VA — The Best 80s Album In The World… Ever! (2020) (CD-Rip)

FLAC (tracks, cue, log, scans) | Rock, Funk, Soul, Pop, New Wave | 3h 52 min | 1.5 GB

80\’s music remains as popular as ever and this 3CD, 60 track collection highlights some of the greatest hits of all , including 24 UK Chart No. 1 singles!

Disc 1 kicks off with three of the biggest tracks of the decade — all sounding as fresh today as they did then — from Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Dead Or Alive and The Human League.

Synth pop is well represented from Soft Cell, Visage, Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark and Japan as is less pop from Tears For Fears, Nik Kershaw, ABC, Paul Young, Haircut 100 and Culture Club.

Steve Winwood\’s \’Higher Love\’ (recently a hit again by Kygo & Whitney Houston), Malcolm McLaren\’s ground-breaking \’Double Dutch\’ and Roxy Music\’s exquisite \’Avalon\’ all feature alongside Number 1\’s from Men At Work, Billy Ocean and Whitney Houston\’s first chart-topper \’Saving All My Love For You\’.

Disc 2 presents some amazing new wave pop classics from Blondie, The Jam, Adam & The Ants and Dexys Midnight Runners alongside seldom compiled legendary tracks from The Clash and Siouxsie And The Banshees moving into beautifully crafted pop from Propaganda, Sade and the No. 1 collaboration from UB40 and Chrissie Hynde. less 80\’s dance-pop from Ray Parker Jr, Harold Faltermeyer, Colonel Abrams, The Pointer Sisters, Jermaine Stewart, Diana Ross and \’Maniac\’ (Michael Sembello) from the era defining \’Flashdance\’ movie shares the rest of Disc 2 with four of the 80\’s biggest high energy party tracks from The Nolans, Sinitta, The Weather Girls and Aneka.

Power pop & soft rock from Philip Bailey & Phil Collins, Meat Loaf with Cher, Simple Minds, Daryl Hall & John Oates, T\’Pau and Bonnie Tyler give Disc 3 an explosive start, then giving way to pure pop anthems from ABBA, The Bangles, Cyndi Lauper, Tiffany, Kiki Dee and Wet Wet Wet\’s Beatles cover \’With A Little Help From My Friends\’. With so many huge hits from the 80\’s to include we wanted to save some space for some tracks that were massive hits but were often one-offs and don\’t appear on compilations as often. Seven No. 1\’s from Captain Sensible, Tight Fit, Charlene, Elaine Paige & Barbara Dickson, Julio Iglesias, Nick Berry and Eurovision winner Johnny Logan are all included — and with fond memories of the 80\’s craze of \’medley\’ singles — we round off this amazing collection with \’Hooked On Classics\’ by The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. as a suitably commanding finale to.\’The Best 80\’s Album In The World.Ever!\’

CD 1

1. Frankie Goes To Hollywood — Relax (3:57)

2. Dead Or Alive — You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) (Original 7\» Mix) (3:16)

3. The Human League — Don\’t You Want Me (3:56)

4. Soft Cell — Torch (7\» Single Version) (4:07)

5. Culture Club — Victims (4:55)

6. Tears For Fears — Shout (7\» Edit) (4:46)

7. Nik Kershaw — The Riddle (3:54)

8. Visage — Fade To Grey (3:49)

9. Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark — Maid Of Orleans (4:12)

10. Japan — Ghosts (4:37)

11. ABC — When Smokey Sings (4:18)

12. Billy Ocean — When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going (4:08)

13. Malcolm Mclaren — Double Dutch (4:42)

14. Men At Work — Down Under (3:40)

15. Haircut 100 — Fantastic Day (3:13)

16. Steve Winwood — Higher Love (Single Version) (4:12)

17. Paul Young — Every You Go Away (5:24)

18. Roxy Music — Avalon (Remastered 1999) (4:16)

19. Whitney Houston — Saving All My Love For You (Ultimate Collection Edit) (3:45)

CD 2

1. Blondie — Atomic (3:50)

2. The Clash — Rock The Casbah (Remastered) (3:42)

3. The Jam — Town Called Malice (2:53)

4. Dexys Midnight Runners, Kevin Rowland — Jackie Wilson Said (I\’m In Heaven When You Smile) (3:04)

5. Adam & The Ants — Stand And Deliver (3:34)

6. Siouxsie And The Banshees — Dear Prudence (Live At The Royal Albert Hall, London / 1983) (3:48)

7. Propaganda — Duel (4:48)

8. Ub40, Chrissie Hynde — I Got You Babe (3:09)

9. Sade — Paradise (3:37)

10. Ray Parker Jr. — Ghostbusters (4:08)

11. Harold Faltermeyer — Axel F (From \»Beverly Hills Cop\» Soundtrack) (3:00)

12. Colonel Abrams — Trapped (4:00)

13. Michael Sembello — Maniac (4:04)

14. The Pointer Sisters — I\’m So Excited (3:48)

15. Jermaine Stewart — We Don\’t Have To Take Our Clothes Off (4:07)

16. Kc & The Sunshine Band — Give It Up (4:12)

17. Diana Ross — Upside Down (4:05)

18. The Nolans — I\’m In The Mood For Dancing (3:17)

19. The Weather Girls — It\’s Raining Men (3:31)

20. Sinitta — Toy Boy (3:42)

21. Aneka — Japanese Boy (3:57)

CD 3

1. Phil Collins, Philip Bailey — Easy Lover (5:02)

2. Meat Loaf — Dead Ringer For Love (4:14)

3. Bonnie Tyler — Holding Out For A Hero (From \»Footloose\» Soundtrack) (5:44)

4. Simple Minds — Don\’t You (Forget About Me) (2001 Remastered Version) (4:20)

5. Daryl Hall & John Oates — You Make My Dreams (Come True) (3:10)

6. T\’pau — China In Your Hand (Single Version) (4:07)

7. ABBA — Super Trouper (4:11)

8. Kiki Dee — Star (3:15)

9. The Bangles — Eternal Flame (3:55)

10. Cyndi Lauper — I Drove All Night (4:13)

11. Tiffany — Radio Romance (4:04)

12. Wet Wet Wet — With A Little Help From My Friends (2:38)

13. Captain Sensible — Happy Talk (3:31)

14. Tight Fit — The Lion Sleeps Tonight (3:12)

15. Charlene — I\’ve Never Been To Me (3:49)

16. Elaine Paige, Barbara Dickson — I Know Him So Well (4:13)

17. Julio Iglesias — Volver A Empezar (B The Beguine) (4:39)

18. Johnny Logan — What\’s Another Year (3:00)

19. Nick Berry — Every Loser Wins (3:11)

20. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Conducted By Louis Clark — Hooked On Classics (Parts 1 & 2) (5:06)