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London Calling
#6
1979

London Calling

by The Clash

Punk Rock Punk New Wave +2 more
Marquee Moon
#27
1977

Marquee Moon

by Television

Rock Art Punk New Wave +2 more
Remain in Light
#37
1980

Remain in Light

by Talking Heads

New Wave Post-Punk Electronic +2 more
Closer
#45
1980

Closer

by Joy Division

Post-Punk New Wave Gothic Rock +1 more
Unknown Pleasures
#49
1979

Unknown Pleasures

by Joy Division

Post-Punk New Wave Gothic Rock +1 more
Hounds of Love
#62
1985

Hounds of Love

by Kate Bush

Art Rock Pop Rock Art Pop +5 more
Parallel Lines
#78
1978

Parallel Lines

by Blondie

New Wave Pop Rock Rock +1 more
My Aim Is True
#94
1977

My Aim Is True

by Elvis Costello

Rock New Wave Pub Rock +2 more
Pretenders
#99
1979

Pretenders

by Pretenders

New Wave Rock Pop Rock +2 more
Dare
#122
1981

Dare

by The Human League

New Wave Dance-Pop New Romantic +2 more
The B‐52's
#159
1979

The B‐52's

by The B‐52s

New Wave Pop Rock Alternative Rock +2 more
Disintegration
#165
1989

Disintegration

by The Cure

Gothic Rock Alternative Rock New Wave +2 more
Power, Corruption & Lies
#178
1983

Power, Corruption & Lies

by New Order

New Wave Synth-Pop Post-Punk +2 more
1999
#203
1982

1999

by Prince

Funk Pop Dance-Pop +5 more
This Year's Model
#204
1978

This Year's Model

by Elvis Costello

New Wave Rock Punk
All Mod Cons
#205
1978

All Mod Cons

by The Jam

New Wave Rock Mod +2 more
The Idiot
#220
1977

The Idiot

by Iggy Pop

Rock Art Rock Garage Rock +2 more
New Boots and Panties!!
#231
1977

New Boots and Panties!!

by Ian Dury

Pub Rock Rock Music Hall +2 more
Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!
#234
1978

Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!

by DEVO

New Wave Post-Punk Rock +2 more
Synchronicity
#239
1983

Synchronicity

by The Police

Alternative Rock New Wave Rock +2 more
Fear of Music
#244
1979

Fear of Music

by Talking Heads

New Wave Post-Punk Art Rock +1 more
Franz Ferdinand
#251
2004

Franz Ferdinand

by Franz Ferdinand

Indie Rock Rock New Wave +3 more
The Lexicon of Love
#275
1982

The Lexicon of Love

by ABC

Pop New Wave Electronic +2 more
Soul Mining
#278
1983

Soul Mining

by The The

New Wave Art Pop Post-Punk +2 more
More Songs About Buildings and Food
#281
1978

More Songs About Buildings and Food

by Talking Heads

New Wave Post-Punk Rock +2 more
Sound Affects
#315
1980

Sound Affects

by The Jam

Mod Revival New Wave Rock +2 more
Imperial Bedroom
#323
1982

Imperial Bedroom

by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Alternative Rock New Wave Rock +2 more
Broken English
#334
1979

