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1974

N.B. No combined ranking - just 12 writers with their selections for musician, band, guitarist, vocalist, album, single etc - divided into a British and International section.
Below is a list of all the albums and singles mentioned.

ALBUMS

SINGLES

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1975

ALBUMS

 

1. The Hissing Of Summer Lawns - Joni Mitchell

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2. Blood On The Tracks - Bob Dylan
3. Natty Dread - Bob Marley And The Wailers
4. The Who By Numbers - The Who
5. Still Crazy After All These Years - Paul Simon
6. Caught Up - Millie Jackson
7. Back To The Night - Joan Armatrading
8. Nils Lofgren - Nils Lofgren
9. Visions Of The Emerald Beyond - Mahavishnu Orchestra
10. Hot! Menu! - Sadistic Mika Band

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1976

ALBUMS

1. Joan Armatrading - Joan Armatrading
2. Hejira - Joni Mitchell
3. Royal Scam - Steely Dan
4. Desire - Bob Dylan
5. Heat Treatment - Graham Parker
6. Blackheart Man - Bunny Wailer
7. The Modern Lovers - (Jonathan Richman and) The Modern Lovers
8. Songs In The Key Of Life - Stevie Wonder
9. Fly Like An Eagle - Steve Miller
10. Hotel California - Eagles

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1977 Albums

 

1) Marquee moon: Television

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2) Clash: Clash
3) Never mind the bollocks: Sex pistols
4) Talking heads 77: Talking Heads
5) Tom petty & the heartbreakers: Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
6) Rattus norvegicus: Stranglers
7) New boots and panties: Ian Dury
8) Blondie: Blondie
9) My aim is true: Elvis Costello
10) Heroes: David Bowie
11) Pink flag: Wire
12) Idiot: Iggy Pop
13) Trans europe express: Kraftwerk
14) Exodus: Bob Marley & the Wailers
15) Low: David Bowie
16) The boys: Boys
17) Two sevens clash: Culture
18) Hard again: Muddy Waters
19) Get it: Dave Edmunds
20) Kiss alive II: Kiss

 

1977 Singles

1) God save the Queen : Sex Pistols
2) Roadrunner : Jonathan Richman
3) Motorway songs: Tom Robinson Band
4) Oh bondage up yours: X-Ray Spex
5) Marquee moon: Television
6) Pretty vacant: Sex Pistols
7) White riot: Clash
8) Whole ride world: Eric Wreckless
9) Do anything you wanna do: Eddie & the Hot Rods
10) Sex & drugs & rock & roll: Ian Dury

 

1978 Albums

 

1) Give ‘em enough rope: Clash
2) The scream: Siouxsie & the Banshees
3) Darkness on the edge of town: Bruce Springsteen
4) Some Girls: Rolling Stones
5) All mod cons: Jam
6) Moving targets: Penetration
7) Parallel lines: Blondie
8) This year's model: Elvis Costello
9) Easter: Patti Smith
10) More songs about buildings and food: Talking Heads
11) Chairs missing: Wire
12) Are we not men? : Devo
13) Dub housing: Pere Ubu
14) That’s life: Sham 69
15) Wavelength: Van Morrison
16) Live and dangerous: Thin Lizzy
17) Street hassle: Lou Reed
18) Another music in a different kitchen: Buzzcocks
19) Mr gone: Weather Report
20) Go 2: X T C

 

1978 Singles:

1) Because the night: Patti Smith
2) Public image: Public Image
3) White man in hammersmith palais: Clash
4) Miss you: Rolling Stones
5) Hong kong garden: Siouxsie & the Banshees
6) Teenage kicks: Undertones
7) Down in the tube station at midnight: Jam
8) Shot by both sides: Magazine
9) Night fever: Bee Gees
10) Tommy gun: Clash

1979

ALBUMS OF THE YEAR

1. The Specials The Specials
2. Fear Of Music Talking Heads
3. Cut The Slits
4. Setting Sons The Jam

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5. Squeezing Out Sparks Graham Parker
6. Bop Till You Drop Ry Cooder
7. Days In Europa The Skids
8. Rust Never Sleeps Neil Young
9. The Undertones The Undertones
10. Dragnet The Fall


