We break down five of the best new wave songs released as singles from 1984. Read more about the entries and the artists, including Bruce Springsteen, here.

When the term first arrived on the pop music scene in the late part of the '70s, new wave was used as a catch-all for music that wasn't quite punk, but it wasn't traditional pop or rock music either.

Released on Friday, the album is a mixture of New Wave ... intro closely recalls the classic that began it all for Kim Wilde, "Kids In America." Duet with another 80s icon Wilde enlisted the ...