THE 1980s  A-K L-Q R-S T-Z

10,000 MANIACS 
  87  Like The Weather (Elektra) In My Tribe
  87  Hey Jack Kerouac (Elektra) In My Tribe
  88  What's The Matter Here (Elektra) In My Tribe
  89  Trouble Me (Elektra) Blind Man's Zoo
  89  Eat For Two (Elektra) Blind Man's Zoo
  >>  see 90s

ABC
  83  Look Of Love (Mercury) Lexicon Of Love
  83  Poison Arrow (Mercury) Lexicon Of Love
  85  Be Near Me (Mercury) How To Be A...Zillionaire
  85  How To Be A Millionaire (Mercury) How To Be A...Zillionaire
  87  When Smokey Sings (Mercury) Alphabet City

A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS
  82  I Ran (Jive) A Flock Of Seagulls
  82  Space Age Love Song (Jive) A Flock Of Seagulls
  83  Wishing (If I Had A Photograph Of You) (Jive) Listen
  84  The More You Live, The More You Love (Jive) The Story Of A Young Heart

AFTER THE FIRE
  83  Der Kommissar (Epic) ATF

A-HA 
  85  Take On Me (Warner Brothers) Hunting High And Low
  85  The Sun Always Shines On T.V. (Warner Brothers) Hunting High And Low
  86  I've Been Losing You (Warner Brothers) Scoundrel Days

THE ALARM 
  87  Rain In The Summertime (I.R.S.) Eye Of The Hurricane
  89  Sold Me Down The River (I.R.S.) Change
  89  Devolution Workin' Man's Blues (I.R.S.) Change
  >>  see 90s

MARC ALMOND 
  88  Tears Run Rings (Capitol) The Stars We Are

ALPHAVILLE 
  84  Forever Young (Atlantic) Forever Young

ANIMOTION
  84  Obsession (Mercury) Animotion
  89  Room To Move (Polydor) Animotion

ADAM ANT 
  82  Desperate But Not Serious (Epic) Friend Or Foe
  82  Goody Two Shoes (Epic) Friend Or Foe
  83  Strip (Epic) Strip
  >>  see 90s

ARTISTS UNITED AGAINST APARTHEID
  85  Sun City (Manhattan) Sun City

ART OF NOISE
  83  Moments Of Love (Island) Into Battle With The Art Of Noise EP
  86  Legs (Chrysalis) In Visible Silence
  86  Peter Gunn  (Chrysalis) In Visible Silence
  86  Paranoimia (Chrysalis) In Visible Silence
  88  Kiss * with TOM JONES (China) The Best Of The Art Of Noise

AZTEC CAMERA 
  83  Oblivious (Sire) High Land, Hard Rain
  >>  see 90s

B-52's
  <<  see 70s
  80  Private Idaho (Warner Brothers) Wild Planet
  83  Whammy Kiss (Warner Brothers) Whammy
  83  Legal Tender (Warner Brothers) Whammy
  86  Summer Of Love (Warner Brothers) Bouncing Off The Satellites
  89  Love Shack (Reprise) Cosmic Thing
  89  Roam (Reprise) Cosmic Thing
  >>  see 90s

BALTIMORA
  85  Tarzan Boy (Manhattan) Living In The Background

BANANARAMA
  93  Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye (London) Deep Sea Skiving
  84  Cruel Summer (London) Bananarama
  86  Venus (London) True Confessions
  87  I Heard A Rumour (London) Wow

BANGLES
  86  Manic Monday (Columbia) Different Light
  86  Walk Like An Egyptian (Columbia) Different Light
  86  Walking Down Your Street (Columbia) Different Light
  87  If She Knew What She Wants (Columbia) Different Light
  87  Hazy Shade Of Winter (Def Jam/CBS) Less Than Zero Soundtrack
  88  In Your Room (Columbia) Everything
  89  Eternal Flame (Columbia) Everything
  89  Be With You (Columbia) Everything

