NEW WAVE TIMELINE

This 'wide' chart is a timeline of when Jive 55 groups or individuals started (and finished) their careers. A list of top USA or UK charting albums each year will follow underneath.

David Bowie (1967-; London, UK)

Roxy Music (1971-1983; London, UK)

B-52s (1976- ; Georgia, USA)

Adam Ant (& the Ants 1977-1982, solo 1982- ; London, UK)

Duran Duran (1978- ; Birmingham, UK)

Blancmange (1979-1986; London, UK)

A Flock of Seagulls (1980-1995; Liverpool, UK)

The Blue Nile (1981- ; Glasgow, Scotland)

A-ha (1982- ; Oslo, Norway)

Alphaville (1983- ; Berlin, Germany)

Marc Almond (ex Soft Cell solo 1984- ; Leeds, UK)

The Communards (from Bronksi Beat 1985-1988; London, UK)

George Michael (ex Wham! solo 1987- ; London, UK)

Kraftwerk (1970-; Dusseldorf, Germany)

Devo (1972-1991; Ohio, USA)

The Cars (1976-1988; Massachusets, USA)

Kate Bush (1977- ; Kent, UK)

Gary Numan (1978- ; London, UK)

Cocteau Twins (1979-1997; Grangemouth, Scotland)

ABC (1980- ; Sheffield, UK)

Culture Club (1981-1986, 2000- ; London, UK)

Madonna (1982- ; New York, USA)

Bronksi Beat (1983-1985; London, UK)

Alison Moyet (ex Yazoo solo 1984- ; London, UK)

Erasure (from Yazoo 1985- ; London, UK)

Jimmy Sommerville (ex Bronski Beat, Communards solo 1988- ; London, UK)

Split Enz (1972-1985; Auckland, NZ)

The Cure (1976- ; Crawley, UK)

Peter Gabriel (1977- ; London, UK)

Orchestral Manoevers In The Dark (1978- ; Liverpool, UK)

Joe Jackson (1979- ; London, UK)

The Church (1980- ; Sydney, Australia)

Wham! (1981-1986; London, UK)

The Smiths (1982-1987; Manchester, UK)

Sting (ex Police solo 1985- ; London, UK)

Bryan Ferry (solo 1973-1978, 1985-; London, UK)

XTC (1976- ; Swindon, UK)

Human League (1977- ; Sheffield, UK)

Simple Minds (1978- ; Glasgow, Scotland)

Spandau Ballet (1979-1990; London, UK)

Depeche Mode (1980- ; Basildon, UK)

Pet Shop Boys (1981- ; London, UK)

Midge Ure (ex Ultravox solo 1985- ; London, UK)

Blondie (1974-1982, 1999- ; New York, USA)

Joy Division (1977-1980; Manchester, UK)

Visage (1978-1984; London, UK)

Yello (1979- ; Zurich, Switzerland)

Eurythmics (1980-1990, 1999-2001; London, UK)

Talk Talk (1981-1991; London, UK)

Japan (1974-1982; London, UK)

The Police (1977-1985; London, UK)

Frankie Goes To Hollywood (1980-1987; Liverpool, UK)

Tears For Fears (1981- ; London, UK)

Squeeze (1974- ; London, UK)

The Psychedelic Furs (1977-1991, 2001- ; London, UK)

Heaven 17 (1980-1988, 1996- ; London, UK)

Yazoo (1981-1983; London, UK)

Talking Heads (1974-1991; New York, USA)

Thomson Twins (1977-1993; Cheshire, UK)

Icehouse (1980-1993; Sydney, Australia)

Ultravox (1974-1987; London, UK)

New Order (1980- ; Manchester, UK)

Soft Cell (1980-1984, 2001- ; Leeds, UK)