re: the year was 1982...

A better list from that year,

And here-can't copy-pasta


MOTELS - Only the Lonely
PETER GABRIEL - Shock the Monkey
PSYCHEDELIC FURS - Love My Way
ELVIS COSTELLO - Everyday I Write the Book
ENGLISH BEAT - Save It For Later
ROXY MUSIC - More Than This
THE CLASH - This Is Radio Clash
MONROES - What Do All the People Know
ROMEO VOID - Never Say Never
ADAM ANT - Desperate But Not Serious
MEN AT WORK - Be Good Johnny
WALL OF VOODOO - Mexican Radio
HAIRCUT ONE HUNDRED - Love Plus One
YAZ - Situation
SQUEEZE - Black Coffee In Bed
THE CURE - Pornography
THE POLICE - Secret Journey
TALK TALK - Talk Talk
THE FIXX - Stand or Fall
YAZ - Only You
ROXY MUSIC - Avalon
MARSHALL CRENSHAW - Someday, Someway
MISSING PERSONS - Destination Unknown
ENGLISH BEAT - I Confess
THE JAM - Town Called Malice
THE CARS - Since You're Gone
XTC - Senses Working Overtime
MISSING PERSONS - Words
THE JAM - The Bitterest Pill
WAITRESSES - No Guilt