List of Second British Invasion artists

The following is a list of groups and artists associated with the Second British Invasion music phenomenon, that occurred during the early and mid-1980s and was associated with MTV, including new wave music.

A

 * ABC
 * Adam and the Ants
 * After the Fire
 * The Alarm

B

 * Bananarama
 * Belouis Some
 * Big Country
 * Bow Wow Wow
 * The Buggles

C

 * Elvis Costello
 * Culture Club
 * The Cure

D

 * Def Leppard
 * Depeche Mode
 * Dexys Midnight Runners
 * Dire Straits
 * Thomas Dolby
 * Duran Duran

E

 * The English Beat
 * Eurythmics

F

 * Fastway
 * A Flock of Seagulls
 * The Fixx
 * Frankie Goes to Hollywood

G

 * Eddy Grant

H

 * Haircut One Hundred
 * Heaven 17
 * The Human League

I

 * Billy Idol
 * Iron Maiden

J

 * Joe Jackson
 * Howard Jones
 * Joy Division
 * Judas Priest

K

 * Kajagoogoo
 * Nik Kershaw

L

 * Nick Lowe

M

 * Madness
 * Modern English
 * Alison Moyet

N

 * Naked Eyes
 * New Order
 * Gary Numan

O

 * Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

P

 * John Parr
 * Pet Shop Boys
 * The Police
 * The Pretenders

S

 * Simple Minds
 * Soft Cell
 * Spandau Ballet
 * The Specials
 * Squeeze
 * The Style Council

T

 * Talk Talk
 * Tears for Fears
 * Thompson Twins

U

 * Ultravox

V

 * Visage

W

 * Wang Chung
 * Wham!

Y

 * Paul Young