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

TALKING HEADS 
  <<  see 70s
  80  Once In A Lifetime (Sire) Remain In Light
  83  Burning Down The House (Sire) Speaking In Tongues
  85  Road To Nowhere (Sire) Little Creatures
  85  And She Was (Sire) Little Creatures
  85  Stay Up Late (Sire) Little Creatures
  86  Wild Wild Life (Sire) True Stories
  86  Love For Sale (Sire) True Stories
  86  Puzzlin' Evidence (Sire) True Stories
  88  (Nothing But) Flowers (Sire) Naked
  88  Blind (Sire) Naked
  >>  see 90s

TALK TALK
  83  It's My Life (EMI America) It's My Life
  82  Talk Talk (EMI America) The Party's Over
  
TEARS FOR FEARS
  83  Change (Mercury) The Hurting
  83  Mad World (Mercury) The Hurting
  85  Everybody Wants To Rule The World (Mercury) Songs From The Big Chair
  85  Shout (Mercury) Songs From The Big Chair
  85  Head Over Heels (Mercury) Songs From The Big Chair
  86  Mothers Talk (Mercury) Songs From The Big Chair
  89  Sowing The Seeds Of Love (Fontana) The Seeds Of Love
  89  Woman In Chains (Fontana) The Seeds Of Love
  >>  see 90s

THE THE
  84  This Is The Day (CBS) Soul Mining
  84  Uncertain Smile (CBS) Soul Mining
  89  The Beat(en) Generation (Epic) Mind Bomb
  89  Kingdom Of Rain (Epic) Mind Bomb
  >>  see 90s
  
THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS
  88  Ana Ng (Bar/None) Lincoln
  >>  see 90s

THOMPSON TWINS
  83  Lies (Arista) Side Kicks
  83  Love On Your Side (Arista) Side Kicks
  84  Hold Me Now (Arista) Into The Gap
  84  Doctor! Doctor! (Arista) Into The Gap
  84  The Gap (Arista) Into The Gap
  85  King For A Day (Arista) Here's To Future Days
  85  Lay Your Hands On Me (Arista) Here's To Future Days
  85  You Take Me Up (Arista) Into The Gap
  >>  see 90s
  
'TIL TUESDAY
  85  Voices Carry (Epic) Voices Carry
  86  What About Love (Epic) Welcome Home

TIMBUK 3
  86  The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades (I.R.S.) Greetings From Timbuk 3

TIMELORDS
  88  Doctorin' The Tardis (TVT)

TOAD THE WET SPROCKET
  89  One Little Girl (Columbia) Bread And Circus
  >>  see 90s

TOM TOM CLUB
  81  Genious Of Love (Sire) Tom Tom Club

TONE LOC
  88  Wild Thing (Delicious Vinyl) Loc-ed After Dark
  88  Funky Cold Medina (Delicious Vinyl) Loc-ed After Dark
  
TOY DOLLS
  83  Nellie The Elephant

TRANSVISION VAMP
  88  Tell That Girl To Shut Up (Uni 5) Pop Art
  >>  see 90s

TUBES
  <<  see 70s
  81  Don't Want To Wait Anymore (Capitol) The Completion Backward Principle
  83  She's A Beauty (Capitol) Outside Inside
  83  Tip Of My Tongue (Capitol) (Capitol) Outside Inside

U2
  81  I Will Follow (Island) Boy
  83  New Year's Day (Island) War
  83  Sunday Bloody Sunday (Island) War
  83  Two Hearts Beat As One (Island) War
  83  Surrender (Island) War
  84  Pride (In The Name Of Love) (Island) The Unforgettable Fire
  85  Wire (Island) The Unforgettable Fire
  85  A Sort Of Homecoming (Island) The Unforgettable Fire
  85  Bad (Island) Wide Awake In America
  87  With Or Without You (Island) The Joshua Tree
  87  I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For (Island) The Joshua Tree
  87  Where The Streets Have No Name (Island) The Joshua Tree
  87  Bullet The Blue Sky (Island) The Joshua Tree
  87  In God's Country (Island) The Joshua Tree
  88  Desire (Island) Rattle And Hum
  88  Angel Of Harlem (Island) Rattle And Hum
  88  When Love Comes To Town * with B.B. KING (Island) Rattle And Hum
  89  God Part II (Island) Rattle And Hum
  89  Dancing Barefoot (Island) b-side
  89  All I Want Is You (Island) Rattle And Hum
  89  Everlasting Love (Island) b-side 
  >>  see 90s/00s

