If you know the recording (NOT release) dates of these albums, please send them to me. It is ridiculous that rock music uses the release date instead of the recording or composition dates.
9/10
- Butthole Surfers: Psychic Powerless (1985)
- Foetus: Nail (1985)
- Gun Club: Fire Of Love (1981)
- Husker Du: Zen Arcade (1984)
- Jon Hassell: Dream Theory In Malaya (1981)
- Minutemen: Double Nickels On The Dime (1984)
- Bruce Springsteen: The River (1980)
8.5/10
- American Music Club: California (1988)
- Big Black: Atomizer (1986)
- Nick Cave: From Her To Eternity (1984)
- Cramps: Songs The Lord Taught Us (1980)
- Dead Kennedys: Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables (1980)
- Constance Demby: Novus Magnificat (1986)
- Dream Syndicate: The Days Of Wine And Roses (1982)
- Pandora's Box: Original Sin (1989)
- Peter Gabriel: Passion (1989)
- Pixies: Surfer Rosa (1988)
- Steve Roach: Dreamtime Return (1988)
- Soft Boys: Underwater Moonlight (1980)
8/10
- Ambitious Lovers: Greed (1988)
- Angkor Wat: When Obscenity Becomes The Norm (1989)
- Bad Brains: Rock For Light (1982)
- Band Of Susans: Love Agenda (1989)
- Birdsongs Of The Mesozoic: Magnetic Flip (1984)
- Bitch Magnet: Umber (1989)
- Black Flag: Damaged (1981)
- Blind Idiot God: Blind Idiot God (1987)
- Bongwater: Double Bummer (1988)
- Butthole Surfers: Rembrandt Pussyhorse (1986)
- Camper Van Beethoven: Telephone Free Landslide Victory (1985)
- Camper Van Beethoven: Camper Van Beethoven (1986)
- Nick Cave: The Firstborn Is Dead (1985)
- Cocteau Twins: Head Over Heels (1983)
- Julian Cope: World Shut Your Mouth (1984)
- Cows: Daddy Has A Tail (1989)
- Dead Can Dance: Spleen And Ideal (1985)
- Death Of Samantha: Strungout On Jargon (1986)
- Deuter: Silence Is The Answer (1981)
- Dinosaur Jr: You're Living All Over Me (1987)
- Djam Karet: Reflections From The Firepool (1988)
- Einsturzende Neubauten: Zeichnungen das Patienten OT (1983)
- Enya: Watermark (1988)
- Faith No More: Introduce Yourself (1987)
- Forrest Fang: The Wolf At The Ruins (1989)
- Fear: Record (1982)
- Feedtime: Feedtime (1986)
- Feelies: Crazy Rhythms (1980)
- Fetchin Bones: Cabin Flounder (1985)
- Flaming Lips: Telepathic Surgery (1989)
- Fleshtones: Roman Gods (1981)
- Flipper: Generic (1982)
- Foetus: Hole (1984)
- Peter Frohmader: Through Time And Mistery (1988)
- Galaxie 500: On Fire (1989)
- Godflesh: Streetcleaner (1989)
- Green: White Soul (1989)
- Guns N' Roses: Appetite For Destruction (1987)
- Peter Michael Hamel: Colours Of Time (1980)
- Peter Michael Hamel: Transition (1983)
- Jon Hassell: Aka-Dabari-Java Magic Realism (1983)
- Hugo Largo: Drum (1987)
- Husker Du: New Day Rising (1985)
- Michael Jones: After The Rain (1988)
- King Snake Roost: Things That Play Themselves (1988)
- Laughing Hyenas: You Can't Pray A Lie (1989)
- Legal Weapon: Death Of Innocence (1982)
- Metallica: Kill 'Em All (1983)
- Metallica: Master Of Puppets (1986)
- Stephan Micus: Ocean (1986)
- Ministry: The Land Of Rape And Honey (1988)
- Misfits: Walk Among Us (1982)
- Missing Foundation: 1933 (1988)
- Mission Of Burma: VS (1982)
- My Bloody Valentine: Isn't Anything (1988)
- Colin Newman: A-Z (1980)
- Sinead O'Connor: The Lion And The Cobra (1987)
- Mary Margaret O'Hara: Miss America (1988)
- Pere Ubu: Art Of Walking (1980)
- Pop Group: For How Much Longer Do We Tolerate Mass Murder (1980)
- Public Enemy: It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back (1988)
- Public Image Ltd: Flowers of Romance (1981)
- Rapeman: Two Nuns And A Pack Mule (1989)
- Red Temple Spirits: Dancing To Restore An Eclipsed Moon (1988)
- Lou Reed: New York (1989)
- Replacements: Let It Be (1984)
- Replacements: Tim (1985)
- Stan Ridgeway: Big Heat (1986)
- Rip Rig & Panic: God (1981)
- Steve Roach: Structures From Silence (1984)
- Henry Rollins: Hot Animal Machine (1987)
- Savage Republic: Customs (1989)
- Jane Siberry: No Borders Here (1983)
- Sonic Youth: Bad Moon Rising (1985)
- Sonic Youth: Daydream Nation (1988)
- Mark Stewart: Learning To Cope With Cowardice (1983)
