We Want The Airwaves - Songs 1981

Flashing back to 1981. Here is a mix of songs from some of my favorite albums released that year. Lots of new wave hits on this one with some emphasis on synth pop but this collection is certainly not a best of the year or most popular songs of the year. There are a few chart toppers here and some with little or no airplay. This mix like all my Songs of Year mixes come from my personal collection and my personal experience of the music of the year.

Most of this stuff I still have on vinyl up on the third floor.

All albums released in 1981.

1. The Ramones - We Want The Airwaves (Pleasant Dreams)
2. Depeche Mode - Just Can't Get Enough (Speak & Spell)
3. The Human League - Don't You Want Me (Dare)
4. Soft Cell - Tainted Love (Non Stop Erotic Cabaret)
5. The Cure - Primary (Faith)
6. The Cars - Since You're Gone (Shake It Up)
7. Hall & Oates - Private Eyes (Private Eyes)
8. Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes (Mistaken Identity)
9. Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - Make Believe (Bad Reputation)
10. Squeeze - Tempted (East Side Story)
11. Men At Work - Who Can It Be Now? (Business As Usual)
12. Garland Jeffreys - Ghost Of A Chance (Escape Artist)
13. The English Beat - Doors Of Your Heart (Wha'ppen?)
14. Split Enz - One Step Ahead (Waiata)
15. The Police - Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic (Ghost In The Machine)
16. Pretenders - Day After Day (Pretenders II)
17. Robyn Hitchcock - The Man Who Invented Himself (Black Snake Diamond Role)
18. Gary Myrick & The Figures - I'm Not A Number (Living In A Movie)