TONI BASIL
  82  Mickey (Chrysalis) Word Of Mouth

BEASTIE BOYS
  86  (You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (Def Jam) Licensed To Ill
  86  Paul Revere (Def Jam) Licensed To Ill
  86  Girls (Def Jam) Licensed To Ill
  86  Brass Monkey (Def Jam) Licensed To Ill
  86  She's Crafty (Def Jam) Licensed To Ill
  86  No Sleep Till Brooklyn (Def Jam) Licensed To Ill
  87  She's On It (Def Jam)
  89  Hey Ladies (Capitol) Paul's Botique
  >>  see 90s/00s

ADRIAN BELEW
  89  Oh Daddy (Atlantic) Mr. Music Head
  >>  see 90s

BERLIN
  82  Sex (I'm A...) (Geffen) Pleasure Victim
  83  The Metro (Geffen) Pleasure Victim
  84  No More Words (Geffen) Love Life
  86  Take My Breath Away (Geffen) Count Three And Pray

BIG AUDIO DYNAMITE
  85  E=MC2 (Columbia) This Is Big Audio Dynamite
  88  Just Play Music (Columbia) Tighten Up Vol.'88
  88  Other 99 (Columbia) Tighten Up Vol.'88
  89  James Brown (Columbia) Megatop Phoenix
  89  Contact (Columbia) Megatop Phoenix
  >>  see 90s
  
BIG COUNTRY
  83  In A Big Country (Mercury) The Crossing
  83  Fields Of Fire (Mercury) The Crossing
  88  King Of Emotion (Reprise) Peace In Our Time
  >>  see 90s/00s
  
BLONDIE
  <<  see 70s
  80  Call Me (Polydor) American Gigolo Soundtrack
  81  The Tide Is High (Chrysalis) Autoamerican
  81  Rapture (Chrysalis) Autoamerican
  82  Island Of Lost Souls (Chrysalis) The Hunter
  >>  see 90s

BLOW MONKEYS
  86  Digging Your Scene (RCA) Animal Magic

BLUES BROTHERS
  <<  see 70s
  80  Gimme Some Lovin' (Atlantic) Made In America
  80  Everybody Needs Somebody To Love (Atlantic) Made In America
  81  Who's Making Love (Atlantic) Made In America

BoDEANS
  87  Only Love (Slash) Outside Looking In
  88  Dreams (Slash) Outside Looking In
  89  You Don't Get Much (Slash) Home
  89  Good Work (Slash) Home
  >>  see 90s

BOOK OF LOVE
  88  Pretty Girls And Pretty Boys (Sire) Lullaby

BOOMTOWN RATS
  80  I Don't Like Mondays (Columbia) The Fine Art Of Surfacing

DAVID BOWIE
  <<  see 60s
  <<  see 70s
  80  Fashion (RCA) Scary Monsters
  80  Ashes To Ashes (RCA) Scary Monsters
  81  Under Pressure * listed as QUEEN & DAVID BOWIE (Elektra) Queen's Greatest Hits
  83  Let's Dance (EMI America) Let's Dance
  83  China Girl (EMI America) Let's Dance
  83  Modern Love (EMI America) Let's Dance
  84  Blue Jean (EMI America) Tonight
  85  This Is Not America * with PAT METHENY GROUP (EMI America) The Falcon & The Snowman Soundtrack
  85  Dancing In The Street * with MICK JAGGER (EMI America) single
  87  Never Let Me Down (EMI America) Never Let Me Down
  87  Day In, Day Out (EMI America) Never Let Me Down
  >>  see 90s

BOW WOW WOW
  82  I Want Candy (RCA) I Want Candy

BOYS DON'T CRY
  86  I Wanna Be A Cowboy (Profile) Boys Don't Cry

EDIE BRICKELL & THE NEW BOHEMIANS
  88  What I Am (Geffen) Shooting Rubber Bands At The Stars

