Here is a list of the 7-inch singles that I bought, or otherwise came into my possession, in the eighties.
| 1980 | |
| Gabriel, Peter | Games Without Frontiers |
| Jam (The) | Going Underground |
| Martha & The Muffins | Echo Beach |
| Vapors (The) | Turning Japanese |
| 1981 | |
| Adam & The Ants | Stand & Deliver |
| Men at Work | Down Under |
| Specials (The) | Ghost Town |
| 1982 | |
| Dexys Midnight Runners (& The Emerald Express) | Come on Eileen |
| XTC | Senses Working Overtime |
| 1983 | |
| Fagin, Joe | Breakin’ Away / That’s Livin’ Alright |
| Flying Pickets (The) | Only You |
| Slade | My Oh My |
| 1984 | |
| Commodores | Nightshift |
| Eurythmics | Sexcrime (nineteen eighty-four) |
| Head, Murray | One Night In Bangkok |
| John, Elton | Sad Songs (Say so Much) |
| Madonna | Like A Virgin |
| Slade | Run Runaway |
| Status Quo | Status Quo |
| Stranglers (The) | Skin Deep |
| U2 | Pride (In The Name Of Love) |
| 1985 | |
| Alarm (The) | Absolute Reality |
| Cars (The) | Drive |
| China Crisis | Black Man Ray |
| Cole, Lloyd and The Commotions | Brand New Friend |
| Collins, Phil | One More Night |
| Commentators (The) | N-n-nineteen Not Out |
| Cure (The) | Close To Me |
| Cure (The) | In Between Days |
| Damned (The) | Grimly Fiendish |
| Damned (The) | The Shadow of Love |
| Dire Straits | Money for Nothing |
| Echo & The Bunnymen | Bring On The Dancing Horses |
| Eurythmics | There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart) |
| Eurythmics | Would I Lie To You? |
| Faltermeyer, Harold | Axel F |
| Fine Young Cannibals | Blue |
| Fine Young Cannibals | Johnny Come Home |
| Hardcastle, Paul | 19 |
| Houston, Whitney | Saving All My Love For You |
| Idol, Billy | Rebel Yell |
| Iron Maiden | Run To The Hills (live) |
| Jones, Howard | Life in One Day |
| Katrina & The Waves | Walking On Sunshine |
| Madonna | Angel |
| Madonna | Crazy For You |
| Madonna | Dress You Up |
| Madonna | Into The Groove |
| Madonna | Material Girl |
| Marillion | Kayleigh |
| Moore, Gary (& Lynott, Phil) | Out In The Fields |
| Nail, Jimmy | Love Don’t Live Here Anymore |
| Sharkey, Feargal | A Good Heart |
| Simple Minds | Alive And Kicking |
| Simple Minds | Don’t You (Forget About Me) |
| Squeeze | Last Time Forever |
| Talking Heads | And She Was |
| 1986 | |
| Bangles | Manic Monday |
| Bangles | Walk Like An Egyptian |
| Big Country | Look Away |
| Blow, Kurtis | If I Ruled The World |
| Bush, Kate | Experiment IV |
| Cameo | Word Up |
| Eurythmics | It’s Alright (Baby’s Coming Back) |
| Eurythmics | The Miracle Of Love |
| Eurythmics | Thorn In My Side |
| Falco | Rock Me Amadeus |
| Fine Young Cannibals | Suspicious Minds |
| Gabriel, Peter | Sledgehammer |
| Geldof, Bob | This Is The World Calling |
| Housemartins (The) | Happy Hour |
| It Bites | Calling All The Heroes |
| Jones, Oran ‘Juice’ | Curiosity / The Rain |
| Level 42 | Lessons In Love |
| Lewis, Huey (& The News) | Hip To Be Square |
| Lewis, Huey (& The News) | Stuck With You |
| Lewis, Huey (& The News) | The Power Of Love |
| Madonna | Live To Tell |
| Palmer, Robert | I Didn’t Mean To Turn You On |
| Palmer, Robert | Riptide |
| Pretenders (The) | Don’t Get Me Wrong |
| Pretenders (The) | Hymn To Her |
| Richard, Cliff and the Young Ones feat. Hank Marvin | Living Doll |
| Rolling Stones (The) | Harlem Shuffle |
| Shaw, Sandie | Frederick |
| Van Halen | Why Can’t This Be Love |
| 1987 | |
| Beastie Boys | (You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party) |
| Cure (The) | Just Like Heaven |
| D’Arby, Terence Trent | If You let Me Stay |
| Ferry Aid | Let It Be |
| Fine Young Cannibals | Ever Fallen in Love |
| Hammer, Jan | Crockett’s Theme |
| Houston, Whitney | I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) |
| Jellybean (feat Elisa Fiorillo) | Who Found Who |
| Jellybean (feat Steven Dante) | The Real Thing |
| Jesus And Mary Chain (The) | April Skies |
| Lewis, Huey & The News | Simple As That |
| Mead, Abigail & Goulding, Nigel | Full Metal Jacket (I Wanna Be Your Drill Instructor) |
| Mental As Anything | Live It Up |
| Numan, Gary | Cars (‘E’ Reg Model) |
| Stock Aitken & Waterman | Roadblock |
| Wilson, Jackie | Reet Petite (The Sweetest Girl In Town) |
| 1988 | |
| Bragg, Billy / Wet Wet Wet | She’s Leaving Home / With A LittleHelp From My Friends |
| Christians (The) | Harvest for the World |
| Fat Boys | The Twist (Yo, Twist) |
| Heart | Never / These Dreams |
| Hollies (The) | He Ain’t Heavy He’s My Brother |
| Mel and Kim | That’s The Way It Is |
| If You Let Me Stay | Running All Over The World |
| Tikaram, Tinita | Good Tradition |
| Transvision Vamp | I Want Your Love |
| U2 | Angel of Harlem |
| U2 | Desire |
| UB40 With Chrissie Hynde | Breakfast In Bed |
| Womack & Womack | Teardrops |
| 1989 | |
| Beautiful South (The) | You Keep It All In |
| U2 | When Love Comes To Town |