THE 1980s A-K L-Q below R-S T-Z

CYNDI LAUPER 
  84  Time After Time (Portrait) She's So Unusual
  84  All Through The Night (Portrait) She's So Unusual
  84  Girls Just Want To Have Fun (Portrait) She's So Unusual
  84  She Bop (Portrait) She's So Unusual
  84  Money Changes Everything (Portrait) She's So Unusual
  86  True Colors (Portrait) True Colors
  86  Change Of Heart (Portrait) True Colors
  86  What's Goin' On (Portrait) True Colors
  89  I Drove All Night (Epic) A Night To Remember

JOHN LENNON

LEVEL 42
  86  Something About You (Polydor) World Machine
  87  Lessons In Love (Polydor) Running In The Family

LIMAHL
  85  Never Ending Story (EMI America) Don't Suppose

LIVING COLOUR
  89  Cult Of Personality (Epic) Vivid
  89  Glamour Boys * with MICK JAGGER (Epic) Vivid
  89  Open Letter (To A Landlord) (Epic) Vivid
  >>  see 90s

LIVING IN A BOX
  87  Living In A Box (Chrysalis) Living In A Box

LORDS OF THE NEW CHURCH 
  82  Russian Roulette (I.R.S.) Lords Of The New Church
  83  Live For Today (I.R.S.) Is Nothing Sacred?
  85  Like A Virgin (I.R.S.) Killer Lords

LOS LOBOS 
  85  Will The Wolf Survive? (Slash) How Will The Wolf Survive?
  87  Come On, Let's Go (Slash) La Bamba Soundtrack
  87  La Bamba (Slash) La Bamba Soundtrack
 
LOVE AND ROCKETS
  85  7th Dream Of Teenage Heaven (Beggar's Banquet) 7th Dream Of Teenage Heaven
  85  Haunted When The Minutes Drag (Beggar's Banquet) 7th Dream Of Teenage Heaven
  86  All In My Mind (Big Time) Express
  86  American Dream (Big Time) Express
  86  Kundalini Express (Big Time) Express
  87  No New Tale To Tell (Big Time) Earth, Sun, Moon
  87  Ball Of Confusion (Big Time) Express
  89  So Alive (Beggars Banquet) Love And Rockets
  >>  see 90s

MADNESS
  83  It Must Be Love (Geffen) Madness
  80  One Step Beyond (Sire) One Step Beyond
  83  Our House (Geffen) Madness

BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS
  <<  see 70s
  80  Could You Be Loved (Island) Uprising
  80  Redemption Song (Island) Uprising
  83  Buffalo Soldier (Island) Confrontation
  >>  see 90s

ZIGGY MARLEY & THE MELODY MAKERS 
  88  Tomorrow People (Virgin) Conscious Party

JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
  <<  see 70s
  80  Ain't Even Done With The Night (Riva) Nothin' Matters And What If It Did?
  80  This Time (Riva) Nothin' Matters And What If It Did?
  82  Jack & Dianne (Riva) American Fool
  82  Hurts So Good (Riva) American Fool
  82  Hand To Hold On To (Riva) American Fool final album listed as JOHN COUGAR
  83  Crumblin' Down (Riva) Uh Huh first album listed as JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
  83  Pink Houses (Riva) Uh Huh
  83  Authority Song (Riva) Uh Huh
  85  Lonely Ol' Night (Riva) Scarecrow
  85  Small Town (Riva) Scarecrow
  85  R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A. (Riva) Scarecrow
  85  Rain On The Scarecrow (Riva) Scarecrow
  87  Paper In Fire (Mercury) The Lonesome Jubilee
  88  Cherry Bomb (Mercury) The Lonesome Jubilee
  89  Pop Singer (Mercury) Big Daddy
  89  Jackie Brown (Mercury) Big Daddy final album listed as JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
  >>  see 90s/00s

