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LISTEN HERE Singles that entered the UK charts in December 1981 (in the order of chart entry / highest position)... (highest UK chart position in brackets) 01 Human League - Don't You Want Me (1) 02 Madness - It Must Be Love (4) 03 Gary Numan with Dramatis - Love Needs No Disguise (33) 04 Gary Glitter - All That Glitters (Medley) (48) 05 Pointer Sisters - Should I Do It (50) 06 Sheena Easton - You Could Have Been With Me (54) 07 Exploited - S.P.G. (Live) (Don't Let 'Em Grind You Down EP) (70) 08 Tweets - Lets all Sing Like the Birdies Sing (44) 09 Barron Knights - Blackboard Jumble (52) 10 Ottawan - Help Get Me Some Help (49) 11 The Beat - Hit It (70) 12 Adam & The Ants - Ant Rap (3) 13 ABBA - One Of Us (3) 14 Police - Spirits In The Material World (12) 15 Rod Stewart - Young Turks (11) 16 Jon & Vangelis - I'll Find My Way Home (6) 17 Altered Images - I Could Be Happy (7) 18 Foreigner - Waiting For A Girl Like You (8) 19 Chas & Dave - Stars Over 45 (21) 20 ...

  LISTEN HERE 80 Tracks From 1980! Take a trip back to a defining year in music with our audio series, Record Collecting – Monthly Mix , inspired by the in-depth features of Record Collector magazine. This episode spotlights standout tracks from albums released in 1980—a year that bridged the last echoes of the 1970s with the bold new sounds of a changing decade. From post-punk innovators and new wave trailblazers to rock icons and rising pop voices, each offering a snapshot of the creative surge that made 1980 such a pivotal moment in music history. Whether you’re revisiting beloved classics or discovering influential records for the first time, This mix invites you to drop the needle and explore the dynamic soundscape of a remarkable musical year. 01 Orchestral Manouvres In The Dark - Electricity (from 'OMITD') 02 Pretenders - Private Life (from 'Pretenders') 03 Peter Gabriel - I Don't Remember (from 'Melt') 04 Bob Marley & The Wailers - Coming In ...

LISTEN HERE Singles that entered the UK charts in November 1981 (in the order of chart entry / highest position)... (highest UK chart position in brackets) 01 Earth Wind & Fire - Let´s Groove (3) 02 Diana Ross - Why Do Fools Fall In Love (4) 03 Modern Romance - Ay Ay Ay Ay Moosey (10) 04 Ultravox - The Voice (16) 05 Bow Wow Wow - Chihuahua (51) 06 Fun Boy Three - The Lunatics (Have Taken Over The Asylum) (20) 07 Japan - Visions Of China (32) 08 Black Sabbath - Mob Rules (46) 09 Stray Cats - You Don't Believe Me (57) 10 Aneka - Little Lady (50) 11 Simple Minds - Sweat In Bullet (52) 12 Orange Juice - L O V E Love (65) 13 Classix Nouveaux - Never Again (The Days Time Erased) (44) 14 Pigbag - Sunny Day (53) 15 David Bowie with Queen - Under Pressure (1) 16 Soft Cell - Bedsitter (4) 17 Pretenders - I Go To Sleep (7) 18 Stranglers - Let Me Introduce You To The Family (42) 19 Kim Wilde - Cambodia (12) 20 Spandau Ballet - Paint Me Down (30) 21 Imagination - Flashback (16) 22 Geo...