- Swans: Filth (1983)
- Swans: Cop (1984)
- Swans: Children Of God (1987)
- Tackhead: Friendly As A Hand Grenade (1989)
- Talk Talk: Spirit Of Eden (1988)
- David Thomas: The Sound Of The Sand (1982)
- David Thomas: Monster Walks The Winter Lake (1986)
- Richard Thompson: Shoot Out The Lights (1982)
- Tiny Lights: Prayer For The Halcyon Fear (1985)
- Tragic Mulatto: Locos Por El Sexo (1987)
- Tuxedomoon: Half Mute (1980)
- Univers Zero: Heatwave (1986)
- Unrest: Tink Of Southeast (1987)
- Violent Femmes: Violent Femmes (1982)
- Tom Waits: Swordfishtrombones (1983)
- Tom Waits: Rain Dogs (1985)
- X: LA (1980)
7.5/10
- Afrika Bambaata: Beware (1986)
- American Music Club: Engine (1987)
- Virginia Astley: From Gardens Where We Feel Secure (1983)
- Bad Religion: Suffer (1988)
- Bad Religion: No Control (1989)
- Band Of Susans: Hope Against Hope (1988)
- Bel Canto: White-Out Conditions (1987)
- Birdsongs Of The Mesozoic: Faultline (1989)
- Blake Babies: Earwig (1989)
- Blind Idiot God: Undertow (1988)
- Camper Van Beethoven: II & III (1986)
- Nick Cave: Tender Prey (1988)
- CCCP: Affinità - Divergenze (1985)
- Cocteau Twins: Treasure (1984)
- Julian Cope: Fried (1984)
- Creamers: Love Honor And Obey (1989)
- Death Of Samantha: Where The Women Wear The Glory And The Men Wear The Pants (1988)
- De La Soul: 3 Feet High and Rising (1989)
- Del-Lords: Johnny Comes Marching Home (1986)
- Constance Demby: Sacred Space Music (1982)
- Dogbowl: Tit (1989)
- Dream Syndicate: Medicine Show (1984)
- Eric B. & Rakim: Paid In Full (1987)
- Larry Fast: Metropolitan Suite (1985)
- Feelies: Good Earth (1986)
- Flaming Lips: Oh My Gawd (1987)
- Fred Frith: Speechless (1981)
- Peter Frohmader: Homunculus (1988)
- Fushitsusha: Live I (1989)
- God Bullies: Plastic Eye Miracle (1989)
- Godflesh: Godflesh (1988)
- Golden Palominos: Golden Palominos (1983)
- Gun Club: Miami (1982)
- Mickey Hart: Yamantaka (1982)
- Honeymoon Killers: Love American Style (1985)
- Jane's Addiction: Nothing's Shocking (1988)
- Peter Jefferies: At Swim Two Birds (1987)
- Jesus And Mary Chain: Psychocandy (1985)
- Rickie Lee Jones: Pirates (1981)
- Love And Rockets: Seventh Dream Of Teenage Heaven (1985)
- Meat Puppets: Up On The Sun (1985)
- Melvins: Ozma (1989)
- Metallica: Ride The Lightning (1984)
- Ministry: The Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Taste (1989)
- My Dad Is Dead: The Taller You Are (1989)
- Naked Raygun: Jettison (1988)
- Nine Inch Nails: Pretty Hate Machine (1989)
- Original Sins: Hardest Way (1989)
- Annette Peacock: Sky-skating (1982)
- Annette Peacock: I Have No Feelings (1986)
- Pixies: Doolittle (1989)
- Pussy Galore: Right Now (1987)
- Queensryche: Operation: Mindcrime (1988)
- R.E.M.: Murmur (1983)
- Rhythm And Noise: Contents Under Notice (1984)
- Rites of Spring: Rites Of Spring (1985)
- Henry Rollins: Life Time (1988)
- Royal Trux: Royal Trux (1988)
- Rudimentari Peni: Cacophony (1987)
- Eberhard Schoener: Sky Music - Mountain Music (1984)
- Klaus Schulze: Audentity (1983)
- Paul Schutze: Deus Ex Machina (1989)
- Michael Shrieve: Big Picture (1989)
- Jane Siberry: The Walking (1987)
- Slayer: Reign In Blood (1986)
- Smithereens: Green Thoughts (1988)
- Sonic Youth: Confusion Is Sex (1983)
- Sonic Youth: Sister (1987)
- Squirrel Bait: Skag Heaven (1987)
- Swans: Holy Money (1986)
- They Might Be Giants: They Might Be Giants (1986)
- David Thomas: Variations On A Theme (1983)
- David Thomas: More Places Forever (1985)
- Throbbing Gristle: Heathen Earth (1980)
- Tragic Mulatto: Hot Man Pussy (1989)
- Unrest: Malcom X Park (1988)
- Voivod: Nothingface (1989)
- Chuck Vrtacek: Learning To Be Silent (1985)
- Waitresses: Wasn't Tomorrow Wonderful (1982)
- Tom Waits: Franks Wild Years (1987)
- XTC: Skylarking (1986)
- Young Fresh Fellows: The Men Who Loved Music (1987)
- Zoogz Rift: Nonentity (1988)
7/10
- A Certain Ratio: To Each (1981)
- Able Tasmans: A Cuppa Tea And A Lie Down (1987)
- Absolute Grey: What Remains (1986)
- AC/DC: Back In Black (1980)
