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✅ Mojo (UK) - The 80 Greatest Albums from the 80s (2007)

Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 4:55 pm
by Old Forums
1980 :
Adam & The Ants – King Of The Wild Frontier
The Cramps – Songs The Lord Taught Us
Diana Ross – Diana
Joy Division – Closer
Linton Kwesi Johnson – Bass Culture
AC-DC – Back in Black
The Specials – More Specials
The Jam – Sound Affects
Dead Kennedys – Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables
David Bowie – Scary Monsters
The Teardrop Explodes – Kilimanjaro

1981 :
Black Uhuru – Red
Black Flag – Damaged
Orchestral Manoevres In The Dark – Architecture & Marality
Brian Eno & David Byrne – My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts
Japan – Tin Drum
Kraftwerk – Computer World
The Police – Ghost In The Machine
Grace Jones – Nightclubbing
Soft Cell – My Degeneration
Siouxsie & The Banshees – Ju Ju
Motorhead – No Sleep ‘Til Hammersmith
Simple Minds – Sons & Fascination

1982 :
Iron Maiden – The Number Of The Beast
ABC – The Lexicon Of Love
Donald Fagen – The Nightfly
Elvis Costello – Imperial Bedroom
Richard & Linda Thompson – Shoot Out The Lights
The Clash – Combat Rock
Orange Juice – You Can’t Hide Your Love Forever
The Cure – Pornography
The Birthday Party – Junkyard

1983 :
The The – Soul Mining
Aztec Camera – High Land Hard Rain
King Sunny Ade & His African Beats – Juju Music
Aswad – Live & Direct

1984 :
Lloyd Cole & His Commotions – Rattlesnakes
Bruce Springsteen – Born In The USA
Echo & The Bunnymen – Ocean Rain
The Smiths – Hatful Of Hollow
R.E.M. – Reckoning
Youssaou N’Dour – Immigres
Minutemen – Double Nickels On The Dime
Cocteau Twins – Treasure

1985 :
Dexys Midnight Runners – Don’t Stand Me Down
Husker Du – New day Rising
Prefab Sprout – Steve Mcqueen
The Pogues – Run, Sodomy & The Lash
Kate Bush – Hounds Of Love
The Jesus & Mary Chain – Psychocandy
The Colourfield – Virgins & Philistines
John Zorn – Spillane
Tom Waits – Rain Dogs
New Order – Low-Life
The Cult – Love
The Fall – This Nation’s Saving Grace
Martin Stephenson & The Daintees – Boat To Bolivia

1986 :
Big Black – Atomizer
Le Mystere Des Voix Bulgares – Le Mystere Des Voix Bulgares
Public Image Ltd – Album
Metallica – Master Of Puppets

1987 :
Guns N’Roses – Appetite For Destruction
U2 – The Joshua Tree
Prince – Sign O’ The Times

1988 :
Happy Mondays – Bummed
My Bloody Valentine – Isn’t Anything
Steve Earle – Copperhead Road
Sonic Youth – Daydream Nation
The House Of Love – The House Of Love
Mudhoney – Superfuzz Bigmuff
Public Enemy – It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back
Luther Vanross – Any Love
Talk Talk – Spirit Of Eden

1989 :
N.W.A – Straight Outta Compton
Spaceman 3 – Playing With Fire
De La Soul – 3 Feet High & Rising
Soul II Soul – Club Classics Vol. One
Bob Dylan – Oh Mercy
The Stone Roses – The Stone Roses
Pixies – Doolittle

Our Fave 45s From 1980 :
1. Stray Cats – Runaway Boys
2. Martha & The Muffins – Echo Beach
3. The Beat – Mirror In The Bathroom
4. Stevie Wonder – Masterblaster
5. Killing Joke – Wardance

Our Fave 45s From 1981 :
1. Headgirl – St Valentine’s Day Massacre EP
2. Ultravox – Vienna
3. Madness – Grey Day
4. Scritti Politti – The Sweetest Girl
5. The Undertones – It’s Going To Happen