SINGLES OF THE YEAR

1. Eton Rifles The Jam
2. Gangsters The Special AKA
3. I Don't Like Mondays The Boomtown Rats
4. Strange Town The Jam
5. Reasons To Be Cheerful Part 3 Ian Dury
6. California Uber Alles Dead Kennedys
7. Message In A Bottle The Police
8. We Don't Talk Any More Cliff Richard (?!?)
9. Walking On The Moon The Police
10. Heart Of Glass Blondie

 

 

1980

ALBUMS

1. Remain In Light - Talking Heads
2. The Absolute Game - The Skids
3. Peter Gabriel - Peter Gabriel
4. The River - Bruce Springsteen
5. Closer - Joy Division
=. The Pretenders - The Pretenders
7. Black Sea - XTC
8. The Correct Use Of Soap - Magazine
9. Crocodiles - Echo And The Bunnymen
10. Sound Affects - The Jam
11. Boy - U2
12. Wild Planet - B-52s
13. I Just Can't Stop It - The Beat
14. Freedom Of Choice - Devo
15. Laughter - Ian dury
16. Scary Monsters And Super Creeps - David Bowie
17. Wheels Of Steel - Saxon
==. Heartattack And Vine - Tom Waits
19. Empires And Dance - Simple Minds
20. Get Happy - Elvis Costello
==. Absolutely - Madness

SINGLES

1. C30 C60 C90 Go! - Bow Wow Wow
2. Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division
3. Going Underground - The Jam
4. Biko - Peter Gabriel
5. Talk Of The Town - The Pretenders
6. Can't Stand up For Falling Down - Elvis Costello
7. Holiday In Cambodia - Dead Kennedys
8. King/Food For Thought - UB40
9. You Better Scream - Wah! Heat
10. Staring At The Rude Boys - The Ruts
11. To Cut A Long Story Short - Spandau Ballet
12. Two Pints Of Lager - Splodgenessabounds
13. 747 (strangers In The Night) - Saxon
14. Circus Games - The Skids
15. West One (Shine On Me) - The Ruts
16. My Number - Girl
17. Seven Minutes To Midnight - Wah! Heat
18. A Forest - The Cure
19. Commercial Single - The Residents
20. Lights - Styx
21. Heyday - The Sound
22. Games Without Frontiers - Peter Gabriel
23. Give Me Back My Man - B52s
24. Mirror In The bathroom - The Beat
25. Dark Companion - Tuxedo Moon
26. Girls Talk - Dave Edmunds
27. Simply Thrilled Honey - Orange Juice
28. Totally Wired - The Fall
29. Dog Eat Dog - Adam And The Ants
30. I'm Coming Out - Diana Ross

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1981

ALBUMS

1. Dare - Human League
2. Heaven Up Here - Echo And The Bunnymen
3. Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret - Soft Cell
4. Playing With A Different Sex - Au Pairs
5. Tin Drum - Japan
6. Pretenders II - Pretenders
7. The Wild, The Willing And The Innocent - UFO
8. Author! Author! - Scars
9. Once Upon A Time - Siouxsie And The Banshees
10. See Jungle! See Jungle! Go Ape Crazy! Go Join Your Gang City All Over, yeah! - Bow Wow Wow
11. Prince Charming - Adam And The Ants
12. Duran Duran - Duran Duran
13. No Sleep Till Hammersmith - Motorhead
14. Kilimanjaro (Remix) - Teardrop Explodes
15. Thirst - Clock Dva
16. For Mad Men Only - UK Decay
17. Fair Warning - Van Halen
18. Sons And Fascination/Sister Feelings Call - Simple Minds
19. Singles Going Steady - Buzzcocks
20=. Assault And Battery - Rose Tattoo
20=. For Those About To Rock AC/DC

