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Hot Press – Records of the Year 1979

1. Ry Cooder – Bop Till You Drop
2. Talking Heads – Fear Of Music
3. Graham Parker – Squeezing Out Sparks
4. The Undertones – The Undertones
5. Elvis Costello – Armed Forces
6. The Radiators – Ghostown
7. Dave Edmunds – Repeat When Necessary
8. Tom Waits – Blue Valentine
9. Neil Young – Rust Never Sleeps
10. The Jam – Setting Sons
11. Joy Division – Unknown Pleasures
12. The Outcasts – Self-Conscious Over You
13. Linton Kwesi Johnson – Forces of Victory
14. Tom Verlaine – Tom Verlaine
15. XTC – Drums And Wires
16. Gang of 4 – Entertainment
17. Wire – 154
18. Rory Gallagher – Top Priority
19. Planxty – After The Break
20. Slits – Cut
21. Joe Jackson – I’m The Man
22. The Clash – London Calling
23. Van Morrison – Into The Music
24. PIL – Metal Box
25. Randy Newman – Born Again
26. Marianne Faithful – Broken English
27. Pere Ubu – New Picnic Time
28. Scullion – Scullion
29. David Johansen – In Style
30. Bob Dylan – Slow Train Coming
31. Joe Ely – Down On The Drag

Live Albums

1. The Ramones – It’s Alive
2. Freddie White – Live, On Tour
3. Muddy Waters – Live
4. Planxty – After The Break
5. Bob Dylan – At Budokan
6. Lou Reed – Take No Prisoners
7. Neil Young – Live Rust
8. Cheap Trick – Live At Budokan

Recommended compilations/re-issues

Lee Perry – Scratch On The Wire
Eddie Cochran – Singles Album
Various – Intensified
Dusty Springfield – Greatest Hits
The Band – Anthology
Otis Redding – Otis
Buddy Holly – The Complete Buddy Holly
Dion & The Belmonts – 20 Original Hit Recordings
Velvet Underground – 1969, Live
Nick Drake – Fruit Tree – the complete recorded works
The Cramps – Gravest Hits


Revivals

Jerry Lee Lewis – Rockin My Life Away
The Searchers – Searchers


45’s

1. Brass in Pocket – The Pretenders
2. Stories For Boys – U2
3. Pop Musik – M
4. Girls Talk – Dave Edmunds
5. I Don’t Like Mondays – The Boomtown Rats
6. Get Over You – The Undertones
7. Oliver’s Army – Elvis Costello
8. Mars Bar (B-side of Jimmy Jimmy) – The Undertones
9. Heart Of Glass – Blondie
10. I Want You Back (B-side of Protection) – Graham Parker
11. Message In A Bottle – The Police
12. I Will Survive – Gloria Gaynor
13. Stop Your Sobbing – The Pretenders
14. Nyet Nyet Soviet – B. B. Gabor
15. Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick – Ian Dury
16. Jimmy Jimmy – The Undertones
17. Sonny’s Lettah – Linton Kwesi Johnson
18. Here Comes The Summer – The Undertones
19. One Step Beyond – Madness
20. Self Conscious Over You – The Outcasts
21. Death Disco – PIL
22. I Want Your Love – Chic
23. Say When – Lene Lovich
24. One By One – Ruferex
25. Kid – The Pretenders
26. I Spy (EP) – Rudi
27. Dance Away – Roxy Music
28. The Moon Is Puce / Wendy’s In Amsterdam – The Atrix
29. Lucky Number – Lene Lovich
30. Teenerama – The Records

READERS’ POLL 1979

Best Album – International

1. Fear Of Music – Talking Heads
2. Regatta De Blanc – The Police
3. London Calling – The Clash
4. I’m The Man – Joe Jackson
5. Squeezing Out Sparks – Graham Parker

Best Album – Irish

1. Top Priority – Rory Gallagher
2. The Undertones – The Undertones
3. Ghostown – The Radiators
4. Inflammable Material – Stiff Little Fingers
5. Freddie White – Live, On Tour

Best Single – International

1. Message In A Bottle – The Police
2. Brass In Pocket – The Pretenders
3. Another Brick In The Wall – Pink Floyd
4. Oliver’s Army – Elvis Costello
5. Making Plans For Nigel – XTC

Best Single – Irish

1. U23 – U2
2. Philby – Rory Gallagher
3. I Don’t Like Mondays – The Boomtown Rats
4. Cinderella – Tony Koklin
5. The Moon Is Puce – The Atrix

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Hot Press Records of the Year 1980  : the critics’ choice

ALBUMS

1. Talking Heads – Remain In Light
2. U2 – Boy
3. Joy Division – Closer
4. Captain Beefheart – Doc At The Radar Station
5. Ry Cooder – Borderline
6. The Jam – Sound Affects
7. Dexy’s Midnight Runners – Searching For The Young Soul Rebels
8. Tom Waits – Heart Attack And Vine
9. Kid Creole and The Coconuts – Off The Coast Of Me
10. Elvis Costello – Get Happy
11. Magazine – The Correct Use Of Soap
12. Bruce Springsteen – The River
13. Graham Parker – The Up Escalator
14. David Bowie – Scary Monsters And Super Creeps
15. Mink De Ville – Le Chat Bleu
16. Holger Czukay – Movies
17. The Contortions – Buy
18. Peter Gabriel – Peter Gabriel
19. De Danann – The Mist-Covered Mountain
20. Ian Dury – Laughter
21. The Durutti Column – The Return Of
22. Young Marble Giants – Colossal Youth
23. The Cramps – Songs The Lord Taught Us
24. Linton Kwesi Johnson – Bass Culture
25. Adam and The Ants – Kings Of The Wild Frontier
26. The Undertones – Hypnotised
27. John Martyn – Grace And Danger
28. Warren Zevon – Bad Luck Streak In Dancing School
29. Pere Ubu – The Art Of Walking
30. Stevie Wonder – Hotter Than July


SINGLES

1. Dexy’s Midnight Runners – Geno
2. U2 – 11 O’Clock Tick Tock
3. Joy Division – Love Will Tear Us Apart
4. The Jam – Going Underground
5. The Radiators – Dancing Years
6. DC Nien – Nightclub
7. U2 – A Day Without Me
8. Teardrop Explodes – Treason
9. Bow Wow Wow – Your Cassette Pet
10. David Bowie – Ashes To Ashes
11. The Atrix – Treasure On The Wasteland
12. Magazine – Song From Under The Floorboards
13. The Distractions – Boys Cry
14. Ry Cooder – 6345789
15. Robert Palmer – Johnny And Mary
16. The Boomtown Rats – Banana Republic
17. Basement 5 – Silicon Chip
18. Bruce Springsteen – Hungry Heart
19. The Blades – Hot For You
20. Marianne Faithful – Broken English
21. David Johansen – Swaheto Woman
22. U2 – Another Day
23. Grace Jones – Private Life
24. The Cure – A Forest
25. Peter Gabriel – Games Without Frontiers


READERS’ POLL 1980

Best Album – International
1. Talking Heads – Remain In Light
2. The Jam – Sound Affects
3. Bruce Springsteen – The River
4. Elvis Costello – Get Happy
5. David Bowie – Scary Monsters And Super Creeps

