Greatest Hits of the 80's [Box set, Import]

The Greatest Hits Of The 80's (Series) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 22, 1998)
• Number of Discs: 8
• Format: Box set, Import
• Note on Boxed Sets: During shipping, discs in boxed sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase.
• Label: Disky Records
• ASIN: B000024003
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #106,402 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. No Doubt About It - Hot Chocolate

2. More Than I Can Say - Leo Slayer

3. Stop The Calvary - Jona Lewie

4. Stars On 54 Medley - Stars On 54

5. Kids America - Kim Wilde

6. Bette Davis Eyes - Kim Carnes

7. Rain In May - Max Werner

8. Morning Train - Sheena Easton

9. Papa Chico - Tony Esposito

10. We Just - Moses

11. Do You Really Want To Hurt Me? - Culture Club

12. Hymn - Ultravox

13. Too Shy - Kajagoogoo

14. The Whole Of The Moon - The Waterboys

15. Breakaway - Tracey Ullman

16. Imagination - Belouis Some

17. Centerfold - J. Geils Band

18. Walking On Sunshine

19. True - Spandau Ballet

20. The Tide Is High - Blondie

See all 99 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Budget-priced box featuring 144 pop, soul & new wave gems ofthe decade. Includes hits by Blondie, Freddie Jackson, Pat Benatar, Duran Duran, Go West, Billy Idol, Climie Fisher, Mel & Kim, P.I.L., Kim Wilde, Culture Club, Human League, Spandau Ballet, the Waterboys, Kajagoogoo, J. Geils Band, Paul Hardcastle, Ultravox, Eddy Grant, Billy Ocean, Talk Talk, Jermaine Stewart, John Waite, China Crisis and many, many more! Each disc comes in a separate full color slipcase & together they are packaged in a full CD-sized brilliant box. 1998 release.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Fantastic Bargain and an Adventure to Boot, February 3, 2002

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Danaphile "music lover" (San Francisco, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Greatest Hits of the 80's (Audio CD)

There are eight discs, each containing 18 tracks, and they want $42? Anyone who does the math will realize that paying under $6 per disc is a great deal, even if you don't know half of the songs. Many of the songs on this collection only became popular in Europe, so U.S. audiences are bound to make a discovery or two. It's well worth the price, especially if you're open to hearing hits from other parts of the world.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must have box set of high quality songs from a great era, June 27, 2006

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Elak Swindell "Movie Addict" (Georgia USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Greatest Hits of the 80's (Audio CD)

Being a BIG fan of 1980s era music, finding this 8 CD box set was really a treasure. Sure, I have a lot of the songs available on the discs in my huge 80s MP3 song collection (16 discs worth so far and still growing), but there are so many others included that I would never have known about or heard since they only aired in the UK. Of course, there are a few other excellent European music artists that do not show up in the set. People like Shakin' Stevens, Don McLean, English Beat and Madness; but they can be mostly found in other collected sets (with the exception of Shakin' Stevens, which is a shame, because his rock n' roll music is excellent). My only complaint about this box collection is the lack of information in concerns to the album each song was taken from and the confusion I have about the two numbers after each title (for example: Adrian Gurvitz: Classic 3,39). Does this mean track 3, Billboard rating 39? I don't know. Other than this minor issue, I highly recommend this CD set for any fan of the 80s music era. You won't be disappointed at the selection and quality.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Something familiar, something new, July 13, 2004

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Inari Järvi (Finland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Greatest Hits of the 80's (Audio CD)

This box set has something for everyone, especially if you want an idea of what was popular in Europe during the Eighties, i.e. names like Sandra, Kajagoogoo, Mel & Kim, Duran Duran, Ultravox... Many, many big hits and a bunch of unknown gems for those who want to explore.