The top “New Wave” singers of the ‘80s

Teenage Cancer Trust: The Cure LONDON - APRIL 01: Robert Smith of The Cure performs on stage on the sixth and final night of a series of concerts and events in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust organised by charity Patron Roger Daltrey, at the Royal Albert Hall on April 1, 2006 in London, England. (Photo by Jo Hale/Getty Images) (Jo Hale/Getty Images)

By Jay Edwards

Looking back on the late ‘70s and early ‘80s, what voice could you not get enough of? The broke into the music scene and that voice was like something you had never heard before.

Ultimate Classic Rock looked back 4-5 decades ago at the bands and those vocalists they consider to be the best “new Wave” singers of that era and here’s what they came up with...

1. Robert Smith of The Cure

2. David Byrne of the Talking Heads

3. Debbie Harry of Blondie

4. Sting from The Police

5. Annie Lennox of the Eurythmics

6. Dave Gahan of Depeche Mode

7. Simon Le Bon of Duran Duran

8. Elvis Costello of the Elvis Costello’s lol

9. Ric Ocasek of The Cars

10. Michael Hutchence from INXS

11. Bryan Ferry of Roxy Music

12. Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders

13. Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith of Tears for Fears

14. Mark Mothersbaugh of Devo

15. Siouxsie Sioux of Siouxsie and the Banshees