Friday, January 24, 2014

My Favorite 100 Albums of the 1980's

1.        The Queen is Dead – The Smiths

2.       Pornography – The Cure

3.       Ocean Rain – Echo and the Bunnymen

4.       Seconds of Pleasure – Rockpile

5.       Fair Warning – Van Halen

6.       New York – Lou Reed

7.       The Head on the Door – The Cure

8.       Black Sea – XTC

9.       Kings of the Wild Frontier – Adam and the Ants

10.   Women and Children First – Van Halen

11.   London 0 Hull 4 – The Housemartins

12.   Freedom of Choice – Devo

13.   The Stone Roses – The Stone Roses

14.   Holy Diver – Dio

15.   The Smiths – The Smiths

16.   Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables – The Dead Kennedys

17.   Crocodiles – Echo and the Bunnymen

18.   Darklands – The Jesus and Mary Chain

19.   The Age of Plastic – The Buggles

20.   The River – Bruce Springsteen

21.   13 Songs – Fugazi

22.   Only Theatre of Pain – Christian Death

23.   Computer World – Kraftwerk

24.   Psychedelic Jungle – The Cramps

25.   The Professionals – The Professionals

26.   The Game – Sham 69

27.   Mystery Girl – Roy Orbison

28.   Strangeways Here We Come – The Smiths

29.   Purple Rain - Prince

30.   The German Album – House of Love

31.   Growing Up in Public – Lou Reed

32.   Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me – The Cure

33.   Closer – Joy Division

34.   Ace of Spades – Motorhead

35.   Sandinista! – The Clash

36.   Remain in Light – The Talking Heads

37.   Blah Blah Blah – Iggy Pop

38.   Double Fantasy – John Lennon

39.   Standing on the Edge – Cheap Trick

40.   No Control – Bad Religion

41.   Psychocandy – The Jesus and Mary Chain

42.   Meat is Murder – The Smiths

43.   Surfer Rosa – The Pixies

44.   Scary Monsters and Super Creeps – David Bowie

45.   Floodland – The Sisters of Mercy

46.   Walk Among Us – The Misfits

47.   Angst in My Pants – Sparks

48.   Viva Hate – Morrissey

49.   British Steel – Judas Priest

50.   Raising Hell – Run-D.M.C

51.   Echo and the Bunnymen – Echo and the Bunnymen

52.   Private Dancer – Tina Turner

53.   Beauty and the Beat – The Go-Go’s

54.   Japanese Whisper – The Cure

55.   Lament – Ultravox

56.   Licensed to Ill – The Beastie Boys

57.   Damaged – Black Flag

58.   Pleasant Dreams – The Ramones

59.   Vol. 1 – The Traveling Wilburys

60.   Graceland – Paul Simon

61.   1984 – Van Halen

62.   Heaven Up Here – Echo and the Bunnymen

63.   Disintegration – The Cure

64.   Strawberries – The Damned

65.   Let’s Dance – David Bowie

66.   Bi-Coastal – Peter Allen

67.   Movement – New Order

68.   Louder Than Bombs – the Smiths

69.   Nick the Knife – Nick Lowe

70.   After the Snow – Modern English

71.   Doolittle – The Pixies

72.   Tim – The Replacements

73.   Songs from the Big Chair – Tears for Fears

74.   New Depression Music – Fripp and Eno

75.   Pretenders – Pretenders

76.   Stop Making Sense – The Talking Heads

77.   Happy Nightmare Baby – Opal

78.   3 Feet High and Rising – De La Soul

79.   Bleach – Nirvana

80.   Power, Corruption, Lies – New Order

81.   Synchronicity – The Police

82.   Highwayman – The Highwaymen

83.   The Final Cut – Pink Floyd

84.   The Works – Queen

85.   Document – R.E.M

86.   Join the Army – Suicidal Tendencies

87.   Songs about Fucking – Big Black

88.   Heaven and Hell – Black Sabbath

89.   Burning from the Inside- Bauhaus

90.   Like a Virgin – Madonna

91.   Bummed – Happy Mondays

92.   Journey Through a Body – Throbbing Gristle

93.   Hot Space – Queen

94.   Built for Speed – The Stray Cats

95.   Eliminator – ZZ Top

96.   Junta – Phish

97.   Rhythm of Youth – Men Without Hats

98.   Promise – Gene Love Jezebel

99.   War – U2

100.                        Boy – U2

 

 

 

 

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