Albums Of The Year
- Linton Kwesi Johnson – Forces Of Victory
- The B52’s – The B52’s
- Ry Cooder – Bop Till You Drop
- The Raincoats – The Raincoats
- Tom Verlaine – Tom Verlaine
- Earth Wind And Fire – I Am
- The Undertones – The Undertones
- Wire – 154
- Dave Edmunds – Repeat When Necessary
- XTC – Drums And Wires
- Pere Ubu – New Picnic Time
- The Slits – Cut
- Chic – Risque
- Police – Regatta De Blanc
- The Royal Rasses – Humanity
- Israel Vibration – Same Song
- Michael Rother – Katzenmusik
- Neil Young – Rust Never Sleeps
- Popol Vuh – Bruder Des Schattens, Sohne Des Lichts
- The Fall – Dragnet
- The Only Ones – Even Serpents Shine
- The Residents – Eskimo
- Bob Dylan – Slow Train Coming
- Tom Waits – Blue Valentine
- This Heat – This Heat
- Swell Maps – A Train To Marineville
- Joe Jackson – I’m The Man
- The Red Crayola – Solder Talk
- The Human League – Reproduction
- David Bowie – Lodger
Tracks Of The Year
1
The Jam
Eton Rifles
The Jam
Eton Rifles
2The Specials
Gangsters
Gangsters
3The Clash
London Calling
London Calling
4Gloria Gaynor
I Will Survive
I Will Survive
5The Jam
Strange Town
Strange Town
6The Police
Message In A Bottle
Message In A Bottle
7Elvis Costello
Oliver’s Army
Oliver’s Army
8Sheila B Devotion
Spacer
Spacer
9The Jacksons
Shake Your Body
Shake Your Body
10Public Image Ltd
Memories
Memories
- Public Image Ltd – Death Disco
- Chic – My Feet Keep Dancing
- The B52s – Rock Lobster
- Michael Jackson – Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough
- XTC – Making Plans For Nigel
- Dave Edmunds – Queen Of Hearts
- Echo And The Bunnymen – The Pictures On The Wall
- Talking Heads – Life During Wartime
- The Pop Group – She Is Beyond Good And Evil
- Earth Wind And Fire – Boogie Wonderland
- The Fall – Rowche Rumble
- Eddy Grant – Living On The Front Line
- Madness – The Price
- The Cure – Boys Don’t Cry
- Lori And The Chameleons – Touch
- Joy Division – Transmission
- The Undertones – Get Over You
- Silicone Teens – Memphis Tennessee
- Selecter – On My Radio
- M – Pop Music
- Dave Edmunds – Girls Talk
- Blondie- Heart Of Glass
- Sister Sledge – We Are Family
- Pretenders – Stop Your Sobbing
- TV Personalities – Where’s Bill Grundy Now
- Leighton Buzzards – Saturday Night Beneath The Plastic Palms
- Distractions – Time Goes By So Slow
- Graham Parker – Protection
- The Specials – A Message To You Rudi
- Orchestral Menoeuvres In The Dark – Electricity