Best Album – Irish
1. U2 – Boy
2. The Undertones – Hypnotised
3. Rory Gallagher – Stagestruck
4. Bagatelle – Bagatelle
5. Scullion – Balance And Control

Best Single – International
1. David Bowie – Ashes To Ashes
2. The Jam – Going Underground
3. Joy Division – Love Will Tear Us Apart
4. Peter Gabriel – Games Without Frontiers
5. Dexy’s Midnight Runners – Geno

Best Single – Irish
1. U2 – 11 O’Clock Tick Tock
2. U2 – A Day Without Me
3. The Radiators – Dancing Years
4. Paul Brady – Crazy Dreams
5. The Atrix – Treasure On The Wasteland

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Hot Press Records of the Year 1981 : The critics’ choice

ALBUMS

1. Elvis Costello – Trust
2. The Undertones – Positive Touch
3. The Human League – Dare
4. Elvis Costello – Almost Blue
5. De Danann – The Star Spangled Molly
6. U2 – October
7. Paul Brady – Hard Station
8. Grace Jones – Nightclubbing
9. Defunkt – Defunkt
10. Black Uhuru – Red
11. Doll By Doll – Doll By Doll
12. Kid Creole – Fresh Fruit From Foreign Places
13. The Beat – Wha’ppen?
14. Moving Hearts – Moving Hearts
15. UB40 – Present Arms
16. Heaven 17 – Penthouse And Pavement
17. Aswad – New Chapter
18. Denis Bovell – Brain Damage
19. Echo and The Bunnymen – Heaven Up Here
20. Warren Zevon – Stand In The Fire
21. Squeeze – East Side Story
22. The Rolling Stones – Tattoo You
23. Kevin Coyne – Pointing The Finger
24. Thin Lizzy – Renegade
25. Simple Minds – Sons And Fascination
26. The Teardrop Explodes – Wilder
27. Bunny Wailer – Sings The Wailers
28. Tom Tom Club – Tom Tom Club
29. Miles Davis – The Man With The Horn
30. Japan – Tin Drum


SINGLES

1. Coati Mundi – Me No Pop I
2. Ian Dury – Spasticus Autisticus
3. The Human League – Love Action
4. Heaven 17 – Fascist Groove Thing
5. The Specials – Ghostown
6. Defunkt – Razor’s Edge
7. Pete Shelley – Homo Sapien
8. The Rolling Stones – Start Me Up
9. Elvis Costello – Good Year For The Roses
10. The Blades – Ghost Of A Chance
11. The Undertones – It’s Going To Happen
12. Altered Images – Happy Birthday
13. Soft Cell – Tainted Love
14. The Jam – Absolute Beginners
15. The Teardrop Explodes – Reward
16. Scritti Politti – The Sweetest Girl
17. Pablo – Bo Mbanda
18. Simple Minds – The American
19. The Pointer Sisters – Slow Hand
20. The Atrix – Procession



READERS’ POLL 1981

Best Album – International
1. UB40 – Present Arms
2. Human League – Dare
3. Grace Jones – Nightclubbing
4. Elvis Costello – Trust
5. Echo & The Bunnymen – Heaven Up Here


Best Album – Irish
1. U2 – October
2. The Undertones – Positive Touch
3. Paul Brady – Hard Station
4. Moving Hearts – Moving Hearts
5. The Atrix – Procession


Best Single – International
1. Human League – Don’t You Want Me
2. Queen and David Bowie – Under Pressure
3. The Specials – Ghostown
4. Altered Images – Happy Birthday
5. The Rolling Stones – Start Me Up

Best Single – Irish
1. Tokyo Olympics – Radio
2. U2 – Fire
3. The Blades – Ghost Of A Chance
4. U2 – Gloria
5. The Undertones – It’s Going To Happen


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Hot Press Records of the Year 1982 : The critics’ choice

ALBUMS

1. Elvis Costello – Imperial Bedroom
2. Dexy’s Midnight Runners – Too Rye Aye
3. Van Morrison – Beautiful Vision
4. The Beat – Special Beat Service
5. Kid Creole & The Coconuts – Tropical Gangsters
6. Bunny Wailer – Rock ‘n’ Groove
7. Gil Scott-Heron – Reflections
8. The Jam – Gift
9. Bruce Springsteen – Nebraska
10. Marvin Gaye – Midnight Love
11. Tom Verlaine – Words From The Front
12. Captain Beefheart – Ice Cream From Crow
13. Grace Jones – Living My Life
14. Madness – The Rise And Fall
15. Gregory Isaacs – Night Nurse
16. Warren Zevon – The Envoy
17. Roxy Music – Avalon
18. Defunkt - Thermonuclear Sweat
19. King Sunny Adé & His African Beats – Juju Music
20. Chic – Take It Off
21. Bunny Wailer – Tribute
22. Donald Fagen – The Nightfly
23. Holger Czukay – On The Way To The Peak Of Normal
24. Simple Minds – New Gold Dream
25. Black Uhuru – Chill Out


SINGLES

“These we have loved” [not numbered]

Frankie Smith – Double Dutch Bus
Yazoo – Only You
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five – The Message
Musical Youth – Pass The Dutchie
Kid Creole & The Coconuts – Annie, I’m Not Your Daddy
Roxy Music – More Than This
Clannad – Theme From Harry’s Game
Rhoda with The Special A.K.A. – The Boiler
Imagination – Just An Illusion
Kid Creole & The Coconuts – I’m A Wonderful Thing
Robert Palmer – Some Guys Have All The Luck
Gaspar Lawal – Kita, Kita
Marvin Gaye – Sexual Healing
Rockers Revenge featuring Dunnie Calvin – Walking On Sunshine
Odyssey – Inside Out
The Blades – Animation/The Bride Wore White
U2 – Celebration
The Jam – A Town Called Malice
The Pretenders – Back On The Chain Gang
Pop Mechanics – Soldier Boys
Grace Jones – Apple Stretching/Nipple To The Bottle
J. Walter Negro – Shoot The Pump
Dexy’s Midnight Runners – Come On Eileen
Shambeko! Say Wah! – Remember
Echo & The Bunnymen – The Back Of Love
Some Kind Of Wonderful – D’You Read My Letter
Van Morrison – Cleaning Windows
Madness – Our House
Simple Minds – Promised You A Miracle
New Order – Temptation

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The Hot Press Critics’ Albums of 1983

1. Tom Waits – Swordfishtrombones
2. Elvis Costello – Punch The Clock
3. U2 – War
4. Van Morrison – Inarticulate Speech Of The Heart
5. Big Country – The Crossing
6. Eurythmics – Torch
7. Culture Club – Colour By Numbers
8. The Undertones – The Sin Of Pride
9. Clannad – Magical Ring
10. David Bowie – Let’s Dance
11. Malcolm McLaren – Duck Rock
12. Randy Newman – Trouble In Paradise
13. Michael Jackson – Thriller
14. New Order – Power, Corruption And Lies
15. UB40 – Labour Of Love
16. Maura O’Connell – Maura O’Connell
17. Kid Creole & The Coconuts – Doppelganger
18. Depeche Mode – Construction Time Again
19. The The – Soul Mining
20. T-Bone Burnett – Proof Through The Night


No singles list


READERS’ POLL 1983

Best Album – International
1. Big Country – The Crossing
2. Michael Jackson – Thriller
3. New Order - Power, Corruption And Lies
4. Chris Rea – Watersign
5. Culture Club – Colour By Numbers