BRONSKI BEAT
  85  Small Town Boy (MCA) The Age Of Consent

BUGGLES
  80  Video Killed The Radio Star (Island) The Age Of Plastic

KATE BUSH
  85  Running Up That Hill (EMI America) Hounds Of Love
  89  Love And Anger (Columbia) The Sensual World
  >>  see 90s

DAVID BYRNE
  89  Make Believe Mambo (Luaka Bop) Rei Momo
  89  Dirty Old Town (Luaka Bop) Rei Momo
  >>  see 90s

JOHN CAFFERTY & THE BEAVER BROWN BAND
  83  On The Dark Side (Scotti Brothers) Eddie And The Cruisers Soundtrack
  83  Tender Years (Scotti Brothers) Eddie And The Cruisers Soundtrack
  85  C-I-T-Y (Scotti Brothers) Tough All Over
  85  Tough All Over (Scotti Brothers) Tough All Over

THE CALL
  83  The Walls Came Down (Mercury) Modern Romans
  86  I Still Believe (Great Design) (Elektra) Reconciled

CAMOUFLAGE
  89  The Great Commandment (Atlantic) Voices And Images

CAMPER VAN BEETHOVEN
  86  Take The Skinheads Bowling (Rough Trade) EP
  89  Pictures Of Matchstick Men (Virgin) Key Lime Pie
  
BELINDA CARLISLE
  86  Mad About You (I.R.S.) Belinda
  87  Heaven Is A Place On Earth (MCA) Heaven On Earth
  88  Circle In The Sand (MCA) Heaven On Earth
  88  I Get Weak (MCA) Heaven On Earth
  89  Leave A Light On (MCA) Runaway Horses

JIM CARROLL BAND
  81  People Who Died (Atco) Catholic Boy

CARS
  >>  see 70s
  80  Touch And Go (Elektra) Panorama
  81  Shake It Up (Elektra) Shake It Up
  84  You Might Think (Elektra) Heartbeat City
  84  Magic (Elektra) Heartbeat City
  84  Drive (Elektra) Heartbeat City
  84  Hello Again (Elektra) Heartbeat City
  85  Tonight She Comes (Elektra) The Cars Greatest Hits
  87  You Are The Girl (Elektra) Door To Door

TRACY CHAPMAN
  88  Fast Car (Elektra) Tracy Chapman
  88  Talkin' Bout A Revolution (Elektra) Tracy Chapman
  89  Crossroads (Elektra) Crossroads
  >>  see 90s

CHEECH & CHONG
  <<  see 70s
  85  Born In East L.A. (MCA) Get Out Of My Room

CHILLIWACK
  81  My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone) (Millennium) Wanna Be A Star

THE CHURCH
  88  Reptile (Arista) Starfish
  88  Under The Milkyway (Arista) Starfish
  >>  see 90s

ERIC CLAPTON

THE CLASH
  >>  see 70s
  80  Train In Vain (Stand By Me) (Epic) London Calling
  80  London Calling (Epic) London Calling
  80  The Clampdown (Epic) London Calling
  82  Rock The Casbah (Epic) Combat Rock
  82  Should I Stay Or Should I Go (Epic) Combat Rock
  82  This Is Radio Clash (Epic) in 88 on The Story Of The Clash, Volume 1

COCTEAU TWINS
  88  Carolyn's Fingers (Capitol) Blue Bell Knoll
  >>  see 90s

COMMUNARDS
  87  Don't Leave Me This Way (MCA) Communardsk
  88  Never Can Say Goodbye (MCA) Red

CONCRETE BLONDE
  89  God Is A Bullet (I.R.S.) Free
  >>  see 90s

CONNELLS 
  89  Something To Say (TVT) Fun & Games
  >>  see 90s

JULIAN COPE 
  87  World Shut Your Mouth (Island) Julian Cope
  89  Charlotte Anne (Island) My Nation Underground
  89  Five O'Clock World (Island) My Nation Underground
  >>  see 90s