UB40
  83  Red Red Wine (A&M) Labour Of Love
  83  Please Don't Make Me Cry (A&M) Labour Of Love
  85  I Got You Babe * with CHRISSEY HINDE (A&M) Little Baggariddim
  86  Rat In The Kitchen (A&M) Rat In The Kitchen
  88  Red Red Wine * reissue (A&M) Labour Of Love
  88  Breakfast In Bed (A&M) UB40
  >>  see 90s

ULTRAVOX
  83  Reap The Wild Wind (Chrysalis) Quartet

UNDERWORLD
  88  Underneath The Radar (Sire) Underneath The Radar

MIDGE URE
  89  Dear God (Chrysalis) Answers To Nothing

STEVIE RAY VAUGHN

VAPORS
  80  Turning Japanese (United Artists) New Clear Days

SUZANNE VEGA
  85  Marlene On The Wall (A&M) Suzanne Vega
  87  Luka (A&M) Solitude Standing
  87  Tom's Diner * original version (A&M) Solitude Standing
  >>  see 90s/00s

VIOLENT FEMMES
  83  Gone Daddy Gone (Slash) Violent Femmes
  83  Blister In The Sun (Slash) Violent Femmes
  83  Add It Up (Slash) Violent Femmes
  83  Kiss Off (Slash) Violent Femmes
  86  I Held Her In My Arms (Slash) The Blind Leading The Naked
  89  Nightmares (Slash) 3
  >>  see 90s

VISAGE
  81  Fade To Grey (Polydor) Visage

WAITRESSES
  82  I Know What Boys Like (Polydor) Wasn't Tomorrow Wonderful?
  82  No Guilt (Polydor) Wasn't Tomorrow Wonderful?

WALL OF VOODOO
  82  Mexican Radio (I.R.S.) Call Of The West

JOE WALSH

WANG CHUNG
  84  Dance Hall Days (Geffen) Points On The Curve
  84  Don't Let Go (Geffen) Points On The Curve
  86  Everybody Have Fun Tonight (Geffen) Mosaic
  87  Let's Go (Geffen) Mosaic
  89  Praying To A New God (Geffen) The Warmer Side Of Cool
  85  To Live And Die In L.A. (Geffen) To Live And Die In L.A. Soundtrack

WAS (NOT WAS)
  88  Walk The Dinosaur (Chrysalis) What Up, Dog?

WHEN IN ROME
  88  The Promise (Virgin) When In Rome
  89  Heaven Knows (Virgin) When In Rome

THE WHO

WORLD PARTY
  87  Ship Of Fools (Save Me From Tomorrow) (Chrysalis) Private Revolution
  >>  see 90s

X
  80  Los Angeles (Slash)

XTC
  80  Making Plans For Nigel (Virgin) Drums And Wires
  82  Senses Working Overtime (Geffen) English Settlement
  87  Dear God (Geffen) Skylarking
  89  The Mayor Of Simpleton (Geffen) Oranges & Lemons
  89  King For A Day (Geffen) Oranges & Lemons
  >>  see 90s
  
XYMOX
  89  Obsession (Wing) Twist Of Shadows
  89  Imagination (Wing) Twist Of Shadows
  >>  see 90s

YAZ
  82  Situation (Sire) Upstairs At Eric's
  82  Only You (Sire) Upstairs At Eric's
  82  Mr. Blue (Sire) Upstairs At Eric's

YELLO
  87  Oh Yeah (Mercury) One Second

YES

NEIL YOUNG

FRANK ZAPPA

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