1. Donald Fagen – The Nightfly
2. Prefab Sprout – Steve McQueen
3. Giant Sand – The Love Songs
4. Talking Heads – Remain In Light
5. Steely Dan – Gaucho
6. Lloyd Cole & The Commotions – Rattlesnakes
7. The Replacements – Pleased To Meet Me
8. Chris Isaak – Chris Isaak
9. Thomas Dolby – The Flat Earth
10. Talking Heads – Speaking In Tongues
11. R.E.M – Lifes Rich Pageant
12. Giant Sand – Valley Of Rain
13. X – Los Angeles
14. The Neville Brothers – Yellow Moon
15. Talking Heads – Stop Making Sense
16. The Replacements – Tim
17. Giant Sand – Ballad Of A Thin Line Man
18. Thomas Dolby – The Golden Age Of Wireless
19. Nick Heyward – North Of A Miracle
20. The Band of Blacky Ranchette – Heartland
21. Kate Bush – Hounds Of Love
22. David Bowie – Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)
23. Giant Sand – Storm
24. Sonic Youth – Daydream Nation
25. Lou Reed – New York
26. R.E.M. – Murmur
27. Talk Talk – The Colour Of Spring
28. R.E.M. – Reckoning
29. The Style Council – Café Bleu
30. Peter Gabriel – III
31. Gun Club – Fire Of Love
32. The Style Council – Our Favourite Shop
33. Elvis Costello – Imperial Bedroom
34. Siouxsie & The Banshees – JuJu
35. Godley & Creme – Ismism
36. ABC – The Lexicon Of Love
37. The Replacements – Let It Be
38. Prefab Sprout – From Langley Park To Memphis
39. Randy Newman – Trouble in Paradise
40. David Sylvian – Secrets Of The Beehive
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