An in depth look at the UK music scene in the 1980s
Part 3
Alphabetical list of artists from the 1980s
ABC |
Adam & The Ants |
Aerosmith |
a-ha |
Alison Moyet |
Altered Images |
Amazulu |
Aneka |
Angry Anderson |
Aswad |
Aztec Camera |
Bananarama |
Band Aid |
Bangles (The) |
Barbra Streisand |
Beastie Boys |
Beautiful South (The) |
Bee Gees |
Belinda Carlisle |
Belouis Some |
Berlin |
Big Country |
Big Fun |
Billy Idol |
Billy Joel |
Billy Ocean |
Black |
Black Box |
Blondie |
Blow Monkeys (The) |
Bluebells (The) |
Bon Jovi |
Bonnie Tyler |
Boomtown Rats (The) |
Boy George |
Bronski Beat |
Bros |
Brother Beyond |
Bruce Hornsby & The Range |
Bruce Springsteen |
Bruce Willis |
Bryan Adams |
Bryan Ferry |
Bucks Fizz |
Cameo |
Cars (The) |
Cher |
Chicago |
Chris De Burgh |
Chris Rea |
Christians (The) |
Cliff Richard |
Climie Fisher |
Club Nouveau |
Coast to Coast |
Colonel Abrams |
Commodores |
Communards (The) |
Culture Club |
Cure (The) |
Curiosity Killed the Cat |
Cutting Crew |
Cyndi Lauper |
Damian |
Damned (The) |
Danny Wilson |
David Bowie |
De Barge |
Deacon Blue |
Dead or Alive |
Debbie Gibson |
Dee C Lee |
Def Leppard |
Deniece Williams |
Denise LaSalle |
Detroit Spinners |
Dexy’s Midnight Runners |
Diana Ross |
Dire Straits |
Dolly Parton |
Don McLean |
Donna Summer |
Double |
Dr Hook |
Duran Duran |
Eddy Grant |
ELO |
Elton John |
Elvis Presley |
Erasure |
Europe |
Eurythmics |
Fairground Attraction |
Falco |
Fat Boys (The) |
Fat Larry’s Band |
Feargal Sharkey |
Five Star |
Frankie Goes To Hollywood |
Fine Young Cannibals |
Fleetwood Mac |
Foreigner |
Freddie Mercury |
Freeez |
Genesis |
George Michael |
Glenn Medeiros |
Gloria Estefan |
Go West |
Gregory Abbott |
Gwen Guthrie |
Haircut 100 |
Hazell Dean |
Heart |
Heaven 17 |
Hollywood Beyond |
Hot Chocolate |
Hothouse Flowers (The) |
Housemartins (The) |
Howard Jones |
Hue & Cry |
Huey Lewis & The News |
Human League (The) |
Inner City |
Inxs |
It Bites |
Jackie Wilson |
Jaki Graham |
Jam (The) |
James Brown |
Jane Wiedlin |
Janet Jackson |
Jason Donovan |
Jermaine Stewart |
Jim Diamond |
Jimmy Nail |
Johhny Logan |
John Parr |
Johnny Hates Jazz |
Jona Lewie |
Joyce Sims |
Judy Boucher |
Julien Cope |
Kajagoogoo |
Kate Bush |
Katrina & The Waves |
KC & The Sunshine Band |
Kelly Marie |
Kenny Loggins |
Kenny Rogers |
Kids from Fame (The) |
Kim Wilde |
Kool & The Gang |
Kylie Minogue |
Labi Siffre |
Laura Branigan |
Leo Sayer |
Level 42 |
Lionel Richie |
Lisa Stansfield |
Living In A Box |
LL Cool J |
London Boys |
Lonnie Gordon |
Los Bravos |
M A R R S |
Madness |
Madonna |
Marillion |
Martika |
Marvin Gaye |
Matchbox |
Maxi Priest |
Meat Loaf |
Mel & Kim |
Mental As Anything |
Michael Jackson |
Midge Ure |
Milli Vanilli |
Mr Mister |
Musical Youth |
Natalie Cole |
Neneh Cherry |
New Kids on the Block |
New Order |
Nik Kershaw |
Nilsson |
Nu Shooz |
Olivia Newton John |
OMD |
Patti La Belle & Michael McDonald |
Paul Hardcastle |
Paul McCartney |
Paul Young |
Paula Abdul |
Pepsie & Shirlie |
Pet Shop Boys |
Peter Gabriel |
Phil Collins |
Phyllis Nelson |
Pink Floyd |
Pogues (The) |
Pointer Sisters (The) |
Police (The) |
Pretenders (The) |
Primitives (The) |
Prince |
Princess |
Proclaimers (The) |
Queen |
REO Speedwagon |
Reynolds Girls (The) |
Richard Marx |
Rick Astley |
Robert Palmer |
Robin Beck |
Roxy Music |
Roy Orbison |
S Express |
Sabrina |
Salt N’ Pepa |
Sam Brown |
Samantha Fox |
Shakin’ Stevens |
Sheena Easton |
Simple Minds |
Simply Red |
Sinita |
Sister Sledge |
Sly Fox |
Snap |
Soft Cell |
Sonia |
Spagna |
Spandau Ballet |
Spitting Image |
Squeeze |
Stock Aitken Waterman |
Starship |
Status Quo |
Stephen ‘Tin Tin’ Duffy |
Stevie Wonder |
Stranglers (The) |
Strawberry Switchblade |
Style Council (The) |
Survivor |
Suzanne Vega |
Swing Out Sister |
T’Pau |
Talk Talk |
Talking Heads |
Tanita Tikaram |
Taylor Dayne |
Tears For Fears |
Technotronic |
Terence Trent D’Arby |
Texas |
Then Jerico |
Thompson Twins (The) |
Tiffany |
Tina Turner |
Toto |
Toyah |
Transvision Vamp |
U2 |
UB40 |
Ultravox |
Voice of the Beehive |
Van Halen |
Wah Band (The) |
Wax |
Wet Wet Wet |
Wham! |
Whitesnake |
Whitney Houston |
Womack & Womack |
XTC |
Yazoo |
Yazz |
Yello |
ZZ Top |
A-Z- (282)
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