- Barry Adamson: Moss Side Story (1989)
- Adolescents: Adolescents (1981)
- Aerosmith: Pump (1989)
- Jungle Brothers: Done By The Forces Of Nature (1989)
- Agent Orange: Living In Darkness (1981)
- Agitpop: Back At The Plain Of Jars (1986)
- Agnostic Front: Cause For Alarm (1986)
- Alien Sex Fiend: Who's Been Sleeping In My Brain (1983)
- Marcus Allen: Petals (1981)
- Alter Natives: Hold Your Tongue (1986)
- Ambitious Lovers: Envy (1984)
- American Music Club: United Kingdom (1989)
- Eric Andersen: Ghosts Upon The Road (1988)
- Anthrax: Spreading the Disease (1985)
- Antietam: Antietam (1985)
- Aksak Maboul: Un Peu De L'Amour Des Bandits (1980)
- Arcane Device: Engines Of Myth (1988)
- A R Kane: 69 (1988)
- Art Of Noise: Who's Afraid Of (1984)
- Art Zoyd: Generations Sans Futur (1980)
- Art Zoyd: Symphonie Pour Le Jour Ou Bruleront Les Cites (1981)
- Art Zoyd: Phase IV (1982)
- Asia: Asia (1982)
- William Aura: Lovely Day (1981)
- Bad Brains: I Against I (1986)
- B.A.L.L.: Period (1987)
- Barnes & Barnes: Voobaha (1980)
- Bats: Daddy's Highway (1988)
- Bauhaus: Mask (1981)
- Beastie Boys: Paul's Boutique (1989)
- Beasts Of Bourbon: Axeman's Jazz (1984)
- Beatnigs: Beatnigs (1988)
- Bel Canto: Birds Of Passage (1989)
- Adrian Belew: Lone Rhino (1982)
- Big Audio Dynamite: This Is Big Audio Dynamite (1985)
- Big Audio Dynamite: Megatop Phoenix (1989)
- Big Black: Songs About Fucking (1987)
- Big F: Big F (1989)
- Birthday Party: Prayers On Fire (1981)
- Birthday Party: Junkyard (1982)
- Black Flag: Slip It In (1984)
- Black Flag: Loose Nut (1985)
- Black Sun Ensemble: Black Sun Ensemble (1988)
- Black Sun Ensemble: Lambent Flame (1988)
- Blasters: Blasters (1981)
- Blasters: Non Fiction (1983)
- Blue Nile: A Walk Across The Rooftops (1983)
- BoDeans: Love And Hope And Sex And Dreams (1986)
- Bola Sete: Shambhala Moon (1982)
- Bolt Thrower: Realm Of Chaos (1989)
- Bongos: Drums Along The Hudson (1982)
- Bongwater: Too Much Sleep (1989)
- Boogie Down Productions: By All Means Necessary (1988)
- Boredoms: Soul Discharge (1989)
- Kevin Braheny: Perelandra (1984)
- Kevin Braheny: Galaxies (1988)
- Michael Brook: Hybrid (1985)
- T-Bone Burnett: Truth Decay (1980)
- Kate Bush: The Dreaming (1982)
- Bush Tetras: Rituals (1981)
- Butthole Surfers: Locust Abortion Technician (1987)
- Butthole Surfers: Hairway To Steven (1988)
- David Byrne & Brian Eno: My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts (1981)
- Cabaret Voltaire: Red Mecca (1981)
- John Cale: Music For A New Society (1982)
- Camper Van Beethoven: Our Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart (1988)
- Camper Van Beethoven: Key Lime Pie (1989)
- Captain Beefheart: Ice Cream For Crow (1982)
- Carcass: Symphony Of Sickness (1989)
- Cars: Heartbeat City (1984)
- Cartoon: Music From Left Field (1983)
- Cassiber: Man Or Monkey (1983)
- Catheads: Hubba (1987)
- Catheads: Submarine (1988)
- Nick Cave: Your Funeral My Triall (1986)
- Celibate Rifles: The Turgid Miasma Of Existence (1986)
- Celtic Frost: Into The Pandemonium (1987)
- Eugene Chadbourne: Collected Symphonies (1985)
- James Chance: Sax Maniac (1982)
- Tracy Chapman: Tracy Chapman (1988)
- Cheater Slicks: On Your Knees (1989)
- Christian Death: Catastrophe Ballett (1984)
- Church: Heyday (1985)
- Clash: Sandinista (1980)
- Clock DVA: White Souls In Black Suits (1980)
- Clock DVA: Thirst (1981)
- Clock DVA: Advantage (1983)
- Clubfoot Orchestra: Wild Beasts (1986)
- Cocteau Twins: Blue Bell Knoll (1988)
- Coil: Horse Rotorvator (1986)
- Coldcut: What's That Noise (1989)
- Confusional Quartet: Confusional Quartet (1980)
- Paolo Conte: Paolo Conte (1984)
- Controlled Bleeding: Headcrack (1986)
- Lindsay Cooper: Gold Diggers (1983)
- Corrosion Of Conformity: Animosity (1985)
- Cowboy Junkies: Trinity Sessions (1988)
- Cramps: A Date With Elvis (1986)
- Crass: Stations Of The Crass (1980)
- Helios Creed: Superior Catholic Fingers (1988)
- Helios Creed: Last Laugh (1989)
- Marshall Crenshaw: Marshall Crenshaw (1982)
- Crime And The City Solution: Room Of Lights (1986)
