Dead Or Alive - then: The band's huge single, 'You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)', which featured on their 1985 album Youthquake. It took 17 weeks to get there, but it finally reached No.1 in the UK in March.

Dead Or Alive - now: 'You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)' was voted the British public's 17th favourite 1980s No.1 in an ITV poll this year, but the band never managed to repeat its success. These days, Pete Burns is better known for his appearance on Celebrity Big Brother and his cosmetic surgery complications.

The Pogues - then: The Celtic punk band released their second studio album, Rum, Sodomy & The Lash, which helped gain them a modest but dedicated following three years prior to the release of 'Fairytale Of New York'.

The Pogues - now: The band broke up in 1996, but reunited five years later, and are still going strong today. Despite Shane MacGowan's years of binge drinking and drug use, he still just about functions on-stage and off. Just don't invite him onto your daytime TV show - as BBC's This Week learned the hard way.

Kim Wilde - then: After bursting onto the scene with her debut single 'Kids In America', Kim Wilde had 25 singles reach the top 50 in the UK charts, including 1985's 'Rage To Love'.

Kim Wilde - now: When she's not providing tube passengers with wonderful, drunken renditions of 'Kids In America', Wilde has branched (no pun intended) into a career as a landscape gardener.

Depeche Mode - then: One of the most successful and popular bands of the '80s, Depeche Mode had already released enough hit singles for a greatest hits album in 1985. They released two top 20 UK singles in the same year - 'Shake The Disease' and 'It's Called A Heart'.

Depeche Mode - now: Yep, still going. The band released their 13th album, Delta Machine, in 2013. They're still awesome.

A-ha - then: 'Take On Me' was the third most successful single of 1985, and the band's debut album, released in the same year, sold more than 10 million copies worldwide.

A-ha - now: To celebrate the 30th anniversary of 'Take On Me', the band re-released their first five albums on vinyl, and re-united for a two-year period. They released their tenth studio album, cast In Steel, last month.

Madonna - then: The year marked the release of massive hits 'Into The Groove' and 'Material Girl', as well as Madonna's first ever tour.

Madonna - now: Thirty years on, and Madonna is stronger than ever. She released her 13th album, Rebel Heart, earlier this year, and her world tours continue to shock and amaze - for good and for worse.

Foreigner - then: 'I Want To Know What Love Is' was the fourth most successful song in the world in 1985. The album it was taken from, Agent Provocateur, sold 300,000 copies in the UK, and 3 million in the US.

Foreigner - now: The band are still going, having released a greatest hits anthology in 2008 though Mick Jones is the only original member still involved. Jones himself has missed numerous performances due to ill-health in recent years, leaving the band comprising only replacement musicians.

Huey Lewis & The News - then: Of course we wouldn't leave Huey Lewis off this list - 'The Power Of Love' was written for the Back To The Future soundtrack, and subsequently became hugely successful. It even gained the band an Academy Award nomination.

Huey Lewis & The News - now: The band had a run of hit singles across the 1980s and early 1990s, and are still going today - but they're still best known for their Back To The Future contribution.

Dire Straits - then: The British rock band had several hits in 1985, including 'Money For Nothing' and 'So Far Away'. They also released their fifth album, Brothers In Arms, which is the eighth-best-selling album in UK chart history.

Dire Straits - now: After several hiatuses, the band split in 1995, and have shown few signs of reforming. Speaking in 2007 of the band's global fame, Mark Knopfler said, "It just got too big."

Van Halen - then: Despite having just released their most successful album to date, and the immeasurable success of 'Jump', lead singer David Lee Roth left the band in 1985 and went solo.

Van Halen - now: Roth returned to Van Halen, tail between his legs, in 2008 - and is still lead singer today. They released their 12th album, A Different Kind Of Truth, in 2012.

INXS - then: With four hit singles and a 2x Platinum album, Listen Like Thieves, 1985 was a big year for the Australian rockers. In fact, the '80s was a pretty big decade for them.

INXS - now: Frontman Michael Hutchence tragically died in 1997. The band continued their career for several decades, but announced during a 2012 show at Perth Arena that they were calling it a day, with Kirk Pengilly saying it was appropriate to finish where they had started 35 years earlier.

George Michael - then: The Wham! frontman's first single, 'Careless Whisper', was all over the radio in 1985, reaching No.1 in nearly 25 countries and selling about six million copies worldwide.

George Michael - now: The singer has been plagued by tabloid scandals and drug and alcohol problems in recent years, and went to prison for a month back in 2010 after being caught driving under the influence and crashing his vehicle into Snappy Snaps. He's still making music though, and released a live album in 2014.

Simple Minds - then: 1985 was a huge year for Simple Minds - 'Don't You (Forget About Me)' featured in John Hughes' film The Breakfast Club, and subsequently became a pretty massive hit... even though they didn't actually write the song themselves.

Simple Minds - now: The band are still touring today, and have taken part in several greatest hits and reunion tours over the years. They released their 16th album, Big Music, last year.