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New Wave '80s

Pure Post-Punk and New Wave

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"Proto" alternative like Soft Cell, Bauhaus, Elvis Costello, Minor Threat, and early U2 and Duran...

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The cream of '89: Madonna, Van Halen, Don Henley, New Kids, and Bobby Brown

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Top hits by Blondie, Queen, Olivia Newton-John, and "that guy who sings 'Piña Colada'"

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