Best Album – Irish
1. U2 – War
2. U2 – Under A Blood Red Sky
3. Clannad – Magical Ring
4. Van Morrison – Inarticulate Speech Of The Heart
5. Paul Brady – True For You


Best Single – International
1. New Order – Blue Monday
2. Culture Club – Karma Chameleon
3. Simple Minds – Waterfront
4. Lionel Ritchie – All Night Long
5. David Bowie – Let’s Dance


Best Single – Irish
1. The Blades – Downmarket
2. U2 – New Year’s Day
3. Clannad – Newgrange
4. Maura O’Connell – ‘Till The Right One Comes Along
5. Chris De Burgh – Don’t Pay The Ferryman

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The Hot Press Critics’ Albums of the Year 1984

1. Bruce Springsteen – Born In The USA
2. U2 – The Unforgettable Fire
3. Elvis Costello – Goodbye Cruel World
4. REM – Reckoning
5. Prefab Sprout – Swoon
6. Echo & The Bunnymen – Ocean Rain
7. Bronski Beat – The Age of Consent
8. The Smiths – Hatful Of Hollow
9. Frankie Goes To Hollywood – Welcome To The Pleasure Dome
10. Rickie Lee Jones – The Magazine
11. The Blue Nile – A Walk Across The Rooftops
12. Christy Moore – Ride On
13. Lloyd Cole & The Commotions – Rattlesnakes
14. Jason & The Scorchers – Fervor
15. Prince & The Revolution – Purple Rain
16. Womack & Womack – Love Wars
17. David Sylvian – Brilliant Trees
18. Aztec Camera – Knife
19. Microdisney – Everybody Is Fantastic
20. Tom Verlaine – Cover
21. Simple Minds – Sparkle In The Rain
22. Linton Kwesi Johnson – Making History
23. Sade – Diamond Life
24. Tina Turner – Private Dancer
25. David Bowie – Tonight
26. The Waterboys – A Pagan Place
27. Fad Gadget – Gag
28. Scott Walker – Climate Of Hunter
29. John Hiatt – Riding With The King
30. Billy Bragg – Brewing Up With Billy Bragg


Singles of the Year

TWENTY FROM THE CHARTS [not numbered]

U2 – Pride
Cameo – She’s Strange
Tina Turner – What’s Love Got To Do With It
Bronski Beat – Why
Sister Sledge – Lost In Music
Eurythmics – Sex Crime (Nineteen Eighty Four)
Frankie Goes To Hollywood – Relax
Frankie Goes To Hollywood – Two Tribes
Nena – 99 Red Balloons
Weather Girls – It’s Raining Men
Madness – Michael Caine
Cyndi Lauper – Time After Time
Womack & Womack – Love Wars
Shannon – Let The Music Play
The Special AKA – Nelson Mandela
Rufus and Chaka Khan – Ain’t Nobody
Elbow Bones and The Racketeers – A Night In New York
Elvis Costello – I Want To Be Loved
SOS Band- Just Be Good To Me


TEN IRISH AND ESOTERICA

Big Self – Ghost Shirts
Auto da Fe – Something’s Gotta Hold On My Heart
Clann Eadair – Tribute To Sandy Denny
The Purple Hearse – Big John
The Golden Horde – Dig That Crazy Grave
The Pogues – The Boys From The County Hell
George Darko – High Life Time
African Connexion – C’est La Dance
Tyrone Taylor – Cottage In Negril
Yarborough and Peoples – Don’t Waste My Time



READERS’ POLL 1984

Best Album – International

1. Bruce Springsteen – Born In The USA
2. Echo & The Bunnymen – Ocean Rain
3. Simple Minds – Sparkle In The Rain
4. Frankie Goes To Hollywood – Welcome To The Pleasure Dome
5. REM – Reckoning


Best Album – Irish

1. U2 – The Unforgettable Fire
2. Christy Moore – Ride On
3. Johnny Duhan – Current Affairs
4. Chris de Burgh – Man On The Line
5. Paul Brady – Full Moon


Best Single – International

1. Frankie Goes To Hollywood – Relax
2. Band Aid – Do They Know It’s Christmas
3. Frankie Goes To Hollywood – Two Tribes
4. The Blue Nile – Stay
5. Bruce Springsteen – Cover Me

Best Single – Irish

1. U2 – Pride (In The Name Of Love)
2. In Tua Nua – Coming Thru
3. Christy Moore – Lisdoonvarna
4. Those Nervous Animals – Just What The Sucker Wanted
5. Auto da Fe – All Is Yellow (Hot, Hot, Hot)


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Hot Press Albums Of The Year 1985: The Critics’ Choice

ALBUMS

1. Talking Heads – Little Creatures
2. Madness – Mad Not Mad
3. Prefab Sprout – Steve McQueen
4. John Fogerty – Centerfield
5. Lloyd Cole & The Commotions – Easy Pieces
6. Kate Bush – Hounds Of Love
7. Light A Big Fire – Gunpowders
8. Tom Waits – Raindogs
9. The Blades – The Last Man In Europe
10. The Waterboys – This Is The Sea
11. The Golden Horde – The Chocolate Biscuit Conspiracy
12. Moving Hearts – The Storm
13. REM – Fables Of The Reconstruction Of The Fables
14. Microdisney – The Clock Comes Down The Stairs
15. Van Morrison – A Sense Of Wonder
16. Eurythmics – Be Yourself Tonight
17. De Danann – Anthem
18. Sting – Dream Of The Blue Turtles
19. The Jesus And Mary Chain – Psychocandy
20. Bryan Ferry – Boys And Girls


Honourable Mentions:

Christy Moore – Ordinary Man
Squeeze – Cosi Fan Tutti Frutti
Ry Cooder – Paris, Texas
Clannad – Macalla
Tom Petty – Southern Accents
Auto da Fe – Tatitum
Suzanne Vega – Suzanne Vega
The Smiths – Meat Is Murder
The Beat Farmers – Tales Of The New West
Jason & The Scorchers – Lost And Found



SINGLES [not numbered]

Grace Jones – Slave To The Rhythm
David Bowie and Mick Jagger – Dancing In The Streets
Tina Turner – We Don’t Need Another Hero
Madness – Yesterday’s Men
Kate Bush – Running Up That Hill
Talking Heads – Road To Nowhere
The Coward Brothers – The People’s Limousine
Jimmy Ruffin – That’s When My Loving Begins
Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers – That Summer Feeling
The Commodores – Night Shift
Pride Of The Cross – Tommy’s Blue Valentine
Kirsty McColl – New England
Tommy Sands – There Were Roses
Foreigner – I Want To Know What Love Is
Clannad – Almost Seems Too Late To Turn
Cameo – She’s Strange
Auto da Fe – Credo Credo
Eurythmics – There Must Be An Angel
B. B. King – Into The Night
Fine Young Cannibals – Johnny Come Home
Gary Moore & Phil Lynott – Out In The Fields
Eurythmics – Sisters Are Doing It For Themselves
Bronski Beat and Marc Almond – I Feel Love
Big Self – Reason Smiles
Simple Minds – Don’t You Forget About Me
Ruefrex – The Wild Colonial Boy
Denise La Salle – My Toot Toot
Katrina and The Waves – Walking On Sunshine
The Ramones – Howling At The Moon (Sha, La, La)
The Damned – The Shadow Of Love




