As you will see in the below list of the Top 50 New Wave Songs, chosen by the UCR staff, many of these tracks would fit comfortably within other playlists from the era, not just punk, but also pop, ...

The early-’80s pop scene got a welcome shot in the arm when a bunch of bands from Coventry welded the energy of punk to the mid-’60s Jamaican ska beat. A two-CD set, disc one of One Step Beyon ...