Our Fave 45s From 1982 :
1. Grandmaster Flash – The Message
2. Joan Jett – I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll
3. Afrika Bambaataa – Planet Rock
4. Daryl Hall & John Oates – Maneater
5. Marvin Gaye – Sexual Healing

Our Fave 45s From 1983 :
1. Michael Jackson – Billie Jean
2. Wah! – The Story Of The Blues
3. New Order – Blue Monday
4. Elton John – I Guess That’s Why They Call It The Blues
5. George Clinton – Atomic Dog

Our Fave 45s From 1984 :
1. Frankie Goes To Hollywood – Two Tribes
2. Violent Femmes – Gone Daddy Gone
3. Strawberry Switchblade – Since Yesterday
4. Sade – Your Love Is King
5. Chaka Khan – I Feel For You

Our Fave 45s From 1985 :
1. Madonna – Into The Groove
2. Redskins – Bring It Down
3. Pet Shop Boys – West End Girls
4. The Style Council – Walls Come Tumbling Down
5. Mighty Lemon Drops – Like An Angel

Our Fave 45s From 1986 :
1. Housemartins – Happy Hour
2. Run DMC & Aerosmith – Walk This Way
3. Psychic TV – Godstar
4. Big Audio Dynamite – E=MC2
5. James Brown – Living In America

Our Fave 45s From 1987 :
1. Eric B. & Rakim – I Know You Got Soul
2. The Sugarcubes – Birthday
3. M/A/R/R/S – Pump Up The Volume
4. Beastie Boys – (You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party)
5. The LA’s – Way Out

Our Fave 45s From 1988 :
1. A Guy Called Gerald – Voodoo Ray
2. Morissey – Suedehead
3. Guns N’Roses – Sweet Child O’ Mine
4. Dinosaur JR. – Fraek Scene
5. The Wedding Present – Why Are You So Reasonable Now?

Our Fave 45s From 1989 :
1. Joe Smooth – Promised Land
2. Depeche Mode – Personal Jesus
3. Kitchens Of Distinction – The 3rd Time We Opened The Capsule
4. 808 State – Pacific State
5. Neneh Cherry – Buffalo Stance

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The Decade :
5 Best-Selling UK Albums
1. Dire Straits – Brothers In Arms
2. Michael Jackson – Thriller
3. Michael Jackson – Bad
4. Madonna – True Blue
5. Kylie Minogue – Kylie

5 Best Compilations
1. Sub Pop 200
2. Grand Crusher
3. Hip Hop 13
4. The Indestructable Beat Of Soweto
5. Rockabilly Psychosis And The Garage Disease

5 Charity Shop Favourites
1. Paul Young – No Parlez
2. Phil Collins – Face Value
3. Tina Turner – Private Dancer
4. Dire Straits – Brothers In Arms
5. Wet Wet Wet – Popped In Souled Out

5 Absolute Stinkers
1. Neil Young – Landing On Water
2. Blondie – The Hunter
3. Phil Collins - …But Seriously
4. Bob Dylan – Dylan & The Dead
5. Dee Dee King – Standing In The Spotlight

5 Best Archive Releases
1. The Velvet Underground - VU
2. Led Zeppelin – Coda
3. Nick Drake – Fruit Tree
4. The Doors – Alive, She Cried
5. Bob Marley & The Wailers – Confrontation

5 Best Film Soundtracks
1. The Last Emperor - David Byrne / Ryuichi Sakamoto
2. Paris, Texas - Ry Cooder
3. Dance Craze - Various
4. Ragtime - Randy Newman
5. Fast Times At Ridgemont - Various

Foreword – Phil Alexander(Mojo Editor-In-Chief)’s Fave ‘80’s Singles :
1. Discharge – Fightback EP
2. Killing Joke – Eighties
3. Vaselines – Dying For It EP
4. Pixies – Gigantic
5. Public Enemy – Black Steel In The Hour Of Chaos

Afterword - Johnny Marr’s Fave ‘80’s singles :
1. The Beat – Save It For Latter
2. Talking Heads – Burning Down The House
3. The The – Heartland
4. S’Express – Mantra For A State Of Mind
5. Psychedelic Furs – Dumb Waiters