READERS’ POLL 1985

Best Album – International
1. Dire Straits – Brothers In Arms
2. The Waterboys – This Is The Sea
3. Kate Bush – Hounds Of Love
4. Talking Heads – Little Creatures
5. Simple Minds – Once Upon A Time


Best Album – Irish

1. Clannad – Macalla
2. The Blades – The Last Man In Europe
3. Christy Moore – Ordinary Man
4. Light A Big Fire – Gunpowders
5. Microdisney – The Clock Comes Down The Stairs


Best Single – International

1. Simple Minds – Don’t You Forget About Me
2. Kate Bush – Running Up That Hill
3. Talking Heads – Road To Nowhere
4. David Bowie & Mick Jagger – Dancing In The Streets
5. Madonna – Into The Groove


Best Single – Irish

1. U2 – The Unforgettable Fire
2. Light A Big Fire – CIA
3. Scullion – Carol
4. The Blades – Those Were The Days
5. In Tua Nua – Somebody To Love

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Hot Press Albums Of The Year 1986: The Critics’ Choice


1. Elvis Costello and The Attractions – Blood And Chocolate
2. Paul Simon – Graceland
3. The Housemartins – London 0 Hull 4
4. The Costello Show – King Of America
5. Van Morrison – No Guru, No Method, No Teacher
6. REM _ Lifes Rich Pageant
7. The The – Infected
8. Eurythmics – Revenge
9. Paul Brady – Back To The Centre
10. The Smiths – The Queen Is Dead
11. Talking Heads – True Stories
12. Prince – Parade
13. Dwight Yoakam – Guitars, Cadillacs, etc.
14. That Petrol Emotion – Manic Pop Thrill
15. Madonna – True Blue
16. Half Man, Half Biscuit – Back In The DHSS
17. Luke Kelly and The Dubliners – Luke’s Legacy
18. The Communards – The Communards
19. The Go-Betweens – Liberty Belle And The Black Diamond Express
20. Courtney Pine – Journey To The Urge Within

HONOURABLE MENTIONS

Blue In Heaven – Explicit Material
Martin Stephenson and The Daintees – Boat To Bolivia
Sting – Bring On The Night
Miles Davis – Tutu
Joni Mitchell – Dog Eat Dog
Stars of Heaven – Sacred Heart Hotel
John Martyn – Piece By Piece
Peter Case – Peter Case
The Triffids – Born Sandy Devotional
The Pretenders – Get Close
UB40 – Rat In The Kitchen


SINGLES

1. PIL – Rise
2. The Smiths – Panic
3. Prince – Kiss
4. The Bangles – Walk Like An Egyptian
5. Aslan – This Is
6. The Housemartins – Happy Hour
7. Peter Gabriel – Sledgehammer
8. Paul Simon – You Can Call Me Al
9. Eurythmics – Thorn In My Side
10. David Bowie – Absolute Beginners
11. Clannad with Bono – In A Lifetime
12. Cameo – Word Up
13. The Pogues – Haunted
14. Prince – Mountains
15. Tuesday Blue – Tunnel Vision
16. The The – Heartland
17. Elvis Costello & The Attractions – I Want You
18. The Communards – You Are My World
19. The Pretenders – Don’t Get Me Wrong
20. The Communards – Don’t Leave Me This Way



READERS’ POLL 1986

Best Album – International
1. Paul Simon – Graceland
2. The The – Infected
3. REM – Lifes Rich Pageant
4. The Smiths – The Queen Is Dead
5. The Costello Show – King Of America


Best Album – Irish

1. Paul Brady – Back To The Centre
2. Mary Coughlan – Tired & Emotional
3. Blue In Heaven – Explicit Material
4. Van Morrison – No Guru, No Method, No Teacher
5. Cactus World News – Urban Beaches

Best Single – International

1. Price – Kiss
2. The Smiths – Panic
3. The Housemartins – Happy Hour
4. PIL – Rise
5. Elvis Costello & The Attractions – I Want You

Best Single – Irish

1. Aslan – This Is
2. Clannad & Bono – In A Lifetime
3. Tuesday Blue – Tunnel Vision
4. Sinéad O’Connor/Edge – Heroine
5. In Tua Nua – Seven Into The Sea

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Hot press Albums Of The Year 1987

1. REM – Document
2. Prince – Sign O’ The Times
3. U2 – The Joshua Tree
4. Robbie Robertson - Robbie Robertson
5. Bruce Springsteen – Tunnel Of Love
6. Van Morrison – Poetic Champions Compose
7. Danny Wilson – Meet Danny Wilson
8. Ry Cooder – Get Rhythm
9. Paul Cleary & The Partisans – Impossible
10. The Proclaimers – This Is The Story
11. The Smiths – Strangeways Here We Come
12. Jennifer Warnes – Famous Blue Raincoat
13. The Christians – The Christians
14. Dwight Yoakam – Hillbilly Deluxe
15. The Hoodoo Gurus – Blow Your Cool
16. The Jesus & Mary Chain – Darklands
17. Aidan Walsh – A Life Story Of My Life
18. Nanci Griffith – lone Star State Of Mind
19. John Hiatt – Bring The Family
20. Microdisney – Crooked Mile
21. Terence Trent Darby – Introducing The Hardline According To…
22. Warren Zevon – Sentimental Hygiene
23. The Triffids – Calenture
24. De Danann – Ballroom
25. Lloyd Cole & The Commotions – Mainstream
26. T-Bone Burnett – T-Bone Burnett
27. Light A Big Fire – Surveillance
28. Deacon Blue – Raintown
29. Davy Spillane – Atlantic Bridge
30. Christy Moore – Unfinished Revolution


SINGLES

1. Prince – Sign O’ The Times
2. The Stars of Heaven – Holyhead
3. The Proclaimers – Letter From America
4. Microdisney – Singer’s Hampstead Home
5. Danny Wilson – Mary’s Prayer
6. REM – It’s The End Of The World As We Know It
7. Prince & Sheena Easton – U Got The Look
8. A House – Snowball Down
9. The Smiths – Girlfriend In A Coma
10. The Pogues – Fairytale Of New York
11. U2 – With Or Without You
12. That Petrol Emotion – Big Decision
13. Prince – If I Was Your Girlfriend
14. Terence Trent Darby – Wishing Well
15. Jennifer Warnes – First We Take Manhattan
16. Terence Trent Darby – If You Let Me Stay
17. Def Leppard – Animal
18. Julian Cope – World Shut Your Mouth
19. Iggy Pop – Shades
20. Hue And Cry – Labour Of Love
21. Aidan Walsh – Christmas In 4 Dimension
22. U2 – Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For
23. Wendy & Lisa – Waterfall
24. George Michael – Faith
25. Squeeze – Hourglass
26. Pet Shop Boys & Dusty Springfield – What Have I Done To Deserve This
27. New Order – True Faith
28. The Subterraneans – Slum/Maxi Joy
29. The Christians – Forgotten Town
30. The Cure – Catch


READERS’ POLL 1987

Best Album – International

1. Prince – Sign O’ The Times
2. REM – Document
3. Bruce Springsteen – Tunnel Of Love
4. Robbie Robertson – Robbie Robertson
5. The Smiths – Strangeways Here We Come


