Disco, Synthpop, New Wave and New Romantics, Gothic rock, heavy metal

Wham!, Depeche Mode, Adam and the Ants, Culture Club, Ultravox, Spandau Ballet, Duran Duran, Bauhaus, Joy Division, Jesus and Mary Chain, Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Cure, Iron Maiden are some of the prominent British bands of the period.