- Crime And The City Solution: Shine (1988)
- Cro-Mags: Best Wishes (1989)
- Rodney Crowell: Keys to the Highway (1989)
- Crumbsuckers: Life Of Dreams (1986)
- Cure: Pornography (1982)
- Cure: Disintegration (1989)
- Current 93: Nature Unveiled (1984)
- Current 93: Dogs Blood Rising (1985)
- Holger Czukay & David Sylvian: Plight And Premonition (1988)
- Danzig: Danzig (1988)
- August Darnell: Fresh Fruit In Foreign Places (1981)
- Das Damen:Jupiter Eye (1987)
- Das Damen: Triskaidekaphobe (1988)
- Danielle Dax: Pop Eyes (1983)
- DB's: Stand For Decibels (1981)
- Dead Can Dance: Dead Can Dance (1984)
- Dead Can Dance: The Serpent's Egg (1988)
- Dead Kennedys: Plastic Surgery Disaster (1982)
- Death: Leprosy (1988)
- Death In June: Brown Book (1987)
- Def Leppard: Pyromania (1983)
- Del Fuegos: Longest Day (1984)
- Del-Lords: Frontier Days (1984)
- Descendents: Milo Goes To College (1982)
- Deuter: Nirvana Road (1984)
- Diamond Head: Lightning to the Nations (1980)
- Didjits: Hey Judester (1988)
- Died Pretty: Free Dirt (1986)
- Die Form: Die Puppe (1982)
- Die Kreuzen: Die Kreuzen (1984)
- Die Kreuzen: Century Days (1988)
- Dinosaur Jr: Dinosaur (1985)
- Dinosaur J: Bug (1988)
- Discharge: Hear Nothing See Nothing Say Nothing (1982)
- Donner Party: Donner Party II (1988)
- Steve Douglas: Rainbow Suite (1981)
- Dream Syndicate: Out Of The Grey (1986)
- D.R.I.: Dirty Rotten (1983)
- Dr John: Plays Mac Rebennack (1981)
- Dr Nerve: Out To Bomb Fresh Kings (1986)
- Durutti Column: The Return (1980)
- Bob Dylan: Oh Mercy (1989)
- Steve Earle: Guitar Town (1986)
- Echo & The Bunnymen: Crocodiles (1980)
- Echo & The Bunnymen: Ocean Rain (1984)
- Ed Hall: Albert (1988)
- EIEIO: Land Of Opportunity (1986)
- 808 State: 808:90 (1989)
- Einsturzende Neubauten: Kollaps (1981)
- Einsturzende Neubauten: Fuenf auf der nach oben offenen Richterskala (1987)
- Einsturzende Neubauten: Haus der Luege (1989)
- Eleventh Dream Day: Prairie School Freakout (1988)
- Eleventh Dream Day: Beet (1989)
- Embarrassment: Death Travels West (1983)
- Brian Eno: On Land (1982)
- Brian Eno: Thursday Afternoon (1985)
- Enya: Enya (1987)
- Enya: Shepherd Moons (1991)
- Enya: The Memory Of Trees (1995)
- Melissa Etheridge: Melissa Etheridge (1988)
- Exciter: Heavy Metal Maniac (1983)
- Factrix: Scheintot (1981)
- Factrix: California Babylon (1982)
- Faith No More: Real Thing (1989)
- Fall: Hex Enduction Hour (1982)
- Fall: This Nation's Saving Grace (1985)
- Merrell Fankhauser: Message To The Universe (1986)
- Faster Pussycat: Faster Pussycat (1987)
- Fates Warning: Perfect Symmetry (1989)
- Fear: Record (1982)
- Feedtime: Shovel (1986)
- Feelies: Only Life (1988)
- Felt: Forever Breathes The Lonely Word (1986)
- Fetchin Bones: Bad Pumpkin (1986)
- Fetchin Bones: Galaxy 500 (1987)
- F/I: Space Mantra (1988)
- fIREHOSE: Ragin' Full On (1986)
- Fishbone: Truth And Soul (1988)
- Fish & Roses: We Are Happy To Serve You (1989)
- Flaming Lips: Hear It Is (1986)
- Flesh Eaters: A Minute To Pray A Second To Die (1981)
- Fleshtones: Hexbreaker (1983)
- Fleshtones: Fleshtones Vs Reality (1987)
- Flipper: Gone Fishin' (1984)
- Flying Lizards: Flying Lizards (1980)
- Foetus: Thaw (1988)
- Frightwig: Cat Farm Faboo (1984)
- Fred Frith: Gravity (1980)
- Frogs: It's Only Right And Natural (1989)
- Peter Frohmader: Cultes Des Ghoules (1985)
- Bevis Frond: Tryptich (1988)
- Front Line Assembly: State Of Mind (1988)
- Front 242: Geography (1982)
- Peter Gabriel: III (1980)
- Peter Gabriel: Birdy (1985)
- Peter Gabriel: So (1986)
- Galaxie 500: Today (1988)
- Game Theory: Lolita Nation (1987)
- Gandalf: Journey To An Imaginary Land (1980)
- Gang Green: You Got It (1987)
- GBH: City Baby Attacked By Rats (1982)
- Giant Sand: Storm (1988)
- Gibson Bros: Dedicated Fool (1989)
- Glass Eye: Hello Young Lovers (1989)
- Go-Betweens: Before Hollywood (1983)
- God Bullies: Mamawombwomb (1989)
- Go-Go's: Beauty And The Beast (1981)
- Golden Palominos: Visions Of Excess (1985)
- Gories: House Rockin' (1988)
