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New Wave genre — history, bands and artists
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Geography of New Wave
Where the artists of the genre come from and where it is on the radio
Landmark albums of New Wave
Studio albums that listeners most often call this genre
1978Parallel LinesBlondie
1980Remain in LightTalking Heads
1983SynchronicityThe Police
1985
Songs From the Big ChairTears for Fears
1979
The B‐52’sThe B‐52s
1979
The Pleasure PrincipleGary Numan
1983Speaking in TonguesTalking Heads
1985The Head on the DoorThe Cure
1980Seventeen SecondsThe Cure
1983
She’s So UnusualCyndi Lauper
1977
My Aim Is TrueElvis Costello
New in New Wave
Albums and singles of the genre released in the last four months
2026A Date with Depeche ModeNouvelle Vague
2026DanceteriaSoft Cell
2026Apples for IsaacEcho & the Bunnymen
2026Paper HaloRuby Haunt
New Wave by year
How many studio albums of the genre came out each year
New Wave by country and decade
Bands and artists of the genre from different countries and eras, the best albums of each decade
By country
By decade
Best albums by decade
Artists of New Wave
The most listened artists of the genre and its subgenres: the bigger the name, the more listeners
- A Flock of Seagulls
- a‐ha
- ABC
- Alison Moyet
- Alphaville
- Baltimora
- Berlin
Big Country
Billy Idol- Blondie
- Charly García
- Culture Club
- Cutting Crew
- Depeche Mode
- Dexys Midnight Runners
- Duran Duran
- Elvis Costello
- Eurythmics
- Fine Young Cannibals
- Frankie Goes to Hollywood
- Go West
Grace Jones- Howard Jones
- Hurts
Icehouse
Indochine
INXS- Joe Jackson
- Johnny Hates Jazz
Katrina and the Waves
Los Prisioneros
Men at Work- Mike + the Mechanics
- Mr. Mister
- Nena
- New Order
Nik Kershaw
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Peter Gabriel- Peter Schilling
Pretenders
Roxy Music
Simple Minds- Spandau Ballet
- Talk Talk
- Talking Heads
- Tears for Fears
The B‐52s- The Buggles
The Cars- The Cure
The Human League
The Jam
The Knack- The Police
The Stranglers- Thompson Twins
- Ultravox
Wang Chung- Yazoo
Overview
Genre relations
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Subgenres
Subgenres or what New Wave is divided into
Origins
Genres from which New Wave originated
Derived genres
Genres that evolved from New Wave