Broken English

by Marianne Faithfull

Art Pop Art Rock New Wave +1 more
Nightclubbing
#335
1981

Nightclubbing

by Grace Jones

Disco New Wave Art Pop +2 more
Germfree Adolescents
#341
1978

Germfree Adolescents

by X‐Ray Spex

Punk Punk Rock New Wave +1 more
Chairs Missing
#366
1978

Chairs Missing

by Wire

Post-Punk Art Punk New Wave +1 more
The Undertones
#383
1979

The Undertones

by The Undertones

Punk New Wave Pop Punk +1 more
The Cars
#392
1978

The Cars

by The Cars

New Wave Pop Rock Rock +2 more
Searching for the Young Soul Rebels
#399
1980

Searching for the Young Soul Rebels

by Dexys Midnight Runners

Blue-Eyed Soul New Wave Rock +2 more
She's So Unusual
#410
1983

She's So Unusual

by Cyndi Lauper

New Wave Pop Rock Pop +2 more
Beauty and the Beat
#432
1981

Beauty and the Beat

by Go‐Go's

New Wave Pop Rock Rock +2 more
Violent Femmes
#433
1983

Violent Femmes

by Violent Femmes

Alternative Rock Rock Indie Rock +2 more
Elastica
#434
1995

Elastica

by Elastica

Britpop Indie Rock Rock +2 more
Real Life
#444
1978

Real Life

by Magazine

Post-Punk New Wave Art Punk +2 more
Juju
#446
1981

Juju

by Siouxsie and the Banshees

New Wave Post-Punk Gothic Rock
Too-Rye-Ay
#452
1982

Too-Rye-Ay

by Dexys Midnight Runners

New Wave Rock Blue-Eyed Soul +2 more
Pornography
#491
1982

Pornography

by The Cure

New Wave Gothic Rock Rock +2 more
Duck Rock
#502
1983

Duck Rock

by Malcolm McLaren

Downtempo Hip Hop New Wave +1 more
The Flat Earth
#519
1984

The Flat Earth

by Thomas Dolby

New Wave Art Pop Electronic +1 more
Low‐Life
#528
1985

Low‐Life

by New Order

Alternative Dance New Wave Electronic +1 more
Reggatta de Blanc
#531
1979

Reggatta de Blanc

by The Police

Rock New Wave Pop Rock +2 more
The Head on the Door
#532
1985

The Head on the Door

by The Cure

Alternative Rock New Wave Rock +2 more
His 'n' Hers
#535
1994

His 'n' Hers

by Pulp

Britpop New Wave Alternative Rock +2 more
Rio
#554
1982

Rio

by Duran Duran

New Wave Synth-Pop New Romantic +2 more
Let's Dance
#568
1983

Let's Dance

by David Bowie

New Wave Pop Pop Rock +2 more
Armed Forces
#576
1979

Armed Forces

by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

New Wave Rock Alternative Rock +2 more
Rattus Norvegicus
#588
1977

Rattus Norvegicus

by The Stranglers

New Wave Art Punk Pub Rock +2 more
New Gold Dream (81‐82‐83‐84)
#601
1982

New Gold Dream (81‐82‐83‐84)

by Simple Minds

New Wave New Romantic Synth-Pop +1 more
Kings of the Wild Frontier
#635
1980

Kings of the Wild Frontier

by Adam and the Ants

New Wave Rock New Romantic +2 more
Sulk
#665
1982

Sulk

by The Associates

Synth-Pop New Wave Art Rock +2 more
Scary Monsters… and Super Creeps
#672
1980

Scary Monsters… and Super Creeps

by David Bowie

Art Rock Rock New Wave +2 more
The Only Ones
#676
1978

The Only Ones

by The Only Ones

Power Pop Rock Indie Rock +2 more
Blood & Chocolate
#681
1986

Blood & Chocolate

by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Rock Alternative Rock New Wave +1 more
Le Tigre
#688
1999

