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Robert Smith and his mates in the Cure have never needed to follow trends to remain vital. Here are 16 gems by one of the most influential bands in modern rock—"In Between Days," "Why Can't I Be... more

No more tears, TFF fans—that comprehensive collection you've been pining for is finally here! All their hits—Shout; Everybody Wants to Rule the World; Sowing the Seeds of Love; Head over Heels;... more

Take on this! The Norwegian trio's 1985 debut album containing the new-wave classic "Take On Me" (which was also one of the most memorable music videos of the '80s!) plus more iconic synth pop: "The... more

The perfect single-CD Ant-hology, this disc has 17 key tracks from one of the most influential new-wave figures. These take you from his jittery post-punk cuts to his pop-star-era hits: Zerox; Dog... more

"Video Killed the Radio Star" went down in history as the first video on MTV. That quintessential new-wave hit is only one of the delights on the Buggles' 1980 debut, a visionary fusion of synths,... more

It spent well over two and a half years on the charts…it shot straight to #1…it's still the Boss's most famous album, and it returns here in gloriously remastered fashion on both CD and 180-gram... more

At least "once in a lifetime," we in the U.S. should get a single-CD Talking Heads anthology—and here it is at last! Here are all eight hits plus 10 more: "Burning Down the House," "Wild Wild Life,"... more

14 of the best by Paich, the Porcaros and the rest of these LA pop-rockers: their Top 10 smashes Africa; Rosanna, and I Won't Hold You Back plus Hold the Line; 99; Make Believe; Georgy Porgy; I'll Be... more

Van Halen had ridden a few ups ‘n' downs by the time "1984" dropped in January of that year, and Eddie, having (let's face it) mastered guitar, was experimenting with, and writing on, piano and... more

The Clash's 1982 swan song was also their pop breakthrough, reaching #7 on the charts and producing the hits "Rock the Casbah" and "Should I Stay or Should I Go," plus awesome tracks like "Ghetto... more

Foreigner entered the '80s with this Mutt Lange-produced masterpiece: the smash ballad "Waiting for a Girl Like You," the pulsating "Urgent," the irresistible sing-along "Juke Box Hero" and more. The... more

All surviving members of these new-wave pioneers contributed to the song selection of this new "best-of." Ric Ocasek and Ted Jensen mastered this baby at Sterling Sound, so get ready to blast this in... more

Hits from before their big "Freeze Frame" breakthrough—"One Last Kiss," "Take It Back," "Love Stinks," "Just Can't Wait"—plus "Centerfold," "Freeze Frame," "Angel in Blue," "I Do" (live), "Land of a... more

33 of REO's most hook-heavy power ballads and fan favorites on 2 CDs! A previously unreleased version of "Son of a Poor Man" joins the hits "Can't Fight This Feeling," "Keep On Loving You," "Take It... more

Cool, tough, sexy and swaggering, the songs of Chrissie Hynde and the Pretenders haven't lost a bit of verve. Here are 16 key cuts from their 1980–87 prime including every hit: "Back on the Chain... more

Here are 15 hits, album tracks and EP cuts by one of LA's quintessential bands of the new-wave era! Tears; Right Now; No Secrets, and other gems join all five hits: Words; Destination Unknown;... more

This 1985 debut introduced a bold new voice to radio and MTV. One that would still be going strong decades later. This reissue is housed in a mini-LP sleeve and all the components of the original LP... more

Fully packed with 78 minutes of music Vol. 15 has five #1 hits including UB40's "Red Red Wine," Roxette's "It Must Have Been Love," Richard Marx's "Right Here Waiting," as well as the often... more

By far the best single-disc collection of Russell Hitchcock and Graham Russell's soft pop ever assembled, 18 tracks including all but one of their 13 chart hits! Includes Lost in Love; All Out of... more

They went Top 10 again with this 1988 "best-of," with the bonus 1996 hit "When You Love a Woman" now joining "Open Arms," "Who's Crying Now," "Separate Ways," "Don't Stop Believin'," "Only the... more

It all began with "What I Like About You," the "can't-miss" single that, indeed, didn't miss. Here's that 1980 classic and the hits "Talking in Your Sleep" and "One in a Million" plus "Girl Next... more

How many pop stars are like Debbie, who wrote all her big hits (as young as she was when she broke through, she was already a veteran, having been playing piano and writing songs since she was six).... more

These Bay Area rockers emerged with a bigger, bolder sound on their sophomore Columbia LP—and a can't-miss hit: 867-5309/Jenny. Here's that smash; Steal Away; Which Man Are You; Tonight; Why Baby... more

This 1982 debut by this raw rocker from Canada was the perfect bridge between the British metal of Judas Priest and the American pop-metal of Bon Jovi, reaching the Top 10 and producing the hits... more