ELVIS COSTELLO 
  <<  see 70s
  83  Every Day I Write The Book (Columbia) Punch The Clock
  84  Only Flame In Town (Columbia) Goodbye Cruel World
  89  Veronica (Warner Brothers) Spike
  89  This Town (Warner Brothers) Spike
  >>  see 90s

JOSIE COTTON
  81  Johnny Are You Queer (Elektra) Convertible Music

COWBOY JUNKIES 
  89  Sweet Jane (RCA) Trinity Sessions
  >>  see 90s/00s

MARSHALL CRENSHAW
  82  Someday, Someway (Warner Brothers) Marshall Crenshaw

CROSBY, STILLS & NASH 

CROWDED HOUSE 
  87  Don't Dream It's Over (Capitol) Crowded House
  87  Something So Strong (Capitol) Crowded House
  87  World Where You Live (Capitol) Crowded House
  88  Better Be Home Soon (Capitol) Temple Of Low Men
  >>  see 90s

THE CULT 
  85  She Sells Sanctuary (Sire) Love
  87  Love Removal Machine (Sire) Electric
  87  Wildflower (Sire) Electric
  89  Fire Woman (Sire) Sonic Temple
  89  Edie (Ciao Baby) (Sire) Sonic Temple
  89  Sun King (Sire) Sonic Temple
  >>  see 90s/00s

CULTURE CLUB
  83  Do You Really Want To Hurt Me (Epic) Kissing To Be Clever
  83  Time (Clock Of The Heart) Kissing To Be Clever
  83  I'll Tumble 4 Ya (Epic) Kissing To Be Clever
  83  Karma Chameleon (Epic) Colour By Numbers
  83  Church Of The Poison Mind (Epic) Colour By Numbers
  84  It's A Miracle (Epic) Colour By Numbers
  84  Miss Me Blind (Epic) Colour By Numbers
  84  Mistake No. 3 (Virgin) Waking Up With The House On Fire
  84  War Song (Virgin) Waking Up With The House On Fire
  86  Move Away (Virgin) From Luxury To Heartache

THE CURE
  <<  See 70s
  80  A Forest (Fiction/Ploydor) Seventeen Seconds
  81  Primary (Sire) 
  82  Pornography (Fiction/Polydor) Pornography
  82  The Hanging Garden (Fiction/Polydor) Pornography
  83  Let's Go To Bed (Sire) The Walk
  84  Love Cats (Sire) Japanese Whispers
  85  Close To Me (Elektra) The Head On The Door
  85  In Between Days (Without You)(Elektra) The Head On The Door
  87  Just Like Heaven (Elektra) Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me
  87  Why Can't I Be You (Elektra) Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me
  87  Hot Hot Hot (Elektra) Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me
  87  Torture (Elektra) Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me
  89  Fascination Street (Elektra) Disintegration
  89  Love Song (Elektra) Disintegration
  89  Lullaby (Elektra) Disintegration
  >>  see 90s/00s

THE DAMNED
  86  Alone Again Or (MCA) Anything

CHARLIE DANIELS BAND

TERENCE TRENT D'ARBY
  87  Wishing Well (Columbia) Introducing The Hardline According To Terence Trent D'arby
  88  Sign Your Name (Columbia) (Columbia) Introducing The Hardline According To Terence Trent D'arby
  >>  see 90s

DARLING BUDS
  89  Let's Go Round There (Columbia) Pop Said
  >>  see 90s

DEAD KENNEDYS
  80  Holiday In Cambodia (Alternative Tentacles) Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables

DEAD MILKMEN
  89  Punk Rock Girl (Enigma) Beelzebubba

DEAD OR ALIVE
  85  You Spin Me 'Round (Like A Record) (Epic) Youthquake
  87  Brand New Lover (Epic) Mad, Bad And Dangerous To Know