- Gorilla Biscuits: Start Today (1989)
- Manuel Gottsching: E2-E4 (1984)
- Green: Green (1986)
- Green: Elaine MacKenzie (1987)
- Green On Red: Gravity Talks (1983)
- Green River: Rehab Doll (1988)
- Jeff Greinke: Cities In Fog (1985)
- Jeff Greinke: Timbral Planes (1988)
- Nanci Griffith: Poet in My Window (1982)
- Gun Club: Las Vegas Story (1984)
- Gut Bank: Dark Ages (1986)
- Hafler Trio: Inoutof (1988)
- Half Japanese: 1/2 Gentlemen Not Beasts (1980)
- Half Japanese: Loud (1981)
- Peter Michael Hamel: Nada (1980)
- Peter Michael Hamel: Bardo (1981)
- Peter Michael Hamel: Organum (1986)
- Hanoi Rocks: Oriental Beat (1982)
- Happy Mondays: Bummed (1989)
- Jody Harris & Richard Quine: Escape (1981)
- Jon Hassell: Power Spot (1986)
- Heart: Heart (1985)
- Michael Hedges: Spectral Voyages (1984)
- Helloween: Walls Of Jericho (1986)
- Don Henley: The End Of Innocence (1989)
- High Rise: High Rise II (1986)
- Robyn Hitchcock: Black Snake Diamond (1981)
- Robyn Hitchcock: Fegmania (1985)
- Hoodoo Gurus: Stoneage Romeos (1984)
- Hugo Largo: Mettle (1989)
- Hunters And Collectors: The Fireman's Curse (1983)
- Husker Du: Flip Your Wig (1985)
- Husker Du: Candy Apple Grey (1986)
- Husker Du: Warehouse (1987)
- Lucia Hwong: House of Sleeping Beauties (1985)
- Idiot Savant: Shakers In A Tantrum Landscape (1980)
- Indigo Girls: Indigo Girls (1989)
- In The Nursery: Koda (1988)
- Iron Maiden: Iron Maiden (1980)
- Chris Isaak: Silvertone (1985)
- Chris Isaak: Chris Isaak (1987)
- Mark Isham: Vapor Drawings (1983)
- Mark Isham: Tibet (1989)
- Michael Jackson: Thriller (1981)
- Jade Warrior: At Peace (1985)
- Jean-Michel Jarre: Le Chant Magnetique (1981)
- Jesus And Mary Chain: Automatic (1989)
- J. Geils Band: Freeze Frame (1981)
- Daniel Johnston: Yip/Jump Music (1983)
- Eric Johnson: Tones (1986)
- Michael Jones: Michael's Music (1981)
- Michael Jones: Amber (1987)
- Rickie Lee Jones: Flying Cowboys (1989)
- Joy Division: Closer (1980)
- Killdozer: Intellectuals Are The Shoeshine Boys Of The Ruling Elite (1984)
- Killdozer: Snakeboy (1985)
- Killing Joke: Killing Joke (1980)
- King Crimson: Discipline (1981)
- King Missile: They (1988)
- King's X: Gretchen Goes To Nebraska (1989)
- Kitaro: Silk Road (1980)
- Mark Kramer: Happiness Finally Comes To Them (1987)
- Laibach: Nova Akropola (1985)
- Daniel Lanois: Acadie (1989)
- David Lanz: Nightfall (1985)
- David Lanz: Cristofori's Dream (1988)
- Bill Laswell: Baselines (1983)
- Bill Laswell: Hear No Evil (1988)
- Lazy Cowgirls: Lazy Cowgirls (1985)
- Lazy Cowgirls: Tapping The Source (1987)
- Keith Leblanc: Stranger Than Fiction (1989)
- Legendary Pink Dots: Any Day Now (1987)
- Lemonheads: Hate Your Friends (1987)
- Live Skull: Dusted (1987)
- Living Colour: Vivid (1988)
- L.L. Cool J: Radio (1985)
- LMNOP: Elemen Opee Elpee (1986)
- Longshoremen: Grr Huh Yeah (1985)
- Loop: Heaven's End (1987)
- Los Lobos: How Will The Wolf Survive (1984)
- Lounge Lizards: Lounge Lizards (1981)
- Lounge Lizards: Voice Of Chunk (1989)
- Love Of Life Orchestra: Geneve (1980)
- L7: L7 (1988)
- Lyle Lovett: Pontiac (1988)
- Lubricated Goat: Plays The Devil's Music (1987)
- Lubricated Goat: Paddock Of Love (1988)
- Ludichrist: Immaculate Deception (1986)
- Lydia Lunch: Queen Of Siam (1980)
- Lydia Lunch: 13.13 (1982)
- Lydia Lunch: In Limbo (1984)
- Rene` Lussier: Le Tresor De La Langue (1989)
- Malaria: Emotion (1982)
- Barbara Manning: Lately I Keep Scissors (1988)
- Manowar: Battle Hymns (1982)
- Nick Mason: Fictitious Sports (1981)
- Material: Memory Serves (1981)
- Material: Seven Souls (1989)
- Meat Beat Manifesto: Storm The Studio (1989)
- Meat Puppets: Meat Puppets II (1983)
- Megadeth: Peace Sells (1986)
- Mekons: Fear And Whiskey (1985)
- John "Coughar" Mellencamp: (1985)
- Membranes: The Gift Of Life (1985)
- Membranes: Kiss Ass Godhead (1988)
- Men & Volts: Hootersville (1983)
- Mercyful Fate: Melissa (1983)
- Metallica: And Justice For All (1988)
- Stephan Micus: Koan (1981)
- Stephan Micus: Wings Over Water (1982)
- Stephan Micus: Twilight Fields (1987)