Best Album – Irish

1. U2 – The Joshua Tree
2. In Tua Nua – Vaudeville
3. Van Morrison – Poetic Champions Compose
4. Light A Big Fire – Surveillance
5. Cry Before Dawn – Crimes Of Conscience
6. Sinéad O’Connor – The Lion And The Cobra
7. Christy Moore – Unfinished Revolution
8. Rory Gallagher – Defender
9. Mary Coughlan – Under The Influence
10. Microdisney – Crooked Mile


Best Single – International

1. The Pogues – Fairytale Of new York
2. Prince – Sign O’ The Times
3. REM – It’s The End Of The World As We Know It
4. The Smiths – Girlfriend In A Coma
5. The Jesus & Mary Chain – April Skies


Best Single – Irish

1. Hothouse Flowers – Don’t Go
2. U2 – With Or Without You
3. In Tua Nua – Heaven Can Wait
4. U2 – Where The Streets Have No Name
5. The Subterraneans – Slum/Maxi Joy
6. U2 – Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For
7. A House – Kick Me Again Jesus
8. Cry Before Dawn – Gone Forever
9. Stars of Heaven – Holyhead
10. Aslan – Loving Me Lately


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Hot Press End Of Year Lists 1988

Hot Press Albums 1988

1. REM –Green
2. U2 – Rattle And Hum
3. Something Happens! – Been There, Seen That, Done That
4. Van Morrison & The Chieftains – Irish Heartbeat
5. Prefab Sprout – From Langley Park To Memphis
6. The Pogues – If I Should Fall From Grace With God
7. Prince – Lovesexy
8. The Waterboys – Fisherman’s Blues
9. The Stars of Heaven – Speak Slowly
10. Talking Heads – Naked
11. Microdisney – 39 Minutes
12. A House – On Our Big Fat Merry-Go-Round
13. The Go-Betweens – 16 Lovers’ Lane
14. Kevin Rowland – The Wanderer
15. Randy Newman – land Of Dreams
16. Enya – Watermark
17. Lyle Lovett – Pontiac
18. Leonard Cohen – I’m Your Man
19. Mary Margaret O’Hara – Miss America
20. Eric B & Rakim – Follow The Leader
21. Sandie Shaw – Hello Angel
22. The Wonder Stuff – The Eight-Legged Groove Machine
23. T-Bone Burnett - The Talking Animals
24. Sugarcubes – Life’s Too Good
25. Morrissey – Viva Hate
26. Iggy Pop – Instinct
27. The Pixies – Surfer Rosa
28. Transvision Vamp – Pop Art
29. The Proclaimers – Sunshine On Leith
30. Various – The House Sound Of Chicago

“Those who didn’t quite make the top 30 included albums by Nanci Griffith, Voice of The Beehive, The Primitives, Marc Almond, The Colourblind James Experience, Joy Division, Richard Thompson and Willy de Ville.”


SINGLES

1. Prince – Alphabet Street
2. Transvision Vamp – I Want Your Love
3. Womack & Womack – Teardrops
4. U2 – Desire
5. Sandie Shaw – Nothing Less Than Brilliant
6. The Go-Betweens – Streets Of Your Town
7. Morrissey – Every Day Is Like Sunday
8. Voice of The Beehive – Don’t Call Me Baby
9. The Primitives – Crash
10. U2 – Angel Of Harlem
11. The Fat Lady Sings – Be Still
12. INXS – Need You Tonight
13. Enya – Orinoco Flow
14. Sugarcubes – Birthday
15. Ofra Haza – Im Nin Alu
16. House of Love – Destroy The Heart
17. Dinosaur Jr. – Freak Scene
18. Yazz – The Only Way Is Up
19. Jamie Principle – Baby Wants To Ride
20. Sugarcubes – Deus
21. Pixies – Gigantic

Also Close:

Guns N’ Roses – Sweet Child Of Mine
Inner City – Big Fun
Prefab Sprout – Cars ‘n’ Girls
The Pogues – Yeah, Yeah, etc.
Morrissey – Suedehead
A House – I’ll Always Be Grateful
Cypress, Mine! – Sugar Beet God
A House – Call Me Blue
Tracy Chapman – Fast Car


READERS’ POLL 1988

Best Album – International

1. The Waterboys – Fisherman’s Blues
2. REM – Green
3. Prince – Lovesexy
4. Talking Heads – Naked
5. The Pogues – If I Should Fall From Grace With God

Best Album – Irish

1. U2 – Rattle And Hum
2. Something Happens! – Been There, Seen That, Done That
3. Enya – Watermark
4. Van Morrison & The Chieftains – Irish Heartbeat
5. In Tua Nua – The Long Acre
6. A House – On Our Big fat Merry-Go-Round


Best Single – International

1. INXS – Need You Tonight
2. Deacon Blue – Real Gone Kid
3. The Waterboys – Fisherman’s Blues
4. Prince – Alphabet Street
5. Tracy Chapman – Fast Car


Best Single – Irish

1. U2 – Angel Of Harlem
2. U2 – Desire
3. Enya – Orinoco Flow
4. Hothouse Flowers – Don’t Go
5. Something Happens! – Beach



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Albums Of The Year 1997



OK Computer

1. Radiohead - Ok Computer
2. The Verve - Urban Hymns
3. Teenage Fanclub - Songs From Northern Britain
4. Spiritualized - Ladies And Gentlemen
5. Fountains Of Wayne - Fountains Of Wayne
6. Nick Cave - The Boatman's Call
7. Blur - Blur
8. U2 - Pop
9. Steve Earle - El Corazon
10. Primal Scream - Vanishing Point
11. Tindersticks - Curtains
12. Alabama 3 - Exile On Coldharbour Lane
13. Super Furry Animals - Radiator
14. Prefab Sprout - Andromeda Heights
15. Bob Dylan - Time Out Of My Mind
16. Matthew Sweet - Blue Sky On Mars
17. Martin Hayes & Denis Cahill - The Lonesome Touch
18. The Charlatans - Tellin' Stories
19. Cornershop - When I Was Born For The 7th Time
20. Op8 - Slush
21. David Holmes - Let's Get Killed
22. The Chemical Brothers - Dig Your Own Hole
23. Smog - Red Apple Falls
24. Altan - Runaway Sunday
25. The Sewing Room - Homogenic
26. Bjork - Homogenic
27. Supergrass - In It For The Money
28. Portishead - Portishead
29. The Frank & Walters - Grand Parade
30. Shane Mcgown & The Popes - The Crock Of Gold

Also Recommended:

Wu-Tang Clan - Wu-Tang Forever
Daft Punk - Homework
The Divine Comedy - A Short Album About Love
The Prodigy - The Fat Of The Land
Katell Keineg - Jet
Solas - Sunny Spells And Scattered Showers
Oasis - Be Here Now
Nick Kelly - Between Trapezes
The Jayhawks - The Sound Of Lies
Grant Mclennan - In Your Bright Ray
Morrissey - Maladjusted
Eels - Beautiful Freak
Beth Orton - Trailer Park
Greg Garing - Alone
David Bowie - Earthling
Aslan - Here Comes Lucy Jones
Dustin - Faith Of Our Feathers


