1. Prefab Sprout – Steve McQueen
2. Giant Sand – Valley Of Rain
3. Kate Bush – Hounds Of Love
4. The Style Council – Our Favourite Shop
5. The Band Of Blacky Ranchette – Same
6. Rain Parade – Crashing Dream
7. Tom Waits – Rain Dogs
8. The Cure – The Head On The Door
9. Talking Heads – Little Creatures
10. Chris Isaak – Silvertone
11. Immaculate Fools – Hearts Of Fortune
12. R.E.M. – Fables Of The Reconstruction
13. Thin White Rope – Exploring The Axis
14. The Waterboys – This Is The Sea
15. The Fall – This Nation’s Saving Grace
16. Sade – Promise
17. Danny & Dusty – The Lost Weekend
18. Strawberry Switchblade – Strawberry Switchblade
19. Green On Red – Gas Food Lodging
20. Everything But The Girl – Love Not Money
21. The Replacements – Tim
22. Prince – Around The World In A Day
23. The Smiths – Meat Is Murder
24. Sonic Youth – Bad Moon Rising
25. Jeffrey Lee Pierce – Wildweed
26. Hüsker Dü – New Day Rising
27. Hüsker Dü – Flip Your Wig
28. Suzanne Vega – Same
29. The Del Fuegos – Boston, Mass.
30. Pale Fountains – …from across the kitchen table
31. Yello – Stella
32. ABC – How To Be A Zillionaire
33. The Dream Academy – Same
34. Propaganda – A Secret Wish
35. Sting – The Dream Of The Blue Turtles
36. Fine Young Cannibals – Same
37. Grace Jones – Slave To The Rhythm
38. Pete Townshend – White City
39. Oingo Boingo – Dead Man’s Party
40. A-Ha – Hunting High And Low
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