DEPECHE MODE
  81  Dreaming Of Me (Mute) single later on Sire lp Speak & Spell
  81  Ice Machine (Mute) b-side of Dreaming Of Me
  81  New Life (Sire) Speak & Spell
  81  Just Can't Get Enough (Sire) Speak & Spell
  82  Get The Balance Right (Sire) A Broken Frame also later on People Are People
  83  Everything Counts (Sire) Construction Time Again
  84  People Are People (Sire) People Are People also later on Some Great Reward
  84  Master And Servant (Sire) Some Great Reward
  84  Blasphemous Rumours (Sire) Some Great Reward
  84  Somebody (Sire) Some Great Reward
  85  Shake The Disease (Sire) The Singles 1981-1985
  86  But Not Tonight (Sire) Black Celebration
  86  A Question Of Lust (Sire) Black Celebration
  86  A Question Of Time (Sire) Black Celebration
  87  Strange Love (Sire) Music For The Masses
  87  Never Let Me Down Again (Sire) Music For The Masses
  87  Behind The Wheel/Route 66 (Sire) single
  89  Everything Counts (live)(Sire) 101
  89  Personal Jesus (Sire) Violator
  >>  see 90s/00s

DEVO
  <<  see 70s
  80  Freedom Of Choice (Warner Brothers) Freedom Of Choice
  80  Girl U Want (Warner Brothers) Freedom Of Choice
  80  Whip It (Warner Brothers) Freedom Of Choice
  81  Working In A Coal Mine (Full Moon) single

DEXY'S MIGHTNIGHT RUNNERS
  83  Come On Eileen (Mercury) Too-Rye-Aye

DIRE STRAITS
  <<  see 70s
  80  Skateaway (Warner Brothers) Making Movies
  82  Industrial Disease (Warner Brothers) Love Over Gold
  83  Twisting By The Pool (Warner Brothers) Twisting By The Pool
  85  Money For Nothing * with Sting (Warner Brothers) Brothers In Arms
  85  Walk Of Life (Warner Brothers) Brothers In Arms
  85  So Far Away (Warner Brothers) Brothers In Arms
  85  One World (Warner Brothers) Brothers In Arms
  >>  see 90s

DIVINYLS
  86  Pleasure And Pain (Chrysalis) What A Life
  >>  see 90s

THOMAS DOLBY
  83  Europa And The Pirate Twins (Capitol) The Golden Age Of Wireless
  83  One Of Our Submarines (Capitol) The Golden Age Of Wireless
  83  She Blinded Me With Science (Capitol) The Golden Age Of Wireless
  >>  see 90s

DRAMARAMA
  87  Anything Anything 
  89  Last Cigarette (Chameleon) Stuck In Wonderamaland
  >>  see 90s

DREAM ACADEMY
  86  Life In A Northern Town (Warner Brothers) The Dream Academy
  86  Love Parade (Warner Brothers) The Dream Academy

DURAN DURAN
  82  Hungry Like The Wolf (Harvest) Rio
  83  Rio (Harvest) Rio
  83  Girls On Film (Capitol) Duran Duran
  83  Is There Something I Should Know (Capitol) Duran Duran
  83  Union Of The Snake (Capitol) Seven And The Ragged Tiger
  84  New Moon On Monday (Capitol) Seven And The Ragged Tiger
  84  The Reflex (Capitol) Seven And The Ragged Tiger
  84  Wild Boys (Capitol) Arena
  85  A View To A Kill (Capitol) A View To A Kill Soundtrack
  88  I Don't Want Your Love (Capitol) Big Thing
  89  All She Wants Is (Capitol) Big Thing
  >>  see 90s

ECHO AND THE BUNNYMEN
  80  Rescue (Sire) Crocodiles
  80  The Puppet (Sire) single
  80  Do It Clean (Sire)
  83  The Cutter (Sire) Porcupine
  84  Killing Moon (Sire) Ocean Rain
  85  Bring On The Dancing Horses (Sire) Songs To Learn And Sing
  87  The Game (Sire) Echo And The Bunnymen
  87  Lips Like Sugar (Sire) Echo And The Bunnymen
  87  Bedbugs And Ballyhoo (Sire) Echo And The Bunnymen
  88  People Are Strange (Sire) Lost Boys Soundtrack 
  >>  see 90s

