The year that NOW's story began, and where we started our 'Yearbook' series back in 2021. An incredible year in Pop music, and a fabulous selection of the years' hits have featured on that first 'Yearbook', and on the '80-84 Final' as part of our appreciation of 1983. Those tracks were generally the bigger hits of the year, with their Chart achievement a factor in their inclusion. However, that's not the whole story, and our celebration of 1983 wouldn't be complete without shining a light on some of the year's singles that have been compiled much less frequently over the past 40 years. Welcome to the 'The Vault' for 1983. Some of the tracks were Top 40 hits, some missed the Chart completely, and some were huge in the U.S. and not in the U.K. - but all are part of the wonderful Pop story of 1983.

Disc 1

Track name

Artist

1.Telegraph

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

2.That's Love, That It Is

Blancmange

3.Tragedy and Mystery

China Crisis

4.Strip (Single Version)

Adam Ant

5.Love Reaction

Divine

6.I Love You (Album Version)

Yello

7.My Foolish Friend

Talk Talk

8.Canton (Edit)

Japan

9.The More I See (The Less I Beleive)

Fun Boy Three

10.Give It Some Emotion

Tracie

11.You Disappear from View

The Teardrop Explodes

12.Love On a Farmboy's Wages (Album Version)

XTC

13.Midnight Summer Dream (7" Version)

The Stranglers

14.Don't Forget to Dance (Single Version)

The Kinks

15.Cry Me a River

Mari Wilson

Disc 2

Track name

Artist

1.Lagartija Nick

Bauhaus

2.Black Heart

Marc and the Mambas

3.Like an Animal

The Glove

4.Doot Doot

Freur

5.Song for a Future Generation

The B-52's

6.Mexican Radio

Wall of Voodoo

7.Breaking Us in Two (Album Version)

Joe Jackson

8.Get Down Saturday Night

Oliver Cheatham

9.The Harder They Come

Rockers Revenge

10.Pop Goes My Love (7" Version)

Freeez

11.Soweto

Malcolm McLaren

12.I'll Tumble 4 Ya

Culture Club

13.Indian Summer

The Belle Stars

14.Out of Sight Out of Mind (7" Version)

Level 42

15.One On One

Daryl Hall & John Oates

Disc 3

Track name

Artist

1.Cool Places

Sparks & Jane Wiedlin

2.Talking in Your Sleep

The Romantics

3.Saved By Zero (Edit)

The Fixx

4.Suddenly Last Summer

The Motels

5.I Melt With You (7" Mix)

Modern English

6.Walking in L.A. (2002 Digital Remaster; 24 Bit Mastering)

Missing Persons

7.Always Something There to Remind Me

Naked Eyes

8.Puttin' On the Ritz

Taco

9.Secret Messages (Special Version from the LP)

Electric Light Orchestra

10.Overkill

Men at Work

11.Little Too Late

Pat Benatar

12.Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) [7" Single Version]

Journey

13.Mr. Roboto (Edit)

Styx

14.Lady, Lady

Giorgio Moroder & Joe Esposito

15.It Might Be You

Stephen Bishop

Delivery charges

UK Delivery:

• Orders under £20 - £2.99 
• Orders £20 and over - FREE*
• Click & Collect - FREE**
• Express Delivery - £5.99

International Delivery:
Costs are calculated at checkout based on parcel size and weight. Find out more here.

*Some items are only available via a dedicated delivery service, for an additional charge.
**Some items can only be delivered via Click & Collect to an HMV or Fopp store of your choice.

For more information, please visit the Delivery section of our Help Centre.

When will my order arrive?

• We aim to dispatch in-stock items within 24 hours* 
• Standard UK delivery: Royal Mail Tracked 48® service, usually within 2-5 working days (including Saturdays).
• Express UK delivery: Royal Mail Tracked 24® or DPD, usually within two working days (order by 2pm, Monday to Friday, excluding public holidays).
• International delivery: Tracked service, usually within 3-5 working days.
• Pre-orders: dispatched with the aim to deliver on the release date.

*Where an item is 'Back in stock soon', we usually expect stock within a week and will dispatch it once available.

For more information, please visit the Delivery section of our Help Centre.

Will you tell me when my order is on its way?

• You will receive a dispatch email when each parcel is on its way.
• Orders may arrive in multiple parcels, depending on stock availability.
• Out-of-stock items will follow as soon as we receive stock.
• You can check the status of your orders in your account.

For more information, please visit the Delivery section of our Help Centre.

Trusted Suppliers

Items marked 'item fulfilled by Exertis on behalf of hmv' are dispatched directly by Exertis via their approved couriers. Your delivery details will be shared with Exertis and their courier to fulfil your order.

Returns

• We're happy to accept returns for unwanted items within 30 days of receipt, provided they’re in their original condition with all seals intact. Clothing and technology items without a seal may be opened for inspection (as you would in a shop) but must not be used and should be repackaged carefully.  
• Some exclusions apply, please visit the Returns section of our Help Centre for more details.