Now That's What I Call New Wave 80s

Timothy Monger of AllMusic said, "This themed collection from the folks at Now Music features 18 prime cuts of 1980s new wave. [The album] manages to hit on major players like R.E.M., the Cure, the Human League, and Tears for Fears."{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/now-thats-what-i-call-new-wave-80s-mw0002857622|title=Now That's What I Call New Wave 80s - Various Artists | Songs, Reviews, Credits|website=AllMusic}}

In a positive review by Paste Magazine, Ron Hart said of the album: "What makes this physical set so cool are the off-menu choices selected here, be it INXS's early hit “The One Thing” off 1982’s underrated Shabooh Shoobah, choosing the Thompson Twins’ hidden hit “Lies” over “Hold Me Now” and “Mad World” from Tears for Fears’ epic debut LP The Hurting in lieu of the litany of hits from Songs from the Big Chair. And that’s not to mention the incorporation of the fairly deep “Desperate But Not Serious” off his solo debut Friend or Foe for Adam Ant representation. Decisions such as these seem to indicate that NOW That's What I Call New Wave 80s was crafted by the hands of a master of the decade. The '80s new wave sound has made a comeback in a massive way in recent years, and this most exceptional megamix serves as a quality 101 class for any kid looking to dive headfirst into the day glow."{{Cite web|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2015/09/various-artists-now-thats-what-i-call-new-wave-80s.html|title=Various Artists: NOW That's What I Call New Wave 80s Review|date=September 16, 2015|website=Paste Magazine}}

{{Track listing

| headline = CD

| extra_column = Artist

| extra1 = INXS

| title1 = The One Thing

| length1 = 3:22

| extra2 = Billy Idol

| title2 = Rebel Yell

| length2 = 4:46

| extra3 = The Romantics

| title3 = What I Like About You

| length3 = 2:55

| extra4 = The B-52's

| title4 = Private Idaho

| length4 = 3:33

| extra5 = Adam Ant

| title5 = Desperate But Not Serious

| length5 = 4:13

| extra6 = The Go-Go's

| title6 = We Got the Beat

| length6 = 2:30

| extra7 = Thompson Twins

| title7 = Lies

| length7 = 3:10

| extra8 = Berlin

| title8 = The Metro

| length8 = 4:06

| extra9 = General Public

| title9 = Tenderness

| length9 = 3:33

| extra10 = The Cure

| title10 = Just Like Heaven

| length10 = 3:30

| extra11 = The Psychedelic Furs

| title11 = Love My Way

| length11 = 3:30

| extra12 = Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

| title12 = If You Leave

| length12 = 4:24

| extra13 = Echo & the Bunnymen

| title13 = Lips Like Sugar

| length13 = 4:48

| extra14 = Big Country

| title14 = In a Big Country

| length14 = 3:51

| extra15 = R.E.M.

| title15 = The One I Love

| length15 = 3:14

| extra16 = Tears for Fears

| title16 = Mad World

| length16 = 3:31

| extra17 = Eurythmics

| title17 = Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)

| length17 = 4:50

| extra18 = The Human League

| title18 = Don't You Want Me

| length18 = 3:57

}}

Deluxe Edition (includes the above and the following additional tracks)

{{Track listing

| headline = Digital download

| extra_column = Artist

| extra19 = Duran Duran

| title19 = Planet Earth

| length19 = 3:53

| extra20 = ABC

| title20 = The Look of Love

| length20 = 3:27

| extra21 = Scritti Politti

| title21 = Perfect Way

| length21 = 4:29

| extra22 = The Icicle Works

| title22 = Whisper to a Scream (Birds Fly)

| length22 = 3:46

| extra23 = Dead or Alive

| title23 = You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)

| length23 = 3:12

| extra24 = Yazoo

| title24 = Don't Go

| length24 = 3:01

| extra25 = Heaven 17

| title25 = Let Me Go

| length25 = 4:19

| extra26 = Bow Wow Wow

| title26 = I Want Candy

| length26 = 2:43

| extra27 = Soft Cell

| title27 = Tainted Love

| length27 = 2:36

| extra28 = A Flock of Seagulls

| title28 = I Ran

| length28 = 3:38

| extra29 = Erasure

| title29 = Chains of Love

| length29 = 3:31

| extra30 = Howard Jones

| title30 = What Is Love?

| length30 = 3:33

| extra31 = Paul Young

| title31 = Come Back and Stay

| length31 = 4:21

| extra32 = The Church

| title32 = Under the Milky Way

| length32 = 4:56

| extra33 = The Alarm

| title33 = Rain in the Summertime

| length33 = 3:43

| extra34 = The Fixx

| title34 = Are We Ourselves?

| length34 = 2:26

| extra35 = Wall of Voodoo

| title35 = Mexican Radio

| length35 = 4:06

| extra36 = Violent Femmes

| title36 = Blister in the Sun

| length36 = 2:23

| extra37 = After the Fire

| title37 = Der Kommissar

| length37 = 4:05

| extra38 = Romeo Void

| title38 = Never Say Never

| length38 = 3:26

| extra39 = Missing Persons

| title39 = Words

| length39 = 3:37

| extra40 = Scandal

| title40 = Goodbye to You

| length40 = 3:46

}}

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