Chart Toppers: Modern Rock Hits of the 80s, Vol. 2 (1998)

About this title: Priority's Chart Toppers series is an excellent budget-line collection, offering a strong selection of 15 original hits, grouped by a specific theme and decade, on each disc. Chart Toppers: Modern Rock Hits of the 80's, vol. 1 concentrates on new wave hits form the early '80s, tossing a few alternative favorites from the latter half of the decade, just for good measure. A few songs don't quite fit into the "Modern Rock" banner, but overall, the selection of songs is terrific, albeit a little predictable. Among the highlights on the disc are Modern English's "I Melt with You," the Plimsouls' ... read more

Tracks:

1. I Melt With You [Brown/Conroy/Grey]
2. A Million Miles Away [Case/Alkes/Fradkin]
3. In a Big Country [Brzezicki/Watson/Bu]
4. Whisper to a Scream (Birds Fly) [McNabb]
5. Smalltown Boy [Bronski/Cole/Somerv]
6. Cruel Summer [Dallin/Fahey/Jolley]
7. Poison Arrow [Fry/White/Singleton]
8. Some Like It Hot [Taylor/Palmer/Taylo]
9. Everybody Wants to Rule the World [Orzabal/Stanley/Hug]
10. Never Say Never [Bossi/Carter/Iyall/]
11. Addicted to Love [Palmer]
12. Weird Science [Elfman]
13. The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades [MacDonald]
14. Ship of Fools [Wallinger]
15. No Myth [Penn]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.