ENGLISH BEAT
  80  Tears Of A Clown (Sire) I Just Can't Stop It
  81  Mirror In The Bathroom (Sire) I Just Can't Stop It
  83  I Confess (I.R.S.) Special Beat Service
  83  Save It For Later (I.R.S.) Special Beat Service
  
ENYA 
  89  Orinocco Flow (Sail Away) (Geffen) Watermark
  89  Oiche Chiun (Silent Night) (Geffen)
  >>  see 90s/00s

ERASURE
  86  Oh L'Amour (Sire) Wonderland
  87  Victim Of Love (Sire) The Circus
  87  The Circus (Sire) The Circus
  88  Chains Of Love (Sire) The Innocents
  88  A Little Respect (Sire) The Innocents
  88  Ship Of Fools (Sire) The Innocents
  89  Drama! (Sire) Wild!
  89  Stop! (Sire) Crackers International
  >>  see 90s

ESCAPE CLUB
  88  Wild Wild West (Atlantic) Wild Wild West

MELISSA ETHERIDGE
  88  Similar Features (Island) Melissa Etheridge
  88  Like The Way I Do (Island) Melissa Etheridge
  88  Bring Me Some Water (Island) Melissa Etheridge
  89  No Souvenirs (Island) Brave And Crazy
  >>  see 90s/00s

EURYTHMICS
  83  Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)(RCA) Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)
  83  Love Is A Stranger (RCA) Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)
  84  Here Comes The Rain Again (RCA) Touch
  84  Who's That Girl (RCA) Touch
  85  Sisters Are Doin' It For Themselves (RCA) Be Yourself Tonight
  85  There Must Be An Angel (RCA) Be Yourself Tonight
  86  Missionary Man (RCA) Revenge
  86  Thorn In My Side (RCA) Revenge
  88  I Need A Man (RCA) Savage
  89  Don't Ask Me Why (Arista) We Too Are One

FAITH NO MORE 
  87  We Care A Lot (Slash/Reprise) Introduce Yourself
  >>  see 90s

FALCO
  83  Der Kommissar (A&M) Einzelhaft
  86  Rock Me Amadeus (A&M) Falco 3
  86  Vienna Calling (A&M) Falco 3

FELONY
  83  The Fanatic (Rock 'n' Roll) The Fanatic

BRYAN FERRY 
  85  Slave To Love (Warner Brothers) Boys And Girls
  88  Kiss And Tell (Reprise) Bete Noire
  
FINE YOUNG CANNIBALS
  89  She Drives Me Crazy (I.R.S.) The Raw & The Cooked
  89  Good Thing (I.R.S.) The Raw & The Cooked
  89  Don't Look Back (I.R.S.) The Raw & The Cooked

THE FIXX 
  82  Red Skies (MCA) Shuttered Room
  82  Stand Or Fall (MCA) Shuttered Room
  83  Saved By Zero (MCA) Reach The Beach
  83  One Thing Leads To Another (MCA) Reach The Beach
  83  Sign Of Fire (MCA) Reach The Beach
  84  Sunshine In The Shade (MCA) Phantoms
  84  Our We Ourselves (MCA) Phantoms
  86  Secret Seperation (MCA) Walkabout
  89  Driven Out (RCA) Calm Animals
  >>  see 90s

FLESH FOR LULU
  88  Postcards From Paradise (Capitol) Long Live The New Flesh

FLESHTONES
  82  Ride Your Pony (I.R.S.) Roman Gods

FLYING LIZARDS
  80  Money (Virgin) The Flying Lizards

FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD
  84  Relax (Island) Welcome To The Pleasuredome
  84  Two Tribes (Island) Welcome To The Pleasuredome

FROZEN GHOST 
  87  Should I See (Atlantic) Frozen Ghost

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