Alt '80s

Take a trip back to the '80s for a journey through a diverse range of music—post-punk, synth pop, alternative rock, and more. From the peak of new wave to the earliest years of grunge, this playlist explores the best in 1980s alternative.

1. 1
   The Cure

   Just Like Heaven
2. 2
   Siouxsie And The Banshees

   Cities In Dust
3. 3
   Love And Rockets

   So Alive
4. 4
   The Smiths

   This Charming Man
5. 5
   A Flock Of Seagulls

   I Ran (So Far Away)
6. 6
   Jane's Addiction

   Jane Says
7. 7
   Ramones

   Pet Sematary
8. 8
   XTC

   Senses Working Overtime
9. 9
   Talk Talk

   It's My Life
10. 10
    Peter Murphy

    Cuts You Up
11. 11
    The Fixx

    Saved By Zero
12. 12
    Kate Bush

    Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)
13. 13
    David Bowie

    Modern Love
14. 14
    Gang Of Four

    I Love A Man In A Uniform
15. 15
    The Plimsouls

    A Million Miles Away
16. 16
    Modern English

    I Melt With You
17. 17
    Oingo Boingo

    Dead Man's Party
18. 18
    The Church

    Under The Milky Way
19. 19
    Killing Joke

    Love Like Blood
20. 20
    The Bolshoi

    Sunday Morning
21. 21
    Echo & The Bunnymen

    The Killing Moon
22. 22
    Thompson Twins

    Doctor! Doctor!
23. 23
    Duran Duran

    The Wild Boys
24. 24
    Tears For Fears

    Everybody Wants To Rule The World
25. 25
    Adolescents

    Amoeba
26. 26
    The Alarm

    Rain In The Summertime
27. 27
    Blondie

    Call Me
28. 28
    Talking Heads

    Burning Down The House
29. 29
    Prefab Sprout

    Appetite
30. 30
    The Psychedelic Furs

    Love My Way
31. 31
    New Order

    Blue Monday
32. 32
    The Icicle Works

    Birds Fly (Whisper To A Scream)
33. 33
    Berlin

    The Metro
34. 34
    Suzanne Vega

    Luka
35. 35
    Pixies

    Monkey Gone To Heaven
36. 36
    Depeche Mode

    Never Let Me Down Again
37. 37
    The Smithereens

    A Girl Like You
38. 38
    Ultravox

    Dancing With Tears In My Eyes
39. 39
    Devo

    Girl U Want
40. 40
    The Clash

    Rock The Casbah
41. 41
    Martha And The Muffins

    Echo Beach
42. 42
    'Til Tuesday

    Voices Carry
43. 43
    Missing Persons

    Destination Unknown
44. 44
    The Jam

    Town Called Malice
45. 45
    Peter Gabriel

    Shock The Monkey
46. 46
    The Cars

    You Might Think
47. 47
    Edie Brickell & New Bohemians

    What I Am
48. 48
    Hoodoo Gurus

    What's My Scene
49. 49
    The B-52's

    Private Idaho
50. 50
    Frida

    I Know There's Something Going On
51. 51
    Joy Division

    Love Will Tear Us Apart
52. 52
    The Vapors

    Turning Japanese
53. 53
    Real Life

    Send Me An Angel
54. 54
    The The

    This Is The Day
55. 55
    Big Country

    In A Big Country
56. 56
    Pete Shelley

    Homosapien
57. 57
    Re-Flex

    The Politics Of Dancing
58. 58
    The Romantics

    Talking In Your Sleep
59. 59
    U2

    New Year's Day
60. 60
    Tracy Chapman

    Fast Car
61. 61
    Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

    Enola Gay
62. 62
    Bronski Beat

    Smalltown Boy
63. 63
    The Ocean Blue

    Between Something And Nothing
64. 64
    Eurythmics

    Here Comes The Rain Again
65. 65
    Dramarama

    Anything, Anything
66. 66
    Men At Work

    Down Under
67. 67
    The Stranglers

    Golden Brown
68. 68
    Romeo Void

    Never Say Never
69. 69
    Yazoo

    Situation
70. 70
    Pretenders

    Back On The Chain Gang
71. 71
    Bob Marley & The Wailers

    Could You Be Loved
72. 72
    The Jesus And Mary Chain

    Head On
73. 73
    Pet Shop Boys

    West End Girls
74. 74
    The Go-Go's

    Our Lips Are Sealed
75. 75
    Simple Minds

    Don't You (Forget About Me)
76. 76
    R.E.M.

    Radio Free Europe
77. 77
    The English Beat

    Save It For Later
78. 78
    Bad Brains

    I Against I
79. 79
    Thomas Dolby

    She Blinded Me With Silence
80. 80
    Murray Head

    One Night In Bangkok
81. 81
    The Chameleons

    Up The Down Escalator
82. 82
    Public Image Ltd.

    Rise
83. 83
    Kajagoogoo

    Too Shy
84. 84
    Bahaus

    She's In Parties
85. 85
    The Police

    Don't Stand So Close To Me
86. 86
    Iggy Pop

    Real Wild Child (Wild One)
87. 87
    Violent Femmes

    Blister In The Sun
88. 88
    Fishbone

    Party At Ground Zero
89. 89
    The Stone Roses

    I Wanna Be Adored
90. 90
    Mission Of Burma

    That's When I Reach For My Revolver
91. 91
    Arcadia

    Election Day
92. 92
    Crowded House

    Don't Dream It's Over
93. 93
    The Replacements

    Alex Chilton
94. 94
    Wang Chung

    Dance Hall Days
95. 95
    Alphaville

    Big In Japan
96. 96
    INXS

    Original Sin
97. 97
    Midnight Oil

    Beds Are Burning
98. 98
    Beastie Boys

    No Sleep Till Brooklyn
99. 99
    Naked Eyes

    Promises, Promises
100. 100
     The Sisters Of Mercy

     Lucretia My Reflection