For our Growing Up 80s podcast & series we thought “Hey, why not go back and do the annual list that officially started in 2010 & go back to a time when there was no internet & give our fave records from our fave decade the same treatment. Enjoy!
Punk Rock
5) Gang of Four/Songs Of The Free
4)
3)
2) Sonic Youth
1) The Clash/Combat Rock
Metal
5) Anvil/Metal On Metal
4) KISS/Creatures Of The Night
2) Motorhead
1) Judas Priest/Screaming For Vengeance
New Wave
5)
Wall of Voodoo/Call Of The West
Men Without Hats/Rhythm Of Youth
22) A Flock Of Seagulls/S/T
21) Thomas Dolby/The Golden Age Of Wireless
4)
Modern English/After The Snow
9) The Waitresses/Wasn’t Tomorrow Wonderful
3)
2)
1)
28) Willie Nelson/Always On My Mind
27) Kenny Rogers/Love Will Turn You Around
26) Madness/The Rise & Fall
25) The Gap Band/IV
24) Toto/Toto IV
23)
20) Survivor/Eye Of The Tiger
19) Joe Jackson/Night And Day
18) Golden Earrring/Cut
17) Hall & Oates/H20
16)
15) Eddie Murphy/S/T
14) Queen/Hot Space
13) George Clinton/Computer Games
12) Billy Idol/S/T
11) Rush/Signals
10)
8) Huey Lewis & The News/Picture This
7) The Go-Go’s/Vacation
6) Duran Duran/RIO
5) Billy Squire/Emotions In Motion
4) John Cougar Mellencamp/American Fool
3) Van Halen/Diver Down
2) Prince/1999
1) Michael Jackson/Thriller