SINGLES

1. Ghost Town - Specials
2. Tainted Love - Soft Cell
3. Is Vic There - Department S
4. In God We Trust Inc - Dead Kennedys
5. Tears Are Not Enough - ABC
6. Favourite Shirts - Haircut 100
7. Absolute Begginners - The Jam
8. Mad Eyed Screamer - The Creatures
9. I'm In Love With A German Film Star - The Passions
10. Dreaming Of Me - Depeche Mode
11. Planet Earth - Duran Duran
12. The Art Of Parties - Japan
13. Glow - Spandau Ballet
14. (We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang - Heaven 17
15. Stand And Deliver - Adam And The Ants
16. The Lunatics Have Taken Over The Asylum - Funboy Three
17. Papa's Got A Brand New Pigbag - Pigbag
18. Passionate Friend - Teardrop Explodes
19. Intuition - Linx
20. Chihuahua - Bow Wow Wow

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1982

ALBUMS

  1. Combat Rock - The Clash
  2. Too-Rye-Ay - Dexys Midnight Runners
  3. New gold dream - Simple Minds
  4. Songs to remember - Scritti Politti
  5. Upstairs at Eric’s - Yazoo
  6. Imperial Bedroom - Elvis Costello
  7. Rock in a hard place - Aerosmith
  8. Complete Madness - Madness
  9. The wild ones - Cockney rejects
  10. Lexicon of love - ABC
  11. (3) - Peter Gabriel
  12. Juju Music - King sunny Ade
  13. Tropical Gangsters - Kid Creole and the Coconuts
  14. Scarred for life - Rose Tattoo
  15. Miami - Gun club
  16. Highway song - Blackfoot
  17. Hello, I must be going - Phil Collins
  18. Call of the west - Wall of voodoo
  19. Love over gold - Dire straits
  20. Big science - Laurie Anderson

Singles

  1. The Message - Grandmaster Flash
  2. Come on Eileen - Dexys midnight runners
  3. Straight to hell - The Clash
  4. Buffalo Gals - Malcolm McLaren
  5. The bitterest pill - The Jam
  6. Feel me - Blancmange
  7. Lumiere Urban - Champion Doug Veitch
  8. Eye of the tiger - Survivor
  9. Back on the chain gang - Pretenders
  10. Private investigations - Dire Straits
  11. Uncertain Smile - The the
  12. Do you believe in the westworld - Theatre of hate
  13. A town called malice - The Jam
  14. African and white - China Crisis
  15. Heartache avenue - The Maisonettes
  16. Love parade - Undertones
  17. Let me go - Heaven 17
  18. Look of love - ABC
  19. Peel Sessions - Nightingales
  20. Klactoveesedstein - Blue Rondo A La Turk

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1983

ALBUMS

1. The crossing - Big Country
2. Lets dance - David Bowie
3. Eliminator - ZZ Top
4. Back to mystery - Hanoi rocks
5. Power corruption and lies - New Order
6. Punch the clock - Elvis Costello
7. Head over heels - Cocteau Twins
8. No Parlez - Paul Young
9. Before Hollywood - The go Betweens
10. Waiting - Fun boy three
11. Murmur - REM
12. The sin of pride - The Undertones
13. Synchronicity - The Police
14.= Construction time again - Depeche Mode
14.= War - U2
16.= Beggars can be choosers - Newtown Neurotics
16.= Shock troops - Cock Sparrer
16.= Labour of love - UB 40
19.= Pyromania - Def Leppard
19.= Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes
20.= False gestures for a devious public - The Blood
20.= Is nothing sacred? - Lords of the new church

No singles listing this year.

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1986

ALBUMS

There is no ranking of albums, just an A-Z of the most important albums of the year.

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1987

ALBUMS

There is no ranking of albums, just an A-Z of the most important albums of the year.