Hot Press Singles Of The Year 1997

The Verve

1. The Verve - Bitter Sweet Symphony
2. Fountains Of Wayne - Radiation Vibe
3. The Verve - The Drugs Don't Work
4. Teenage Fanclub - Ain't That Enough
5. Blur - Beetlebum
6. Tindersticks - Rented Rooms
7. Radiohead - Karma Police
8. Cornershop - Brimful Of Asha
9. Nick Cave - Are You The One I've Been Waiting For?
10. U2 - Staring At The Sun
11. All Saints - I Know Where It's At
12. Suede - Filmstar
13. Radiohead - Paranoid Android
14. Blur - Song 2
15. Smog - Ex-Con
16. David Bowie - Little Wonder
17. Dj Shadow - Stem
18. Teenage Fanclub - Start Again
19. Nick Cave - Into My Arms
20. Pulp - Help The Aged
21. The Chemical Brothers - Block Rockin' Beats
22. Chumbawuma - Tubthumping
23. Alabama 3 - Speed Of The Sound Of Loneliness
24. Primal Scream - Kowalski
25. Morrissey - Alma Matters
26. Finley Quaye - Sunday Shining
27. Oasis - D'you Know What I Mean
28. Aqua - Barbie Girl
29. Ash - A Life Less Ordinary
30. Super Furry Animals - Demons

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Hot Press 2005 – Albums Of The Year

Arcade Fire

1. Arcade Fire – Funeral
2. Bloc Party – Silent Alarm
3. Antony & The Johnsons – I Am A Bird Now
4. Sufjan Stevens – Illinoise
5. Franz Ferdinand – You Could Have It So Much Better
6. Maximo Park – A Certain Trigger
7. Madonna – Confessions On A Dancefloor
8. BellX1 – Flock
9. Damien Dempsey – Shots
10. Bruce Springsteen – Devils & Dust
11. British Sea Power – Open Season
12. The National – Alligator
13. The Magic Numbers – The Magic Numbers
14. M.I.A. – Aruglar
15. Clor – Clor
16. David Gray – Life In Slow Motion
17. Queens of the Stone Age – Lullabies To Paralyze
18. Hard-Fi – Stars Of CCTV
19. The Chalets – Check In
20. Annie – Anniemal
21. LCD Soundsystem – LCD Soundsystem
22. Sigur Ros – Takk
23. Rufus Wainwright – Want Two
24. Coldplay – X&Y
25. Sinéad O’Connor – Throw Down Your Arms
26. Devendra Banhart – Cripple Crow
27. The Futureheads – The Futureheads
28. Bob Dylan – No Direction Home
29. Julie Feeney – 13 Songs
30. Neil Young – Prairie Wind


HONOURABLE MENTIONS

The White Stripes – Get Behind Me Satan
Silver Jews – Tanglewood Numbers
Goldfrapp – Supernature
Bright Eyes – I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning
Oasis – Don’t Believe The Truth
Kaiser Chiefs – Employment
50 Cent – The Massacre
Kanye West – Late Registration
Elbow – Leaders Of The Free World
Kate Bush – Aerial
Gorrilaz – Demon Days
James Blunt – Back To Bedlam
Sons & Daughters – Repulsion
Martha Wainwright - Martha Wainwright
Babyshambles – Down In Albion
The Darkness – One Way Ticket To Hell And Back
Stars – Set Yourself On Fire
Editors – The Back Room
Low – The Great Destroyer
My Morning Jacket – Z
Emmett Tinley – Attic Faith
Pugwash – Jollity
Enya – Amarantine
Hystereo – Corporate Crimewave
Giveamanakick – We Are The Way Forward
Couse and The Impossible – The World Should Know
Gemma Hayes – The Roads Don’t Love You
Fred – Making Music So You Don’t Have To


HIGHLY RECOMMENDED COMPILATIONS, LIVE ALBUMS & DVDs

The Flaming Lips – Void
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
Later…Even Louder
Green Day – Bullet In A Bible Live
Aimee Man – Live At St. Anne’s Warehouse
The Fat Lady Sings - The Fat Lady Sings & Opera Obscura
Bruce Springsteen – Born To Run 30 Years Anniversary
Toasted Heretic – Now In New Nostalgia Flavour
Kraftwerk – Minimum Maximum
The Stars Of Heaven – Speak Slowly & Sacred Heart Hotel
The Ramones – End Of The Century: The Story Of The Ramones
The Flaming Lips – The Fearless Freaks
Anton Corbijn – The Work Of Director Anton Corbijn
The Radiators From Space – TV Tube Heart & Ghostown


SINGLES OF THE YEAR

1. Franz Ferdinand – Do You Want To
2. Madonna – Hung Up
3. Arctic Monkeys – I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor
4. Amerie – 1 Thing
5. Arcade Fire – Rebellion (Lies)
6. Maximo Park – Apply Some Pressure
7. Kaiser Chiefs – I Predict A Riot
8. Gwen Stefani – Hollaback Girl
9. The Chalets – Feel The Machine
10. Gorillaz – Feel Good Inc
11. Snoop Dogg feat. Justin Timberlake – Signs
12. Kanye West – Gold Digger
13. Green Day – Wake Me Up When September Ends
14. Damien Rice & Lisa Hannigan – Unplayed Piano
15. The White Stripes – My Doorbell
16. LCD Soundsystem – Daft Punk Is Playing In My House
17. Gorillaz – Dare
18. Interpol – Evil
19. Kelly Clarkson – Since You Been Gone
20. The Knife – Heartbeats
21. The Subways – Oh Yeah
22. Maximo Park – Graffiti
23. Bloc Party – Banquet
24. Goldfrapp – Ooh La La
25. Doves – Black And White Town
26. Damien Dempsey – Patience
27. Ciara [featuring Ludacris] – Oh
28. Coldplay – Talk
29. Rihanna – Pon De Replay
30. Gorillaz – Dirty Harry


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Hot Press Albums Of 2007

In Rainbows

1. Radiohead - In Rainbows
2. Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
3. Lcd Soundsystem - Sound Of Silver
4. Pj Harvey - White Chalk
5. Battles - Mirrored
6. Bruce Springsteen - Magic
7. The National - Boxer
8. Kings Of Leon - Because Of The Times
9. Bloc Party - A Weekend In The City
10. Interpol - Our Love To Admire
11. Klaxons - Myths Of The Near Future
12. Cathy Davey - Tales Of Silversleeve
13. Rilo Kiley - Under The Brightlight
14. Modest Mouse - We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank
15. The White Stripes - Icky Thump
16. Feist - The Reminder
17. Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare
18. Grinderman - Grinderman
19. Delorentos - In Love With Detail
20. Patrick Wolf - The Magic Position
21. Glen Hansard/Marketa Irglova - Swell Seasons
22. Foo Fighters - Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace
23. Kanye West - Graduation
24. Soulsavers - Its Not How Far You Fall, It’s The Way You Land
25. Roisin Murphy - Overpowered
26. Iron And Wine - The Shepherd's Dog
27. Damien Dempsey - To Hell Or Barbados
28. Josh Ritter - The Historical Concequences Off …
29. Babyshambles - Shotters Nation
30. The Flaws - Achieving Vagueness




