Top 10 Best Spandau Ballet Songs

The 1980s birthed a musical landscape practically dripping in heavy synths and massive shoulder pads. Right at the epicenter of that velvet-clad earthquake stood Spandau Ballet. This wasn't just a band. They were a full-blown fashion statement masquerading as a pop group. Emerging from the sweat-soaked dancefloor of London's legendary Blitz Club, they managed to define the New Romantic movement before most people even knew what to call it.

What started in 1979 as a bunch of working-class kids making edgy electronic dance music quickly morphed into a global juggernaut of blue-eyed soul. Gary Kemp spun lyrical poetry. His brother Martin held down the thick basslines. Throw in Tony Hadley crooning like a suave lounge singer who somehow wandered into a new wave gig. Add a generous dusting of Steve Norman's saxophone, and you have a recipe for pure chart domination. They traded their futuristic synthesizers for slick tailored suits and acoustic guitars. That brilliant pivot transformed them from trendy club kids into international superstars selling millions of records.

Their discography reads like a masterclass in sophisticated pop. Listeners get everything from pulsing dance tracks to sweeping power ballads that demand you sing along at the top of your lungs. They soundtracked a decade of decadence with melodies smoother than a fresh jar of pomade. Pinning down their absolute greatest tracks is a monumental task. The drama is high. The choruses are massive. Dive into the sonic luxury and rank the undisputed masterworks of these undisputed '80s icons.

The Top Ten

  1. With the Pride

  2. Only When You Leave

  3. She Loved Like Diamond

  4. Gold

    Classic song, and most people know this song and True.

    I don't know, maybe it's Gold?

  5. Chant No.1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On)

    This song should be number 5, 6, 7, or 8, not number 11. Please vote this one up. Great tune, great singing, guitar, bass, and drums. Love this song. Come on. Get this song higher up the list, please. Great tune. They did really well with this song.

    Love this song. This one should be number 7, not 14. Vote this song up. Great all-round tune. This band has such good songs, and this is one of their great songs that should be in the top ten.

  6. True

    Oh, True, what a magical, mystical song. Oh, to slow dance with your significant other to this song is romantic!

    No words can describe how amazing True is.

    This is their most iconic song, no doubt.

  7. Through the Barricades

    This song should be in the top ten. It is really good.

  8. Lifeline

  9. Communication

  10. I'll Fly for You

    To me, I'll Fly for You is way better than True because, well, True is an incredible song, yet I'll Fly for You has a mysterious side and is a song that gives me goosebumps all the time. And here, Tony Hadley's voice is at its best emotionally. Alongside the single, there's the music video, which turns tragic with a very sad ending.

    11. The Newcomers
  11. ?

    Be Free with Your Love

  12. ?

    A Matter of Time

    How about this for a quality ballad

    13. The Contenders

  13. To Cut a Long Story Short

  14. Once More

  15. Round and Round

    What's this song doing at 12? I'd put it at 2, only just behind Gold. Brilliant song!

    A really underrated Spandau Ballet song.

    Simply the best.

  16. Paint Me Down

  17. How Many Lies

    This rock-pop ballad is best sung with true feeling and strong emotion. There are powerful and gentle parts, and also a climactic portion of the song that releases pent-up energy before falling back into a softer treatment. It is a song of angst, longing, and hope for the lies in this world to come to an end.

  18. Musclebound

  19. Pleasure

    Great tune. Love this song. It's not their best song, but it is really good. Vote this up.

  20. Always Something There to Remind Me

    Awesomeness.

  21. Instinction

    I absolutely loved this when it first came out, and it is still my favourite Spandau Ballet song. Wonderful over-the-top production from Trevor Horn.

  22. Highly Strung

  23. Fight for Ourselves

    In a few words, this song gives me the strength to fight for what I believe in, deeply.

  24. Another Sunday

  25. Glow (7-inch Version)

  26. The Freeze

  27. Swept

    Timeless masterpiece.

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