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1988 Albums

  1. Pixies - surfer rosa
  2. Nick cave - tender prey
  3. Sonic youth - daydream nation
  4. REM - green
  5. Iggy pop - instinct
  6. Prince - lovesexy
  7. Talking heads - naked
  8. Slayer - south of heaven
  9. Pogues - if i should from grace with god
  10. Keith richards - talk is cheap
  11. Sugarcubes - life's too good
  12. Thin white rope - in the spanish cave
  13. Momus - tender pervert
  14. Crime and the city solution - shine
  15. Steve earle - copperhead road
  16. House of love - same
  17. Dinosaur jr - bug
  18. Jane's addiction - nothing's shocking
  19. Van morrison & chieftains - irish heartbeat
  20. Public enemy - it takes a nation of millions ...
  21. Brian wilson - same
  22. John hiatt - slow turning
  23. The mission - children
  24. Robert cray - don't be afraid of the dark
  25. The wonder stuff - eight-legged groove machine
  26. Queensryche - operation:mindcrime
  27. Rollins band - do it
  28. Soul asylum - hang time
  29. Michelle shocked - short sharp shocked
  30. The lilac time - same
  31. Nanci griffith - little love affairs
  32. Marc almond - the stars we are
  33. World domination enterprises - let's play domination
  34. Living colour - vivid
  35. Bruce hornsby and the range - scenes from the southside
  36. Voivod - dimension hatross
  37. Kd lang - shadowland
  38. The go betweens - 16 lovers' lane
  39. David lee roth - skyscraper
  40. Blue aeroplanes - friendloverplane
  41. Dear mr president - same
  42. Happy mondays - bummed
  43. Suicidal tendencies - how can i laugh tomorrow...
  44. Crazyhead - desert orchid
  45. Morrissey - viva hate
  46. Metallica - and justice for all
  47. U2 - rattle and hum
  48. Steve forbert - treets of this town
  49. Patti smith - dream of life
  50. Epmd - strictly business

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1989

ALBUMS

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1. The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses
2. Pixies - Doolittle
3. Lou Reed - New York
4. De La Soul - Three Feet High And Rising
5. Bob Mould - Workbook
6. Grant Hart - Intolerance
7. The Wedding Present - Bizarro
8. The Pursuit Of Happiness - Love Junk
9. Green On Red - Here Come The Snakes
10. New Order - Technique
11. Aerosmith - Pump
12. Buffalo Tom - Buffalo Tom
13. The Perfect Disaster - Up
14. Edwyn Collins - Hope And Despair
15. Nirvana - Bleach
16. Mega City Four - Tranzophobia
17. Masters Of Reality - Masters Of Reality
18. The Wonder Stuff - Hup
19. Madonna - Like A Prayer
20. Faith No More - The Real Thing
21. Galaxie 500 - On Fire
22. The Cure - Disintegration
23. Screaming Blue Messiahs - Totally Religious
24. The Young Gods - L'Eau Rouge
25. Peter Gabriel - Passion
26. Bad Brains - Quickness
27. Elvis Costello - Spike
28. Kate Bush - The Sensual World
29. Inner City - Paradise
30. The Jesus And Mary Chain - Automatic
31. Eat - Sell Me A God
32. Neil Young - Freedom
33. Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Mothers Milk
34. Soul II Soul - Club Classics Volume I
35. NWA - Straight Outta Compton
36. Dan Reed Network - Slam
37. American Music Club - United Kingdom
38. King's X - Gretchen Goes To Nebraska
39. Throwing Muses - Hunkpapa
40. The Rolling Stones - Steel Wheels
41. Sepultura - Beneath The Remains
42. The Cult - Sonic Temple
43. Neneh Cherry - Raw Like Sushi
44. Fugazi - Margin Walker
45. Lenny Kravitz - Let Love Rule
46. Meat Puppets - Monsters
47. Wolfhounds - Blown Away
48. Fatima Mansions - Against Nature
49. Lush - Scar
50. Chris Isaak - Heart Shaped World