MEN AT WORK
  82  Who Can It Be Now (Columbia) Business As Usual
  82  Be Good Johnny (Columbia) Business As Usual
  82  Down Under (Columbia) Business As Usual
  82  Underground (Columbia) Business As Usual
  83  It's A Mistake (Columbia) Cargo
  83  Overkill (Columbia) Cargo
  83  Dr. Heckyll And Mr. Jive (Columbia) Cargo
 
MEN WITHOUT HATS
  87  Pop Goes The World (Mercury) Pop Goes The World
  
MEN WITHOUT HATS
  83  Safety Dance (Backstreet) Rhythm Of Youth

METALLICA
  83  Jump In The Fire (Megaforce) Kill 'Em All reissued in 1988
  84  Ride The Lightning (Megaforce/Elektra) Ride The Lightning
  86  Master Of Puppets (Elektra) Master Of Puppets
  87  Helpless (Elektra) Garage Days Re-Revisited
  88  Eye Of The Beholder (Elektra) ...And Justice For All
  88  Breadfan (Elektra) b-side of "Eye Of The Beholder"
  88  Harvest Of Sorrow (Elektra) ...And Justice For All
  88  One (Elektra) ...And Justice For All
  >>  see 90s/00s

MIDNIGHT OIL
  84  Power And The Passion (Columbia) 10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1
  88  Beds Are Burning (Columbia) Diesel And Dust
  88  The Dead Heart (Columbia) Diesel And Dust
  88  Dreamworld (Columbia) Diesel And Dust
  >>  see 90s

MIGHTY LEMON DROPS
  88  Inside Out (Sire)

MINISTRY
  81  Cold Life (Wax Trax!)
  83  Work For Love (Arista) With Sympathy
  83  Effigy (Arista) With Sympathy
  84  Everyday Is Halloween (Wax Trax!)
  88  Stigmata (WB) Land Of Rape And Honey
  >>  see 90s
  
MISSING PERSONS
  82  Words (Capitol) Missing Persons
  82  Destination Unknown (Capitol) Missing Persons
  83  Walking In L.A. (Capitol) Spring Session M
  
MODERN ENGLISH
  83  I Melt With You (Sire) After The Snow

MOODY BLUES
  >>  see 60s
  >>  see 70s
  81  Gemini Dream (Threshold) Long Distance Voyager
  81  The Voice (Threshold) Long Distance Voyager
  83  Sitting At The Wheel (Threshold) The Present
  86  Your Wildest Dreams (Threshold) The Other Side Of Life
  86  The Other Side Of Life (Threshold) The Other Side Of Life
  88  I Know You're Out There Somewhere (Threshold) Sur la mer

MORRISSEY
  88  Suedehead (Sire/Reprise) Viva Hate
  88  Every Day Is Like Sunday (Sire/Reprise) Viva Hate
  89  Last Of The Famous International Playboys (Sire/Reprise) Bona Drag
  89  Interesting Drug (Sire/Reprise) Bona Drag
  >>  see 90s

MOTELS
  82  Only The Lonely (Capitol) All Four One
  83  Suddenly Last Summer (Capitol) Little Robbers
  85  Shame (Capitol) Shock

ALISON MOYET
  85  Invisible (Columbia) Alf

PETER MURPHY
  88  All Night Long (Beggars Banquet) Love Hysteria
  88  Indigo Eyes (Beggars Banquet) Love Hysteria
  >>  see 90s

NAKED EYES
  83  Something There To Remind Me (EMI America) Naked Eyes
  83  Promises, Promises (EMI America) Naked Eyes
  83  When The Lights Go Out (EMI America) Naked Eyes
  84  (What) In The Name Of Love (EMI America) Fuel For The Fire

NENA
  84  99 Luftballoons (Epic) 99 Luftballoons
  84  99 Red Balloons (Epic) 99 Luftballoons

NEW ORDER
  83  Blue Monday (Warner Brothers) Power, Corruption And Lies
  86  Bizarre Love Triangle (Warner Brothers) Brotherhood
  86  Every Little Counts (Warner Brothers) Brotherhood
  87  True Faith (Warner Brothers) Substance
  87  Blue Monday * updated version (WB) Substance
  87  1963 (Warner Brothers)  Substance
  87  Perfect Kiss (Warner Brothers) Substance
  89  Fine Time (Qwest/Warner Brothers) Technique
  89  Round & Round (Qwest/Warner Brothers) Technique
  >>  see 90s/00s

