The most important songs of New Wave

The Ultimate Classic Rock editorial team met to decide what they thought were the fifty most representative songs of New Wave, a genre whose boundaries are very open. As usual, each list or ranking, whatever you prefer, responds to a series of entirely personal parameters. Therefore, I believe that the list should be consulted with a certain disenchantment, keeping in mind that it is only one opinion among the thousands that can be had. Below are the top ten positions, here you can consult the entire ranking.

10 – A Flock of Seagulls, “I Ran (So Far Away)” – from the album “A Flock of Seagulls”, 1982

9 – Simple Minds, “Don’t You (Forget About Me)” – from the soundtrack of the film ‘The Breakfast Club’, 1985

8 – Gary Numan, “Cars” – from the album “The Pleasure Principle”, 1979

7 – The English Beat, “Save It for Later” – from the album “Special Beat Service”, 1982

6 – Blondie, “Heart of Glass” – from the album “Parallel Lines”, 1978

5 – Talking Heads, “Once in a Lifetime” – from the album “Remain in Light” (read the review here), 1980

4 – Cure, “Lovesong” – from the album “Disintegration” (read the review here), 1989

3 – Tears for Fears, “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” – from the album “Songs From The Big Chair”, 1985

2 – Duran Duran, “Rio” – from the album “Rio”, 1982

1 – Cure, “Just Like Heaven” – from the album “Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me”, 1987