Hot Press Albums Of 2008

1. Nick Cave - Dig Lazarus Dig!
2. Elbow - The Seldom Seen Kid
3. Tv On The Radio - Dear Science
4. Bon Iver - For Emma Forever Ago
5. Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes
6. Mgmt - Oracular Spectacular
7. Fight Like Apes - The Mystery Of The Golden Medallion
8. Portishead - Third
9. Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend
10. Lykke Li - Youth Novels
11. The Killers - Day And Age
12. Neon Neon - Stainless Style
13. Foals - Antidotes
14. Kings Of Leon - Only By The Night
15. Crystal Castles - Crystal Castles
16. Glasvegas - Glasvegas
17. Seasick Steve - I Started Out With Nothin' And I Still Got Most Of It Left
18. David Holmes - The Holy Pictures
19. Isobel Campbell And Mark Lanegan - Sunday At Devil Dust
20. Republic Of Loose - Vol Iv: Johnny Pyro And The Dance Of Evil
21. Lisa Hannigan - Sea Sew
22. Snow Patrol - A Hundred Million Suns
23. Ryan Adams And The Cardinals - Cardinology
24. The Blizzards - Domino Effect
25. Glen Campbell - Meet Glen Campbell
26. Santogold - Santogold
27. Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill - Welcome Here Again
28. White Denim - Workout Holiday
29. The Hold Steady - Stay Positive
30. The Kills - Midnight Boom




Hot Press Albums Of 2009

1. Wild Beasts - Two Dancers
2. The Xx - The Xx
3. Arctic Monkeys - Humbug
4. U2 - No Line On The Horizon
5. Swell Season - Strict Joy
6. Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest
7. Bat For Lashes - Two Suns
8. Morrissey - Year Of Refusal
9. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It’s Blitz!
10. White Denim - Fits
11. Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion
12. Duckworth Lewis Method - Duckworth Lewis Method
13. La Roux - La Roux
14. Editors - In This Night And On This Evening
15. Bruce Springsteen - Working On A Dream
16. Laura Izibor - Let The Truth Be Told
17. Fever Ray - Fever Ray
18. Florence And The Machine - Lungs
19. Bell X1 - Blue Lines On The Runway
20. Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
21. Christy Moore - Listen
22. Jamie T - Kings And Queens
23. Doves - Kingdom Of Rust
24. Girls - Album
25. Julie Feeney - Pages
26. The Chapters - Perfect Stranger
27. Adrian Crowley - Season Of The Sparks
28. White Lies - To Lose My Life
29. Franz Ferdinand - Tonight
30. The Invisible - The Invisible

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Hot Press End Of Year Lists 2011

ALBUMS

Let England Shake

1. PJ Harvey – Let England Shake
2. Tom Waits – Bad As Me
3. Lisa Hannigan – Passenger
4. Bon Iver – Bon Iver
5. The Horrors – Skying
6. Cashier No. 9 – To The Death Of Fun
7. Elbow – Build A Rocket Boys
8. Radiohead – The King Of Limbs
9. Wild Beasts – Smother
10. Bjork – Biophilia
11. Kate Bush – 50 Words For Snow
12. M83 – Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming
13. Pugwash – The Olympus Sound
14. Lady Gaga – Born This Way
15. Wilco – The Whole Love
16. James Blake – James Blake
17. The Coronas – Closer To You
18. Arctic Monkeys – Suck It And See
19. Florence and the Machine – Ceremonials
20. Feist – Metals
21. Jay Z and Kanye West – Watch The Throne
22. The Minutes – Marcata
23. Lykke Li – Wounded Rhymes
24. Childish Gambino – Camp
25. Anna Calvi – Anna Calvi
26. We Cut Corners – Today I Realised I Could Go Home Backwards
27. SBTRKT – SBTRKT
28. Snow Patrol – Fallen Empires
29. The Weeknd – House Of Balloons
30. The Waterboys – An Audience With Mr. Yeats


ALSO HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

Rubberbandits – Serious About Men
tUnE-YarDs – Whokill
Iron & Wine – Kiss Each Other
Tarantella Fall – Abandoned Road
Wu Lyf – Go Tell Fire To The Mountain
Laura Marling – A Creature I Don’t Know
Metronomy – The English Riviera
Richmond Fontaine – The High Country
Bob Geldof – How To Compose Popular Songs That Will Sell
Tyler The Creator – Goblin
Fleet Foxes – Helplessness Blues
Gillian Welch – The Harrow And The Harvest
And So I Watch You From Afar – Gangs
Squarehead – Yeah Nothing
The Black Keys – El Camino
Ghostpoet – Peanut Butter Blues & Melancholy
Barry McCormack – Small Mercies
Patrick Kelleher & His Cold Dead Hands – Golden Syrup
Josh T. Pearson – Last Of The Country Gentlemen
Cults – Cults
Fred – Leaving My Empire
Adele – 21
Jape – Ocean Of Frequency
Le Galaxie – Laserdisc Nights II
The Antlers – Burst Apart
Fionn Regan – 100 Acres of Sycamores
The Lost Brothers – So Long John Fante


TRACKS OF THE YEAR 2011

1. Lana Del Rey – Video Games
2. Lisa Hannigan – Knots
3. Tyler, The Creator – Yonkers
4. Lady Gaga – Born This Way
5. PJ Harvey – The Words That Maketh Murder
6. Florence and The Machine – Shake It Out
7. Radiohead – Lotus Flower
8. The Horrors – You Said
9. Elbow – Lippy Kids
10. Azealia Banks – 212
11. Holy Ghost – I Wanted To Tell Her
12. Jay-Z and Kanye West – Lift-Off
13. Kanye West – All Of The Lights
14. Rihanna – S&M
15. Elbow – Neat Little Rows
16. Metronomy – The Lock
17. Pugwash – Answers On A Postcard
18. M83 – Midnight City
19. Noel Gallagher – The Death Of You And Me
20. Rubberbandits – Spastic Hawk
21. Snow Patrol – Called Out In The Dark
22. Fleet Foxes – Helplessness Blues
23. The Coronas – Addicted To Progress
24. Gavin Friday – Able
25. tUnE-YarDs – Bizness
26. Adele – Rolling In The Deep
27. Pugwash – Fall Down
28. Washed Out – Amor Fati
29. Rubberbandits – I Wanna Fight Your Father
30. The Antlers – I Don’t Want Love


“These also turned us on”

The Horrors – Still Life
Wild Beasts – Loop The Loop
Lykke Li – Get Some
Adele – Set Fire To The Rain
Cashier Nio. 9 – Goldstar
Grouplove – Colours
Tom Waits – Hell Broke Luce
Lou Reed & Metallica – The Brandenburg Gate
M83 – Raconte-Moi Une Histoire
PJ Harvey – Last Living Rose
T Model Ford – Someone’s Knocking On My Door
Two Door Cinema Club – What You Know
We Cut Corners – Go Easy
Aloe Blacc – I Need A Dollar
Foo Fighters – Dear Rosemary
Destroyer – Kaputt
Dev – Bass Down Low
Fucked Up – Queen Of Hearts
Gruff Rhys – Shark Ridden Waters


COMPILATIONS & RE-ISSUES

1. U2 – Achtung Baby
2. The Smiths – The Complete Smiths
3. The Beach Boys – The Smile Sessions
4. REM – Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage 1982-2011
5. Pearl Jam – Vitalogy

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Hot Press End Of Year Lists 2012