NIRVANA
  89  About A Girl (Sub Pop) Bleach
  89  Love Buzz (Sub Pop) Bleach
  >>  see 90s

GARY NUMAN
  80  Cars (Atco) The Pleasure Principle

OCEAN BLUE
  89  Between Something And Nothing (Sire/Reprise) The Ocean Blue
  89  Drifting, Falling (Sire/Reprise) The Ocean Blue
  >>  see 90s

SINEAD O'CONNOR
  88  Mandinka (Chrysalis) The Lion And The Cobra
  88  I Want Your Hands On Me (Chrysalis) The Lion And The Cobra
  >>  see 90s

OINGO BOINGO
  80  Only A Lad (I.R.S.) Oingo Boingo
  82  Grey Matter (A&M) Nothing To Fear
  85  Weird Science (MCA) Dead Man's Party
  85  Dead Man's Party (MCA) Dead Man's Party
  85  Just Another Day (MCA) Dead Man's Party
  85  Stay (MCA) Dead Man's Party
  87  We Close Our Eyes (MCA) Boi-ngo
  87  Elevator Man (MCA) Boi-ngo
  88  Winning Side (MCA) Boingo Alive
  >>  see 90s

OMD
  81  Electricity (Virgin) Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
  84  Locomotion (Virgin) Junk Culture
  84  Tesla Girls (Virgin) Junk Culture
  85  So In Love (Virgin) Crush
  86  Secret (Virgin) Crush
  86  If You Leave (A&M) Pretty In Pink Soundtrack
  86  Forever (Live And Die) (Virgin) The Pacific Age
  88  Dreaming (A&M) In The Dark/The Best Of OMD
  >>  see 90s

OPUS
  86  Live Is Life (Polydor) Up And Down

OZZY OSBOURNE

OTHER ONES
  87  Holiday (Virgin) The Other Ones
  87  We Are What We Are (Virgin) The Other Ones

THE OUTFIELD
  85  Your Love (Columbia) Play Deep
  86  All The Love In The World (Columbia) Play Deep
  86  Everytime You Cry (Columbia) Play Deep
  86  Say It Isn't So (Columbia) Play Deep
  87  Since You've Been Gone (Columbia) Bangin'
  89  Voices Of Babylon (Columbia) Voices Of Babylon
  89  My Paradise (Columbia) Voices Of Babylon

ALAN PARSONS

PET SHOP BOYS
  85  West End Girls (EMI America) Please
  85  Opportunities (Let's Make Lots Of Money) (EMI America) Please
  86  Love Comes Quickly (EMI America) Please
  86  Suburbia (EMI America) Please
  87  It's A Sin (EMI-Manhattan) Actually
  88  Rent (EMI America) Actually
  88  What Have I Done To Deserve This? * with DUSTY SPRINGFIELD (EMI-Manhattan) Actually
  88  Always On My Mind (EMI-Manhattan) Introspective
  88  Domino Dancing (EMI-Manhattan) Introspective
  88  Left To My Own Devices (EMI-Manhattan) Introspective
  >>  see 90s
  
TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS
  <<  see 70s
  80  Don't Do Me Like That (Backstreet) Damn The Torpedos
  80  Here Comes My Girl (Backstreet) Damn The Torpedos
  80  Even The Losers (Backstreet) Damn The Torpedos
  81  The Waiting (Backstreet) Hard Promises
  81  Stop Draggin' My Heart Around * with STEVIE NICKS (Modern) Stevie Nicks: Bella Donna
  82  You Got Lucky (Backstreet) Long After Dark
  83  Change Of Heart (Backstreet) Long After Dark
  85  Don't Come Around Here No More (MCA) Southern Accents
  85  Needles And Pins * with STEVIE NICKS (MCA) Pack Up The Plantation - Live
  87  Jammin' Me (MCA) Let Me Up (I've Had Enough)
  89  Free Fallin' * TOM PETTY (MCA) Full Moon Fever
  89  I Won't Back Down * TOM PETTY (MCA) Full Moon Fever
  89  Runnin' Down A Dream * TOM PETTY (MCA) Full Moon Fever
  89  Face In The Crowd * TOM PETTY (MCA) Full Moon Fever
  >>  see 90s/00s

