Hardbook packaging. Four CD set. 1981 was a seismic year in pop music, with a huge number of new artists making unforgettable chart debuts. Welcome to THE VAULT for 1981, featuring 82 tracks. Some of the tracks included were Top 40 hits, some missed the chart completely. Some were representative of massive selling albums, and some were big hits in the U.S. and not in the U.K but all are part of the wonderful pop story of 1981. Includes tracks by Simple Minds, Spandau Ballet, Heaven 17, Eurythmics, Debbie Harry, Donna Summer, Gary Numan, John Foxx, Generation X, Hazel O'Connor, Bow Wow Wow, Honey Bane, Altered Images, Adam & the Ants, Squeeze, Split Enz, The Boomtown Rats, Hot Chocolate, Boney M, John Mellencamp, Steve Winwood, Elton John, Rush, Rainbow, Girlschool, Thin Lizzy, Gillan, The Psychedelic Furs, Echo & The Bunnymen, The Teardrop Explodes, The Undertones, The Stranglers. Dexys Midnight Runners & Kevin Rowland, The Police, The Clash, and many others.

Track List

1. Simple Minds - Sweat in Bullet
2. Spandau Ballet - Paint Me Down
3. Heaven 17 - (We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang
4. Eurythmics Annie Lennox Dave Stewart - Never Gonna Cry Again
5. Debbie Harry - the Jam Was Moving
6. Donna Summer - Cold Love
7. Gary Numan ; Dramatis - Love Needs No Disguise
8. John Foxx - Europe After the Rain
9. Classix Nouveaux - Guilty
10. Generation X - Dancing with Myself
11. Hazel O'Connor - (Cover Plus) We're All Grown Up
12. Bow Wow Wow - Prince of Darkness
13. Honey Bane - Turn Me on Turn Me Off
14. Altered Images - Dead Pop Stars
15. Adam ; the Ants - Young Parisians
16. Squeeze - Is That Love?
17. Split Enz - History Never Repeats
18. The Boomtown Rats - Never in a Million Years
19. Rex Smith ; Rachel Sweet - Everlasting Love
20. Hot Chocolate - You'll Never Be So Wrong
21. Boney M. - We Kill the World (Don't Kill the World)
22. Bruce Springsteen - the River
23. John Mellencamp - Ain't Even Done with the Night
24. Steve Winwood - While You See a Chance
25. Elton John - Nobody Wins
26. Joan Armatrading - I'm Lucky
27. Rush - Tom Sawyer
28. Rainbow - Can't Happen Here
29. Girlschool - Hit and Run
30. Thin Lizzy - Trouble Boys
31. Gillan - Mutually Assured Destruction
32. Foreigner - Urgent
33. Meat Loaf - I'm Gonna Love Her for Both of Us
34. Commodores - Lady (You Bring Me Up)
35. Rick James - Super Freak
36. Chaka Khan - What Cha' Gonna Do for Me
37. Evelyn "Champagne" King - I'm in Love
38. Sister Sledge - All American Girls
39. Sharon Redd - Can You Handle It?
40. Voggue - Dancin' the Night Away
41. Odyssey - Hang Together
42. The Creatures - Mad Eyed Screamer
43. The Cure - Primary
44. New Order - Procession
45. The Psychedelic Furs - Dumb Waiters
46. Echo ; the Bunnymen - a Promise
47. The Teardrop Explodes - Colours Fly Away
48. The Undertones - It's Going to Happen!
49. The Stranglers - Thrown Away
50. Dexys Midnight Runners ; Kevin Rowland - Show Me
51. The Clash - This Is Radio Clash
52. The Beat - Drowning
53. Scritti Politti - the "Sweetest Girl"
54. Sheila Hylton - the Bed's Too Big Without You
55. Randy Crawford - Secret Combination
56. Central Line - Walking Into Sunshine
57. Kleeer - Get Tough
58. Freeez - Flying High
59. Shakatak - Living in the UK
60. Level 42 - Love Games
61. The Manhattan Transfer - Boy from New York City
62. Joe Jackson - Jumpin' Jive
63. Pretenders - Louie Louie
64. Pat Benatar - Fire and Ice
65. Billy Joel - Say Goodbye to Hollywood - Live
66. Gary U.S. Bonds - This Little Girl
67. Reo Speedwagon - in Your Letter
68. Rick Springfield - I've Done Everything for You
69. Jim Steinman - Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through
70. Journey - Who's Crying Now
71. The Tubes - Don't Want to Wait Anymore
72. The Alan Parsons Project - Time
73. Kim Carnes - Draw of the Cards
74. The Motels - Days Are O.K. (But the Nights Were Made for Love)
75. Juice Newton - Queen of Hearts
76. Eddie Rabbitt - I Love a Rainy Night
77. Dolly Parton - But You Know I Love You
78. A Taste of Honey - Sukiyaki
79. Aretha Franklin ; George Benson - Love All the Hurt Away
80. Diana Ross - One More Chance
81. Christopher Cross - Sailing
82. Neil Diamond - Hello Again

UPC > 198029011227

Format > New CD

Label > Universal Uk

Release Date > Release Date: 6.20.25

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