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1Joy DivisionUnknown Pleasures1. Disorder 2. Day of the Lords 3. Candidate 4. Insight 5. New dawn fades 6. She's lost control 7. Shadow play 8. Wilderness 9. Interzone
2Gang of FourEntertainment1. Ether 2. Natural's Not In It 3. Not Great Men 4. Damaged Goods 5. Return The Gift 6. Guns Before Butter 7. I Found That Essence Rare 8. Glass 9. Contract 10. At Home Hes A Tourist 11. 5.45 12. Anthrax
3The FallDragnet1. Psykick Dancehall 2. A Figure Walks 3. Printhead 4. Dice Man 5. Before the Moon Falls 6. Your Heart Out 7. Muzorewa's Daughter 8. Flat of Angles 9. Choc-Stock 10. Spectre vs Rector 11. Put Away
4Talking HeadsFear of Music1. I Zimbra 2. Mind 3. Paper 4. Cities 5. Life During Wartime 6. Memories Can't Wait 7. Air 8. Heaven 9. Animals 10. Electric Guitar 11. Drugs
5The ClashLondon Calling1. London calling 2. Brand new Cadillac 3. Jimmy Jazz 4. Hateful 5. Rudie can't fail 6. Spanish bombs 7. The Right profile 8. Lost in the supermarket 9. The Clampdown 10. Guns of Brixton 11. Wrong 'em boyo 12. Koka kola 13. Lover's rock 14. I'm not down 15. Revolution rock 16. The Four horsemen
6The FallLive at the Witch Trials1. Frightened 2. Crap Rap 2/Like to Blow 3. Rebellious Jukebox 4. No Xmas for John Quays 5. Mother - Sister! 6. Industrial Estate 7. Underground Medecin 8. Two Steps Back 9. Live at the Witch Trials 10. Futures and Pasts 11. Music Scene
7The MekonsThe Quality of Mercy is not Strnen1. Like Spoons No More 2. Join Us In The Countryside 3. Rosanne 4. Trevira Trousers 5. After 6 6. What Are We Going To Do Tonight 7. What 8. Watch The Film 9. Beetroot 10. I Saw You Dance 11. Lonely And Wet 12. Dan Dare
8The SlitsCut1. Instant Hit 2. So Tough 3. Spend, Spend, Spend 4. Shoplifting 5. FM 6. New Town 7. Ping Pong Affair 8. Love und Romance 9. Typical Girls 10. Adventures Close to Home
9Young Marble GiantsColossal Youth1. Searching for Mr Right 2. Include me out 3. Taxi 4. Eating noddemix 5. Constantly changing 6. NITA 7. Colossal youth 8. Music for evenings 9. Man amplifier 10. Choci loni 11. Wurlitzer jukebox 12. Salad days 13. Credit in the straight world 14. Brand new life 15. Wind in the rigging 16. This way 17. Posed by models 18. Clock 19. Clicktalk 20. Zebra trucks 21. Sporting life 22. Final day 23. Radio silents 24. Cake walking 25. Ode to Booker T
10The Human LeagueReproduction1. Almost medieval 2. Circus of death 3. Path of least resistance 4. Blind youth 5. Word before last 6. Empire state human 7. Morale...You've lost that loving feeling 8. Austerity/Girl one 9. Zero as a limit
11The RaincoatsThe Raincoats1. Fairytale in the supermarket 2. No side to fall in 3. Adventures close to home 4. Off duty trip 5. Lola 6. Void 7. Life on the line 8. You're a million 9. In love 10. No looking
12The CureThree Imaginary Boys1. 10:15 Saturday Night 2. Accuracy 3. Grinding Halt 4. Another Day 5. Object 6. Subway Song 7. Foxy Lady 8. Meat Hook 9. So What 10. Fire in Cairo 11. It's Not You 12. Three Imaginary Boys 13. [Untitled]
13Tubeway ArmyReplicas1. Me, I disconnect from you 2. Are 'Friends' electric? 3. The machman 4. Praying to the aliens 5. Down in the park 6. You are in my vision 7. Replicas 8. It must have been years
14The Only OnesEven Serpents Shine1. From here to eternity 2. Flaming torch 3. You've got to pay 4. No solution 5. In betweens 6. Out there in the night 7. Curtains for you 8. Programme 9. Someone who cares 10. Miles from nowhere 11. Instrumental
15BuzzcocksA Different Kind of Tension1. Paradise 2. Sitting Round at Home 3. You Say You Don't Love Me 4. You Know You Can't Help It 5. Mad Mad Judy 6. Raison d'Etre 7. I Don't Know What to Do With My Life 8. Money 9. Hollow Inside 10. Different Kind of Tension 11. I Believe 12. Radio Nine
16Graham Parker & the RumourSqueezing out Sparks1. Discovering Japan 2. Don't get excited 3. Local girls 4. Love gets you twisted 5. Nobody hurts you 6. Passion is no ordinary word 7. Protection 8. Saturday nite is dead 9. Waiting for the UFO's 10. You can't be too strong
17Public Image LimitedMetal Box1. Albatross 2. Memories 3. Swan lake 4. Poptones 5. Careering 6. Socialist 7. Graveyard 8. The Suit 9. Bad baby 10. No Birds 11. Chant 12. Radio 4