Le Tigre

by Le Tigre

Electronic Electro Indie Rock +2 more
Don't Stand Me Down
#692
1985

Don't Stand Me Down

by Dexys Midnight Runners

New Wave Soul Blue-Eyed Soul +2 more
Songs From the Big Chair
#703
1985

Songs From the Big Chair

by Tears for Fears

New Wave Pop Rock Synth-Pop +2 more
Dub Housing
#715
1978

Dub Housing

by Pere Ubu

Experimental Rock Post-Punk Art Punk +2 more
Stop Making Sense
#737
1984

Stop Making Sense

by Talking Heads

New Wave Rock Electronic +2 more
Killing Joke
#764
1980

Killing Joke

by Killing Joke

Rock New Wave Industrial Rock +2 more
Hunting High and Low
#767
1985

Hunting High and Low

by a‐ha

Pop New Wave Synth-Pop +2 more
Kilimanjaro
#768
1980

Kilimanjaro

by The Teardrop Explodes

New Wave Pop Post-Punk +2 more
Penthouse and Pavement
#773
1981

Penthouse and Pavement

by Heaven 17

New Wave Synth-Pop
Colour by Numbers
#776
1983

Colour by Numbers

by Culture Club

Pop Electronic New Romantic +1 more
Architecture & Morality
#786
1981

Architecture & Morality

by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

Electronic New Wave New Romantic +2 more
Talk Talk Talk
#788
1981

Talk Talk Talk

by The Psychedelic Furs

New Wave Pop Post-Punk +1 more
Non‐Stop Erotic Cabaret
#789
1981

Non‐Stop Erotic Cabaret

by Soft Cell

New Wave Pop Dance-Pop +2 more
Easter
#799
1978

Easter

by Patti Smith Group

Rock Art Punk Hard Rock +1 more
Combat Rock
#810
1982

Combat Rock

by The Clash

Punk Rock New Wave Dub +2 more
The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads
#848
1982

The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads

by Talking Heads

New Wave Art Punk Electronic +2 more
End of the Century
#851
1980

End of the Century

by Ramones

Punk New Wave Pop +2 more
Tin Drum
#877
1981

Tin Drum

by Japan

New Wave Art Pop Electronic
Seventeen Seconds
#882
1980

Seventeen Seconds

by The Cure

New Wave Gothic Rock Alternative Rock +1 more
Talking Heads: 77
#901
1977

Talking Heads: 77

by Talking Heads

New Wave Art Punk Post-Punk +2 more
Strange Times
#904
1986

Strange Times

by The Chameleons

Indie Rock New Wave Post-Punk +1 more
The Raincoats
#927
1979

The Raincoats

by The Raincoats

Rock New Wave Post-Punk +1 more
Blondie
#928
1976

Blondie

by Blondie

New Wave Pop Rock Rock +2 more
The Scream
#953
1978

The Scream

by Siouxsie and the Banshees

Post-Punk Rock Gothic Rock +1 more
Skylarking
#974
1986

Skylarking

by XTC

Pop Rock Neo-Psychedelia New Wave +2 more
Substance 1987
#981
1987

Substance 1987

by New Order

New Wave Alternative Dance Post-Punk +2 more
Tom Tom Club
#987
1981

Tom Tom Club

by Tom Tom Club

New Wave Pop Alternative Rock +2 more
Heaven Up Here
#1007
1981

Heaven Up Here

by Echo & the Bunnymen

New Wave Rock Alternative Punk +2 more
Setting Sons
#1058
1979

Setting Sons

by The Jam

Mod Revival New Wave Mod +2 more
Night and Day
#1083
1982

Night and Day

by Joe Jackson

New Wave Pop Rock +1 more
Punch the Clock
#1091
1983

Punch the Clock

by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Pop New Wave Pop Rock +2 more
Drums and Wires
#1099
1979

Drums and Wires

by XTC

New Wave Pop Rock Post-Punk +1 more
Look Sharp!
#1166
1979

Look Sharp!

by Joe Jackson

Rock New Wave Jazz Pop +2 more
I Just Can't Stop It
#1183
1980

I Just Can't Stop It

by The Beat

New Wave Rock Ska
Touch
#1209
1983

Touch

by Eurythmics

New Wave Electronic Blue-Eyed Soul +2 more
Prayers on Fire
#1217
1981

Prayers on Fire

by The Birthday Party

New Wave Post-Punk Rock +2 more
Ghost in the Machine
#1227
1981

Ghost in the Machine

by The Police

Rock New Wave Alternative Rock +2 more
Snap, Crackle & Bop
#1281
1980

Snap, Crackle & Bop

by John Cooper Clarke

Poetry Electronic New Wave +2 more
Get Happy!!
#1347
1980

Get Happy!!

by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Rock New Wave Alternative Rock +1 more
Script of the Bridge
#1415
1983

Script of the Bridge

by The Chameleons

Post-Punk New Wave Rock
East Side Story
#1420
1981

East Side Story

by Squeeze

Pop Rock Rock New Wave
Moving Targets
#1428
1978

Moving Targets

by Penetration

New Wave Punk Punk Rock +1 more

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