1. Psychocandy - The Jesus & Mary Chain ('85)
2. Joy Division - Closer ('80)
3. Madonna - Like A Virgin ('84)
4. Tom Waits - Swordfishtrombones ('83)
5. Public Enemy - Yo! Bum rush the show ('87)
6. Metallica - Master Of Puppets ('86)
7. Lou Read - New York ('89)
8. Pixies - Surfa Rosa ('88)
9. U2 - The Joshua Tree ('87)
10. Husker Du - Warehouse: Songs and Stories ('87)
11. Echo and the Bunnymen - Crocodiles ('80)
12. The Smiths - The Smiths ('84)
13. The Birthday Party - Junkyard ('82)
14. Beastie Boys - Licensed To Ill ('86)
15. Prince - Parade ('86)
16. Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction ('87)
17. Prince - Sign 'O' The Times ('87)
18. Talking Heads - Remain In Light ('80)
19. Prince - Purple Rain ('84)
20. Pixies - Doolittle ('89)
21. Michael Jackson - Thriller ('84)
22. The Sisters of Mercy - First & Last & Always ('85)
23. The Pogues - Rum, Sodomy & The Lash ('85)
24. The The - Soul Mining ('83)
25. Tom Waits - Rain Dogs ('86)
26. Bruce Springsteen 7 The E Street Band - Born In The USA ('84)
27. AC/DC - Back In Black ('80)
28. Big Black - Atomiser ('80)
29. R.E.M. - Murmur ('83)
30. Husker Du - Flip Your Wig ('85)
31. The Cramps - Songs The Lord Taught Us ('80)
32. Prince - 1999 ('83)
33. Dexy’s Midnight Runners - Searching for the young soul rebels ('80)
34. The The - Infected ('86)
35. The Young Gods - The Young Gods ('87)
36. The Gun Club - Miami ('82)
37. Pet Shop Boys - Actually ('87)
38. Elvis Costello - Imperial Bedroom ('82)
39. Sonic Youth - Sister ('87)
40. The Smiths - The Queen is Dead ('86)
41. Bruce Springsteen - The Tunnel Of love ('87)
42. Peter Gabriel - So ('86)
43. The Birthday Party - Prayers On Fire ('81)
44. The Human League - Dare ('81)
45. ABC - The Lexican Of Love ('82)
46. Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska ('82)
47. U2 - Boy ('80)
48. Black Flag - Damaged ('82)
49. The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses ('89)
50. Pil - Album ('86)
51. De La Soul - Three feet high and rising ('89)
52. Sonic Youth - Bad Moon Rising ('85)
53. Dexy’s Midnight Runners - Too-Rye-Ay ('82)
54. Husker Du - Candy Apple Grey ('86)
55. George Michael - Faith ('86)
56. Van Morrison & The Chieftains - Irish Heartbeat ('88)
57. Elvis Costello - Get Happy!! ('80)
58. New Order - Low Life ('85)
59. U2 - The Unforgettable Fire ('84)
60. ZZ Top - Eliminator ('83)
61. Motorhead - Ace Of Spades ('80)
62. R.E.M. - Green ('88)
63. John Cougar Mellencamp - Lonesome Jubilee ('87)
64. Husker Du - New Day Rising ('84)
65. Nick Cave - The Firstborn Is Dead ('85)
66. The Pogues - Red Roses For Me ('84)
67. The Wedding Present - George Best ('87)
68. Sonic Youth - Evol ('86)
69. Slayer - Reign In Blood ('86)
70. Celtic Frost - Into The Pandemonium ('87)
71. New Order - Power Corruption & Lies ('83)
72. Discharge - Hear Nothing, See Nothing, Say Nothing ('82)
73. Welcome To The Pleasuredome - Frankie Goes to Hollywood ('84)
74. The Pogues - If I Should Fall From Grace With God ('88)
75. The Fall - Hex Induction Hour ('82)
76. The Cure - Pornography ('82)
77. Happy Mondays - Bummed ('88)
78. Janes Addiction - Nothing's Shocking ('88)
79. The Fall - The Wonderful & Frightening World Of ('84)
80. Dead Kennedys - Frankenchrist ('85)
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