1 |
Sonic youth |
Daydream nation |
1988 |
2 |
Talking heads |
Remain in light |
1980 |
3 |
Beastie boys |
Paul's boutique |
1989 |
4 |
Pixies |
Doolittle |
1989 |
5 |
R.E.M. |
Murmur |
1983 |
6 |
Smiths |
The queen is dead |
1986 |
7 |
Pixies |
Surfer Rosa |
1988 |
8 |
Tom Waits |
Rain dogs |
1985 |
9 |
Public enemy |
It takes a nation of millions to hold us back |
1988 |
10 |
Joy division |
Closer |
1980 |
11 |
Tom Waits |
Swordfishtrombones |
1983 |
12 |
Prince |
Purple rain |
1984 |
13 |
Fall |
This nation's saving grace |
1985 |
14 |
Sonic youth |
Sister |
1987 |
15 |
XTC |
Skylarking |
1986 |
16 |
Galaxie 500 |
On fire |
1989 |
17 |
Minutemen |
Double nickels on the dime |
1984 |
18 |
De la soul |
3 feet high and rising |
1989 |
19 |
Public Image Ltd |
Second edition |
1980 |
20 |
This heat |
Deceit |
1981 |
21 |
Brian Eno & David Byrne |
My life in the bush of ghosts |
1981 |
22 |
My bloody Valentine |
Isn't anything |
1988 |
23 |
Jesus and Mary chain |
Psychocandy |
1985 |
24 |
Gang of four |
Solid gold |
1981 |
25 |
Black flag |
Damaged |
1981 |
26 |
Elvis Costello |
Get happy! |
1980 |
27 |
Michael Jackson |
Thriller |
1982 |
28 |
New order |
Power, corruption and lies |
1983 |
29 |
Replacements |
Let it be |
1984 |
30 |
U2 |
The Joshua tree |
1987 |
31 |
Sonic youth |
EVOL |
1986 |
32 |
Hüsker dü |
Zen arcade |
1984 |
33 |
Fall |
Hex endunction hour |
1982 |
34 |
Talk talk |
Spirit of Eden |
1988 |
35 |
N.W.A. |
Straight outta Compton |
1989 |
36 |
Violent femmes |
Violent femmes |
1983 |
37 |
Replacements |
Tim |
1985 |
38 |
Cure |
Disintegration |
1989 |
39 |
Stone roses |
The Stone roses |
1989 |
40 |
Dinosaur jr. |
You're living all over me |
1987 |
41 |
Beastie boys |
Licensed to ill |
1986 |
42 |
Cowboy junkies |
The Trinity sessions |
1988 |
43 |
Run DMC |
Raising hell |
1986 |
44 |
Kraftwerk |
Computer world |
1981 |
45 |
Prince |
Sign o the times |
1987 |
46 |
XTC |
English settlement |
1982 |
47 |
John Zorn |
Naked city |
1989 |
48 |
R.E.M. |
Document |
1987 |
49 |
Mission of Burma |
Vs |
1982 |
50 |
Spacemen 3 |
The perfect perscription |
1987 |
51 |
Leonard Cohen |
I'm your man |
1988 |
52 |
Eric B & Rakim |
Paid in full |
1987 |
53 |
Mission of Burma |
Signals, calls and marches |
1981 |
54 |
Big black |
Songs about fucking |
1987 |
55 |
Police |
Synchronicity |
1983 |
56 |
King Crimson |
Discipline |
1981 |
57 |
Pixies |
Come on pilgrim |
1987 |
58 |
Elvis Costello and the Attractions |
Imperial bedroom |
1982 |
59 |
Guns n' roses |
Appetite for destruction |
1987 |
60 |
Bruce Springsteen |
Nebraska |
1982 |
61 |
Nurse with wound |
Homotopy to Marie |
1982 |
62 |
R.E.M. |
Reckoning |
1984 |
63 |
Young marble giants |
Colossal youth |
1980 |
64 |
Television personalities |
And the kids just love it |
1981 |
65 |
Soft boys |
Underwater moonlight |
1980 |
66 |
Dukes of stratosphear |
Psonic psunpot |
1987 |
67 |
Pogues |
Rum, sodomy & the lash |
1985 |
68 |
Talking heads |
Stop making sense |
1984 |
69 |
Feelies |
Crazy rhythms |
1980 |
70 |
Elvis Costello |
Trust |
1981 |
71 |
Replacements |
Pleased to meet you |
1987 |
72 |
Meat puppets |
Up on the sun |
1985 |
73 |
Coil |
Horse rotorvator |
1986 |
74 |
Mekons |
Fear and whiskey |
1985 |
75 |
Boogie down productions |
Criminal minded |
1987 |
76 |
DB's |
Stands for Decibels |
1981 |
77 |
Smiths |
Strangeways, here we come |
1987 |
78 |
They might be giants |
Lincoln |
1989 |
79 |
Manuel Göttsching |
E2-E4 |
1981 |
80 |
Hüsker dü |
New day rising |
1985 |
81 |
Cocteau twins |
Blue bell knob |
1988 |
82 |
Fall |
Perverted by language |
1983 |
83 |
Talk talk |
The colour of spring |
1986 |
84 |
ESG |
Come away with ESG |
1983 |
85 |
Paul Simon |
Graceland |
1986 |
86 |
Police |
Ghost in the machine |
1981 |
87 |
Prince |
Dirty mind |
1980 |
88 |
Spacemen 3 |
Playing with fire |
1989 |
89 |
Boredoms |
Soul discharge |
1989 |
90 |
Jane's addiction |
Nothing's shocking |
1988 |
91 |
X |
Los Angeles |
1980 |
92 |
Kate Bush |
Hounds of love |
1985 |
93 |
David Bowie |
Scary monsters & super creeps |
1980 |
94 |
Meat puppets |
II |
1983 |
95 |
Duran duran |
Rio |
1982 |
96 |
Rites of spring |
Rites of spring |
1985 |
97 |
Mekons |
The Mekons rock 'n' roll |
1989 |
98 |
Cocteau twins |
Treasure |
1984 |
99 |
Gang of four |
Songs of the free |
1982 |
100 |
Minor threat |
Out of step |
1984 |