PINK FLOYD
  <<  see 70s
  83  Not Now John (Columbia) The Final Cut
  87  On The Turning Away (Columbia) A Momentary Lapse Of Reason
  87  Learning To Fly (Columbia) A Momentary Lapse Of Reason
  87  One Slip (Columbia) A Momentary Lapse Of Reason
  >>  see 90s

P.I.L.
  89  Disappointed (Virgin) 9
  89  Happy (Virgin) 9
  89  Warrior (Virgin) Slaves Of New York Soundtrack
  >>  see 90s

PIXIES
  89  Here Comes Your Man (Elektra) Doolittle
  89  Monkey Gone To Heaven (Elektra) Doolittle
  >>  see 90s

PLIMSOULS
  83  A Million Miles Away (Geffen) Everywhere At Once
  83  Oldest Story In The World (Geffen) Everywhere At Once

THE POLICE
  <<  see 70s
  80  De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da (A&M) Zenyatta Mondatta
  80  Don't Stand So Close To Me (A&M) Zenyatta Mondatta
  80  Canary In A Coalmine (A&M) Zenyatta Mondatta
  80  When The World Is Running Down, You Make The Best Of What's Still Around (A&M) Zenyatta Mondatta
  80  Driven To Tears (A&M) Zenyatta Mondatta
  81  Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic (A&M) Ghost In The Machine
  81  Spirits In The Material World (A&M) Ghost In The Machine
  81  Invisible Sun (A&M) Ghost In The Machine
  81  One World (A&M) Ghost In The Machine
  83  King Of Pain (A&M) Synchronicity
  83  Every Breath You Take (A&M) Synchronicity
  83  Wrapped Around Your Finger (A&M) Synchronicity
  83  Synchronicity II (A&M) Synchronicity
  >>  see Sting
 
IGGY POP
  <<  see 70s
  86  Real Wild Child (A&M) Blah-Blah-Blah
  86  Cry For Love (A&M) Blah-Blah-Blah
  87  Real Wild Child (A&M) Blah-Blah-Blah
  88  Cold Metal (A&M) Instinct
  89  Livin' On The Edge Of The Night (Virgin) Black Rain Soundtrack
  >>  see 90s

POWER STATION
  85  Get It On (Capitol) The Power Station

PRETENDERS
  80  Brass In Pocket (Sire) The Pretenders
  80  Stop Your Sobbing (Sire) The Pretenders
  81  Talk Of The Town (Sire) The Pretenders II
  81  Message Of Love (Sire) The Pretenders II
  83  Back On The Chain Gang (Sire) Learning To Crawl
  83  My City Was Gone (Sire) Learning To Crawl
  84  Middle Of The Road (Sire) Learning To Crawl
  84  Time The Avenger (Sire) Learning To Crawl
  84  Show Me (Sire) Learning To Crawl
  86  Don't Get Me Wrong (Sire) Get Close
  86  My Baby (Sire) Get Close
  >>  see 90s

PRIMITIVES
  88  Crash (RCA) Lovely

PSEUDO ECHO
  87  Funky Town (RCA) Love An Adventure

PSYCHEDELIC FURS
  82  Love My Way (Columbia) Forever Now
  84  The Ghost In You (Columbia) Mirror Moves
  86  Pretty In Pink (A&M) Pretty In Pink Soundtrack
  87  Heartbreak Beat (Columbia) Midnight To Midnight
  88  All That Money Wants (Columbia) All Of This And Nothing
  89  Should God Forget (Columbia) Book Of Days
  >>  see 90s

PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS
  89  I'm An Adult Now (Chrysalis) Love Junk

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