- Roger Miller: No Man Is Hurting Me (1986)
- Ministry: Twitch (1986)
- Minor Threat: Out Of Step (1983)
- Minutemen: Punch Line (1981)
- Minutemen: What Makes A Man Start Fires (1982)
- Missing Foundation: Missing Foundation (1987)
- Mnemonists: Biota (1982)
- Mnemonists: Rackabones (1985)
- Mofungo: Out Of Line (1983)
- Mofungo: Bugged (1988)
- Van Morrison: A Common One (1980)
- Van Morrison: A Beautiful Vision (1982)
- Van Morrison: Inarticulate Speech Of The Heart (1983)
- Motorhead: Orgasmatron (1986)
- Bob Mould: Workbook (1989)
- Moving Targets: Burning In Water (1986)
- Moving Targets: Brave Noise(1988)
- Mr T Experience: Everybody's Entitled To Their Own Opinion (1986)
- Mudhoney: Mudhoney (1989)
- Muffins: 185 (1982)
- MX-80 Sound: Out Of The Tunnel (1980)
- Naked Raygun: Throb Throb (1985)
- Naked Raygun: Understand (1989)
- Napalm Death: From Enslavement To Obliteration (1988)
- Necks: Sex (1989)
- Negativland: Negativland (1980)
- Bill Nelson: Chance Encounters (1988)
- Nervous Gender: Music from Hell (1982)
- Neurotics: Beggars Can Be Choosers (1983)
- Bob Neuwirth: Back to the Front (1988)
- Neville Brothers: Yellow Moon (1989)
- New Model Army: Vengenace (1984)
- New Order: Power Corruption And Lies (1983)
- News from Babel: Work Resumed On The Tower (1984)
- Nico: Drama Of Exile (1981)
- Nico: Camera Obscura (1985)
- No Trend: Tritonian Nash-Vegas Polyester Complex (1986)
- Nuclear Assault: Game Over (1986)
- Nurse With Wound: Homotopy To Marie (1982)
- Nurse With Wound: Sylvie And Babs (1985)
- Nurse With Wound: Spiral Insana (1986)
- N.W.A.: Straight Outta Compton (1988)
- Patrick O'Hearn: Ancient Dreams (1985)
- Opal: Northern Line (1985)
- Ophelias: Ophelias (1987)
- Ordinaires: Ordinaires (1985)
- Ordinaires: One (1989)
- Original Sins: Big Soul (1987)
- Orthotonics: Wake Up You Must Remember (1984)
- Ozric Tentacles: Pungent Effulgent (1989)
- Pandoras: Stop Pretending (1986)
- Annette Peacock: Abstract-Contact (1988)
- Penguin Cafè Orchestra: Penguin Cafè (1981)
- Penguin Cafè Orchestra: Broadcasting From Home (1984)
- Penguin Cafè Orchestra: Signs Of Life (1987)
- Pere Ubu: The Song Of The Bailing Man (1983)
- Pere Ubu: Tenement Of The Year (1988)
- Pere Ubu: Cloudland (1989)
- Tom Petty: Full Moon Fever (1989)
- PFS: Illustrative Problems (1986)
- Phantom 309: A Sinister Alphabet (1989)
- Phantom Tollbooth: One-way Conversation (1987)
- Phish: Junta (1988)
- Phranc: Folksinger (1985)
- Plasticland: Plasticland (1985)
- Plimsouls: Plimsouls (1981)
- Pogues: Rum Sodomy And The Lash (1985)
- Police: Zenyatta Mondatta (1980)
- Polyrock: Polyrock (1980)
- Pretenders: Learning To Crawl (1984)
- Primitives: Lovely (1988)
- Prince: 1999 (1982)
- Prince: Purple Rain (1984)
- Prince: Around The World (1985)
- Prince: Sign Of The Times (1987)
- Prong: Force Fed (1988)
- Psychedelic Furs: Talk Talk Talk (1981)
- Public Enemy: Yo Bum Rush The Show (1987)
- Pussy Galore: Dial M For Motherfucker (1989)
- Raincoats: Moving (1984)
- Rain Parade: Emergency Third Rail Power Trip (1983)
- Ramones: The End Of The Century (1980)
- Raw Power: Screams from the Gutter (1985)
- Raybeats: Guitar Beat (1981)
- Redd Kross: Neurotica (1987)
- Red Hot Chili Peppers: Red Hot Chili Peppers (1984)
- Red Hot Chili Peppers: Freaky Styley (1985)
- Red Temple Spirits: If Tomorrow I Were Leaving For Lhasa (1989)
- Lou Reed: Blue Mask (1982)
- Lou Reed: Legendary Hearts (1983)
- R.E.M.: Document (1987)
- R.E.M.: Green (1988)
- Replacements: Hootenanny (1983)
- Replacements: Pleased To Meet Me (1987)
- Residents: Mark Of The Mole (1981)
- Residents: Big Bubble (1985)
- Residents: Census Taker (1985)
- Residents: God In Three Persons (1988)
- Jorge Reyes: Nierika (1989)
- Rhythm And Noise: Chasms Accord (1985)
- Robert Rich: Numena (1987)
- Robert Rich: Rainforest (1989)
- Rip Rig & Panic: I Am Cold (1982)
- Rip Rig & Panic: Attitude (1983)
- Ritual Tension: I Live Here (1986)
- Robbie Robertson: Robbie Robertson (1987)
- Rudimentari Peni: Death Church (1983)
