The Second British Invasion

The Second British Invasion consisted of music acts from the United Kingdom that became popular in the United States during the early-to-mid 1980s primarily due to the cable music channel MTV. The term derives from the similar British Invasion of the U.S. in the 1960s. These acts primarily brought with them synthpop and new wave styles of music to the American charts, and according to Rolling Stone, brought "revolution in sound and style".

During the late 1980s, glam metal and dance music replaced Second Invasion acts atop the U.S. charts. 

Wikipedia list of second British Invasion artists

1 A[edit]

• ABC^[1][2][3][4]
• Adam and the Ants^[5]
• After the Fire^[3]
• The Alarm^[5]

2 B[edit]

• Bananarama^[5]
• Belouis Some^[6]
• Big Country^[5][7]
• Bow Wow Wow^[3][4]

3 C[edit]

• Elvis Costello^[5]
• Culture Club^{[1][2][3][7][8][9]}

4 D[edit]

• Def Leppard^[5]
• Depeche Mode^[4][5]
• Dexys Midnight Runners^[3]
• Thomas Dolby^[8]
• Duran Duran^{[1][2][3][5][7][8]}

5 E[edit]

• The English Beat^[3]
• Eurythmics^[1][3][5][9]

6 F[edit]

• Fastway^[5]
• A Flock of Seagulls^[1][5]
• The Fixx^[3][5]
• Frankie Goes to Hollywood^[10]

7 G[edit]

• Eddy Grant^[1]

8 H[edit]

• Haircut One Hundred^[2]
• Heaven 17^[5]
• The Human League^{[1][4][5][7][8]}

9 I[edit]

• Billy Idol^[3][5]
• Iron Maiden^[5]

10 J[edit]

• Joe Jackson^[11]
• Howard Jones^[5][7]
• Joy Division^[4]

11 K[edit]

• Kajagoogoo^[5]

12 L[edit]

• Nick Lowe^[5][12]

13 M[edit]

• Madness^[1][5]
• Modern English^[3]

14 N[edit]

• Naked Eyes^[5]
• Gary Numan^[5]

15 P[edit]

• Pet Shop Boys^[9]
• The Police^[5]
• The Pretenders^[5]

16 S[edit]

• Soft Cell^[2][4]
• Spandau Ballet^[5][7][4]
• The Specials^[4]
• Squeeze^[5]
• The Style Council^[7]

17 T[edit]

• Tears for Fears^[9]
• Thompson Twins^{[1][3][4][5][7][8]}

18 U[edit]

• U2^[7]
• Ultravox^[4][5]

19 V[edit]

• Visage^[4]

20 W[edit]

• Wham!^[1][5][8][9]

21 Y[edit]

• Paul Young^[1][7]

Compilations

* Here Comes The Reign Again (2014) (Covers only)
* Another Lost Decade: The 80's: The Second British Invasion  (2005)
* 80's British Invasion - 30th Anniversary (2010)
* Spotify playlist



Links

* CBSNews
* Rolling Stone