Albums Of The Year
- Siouxsie And The Banshees – A Kiss In The Dreamhouse
- Kid Creole & The Coconuts – Tropical Gangsters
- Van Morrison – Beautiful Vision
- Grandmaster Flash – The Message
- Curtis Mayfield – Honesty
- Robert Wyatt – Nothing Can Stop Us Now
- Bobby Womack – The Poet
- The Associates – Sulk
- Roxy Music – Avalon
- Culture Club – Kissing To Be Clever
- The Fall – Hex Education Hour
- Ornette Coleman – Of Human Feelings
- Laurie Anderson – Big Science
- Madness – The Rise And Fall
- The Jam – The Gift
- Gil Scott-Heron – Moving Targets
- Defunkt – Thermo-Nuclear Sweat
- Imagination – In The Heat Of The Night
- The Birthday Party – Junkyard
- Lester Bowie – The Great Pretender
- Aswad – New Chapter Of Dub
- Donna Summer – Donna Summer
- Bruce Springsteen – Nebraska
- Tom Verlaine – Words From The Front
- Aswad – Not Satisfied
- Simple Minds – New Gold Dream
- Grace Jones – Living My Life
- Sun Ra – Strange Celestial Road
- Michael Smith – Mi Cyan Believe It
- Joan Jett – I Love Rock And Roll
- Art Ensemble Of Chicago – Urban Bushman
- Wynton Marsalis – Wynton Marsalis
- Gun Club – Miami
- Marshall Crenshaw – Marshall Crenshaw
- Cabaret Voltaire – 2 X 45
- Orchestra Makassy – Agwaya
- George Clinton – Computer Games
- Sun Ra – Sunrise In Different Dimensions
- Dr John – Dr John Plays Mac Rebennack
- The Associates – Fourth Drawer Down
Tracks Of The Year
1
Grandmaster Flash
The Message
Grandmaster Flash
The Message
2Marvin Gaye
Sexual Healing
Sexual Healing
3Robert Wyatt
Shipbuilding
Shipbuilding
4The Jam
A Town Called Malice
A Town Called Malice
5ABC
The Look Of Love
The Look Of Love
6The Valentine Bros.
Money’s To Tight To Mention
Money’s To Tight To Mention
7Yazoo
Only You
Only You
8Rhoda & The Special Aka
The Boiler
The Boiler
9Shalamar
There It Is
There It Is
10Elvis Costello
Man Out Of Time
Man Out Of Time
- Rockers Revenge – Walking On Sunshine
- Shalamar – I Can Make You Feel Good
- Abc – Poison Arrow
- Yazoo – Don’t Go
- Odyssey – Inside Out
- Afrika Bambaataa – Planet Rock
- Wham! – Young Guns Go For It
- New Order – Temptation
- The Jam – Beat Surrender
- The Clash – Straight To Hell
- Imagination – Just An Illusion
- Southern Death Cult – Fat Man/Moya
- Culture Club – Do You Really Want To Hurt Me
- Nina Simone – My Baby Just Cares For Me
- Soft Cell – Say Hello, Wave Goodbye
- Gil Scott-Heron – B-Movie
- Madness – House Of Fun
- Syl Johnson – Ms Fine Brown Frame
- Dexys Midnight Runners – Come On Eileen
- The Clash – Know Your Rights
- Malcolm Mclaren – Buffalo Gals
- Kid Creole And The Coconuts – Stool Pigeon
- Siouxsie And The Banshees – Slow Dive
- Gregory Isaacs – Night Nurse
- Scritti Politti – Faithless
- Joan Jett – I Love Rock And Roll
- Aretha Franklin – Jump To It
- Kool And The Gang – Get Down On It
- Orchestra Makassy – Mambo Bado
- Yello – Pinball Cha Cha
- Cheri – Murphy’s Law
- Simple Minds – Promised You A Miracle
- Elvis Costello – Head To Toe
- Wham! – Wham Rap
- Donna Summer – State Of Independence
- The Associates – Party Fears Two
- Gang Of Four – I Love A Man In Uniform
- Hall And Oats – I Can’t Go For That
- Soft Cell – Torch
- Eddy Grant – I Don’t Wanna Dance