My Favorite Music of the 1980s

1980

• Prince - Dirty Mind
• The Sound - Jeopardy

1981

• Gang of Four - Solid Gold
• Prince - Controversy
• The Sound - From the Lions Mouth
• This Heat - Deceit

1982

• Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska
• Donald Fagen - The Nightfly
• Talking Heads - The Name of This Band is Talking Heads

1983

• The Fixx - Reach the Beach
• Kashif - Kashif

1984

• Cocteau Twins - Treasure
• Prince & The Revolution - Purple Rain
• The Smiths - Hatful of Hollow

1985

• The Cure - The Head on the Door
• Prince - 1999
• Tears for Fears - Songs from the Big Chair

1986

• Neil Young - Landing on Water

1987

1988

• My Bloody Valentine - Isn’t Anything
• N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton
• Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation

1989

• The Cure - Disintigration
• Neil Young - Eldorado
• Neil Young - Freedom
• Slint - Tweez
• Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever