 | The Singles 81>85 by Depeche Mode
Buy new: £6.77 / Used from: £2.62 The first audio CD I ever bought - covers their early years when they could hardly put a foot wrong single-wise.
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 | Light Years: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra (1997) by Electric Light Orchestra
Buy new: £6.98 / Used from: £3.49 Jeff Lynn sure can write a good tune....or thirty. This certainly lives up to it's name, as it contains every UK hit they ever had.
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 | Greatest Hits by Blondie
Buy new: £7.78 / Used from: £2.76 This lot sold more singles in the UK than any other American band, and after checking this compilation out you can see why. Packed with quality tunes from start to finish.
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 | The Platinum Collection: Greatest Hits I, II & III by Queen
Buy used from: £14.60 A must have for any discerning music fan. The first two of the three albums in this box set rank amongst the best selling albums of all time in the UK, and it doesn't take a genius to appreciate why.
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 | Definitive INXS by INXS
Buy new: £12.69 / Used from: £1.40 Some might argue with the title, but there's no doubting the quality of songs contained within. A dozen UK top 30 hits, plus several others that should have been.
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 | Millennium Collection by Wang Chung
Buy new: £8.79 / Used from: £5.44 Classic Eighties collection from a band that never really had the success in the UK that their songs deserved.
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![Greatest [CD + DVD]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31Y7M1B942L._SL75_.jpg) | Greatest [CD + DVD] by Duran Duran
Buy new: £10.88 / Used from: £3.06 One of the best pure pop bands of the past 25 years - this has all their best known hits, and a bonus DVD containing all those pioneering videos for good measure. You can't go wrong!
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 | The Best of Go West by Go West
Buy new: £3.98 / Used from: £1.98 Another class Eighties act that turned out some stonking tunes. Remember "We Close Our Eyes" & "Don't Look Down"?
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 | The Singles 86>98 by Depeche Mode
Buy new: £7.98 / Used from: £2.24 Perhaps not as consistently excellent as 81-85, but this collection still contains some classic DM songs e.g "A Question of Time", "Personal Jesus" and "Enjoy The Silence".
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 | Contraband: the Best of Men at Work by Men at Work
Buy new: £3.98 / Used from: £2.70 Somewhat unjustly remembered by many as one hit wonders, these guys actually turned out plenty of decent songs. Well worth checking out if you're an 80's fan like me.
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 | Forty Licks by The Rolling Stones
Buy used from: £18.98 It's not an easy task to produce a definitive Stones collection, given how long they've been turning out hits. But this is a pretty fine effort!
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 | Greatest Hits: 1985-1995 by Heart
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £3.50 Ann Wilson has an absolutely phenomenal voice, and she uses it to great effect here. "Alone" is still spine-tingling today.....
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 | Hit by Peter Gabriel
Buy new: £7.98 / Used from: £3.84 Not quite the perfect Gabriel compilation (there are a couple of his best songs missing i.e In Your Eyes & I Don't Remember) but what's here is top notch.
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 | Greatest Hits by The Human League
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £1.41 One of the best synthpop acts to ever grace the UK charts, they're still touring today. This collection showcases them at their early/mid 80's peak.
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 | Fossil Fuel: The XTC Singles 1977-1992 by XTC
Buy new: £9.98 / Used from: £5.98 I've never understood why a band as good as this never enjoyed the commercial success their talent deserved. There simply isn't a bad track on here.
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 | Premier Hits: The Best of Gary Numan by Gary Numan
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £4.14 One of the earliest electronic innovators, and a personal favourite of mine. 'Cars' and "Are Friends Electric" inspired a generation of musicians, and they still sound good today.
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 | The Ultimate Collection by Level 42
Buy new: £8.98 / Used from: £6.54 More eighties goodness from the Isle of Wight's finest - Mark King can pound out a catchy bassline with the best of them.
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 | Best of the Alarm & Mike Peters by The Alarm
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £2.99 The music press might not like this band, but I certainly do - Mike Peters is a severely under-rated songwriter & performer.
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 | Greatest Hits by Squeeze
Buy new: £3.48 / Used from: £1.44 Chris Difford & Glen Tilbrook can also craft great songs, and they've been doing so for a long time as this excellent budget compilation shows. 20 great songs for six quid - what more could you want?
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 | Gold : The Best of Spandau Ballet by Spandau Ballet
Buy new: £15.28 / Used from: £3.90 Yet another dose of nostalgia from the days when the brothers Kemp were known for their music rather than their acting. Tony Hadley could sing a bit too.....
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 | The Collection by Gun
Buy new: £4.47 / Used from: £3.00 Perhaps the best band hardly anybody's heard of. If you like you rock hard and lively, then give this lot a try - you won't regret it!
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 | Singles by New Order
Buy new: £10.38 / Used from: £2.88 25 years of sheer class all neatly packaged on one double CD - essential listening for electronica fans everywhere.
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 | Pop Art: Pet Shop Boys - The Hits by Pet Shop Boys
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £2.87 Another veteran synthpop act still going strong after all these years. All their hits (and more) from an 18-year span in one handy double album.
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 | T'Pau: The Greatest Hits by T'Pau
Buy new: £4.78 / Used from: £0.67 Big & blousy eighties power pop from Shrewsbury's finest musical exports. A little dated in places, but Carol Decker could (and still can) sing with the best of them.
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 | The Best of Simple Minds by Simple Minds
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £2.77 Yet more classic eighties sounds to round things off - plenty of great songs on here, and it won't break the bank either.
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