Various Artists - 80s Pop Explosion [3CD set]

Format: 3 x CD
Catalogue No.: 8854230
Barcode: 0602488542302
Release Date: 09 Oct 2026
Genre: Pop

We’re back with another unmissable celebration of 1980s pop from the second half of the decade! This brand-new 3CD sequel brings together a 60 huge classic hits from 1985–1989.
CD1 kicks off in style with Wham!’s ‘I’m Your Man’, setting up a fantastic run of pop favourites from A-ha, Duran Duran and Spandau Ballet. Falco turns up the energy with ‘Rock Me Amadeus’, followed by memorable hits from Holly Johnson, Alison Moyet and ABC. Swing Out Sister’s ‘Breakout’ and Level 42’s ‘Something About You’ sit alongside Wet Wet Wet, Johnny Hates Jazz and Nik Kershaw, while Nick Kamen and Brother Beyond keep the hits coming before Bros round things off with ‘When Will I Be Famous?’. 
CD2 is packed with feel-good pop and dancefloor favourites, starting with Dead Or Alive’s unmistakable ‘You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)’. London Boys, Liza Minnelli, Hazell Dean and Dollar are followed by international hits from Sabrina with ‘Boys (Summertime Love)’ and Spagna with ‘Call Me’. Sinitta, Sister Sledge and Yazz & The Plastic Population continue the party, alongside Jermaine Stewart’s ‘We Don’t Have To Take Our Clothes Off’, Five Star’s ‘System Addict’ and DeBarge’s ‘Rhythm Of The Night’. Gloria Estefan’s infectious ‘1-2-3’ makes way for Lisa Stansfield and the timeless ‘All Around the World’ to close the disc. 
CD3 opens with one of the defining songs of the decade, Tears For Fears’ ‘Everybody Wants To Rule The World’, followed by Boy Meets Girl’s ‘Waiting for a Star to Fall’ and Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes’ ‘(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life’. Billy Ocean, Tiffany, The Bangles and Pretenders deliver more huge 80s favourites, before Aztec Camera, Maxi Priest, Boy George and UB40 bring their own distinctive sounds to the mix. Eighth Wonder, Martika, Matt Bianco and The Four Tops feature as the collection heads towards its finale, with Climie Fisher’s ‘Love Changes (Everything)’, Danny Wilson’s ‘Mary’s Prayer’ and The Dream Academy’s ‘Life in a Northern Town’ paving the way for a perfectly chosen final track, Fairground Attraction’s ‘Perfect’.

Disc 1
1 I'm Your Man
2 The Sun Always Shines On T.V.
3 Notorious
4 Fight for Ourselves
5 Rock Me Amadeus
6 Love Train
7 I Beg Your Pardon (I Never Promised You a Rose Garden)
8 Kiss Me
9 For America
10 Is This Love?
11 When Smokey Sings
12 Down to Earth
13 Breakout
14 Something About You
15 Wishing I Was Lucky
16 Shattered Dreams
17 Wide Boy
18 Each Time You Break My Heart
19 He Ain't No Competition
20 When Will I Be Famous?
Disc 2
1 You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)
2 Requiem
3 Losing My Mind
4 Who's Leaving Who
5 O L'amour
6 Boys (Summertime Love)
7 Call Me
8 New Beginning (Mamba Seyra)
9 Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now
10 Heartache
11 Right Back Where We Started From
12 Frankie
13 The Only Way Is Up
14 We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off
15 Set Me Free
16 Only in My Dreams
17 System Addict
18 Rhythm of the Night
19 1-2-3
20 All Around the World
Disc 3
1 Everybody Wants to Rule the World
2 Waiting for a Star to Fall
3 (I've Had) the Time of My Life
4 When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going
5 I Think We're Alone Now
6 Walk Like an Egyptian
7 Don't Get Me Wrong
8 Somewhere in My Heart
9 Wild World
10 Everything I Own
11 Don't Break My Heart
12 Wee Rule
13 I'm Not Scared
14 I Feel the Earth Move
15 Yeh Yeh
16 Loco in Acapulco
17 Love Changes (Everything)
18 Mary's Prayer
19 Life in a Northern Town
20 Perfect