18The B-52sThe B-52s1. Planet Claire 2. Fifty two Girls 3. Dance this mess around 4. Rock lobster 5. Lava 6. There's a Moon in the sky (called Moon) 7. Hero worship 8. 6060 842 9. Downtown
19MagazineSecondhand Daylight1. Feed the enemy 2. Rhythm of cruelty 3. Cut out shapes 4. Talk to the body 5. I wanted your heart 6. Thin air 7. Back to nature 8. Believe that I understand 9. Permafrost
20Wire1541. I Should Have Known Better 2. Two People in a Room 3. 15th 4. Other Window 5. Single K.O. 6. Touching Display 7. On Returning 8. Mutual Friend 9. Blessed State 10. Once Is Enough 11. Map Ref. 41°N 93°W 12. Indirect Inquiries 13. 40 Versions
21Neil YoungRust Never Sleeps1. My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue) 2. Thrasher 3. Ride My Llama 4. Pocahontas 5. Sail Away 6. Powderfinger 7. Welfare Mothers 8. Sedan Delivery 9. Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)
22Patti SmithWave1. Frederick 2. Dancing barefoot 3. Citizen ship 4. Hymn revenge 5. Seven ways of going 6. Broken flag 7. Wave 8. So you want to be a rock 'n' roll star
23Elvis CostelloArmed Forces1. Accidents will happen 2. Senior service 3. Oliver's army 4. Big boys 5. Green shirt 6. Party girl 7. Goon squad 8. Busy bodies 9. Sunday's best 10. Moods for moderns 11. Chemistry class 12. Two little Hitlers
24Fleetwood MacTusk1. Over & Over 2. Ledge 3. Think About Me 4. Save Me a Place 5. Sara 6. What Makes You Think You're the One 7. Storms 8. That's All for Everyone 9. Not That Funny 10. Sisters of the Moon 11. Angel 12. That's Enough for Me 13. Brown Eyes 14. Never Make Me Cry 15. I Know I'm Not Wrong 16. Honey Hi 17. Beautiful Child 18. Walk a Thin Line 19. Tusk 20. Never Forget
25Joe JacksonLook Sharp1. One more time 2. Sunday papers 3. Is she really going out with him 4. Happy loving couples 5. Throw it away 6. Baby stick around 7. Look sharp 8. Fools in love 9. Do the instant mash 10. Pretty girls 11. Got the time
26Jonathan Richman & the Modern LoversBack in Your Life1. Abdul And Cleopatra 2. (She's Gonna) Respect Me 3. Lover Please 4. Affection 5. Buzz Buzz Buzz 6. Back In Your Life 7. Party In The Woods Tonight 8. My Love Is A Flower (Just Beginning To Bloom) 9. I'm Natures's Mosquito 10. Emaline 11. Lydia 12. I Hear You Calling Me
27ChicRisque1. Good Times 2. Warm Summer Night 3. My Feet Keep Dancing 4. My Forbidden Lover 5. Can't Stand to Love You 6. Will You Cry (When You Hear This Song) 7. What About Me
28YachtsYachts1. Box 202 2. In A Second 3. Love You Love You 4. Tantamount To Bribery 5. Easy To Please 6. Mantovani's Hits 7. Then And Now 8. Semaphore Love 9. I Can't Stay Long 10. Heads Will Turn 11. I'll Be Leaving You 12. Yachting Type
29Bram TchaikovskyStrange Man, Changed Man1. Strange Man, Changed Man 2. Lonely Dancer 3. Robber 4. Bloodline 5. I'm The One That's Leaving 6. Girl Of My Dreams 7. Nobody Knows 8. Lady From The U.S.A. 9. I'm A Believer 10. Sarah Smiles 11. Turn On The Light
30ZZ TopDeguello1. I Thank You 2. She Loves My Automobile 3. I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide 4. Fool for Your Stockings 5. Manic Mechanic 6. Dust My Broom 7. Lowdown in the Street 8. Hi Fi Mama 9. Cheap Sunglasses 10. Esther Be the One
31Secret AffairGlory Boys1. Glory Boys 2. Shake and Shout 3. Going to a Go-Go 4. Time for Action 5. New Dance 6. Days of Change 7. Don't Look Down 8. One Way World 9. Let Your Heart Dance 10. I'm Not Free (But I'm Cheap)
32Frank ZappaJoe's Garage1. Central Scrutinizer 2. Joe's Garage 3. Catholic Girls 4. Crew Slut 5. Wet T-Shirt Night 6. Toad O Line 7. Why Does It Hurt When I Pee? 8. Lucille Has Messed My Mind Up
33Frank ZappaSheik Yerbouti1. I have been in you 2. Flakes 3. Broken hearts are for assholes 4. I'm so cute 5. Jones crusher 6. Whatever happened to all the fun in the world 7. Rat tomago 8. We gotta get into something real 9. Bobby Brown 10. Rubber shirt 11. Sheik Yerbouti tango 12. Baby snakes 13. Tryin' to grow a chin 14. City of tiny lites 15. Dancin' fool 16. Jewish princess 17. Wild love 18. Yo mama
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