- Run-DMC: Run-DMC (1984)
- Run-DMC: King Of Rock (1985)
- Run-DMC: Raising Hell (1986)
- Rush: Permanent waves (1980)
- Saccharine Trust: Paganicons (1981)
- Saccharine Trust: Surviving You (1984)
- Sadus: Illusions (1988)
- Ryuichi Sakamoto: Ongakuzukan/Illustrated Musical Encyclopedia (1984)
- Ryuichi Sakamoto: Neo Geo (1987)
- Samhain: Initium (1984)
- Joe Satriani: Surfing With The Alien (1987)
- Savage Republic: Tragic Figures (1982)
- Savage Republic: Ceremonial (1985)
- Savage Republic: Jamahiriya (1988)
- Klaus Schonning: Symphodysse` I (1989)
- Klaus Schonning: Symphodysse` III (1991)
- Scratch Acid: Scratch Acid (1985)
- Screaming Trees: Even If And Especially When (1987)
- Screeching Weasel: Boogadaboogadaboogada (1989)
- Sepultura: Beneath The Remains (1989)
- Sex Clark Five: Strum Und Drum (1987)
- Sharkbait: Feed Our Frenzy (1988)
- Michelle Shocked: Short Sharp Shocked (1988)
- Shonen Knife: Pretty Little Baka Guy (1986)
- Michael Shrieve: Stiletto (1989)
- Jane Siberry: Speckless Sky (1984)
- Jane Siberry: Bound By The Beauty (1989)
- Paul Simon: Graceland (1986)
- Sisters Of Mercy: Floodland (1987)
- Skinny Puppy: Rabies (1989)
- Nicky Skopelitis: Next To Nothing (1989)
- Slava Ranko: Arctic Hysteria (1981)
- Slickee Boys: Cybernetic Dreams Of Pi (1983)
- Slint: Tweez (1989)
- Slovenly: After The Original Style (1985)
- Slovenly: We Shoot For The Moon (1989)
- Smithereens: Especially For You (1986)
- Smiths: The Smiths (1984)
- Smiths: The Queen Is Dead (1986)
- Social Distortion: Mommy's Little Monster (1983)
- Software: Electronic Universe (1985)
- Sonic Youth: Evol (1986)
- Soul Asylum: Made To Be Broken (1986)
- Soul Asylum: Hang Time (1988)
- Souled American: Fe (1988)
- Soundgarden: Ultramega OK (1988)
- Spacemen 3: Playing With Fire (1988)
- Bruce Springsteen: Born In The USA (1984)
- Michael Stearns: Lyra Sound Constellation (1983)
- Michael Stearns: Chronos (1985)
- Steel Pole Bath Tub: Butterfly Love (1989)
- Jim Steinman: Bad For Good (1981)
- Jim Steinman: Tanz der Vampire (1988)
- Mark Stewart: As The Veneer Of Democracy Starts To Fade (1985)
- Mark Stewart: Mark Stewart (1987)
- Stickmen: This Is The Master Brew (1982)
- Alan Stivell: Tir Na Nog/ Symphonie Celtique (1980)
- Stone Roses: Stone Roses (1989)
- Liz Story: Speechless (1988)
- Stray Cats: Stray Cats (1981)
- Styrenes: Girl Crazy (1982)
- Subhumans: The Day The Country Died (1983)
- Suburbs: Credit In Heaven (1981)
- Sugarcubes: Life's Too Good (1988)
- Suicidal Tendencies: Suicidal Tendencies (1983)
- Suicide: Alan Vega Martin Rev (1980)
- Swans: Greed (1986)
- Matthew Sweet: Earth (1989)
- Swollen Monkeys: After Birth Of The Cool (1981)
- David Sylvian: Brilliant Trees (1984)
- David Sylvian: Secrets Of The Beehive (1987)
- Tackhead: Tape Time (1987)
- Talking Heads: Remain In Light (1980)
- Tall Dwarfs: Throw A Sickie (1986)
- Teardrop Explodes: Kilimanjaro (1980)
- 10,000 Maniacs: In My Tribe (1987)
- Terminal Cheesecake: Johnny Town Mouse (1989)
- Test Dept: Beating A Retreat (1984)
- The Scene Is Now: Burn All Your Records (1985)
- The Scene Is Now: Tonight We Ride (1988)
- The The: Soul Mining (1982)
- The The: Mind Bomb (1989)
- These Immortal Souls: Get Lost (1987)
- They Might Be Giants: Lincoln (1988)
- Thin White Rope: Exploring The Axis (1985)
- This Heat: Deceit (1981)
- David Thomas: Blame The Messenger (1987)
- Richard Thompson: Hand Of Kindness (1983)
- Three O'Clock: Sixteen Tambourines (1983)
- Throbbing Gristle: Mission Of Dead Souls (1981)
- Throbbing Gristle: In The Shadow Of The Sun (1984)
- Throwing Muses: Throwing Muses (1986)
- Asmus Tietchens: Marches Funebres (1989)
- Tiny Lights: Hazel's Wreath (1988)
- Toiling Midgets: Sea Of Unrest (1982)
- Toto: Toto IV (1982)
- True West: Drifters (1984)
- Mark Tucker: In The Sack (1982)
- Turtle Island String Quartet: Turtle Island String Quartet (1988)
- Tuxedomoon: Suite En Sous-sol (1982)
- 23 Skidoo: The Culling Is Coming (1983)
- 23 Skidoo: Urban Gamelan (1984)
- Ultravox:Vienna (1980)
