 |
| 328 | Der Kommissar | Falco | 1982 |
| 329 | Tarzan Boy | Baltimora | 1985 |
| 330 | Party All the Time | Eddie Murphy | 1985 |
| 331 | Come On Eileen | Dexys Midnight Runners | 1982 |
| 332 | Geno | Dexys Midnight Runners | 1980 |
| 333 | Cruel Summer | Bananarama | 1983 |
| 334 | Venus | Bananarama | 1986 |
| 335 | I Heard a Rumour | Bananarama | 1987 |
| 336 | Love in the First Degree | Bananarama | 1987 |
| 337 | Robert De Niro's Waiting | Bananarama | 1984 |
| 338 | Really Saying Something | Bananarama | 1982 |
| 339 | Words | Missing Persons | 1982 |
| 340 | Destination Unknown | Missing Persons | 1982 |
| 341 | Come Dancing | The Kinks | 1982 |
| 342 | Wonderful Life | Black | 1987 |
| 343 | Big in Japan | Alphaville | 1984 |
| 344 | Forever Young | Alphaville | 1984 |
| 345 | Sounds Like a Melody | Alphaville | 1984 |
| 346 | The Safety Dance | Men Without Hats | 1982 |
| 347 | Pop Goes the World | Men Without Hats | 1987 |
| 348 | Turning Japanese | The Vapors | 1980 |
| 349 | Whisper to a Scream (Birds Fly) | Icicle Works | 1983 |
| 350 | 99 Luftballons | Nena | 1983 |