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1990

ALBUMS

1. Pixies - Bossanova
2. Happy Mondays - Pills 'N' Thrills And Bellyaches
3. Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - The Good Son
4. Mazzy Star - She Hangs Brightly
5. The Fall - Extricate
6. Public Enemy - Fear Of A Black Planet
7. Teenage Fanclub - A Catholic Education
8. Julee Cruise - Floating Into The Night
9. Cocteau Twins - Heaven Or Las Vegas
10. That Petrol Emotion - Chemicrazy
11. Dee-Lite - World Clique
12. New Fast Automatic Daffodils - Pigeonhole
13. Neil Young And Crazy Horse - Ragged Glory
14. Ride - Nowhere
15. The Heart Throbs - Cleopatra Grip
16. The Chills - Submarine Bells
17. Fugazi - Repeater
18. Sonic Youth - Goo
19. The La's - The La's
20. The Fatima Mansions - Viva Dead Ponies
21. Betty Boo - Boomania
22. The Gun Club - Pastoral Hide And Seek
23. Crime And The City Solution - Paradise Discotheque
24. Warrior Soul - Last Decade Dead Century
25. The Charlatans - Some Friendly
26. Soul II Soul - Volume II 1990: A New Decade
27. New Model Army - Impurity
28. Ruthless Rap Assassins - Killer Album
29. The Breeders - Pod
30. Sinead O'Connor - I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got
31. Bob Mould - Black Sheets Of Rain
32. Jane's Addiction - Ritual De Lo Habitual
33. Van Morrison - Enlightenment
34. Mark Lanegan - The Winding Sheet
35. Loop - A Gilded Eternity
36. Carter (The Unstoppable Sex Machine) - 101 Damnations
37. A Tribe Called Quest - People's Instinctive Travels And The Paths Of Rhythm
38. Madonna - The Immaculate Collection
39. Into Paradise - Under The Water
40. The Poets - The Poets
41. King's X - Faith Hope By King's X
42. Lard - The Last Temptation Of Reid
43. The Shamen - En-tact
44. 3rd Bass - The Cactus Album
45. Celtic Frost - Vanity/Nemesis
46. Mega City 4 - Who Cares Wins
47. James - Gold Mother
48. The KLF - Chill Out
49. Ultra-Vivid Scene - Joy 1967-1990
50. Iggy Pop - Brick By Brick

SINGLES

1. Dee-Lite - Groove Is In The Heart
2. Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - The Ship Song
3. Teenage Fanclub - Everything Flows
4. Primal Scream - Loaded
5. Happy Mondays - Kinky Afro
6. Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2U
7. Happy Mondays - Step On
8. My Bloody Valentine - Glider EP
9. Primal Scream - Come Together
10. The Charlatans - The Only One I Know
11. Betty Boo - Where Are You Baby?
12. Lemonheads - Different Drum
13. The La's - There She Goes
14. New Fast Automatic Daffodils - Fishes Eyes
15. Madonna - Vogue
16. Sonic Youth - Kool Thing
17. New Order & England World Cup Squad - World In Motion
18. Ruthless Rap Assassins - And It Wasn't A Dream
19. Blur - She's So High
20. New Fast Automatic Daffodils - Big
21. Ride - Ride EP
22. Julee Cruise - Falling
23. The Farm - Groovy Train
24. The Heart Throbs - Dreamtime
25. Dinosaur Jr - The Wagon
26. The Shamen - Pro-gen
27. Butthole Surfers - Hurdy Gurdy Man
28. Chris Isaak - Wicked Game
29. Cocteau Twins - Iceblink Luck
30. The Fatima Mansions - Blues For Ceaucescu
31. Lush - Mad Love EP
32. James - Come Home
33. Soundgarden - Hands All Over
34. Inspiral Carpets - This Is How It Feels
35. Pixies - Velouria
36. Faith No More - Epic
37. Kylie Minogue - Better The Devil You Know
38. Technotronic - Rockin' Over The Beast
39. Crime And The City Solution - I Have The Gun
40. Van Morrison - The Days Before Rock 'N' Roll
41. The Sisters Of Mercy - More
42. Krystal & Shabba Ranks - Twice My Age
43. The Honey Smugglers - Listen
44. The KLF - What Time Is Love?
45. Spiritualized - Anyway That You Want Me
46. The Fall - White Lightning
47. Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - The Weeping Song
48. Public Enemy - 911 Is A Joke
49. Galaxie 500 - 4th Of July
50. That Petrol Emotion - Hey Venus

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