- Union Carbide Productions: In The Air Tonight (1987)
- Universal Congress Of: Prosperous And Qualified (1988)
- Univers Zero: Ceux Du Dehors (1982)
- Univers Zero: Uzed (1984)
- UT: Conviction (1986)
- U2: Boy (1980)
- U2: Joshua Tree (1987)
- Vangelis: The Mask (1985)
- Vaselines: Dum Dum (1988)
- Alan Vega: Alan Vega (1980)
- Alan Vega: Collision Drive (1982)
- Suzanne Vega: Suzanne Vega (1985)
- Caetano Veloso: Estrangeiro (1989)
- Velvet Monkeys: Future (1983)
- Venom: Black Metal (1982)
- Tom Verlaine: Dreamtime (1981)
- Tom Verlaine: Words From The Front (1982)
- Verlaines: Bird-Dog (1987)
- Violent Femmes: Halloweed Ground (1984)
- Virgin Prunes: Heresie (1982)
- Virgin Prunes: If I Die I Die (1982)
- Viv Akauldren: I'll Call You Sometime (1987)
- Voice Farm: World We Live In (1982)
- Voivod: Killing Technology (1987)
- Volcano Suns: Thing Of Beauty (1989)
- Von Lmo: Future Language (1981)
- Chuck Vrtacek: Monkey On A Hard Roll (1984)
- Chuck Vrtacek: When Heaven Comes To Town (1988)
- Vulgar Boatmen: You And Your Sister (1989)
- Walkabouts: Cataract (1989)
- Wall Of Voodoo: Call Of The West (1982)
- Was Not Was: Was Not Was (1981)
- Waterboys: This Is The Sea (1985)
- Wedding Present: George Best (1987)
- White Zombie: Soul Crusher (1987)
- Wild Seeds: Brave Clean + Reverent (1986)
- Lucinda Williams: Lucinda Williams (1988)
- Windbreakers: Terminal (1984)
- Wipers: Over The Edge (1983)
- Bob Wiseman: In Her Dream (1989)
- Jah Wobble: Bedroom Album (1983)
- Wolfgang Press: Bird Wood Cage (1988)
- Woodentops: Giant (1986)
- Work: Slow Crimes (1982)
- Robert Wyatt: Animals Film (1982)
- X: Wild Gift (1981)
- X: Under The Big Black Sun (1982)
- XTC: English Settlement (1982)
- Yo La Tengo: Ride The Tiger (1986)
- Young Gods: L'Eau Rouge (1989)
- Young Fresh Fellows: The Fabulous Sounds Of The Pacific Northwest (1984)
- Young Marble Giants: Colossal Youth (1980)
- Frank Zappa: Zappa (1983)
- Frank Zappa: Perfect Stranger - Director: Pierre Boulez (1984)
- Frank Zappa: Jazz From Hell (1986)
- Hector Zazou: Geographies (1986)
- Zero Boys: Vicious Circle (1982)
- Zoogz Rift: Amputees In Limbo (1982)
- Zoogz Rift: Ipecac (1984)
- Zoogz Rift: Water (1987)
- Zoviet France: Mohnomishe (1983)
- Zoviet France: Misfits, Loony Tunes And Squalid Criminals (1986)
- ZZ Top: Eliminator (1983)
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The greatest bands of the 1980s
(Check the database of 1980s)
- Foetus
- Tom Waits
- Nick Cave
- Swans
- Sonic Youth
- REM
- Unrest
- Butthole Surfers
- Pixies
- Bruce Springsteen
- Husker Du
- Slint
- Savage Republic
- Julian Cope
- Flaming Lips
- Godflesh
- Blind Idiot God
- Camper VanBeethoven
- Cocteau Twins
- Rip Rig Panic
- Gun Club
- Jane Siberry
- Metallica
- American Music Club
- Minutemen
- Mission Of Burma
- Fetchin Bones
- Dead Can Dance
- Feelies
- Bel Canto
- Cramps
- Death Of Samantha
- Waitresses
- Public Image Ltd
- Big Black
- Red Temple Spirits
- Henry Rollins
- Ministry
- Dream Syndicate
- Bitch Magnet
- Faith No More
- My Bloody Valentine
- Djam Karet
- X
- David Thomas
- Zoogz Rift
- Dogbowl
- Band Of Susans
- Replacement
- Saccharine Trust
- Hugo Largo
- Squirrel Bait
- In The Nursery
- Enya
- Primus
- Fugazi
- Walkabouts
- Tackhead
- Steel Pole Bath Tub
- Missing Foundation
- Birdsongs Of The Mesozoic
- Killing Joke
- Dead Kennedys
- Naked Raygun
- They Might Be Giants
- Stan Ridgeway
- Black Flag
- Flipper
- Of Cabbages And Kings
- Soundgarden
- Laughing Hyenas
- Tuxedomoon
- Cure
- Muffins
- Styrenes
- Tom Verlaine
- Minor Threat
- Fleshtones
- Golden Palominos
- Necros
- Pussy Galore
- Del-Lords
- Killdozer
- Misfits
- Tiny Lights
- Lazy Cowgirls
- UT
- Dwarves
- Green
- Yo La Tengo
- Die Kreuzen
- Didjits
- Guns 'n Roses
- fIREHOSE
- Bauhaus
- Joy Division
- Tragic Mulatto
- Dinosaur Jr
- Universal Congress Of
- Live Skull
- Sinead O'Connor
- Smithereens
- Jane's Addiction
- Spacemen 3
- Bongwater
- Galaxie 500
- Rudimentary Peni
- Bob Mould
- Blake Babies
- Ozric Tentacles
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