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Eternal (Live) (opens in new tab)
A 16-disc box set captures 14 months of live sets from the post-punk titans’ prime.
Genre
New Wave
New Wave on LoudQuietLoud: more than 700 artists, including The Cure, The Smiths and Depeche Mode. It runs alongside new romantic, synth-pop and gothic rock.
The Cure
5.7M listenerspost-punk · new wave · alternative
The Smiths
5.3M listenerspost-punk · indie · new wave
Depeche Mode
4.6M listenerselectronic · new wave · synthpop
The Clash
4.3M listenerspunk · punk rock · british
Blondie
3.6M listenersnew wave · 80s · rock
Prince
3.6M listenersfunk · pop · soul
Joy Division
3.5M listenerspost-punk · new wave · 80s
Talking Heads
3.3M listenersnew wave · post-punk · 80s
New Order
3.3M listenersnew wave · post-punk · electronic
Interpol
3.2M listenerspost-punk · indie rock · indie
Billy Idol
3.2M listenersrock · new wave · 80s
Cyndi Lauper
3.1M listenerspop · 80s · female vocalists
Metric
3M listenersindie · indie rock · female vocalists
Eurythmics
2.9M listenersnew wave · 80s · pop
Neon Trees
2.2M listenersindie · alternative · indie rock
Simple Minds
2.1M listenersnew wave · 80s · rock
INXS
2.1M listenersrock · new wave · 80s
Editors
2M listenersindie rock · indie · british
Alphaville
1.9M listenerssynthpop · new wave · 80s
Morrissey
1.9M listenersindie · british · alternative
Siouxsie and the Banshees
1.8M listenerspost-punk · new wave · gothic
The Human League
1.7M listenersnew wave · synthpop · 80s
Rick Astley
1.7M listenerspop · 80s · rickroll
Echo & the Bunnymen
1.7M listenerspost-punk · new wave · 80s
The Bangles
1.6M listenerspop · 80s · female vocalists
Santigold
1.5M listenerselectronic · indie · alternative
Nena
1.5M listenerspop · german · new wave
Cutting Crew
1.4M listeners80s · new wave · pop
Culture Club
1.4M listeners80s · new wave · pop
Cheap Trick
1.4M listenersclassic rock · rock · power pop
The Outfield
1.4M listeners80s · rock · classic rock
Devo
1.4M listenersnew wave · post-punk · 80s
Annie Lennox
1.4M listenerspop · female vocalists · 80s
Madness
1.3M listenersska · british · new wave
A Flock of Seagulls
1.3M listenersnew wave · synthpop · 80s
Elvis Costello
1.3M listenersnew wave · rock · singer-songwriter
Bauhaus
1.3M listenerspost-punk · gothic rock · new wave
Bleachers
1.3M listenersindie pop · indie · pop
Roxy Music
1.3M listenersglam rock · new wave · rock
Belinda Carlisle
1.3M listenerspop · 80s · female vocalists
The Jam
1.3M listenerspunk · new wave · mod
Erasure
1.3M listenerssynthpop · 80s · new wave
Berlin
1.2M listenersnew wave · 80s · pop
Bronski Beat
1.2M listenersnew wave · 80s · synthpop
Frankie Goes to Hollywood
1.1M listenersnew wave · 80s · pop
Buzzcocks
1.1M listenerspunk · punk rock · british
Gary Numan
1.1M listenersnew wave · synthpop · electronic
Michael Sembello
1.1M listeners80s · pop · new wave
Bananarama
1.1M listeners80s · pop · female vocalists
XTC
1M listenersnew wave · post-punk · 80s
Gang of Four
971K listenerspost-punk · new wave · punk
Yazoo
959K listenersnew wave · synthpop · 80s
Television
928K listenerspost-punk · new wave · punk
Ladyhawke
897K listenerselectronic · indie · female vocalists
Cash Cash
891K listenerspowerpop · electronic · pop
Oingo Boingo
890K listenersnew wave · 80s · rock
Future Islands
884K listenersnew wave · electronic · experimental
Julian Casablancas
880K listenersindie · indie rock · rock
Wire
879K listenerspost-punk · new wave · punk
Bryan Ferry
837K listenersglam rock · new wave · 80s
Killing Joke
804K listenerspost-punk · new wave · industrial
MUNA
791K listenersindie pop · synthpop · pop rock
The Pretenders
784K listenersrock · new wave · 80s
Soda Stereo
772K listenersrock argentino · rock · rock en espanol
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
756K listenersnew wave · rock · singer-songwriter
Grace Jones
741K listenersdisco · new wave · pop
David Byrne
734K listenersnew wave · alternative · singer-songwriter
Suicide
733K listenerspost-punk · experimental · electronic
Squeeze
732K listenersnew wave · 80s · pop
Matthew Wilder
726K listenerspop · 80s · one hit wonder
The The
725K listenersnew wave · post-punk · alternative
Wang Chung
672K listenersnew wave · 80s · pop
Luna
666K listenersdream pop · indie pop · indie
The Church
661K listenerspost-punk · new wave · 80s
Modern English
660K listenerspost-punk · new wave · 80s
ABC
656K listenersnew wave · 80s · new romantic
Naked Eyes
649K listenersnew wave · 80s · synth pop
The Fall
629K listenerspost-punk · new wave · punk
Sparks
628K listenersnew wave · glam rock · pop
The Sugarcubes
624K listenersicelandic · alternative · indie
New Young Pony Club
614K listenerselectronic · new rave · indie
The Undertones
599K listenerspunk · punk rock · new wave
Mecano
561K listenerspop · spanish · 80s
La Femme
558K listenersfrench · new wave · cold wave
And One
544K listenerssynthpop · ebm · electronic
Nik Kershaw
531K listeners80s · pop · new wave
Hemlocke Springs
515K listenersindie pop · synthpop · art pop
The Chameleons
511K listenerspost-punk · new wave · dream pop
Japan
508K listenersnew wave · post-punk · new romantic
Tamaryn
494K listenersshoegaze · dream pop · experimental
The Virgins
462K listenersindie · indie rock · new wave
Bow Wow Wow
453K listenersnew wave · post-punk · 80s
Caifanes
446K listenersrock en espanol · rock · rock mexicano
Clan of Xymox
420K listenersdarkwave · gothic rock · gothic
The Style Council
418K listenersnew wave · 80s · british
Class Actress
415K listenerssynthpop · electronic · electropop
Radio
On public radio, last 30 days
Last 30 days · via public radio playlists
| Rank | Album | Stations | Days on chart | Spins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | KCRW, KEXP, KRCL, KUTX, The Current, WXPN | 14 | 81 spins |
| 2 |  | KEXP, KRCL, KUTX, The Current, WXPN | 2 | 8 spins |
| 3 |  | KEXP, The Current, WXPN | 1 | 4 spins |
| 4 |  | KUTX, The Current, WXPN | 1 | 4 spins |
| 5 |  | KEXP, KUTX, The Current | 1 | 4 spins |
| 6 | | KEXP, The Current, WXPN | 1 | 4 spins |
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Labels
Labels in this genre
Geffen Records
LabelHome to Siouxsie and the Banshees, Madness & Berlin
Virgin
LabelHome to Simple Minds, The Human League & Devo
Sire Records
LabelHome to Talking Heads, Echo & the Bunnymen & Madness
Mute
LabelHome to Depeche Mode, Erasure & Yazoo
Beggars Banquet
LabelHome to Bauhaus, Gary Numan & Modern English
Beat Records
LabelHome to The Cure, Gary Numan & David Byrne