1. Lloyd Cole & The Commotions – Rattlesnakes
2. Thomas Dolby – The Flat Earth
3. R.E.M. – Reckoning
4. Talking Heads – Stop Making Sense
5. The Style Council – Café Bleu
6. The Replacements – Let It Be
7. Aztec Kamera – Knife
8. The Psychedelic Furs – Mirror Moves
9. The Gun Club – The Las Vegas Story
10. Everything But The Girl – Eden
11. U2 – The Unforgettable Fire
12. Orange Juice – The Orange Juice
13. David Sylvian – Brilliant Trees
14. Serge Gainsbourg – Love On The Beat
15. Hüsker Dü – Zen Arcade
16. The Dream Syndicate – Medicine Show
17. XTC – The Big Express
18. The Neville Brothers – Neville-Ization
19. Rainy Day – Rainy Day
20. Frankie Goes To Hollywood – Welcome To The Pleasuredome
21. Prefab Sprout – Swoon
22. Van Morrison – Live At The Grand Opera House Belfast
23. Swans Way – The Fugitive Kind
24. Talk Talk – It’s My Life
25. Madonna – Like A Virgin
26. Haircut 100 – Paint & Paint
27. Gudalcanal Diary – Walking In The Shadow Of The Big Man
28. Violent Femmes – Hallowed Ground
29. The Cure – The Top
30. The Special AKA – In The Studio
31. Laurie Anderson – Mister Heartbreak
32. The Pale Fountains – Pacific Street
33. The Waterboys – A Pagan Place
34. Sade – Diamond Life
35. Prince – Purple Rain
36. Bruce Cockburn – Stealing Fire
37. King Crimon – Three Of A Perfect Pair
38. The Church – Remote Luxury
39. The Del Fuegos – The Longest Day
40. Carmel – The Drum Is Everything
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