Thats The Stuff(1985)

Kano was a post-disco music project formed in 1979 by Italian-based producers/musicians Luciano Ninzatti, Stefano Pulga and Matteo Bonsanto who helped usher in a style of dance music called Italo-disco, a blend of 1970s disco and funk with the addition of synthesizers made by artists and producers in Italy.
The project was unofficially known for being the first group to incorporate a new instrumental trend of electronics and synthesizers (including a module known as the Vocoder) with certain elements of funk to the evolution of dance music, a trend that would be called "Italo-Disco".

Kano's revolutionary sound was first heard on radio stations and in dance clubs around the world with their debut hit single, 1980's "I'm Ready", from their self-titled debut album (which also included the minor hits, "It's a War" and the overlooked instrumental track "Cosmic Voyager"). It not only started Italo-Disco, but also helped paved the way for the growth of hip-hop culture, as "I'm Ready" became an instant breakdance classic. "I'm Ready" also peaked at #21 on the Black Singles chart. "It's a War" was also a big hit on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in the U.S., peaking at #2 for five weeks.
The project went on to record two other albums, including 1981's "New York Cake" (which included the minor hits "Don't Try to Stop Me", and "Can't Hold Back") and 1983's "Another Life" (including the title track and "I Need Love") which introduced West Indian-born singer Glen White. Their last song was 1985's "This Is the Night".

"I'm Ready" was later used as a sample on a few songs, such as Gigolo Tony's 1986 hit "Hokie Pokie" and Rofo's 1987 hit "Flashlight In A Disconight, but gained the most popularity on Tag Team's 1993 hit, "Whoomp! (There It Is)"."Another Life" was remixed by Master Blaster featuring in their 2003 album "We Love Italo Disco". "Another Life" was also sampled in the 2005 track "Discopolis" by Lifelike & Kris Menace. "Ikeya Seki" was sampled by the French electro house artist Kavinsky for his track "Grand Canyon", which appeared on his 2007 EP, 1986.

Ultravox (formerly Ultravox!) are a British New Wave rock band that rose to prominence in the late 1970s/early 1980s. They were one of the primary exponents of the British electronic pop music movement of the early 1980s. The band was particularly associated with the New Romantic and New Wave movements. Along with Duran Duran, Spandau Ballet and Depeche Mode, they were one of the most successful acts to emerge from the British synthpop scene of the late 1970s/early 1980s.

80's Hi-NRG Dance Classic

80's Italo NRG Dance Classic.

Play The Game Tonight by Kansas with Roger Taylor on backing vocals. Released as a single in 1982, also released on the album 'Vinyl Confessions'.

James Bond 007 A View to A Kill Roger Moore, Tanya Roberts, Grace Jones, Patrick Macnee, Christopher Walken.

Honeymoon Suite are a Canadian rock band, based out of Niagara Falls, Ontario that formed in 1982. The band's name was a nod to the fact that Niagara Falls is the unofficial honeymoon capital.

The Flirts were a female trio from New York who had several dance hits and music videos on MTV in the early eighties when the channel was still in its infancy. The trio - initially Andrea, Holly and Rebecca - are best known for releasing quirky and/or sensual New Wave, Hi-NRG and Dance-pop tunes, one of which was their 1982 hit "Jukebox (Don't Put Another Dime)" from their debut album 10¢ a Dance. The single received heavy airplay on MTV and has appeared on several 80's new wave compilation albums.

Hiroshima is an American jazz fusion band formed in 1974 by Sansei Japanese American Dan Kuramoto (wind instruments and band leader), June Kuramoto (koto), Johnny Mori (percussion and taiko), and Danny Yamamoto (keyboards and drums). Named for the Japanese city of Hiroshima, the band is best-known for the fusing of Japanese music and other forms of world music into its playing. Its early jazz-pop R&B sound gave the group a huge following among the African American community and they are regarded as musical pioneers among the Asian American and Japanese American community.

Hiroshima's debut album in 1979, the self-titled Hiroshima, contained the single "Da-da," which caught the ear of the "easy-listening" community.

Hiroshima became popular in the smooth jazz community upon the release of its 1985 album Another Place, which spawned the crossover hit "One Wish."

80s music in Argentina

Sequal was a Latin Freestyle female duo from Miami, composed of Angie Vollaro and Maria Christensen. The duo was founded in 1984 by producer Lewis A. Martineé, who was also responsible for the group Exposé. The group's first releases in 1985–86 were on independent label Joey Boy Records and became club hits. In 1988 Sequal signed with major label Capitol/EMI Records, releasing its only self-titled album, which had a plethora of producers, including Stock Aitken Waterman (“Tell Him I Called”), Kurtis Mantronik (“Tell the Truth”), Michael Morejon, and Lewis A. Martineé. Neither the album nor the singles hit the pop charts, although some singles did become club hits.

The group split in 1990 and Christensen later formed the group 3rd Party in the late 1990s; that group’s major claim to fame was the song “Waiting For Tonight,” which Jennifer Lopez covered on her debut album.

Music from Australia and New Zealand in the year 1986: Wa Wa Nee's promo-video for the hit single 'Stimulation' taken from the 1986 album 'Wa Wa Nee'.

"Mr. Roboto" is a song written by Dennis DeYoung and performed by the band Styx on their 1983 concept album Kilroy Was Here. It reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100, giving the band their first notable hit since "Too Much Time on My Hands" in 1981. Mr. Roboto is one of Styx's most popular songs and one of Generation Y's most known Styx songs--Come Sail Away being the other.
The song appears several times in the Japanese drama "Densha Otoko"

Billy Field's promo-video for the hit single 'Bad Habbits' (later covered by David Lee Roth), the title track taken from the 1981 album.

Music from Australia and New Zealand in the year 1988: Chantoozies' promo-video for the hit single 'Kiss & Tell' taken from the 1987 album 'Chantoozies'.

Great and underrated track by the Mondo's