ALBUMS

Alt-J


1. Alt-J – An Awesome Wave
2. Jack White – Blundebuss
3. Django Django - Django Django
4. Bruce Springsteen – Wrecking Ball
5. Leonard Cohen – Old Ideas
6. Grimes – Visions
7. The XX – Coexist
8. Frank Ocean – Channel Orange
9. Two Door Cinema Club – Beacon
10. Bob Dylan – Tempest
11. Hot Chip – In Our Heads
12. Delorentos – Little Sparks
13. Bat For Lashes – The Haunted Man
14. Damien Dempsey – Almighty Love
15. Tame Impala – Lonerism
16. Grizzly Bear – Shields
17. John Talabot – Fin
18. Bloc Party Four
19. Flying Lotus – Until The Quiet Comes
20. Julie Feeney – Clocks
21. Neil Young – Psychedelic Pill
22. Glen Hansard – Rhythm And Repose
23. Polica – Give You The Ghost
24. Chronatics – Kill For Love
25. Cast Of Cheers – Family
26. Sinéad O’Connor – How About I Be Me (And You Be You?)
27. Japandroids – Celebration Rock
28. Jake Bugg – Jake Bugg
29. Plan B – Ill Manors
30. Jessie Ware – Devotion


HIGHLY RECOMMENDED:

Van Morrison – Born To Sing: No Plan B
Gallows – Gallows
Michael Kiwanuka – Home Again
The Riptide Movement – Keep On Keepin’ On
Orbital – Wonky
Hal – The Time, The Hour
The Hives – Lex Hives
Dexy’s – One Day I’m Going To Soar
Dead Can Dance – Anastasis
Katie Kim – Cover & Flood
The Vaccines – Come Of Age
PIL – This Is PIL
Spiritualized – Sweet Heart Sweet Light
Ry Cooder – Election Special
Deadmau5 – Album Title Goes Here
Jack L – The 27 Club
Paranoid Visions – Escape From The Austerity Complex
Of Monsters And Men – My Head Is An Animal
Le Galaxie – Fade To Forever (EP)
Crystal Castles – III
Domo Genesis – No Idols
Mumford & Sons – Babel
Maverick Sabre – Lonely Are The Brave
Patti Smith – Banga
Clark – Iradelphic
Richard Hawley – Standing At The Sky’s Edge
Sigur Ros – Valtari
Heathers – Kingdom
Fritz Kalkbrenner – Suol Mates
Lianne La Havas – Is Your love Big Enough?
The Lost Brothers – The Passing Of The Night
Beach House – Bloom
Propeller Palms – All In This Together
Dr. John – Locked Down
EL-P – Cancer 4 Cure

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Hot Press THE TOP 100 ALBUMS OF ALL TIME

Hot Press Yearbook, 1989

1. U2 – The Joshua Tree
2. Bob Dylan – Blood On The Tracks
3. Prince – Sign O’ The Times
4. The Sex Pistols – Never Mind The Bollocks
5. The Beatles – The Beatles [White Album]
6. David Bowie – The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars
7. The Clash – London Calling
8. The Beatles –Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
9. Van Morrison – Astral Weeks
10. The Beatles – Revolver
11. Otis Redding – Otis Blue
12. Talking Heads – Remain In Light
13. The Waterboys – This Is The Sea
14. Paul Simon – Graceland
15. Elvis Presley – The Complete Sun Sessions
16. The Radiators – Ghostown
17. The Beach Boys – Pet Sounds
18. Television – Marquee Moon
19. Graham Parker & The Rumour – Squeezing Out Sparks
20. The Costello Show – King Of America
21. Bruce Springsteen – Darkness On The Edge Of Town
22. Van Morrison – Moondance
23. Marvin Gaye – What’s Goin’ On
24. Prefab Sprout – Steve McQueen
25. Elvis Costello – My Aim Is True
26. Prince and The Revolution – Purple Rain
27. Bob Dylan – Blonde On Blonde
28. The Band – The Band
29. Elvis Costello and The Attractions – Imperial Bedroom
30. The Smiths – The Queen Is Dead
31. The Beatles – Abbey Road
32. Marvin Gaye – Let’s Get It On
33. Ian Dury and The Blockheads – New Boots And Panties
34. Bob Dylan – Highway 61 Revisited
35. The Rolling Stones – Exile On Main Street
36. Gram Parsons – Grievous Angel
37. Joni Mitchell – Blue
38. The Velvet Underground and Nico – The Velvet Underground and Nico
39. Roxy Music – Roxy Music
40. REM – Document
41. Patti Smith – Horses
42. Christy Moore – Ride On
43. Michael Jackson – Thriller
44. Kate and Anna McGarrigle – Kate and Anna McGarrigle
45. John Lennon – Imagine
46. Squeeze – East Side Story
47. Pink Floyd – Dark Side Of The Moon
48. Neil Young – After The Goldrush
49. The Doors – L.A. Woman
50. The The – Soul Mining
51. Love – Forever Changes
52. Bruce Springsteen – The River
53. Roxy Music – Avalon
54. Ry Cooder – Chicken Skin Music
55. U2 – Boy
56. Thin Lizzy – Jailbreak
57. Joni Mitchell – Hejira
58. Bruce Springsteen – Born To Run
59. Grace Jones – Nightclubbing
60. Jackson Browne – The Pretender
61. Human League – Dare
62. The Ramones – Leave Home
63. Iggy and The Stooges – Raw Power
64. Tom Waits – Swordfishtrombones
65. Simon & Garfunkel – Bridge Over Troubled Water
66. ABC – Lexicon Of Love
67. Elvis Costello – Get Happy
68. John Lennon – Rock ‘N’ Roll
69. The Jimi Hendrix Experience – Electric Ladyland
70. The Who – Who’s Next
71. U2 – The Unforgettable Fire
72. The Rollong Stones – Sticky Fingers
73. Eric Clapton – 461 Ocean Boulevard
74. The Police – Regatta De Blanc
75. John Lennon – Plastic Ono Band
76. Randy Newman – Little Criminals
77. The Go-Betweens – Liberty Belle And The Black Diamond Express
78. The Byrds – Younger Than Yesterday
79. Fleetwood Mac – Rumours
80. The Jam – All Mod Cons
81. Lloyd Cole & The Commotions – Rattlesnakes
82. Steely Dan – Countdown To Ecstasy
83. Sly and The family Stone – There’s A Riot Going on
84. Warren Zevon – Warren Zevon
85. The Rolling Stones – Aftermath
86. Elvis Presley – From Elvis In Memphis
87. Led Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin IV
88. Blondie – Parallel Lines
89. The Undertones – The Undertones
90. Mott The Hoople – Mott
91. Talking Heads – More Songs About Buildings And food
92. Guy Clark – Ol’ No. 1
93. Bruce Springsteen – Tunnel Of Love
94. David Bowie – Station To Station
95. Magazine – The Correct Use Of Soap
96. REM – Murmur
97. Tom Waits – Raindogs
98. Dexy’s Midnight Runners – Too-Rye-Aye
99. Little Feat – Dixie Chicken
100. Van Morrison & The Chieftains – Irish Heartbeat


THE TOP 20 LIVE ALBUMS

1. Van Morrison – It’s Too Late To Stop Now
2. Thin Lizzy – Live And Dangerous
3. Talking Heads – Stop Making Sense
4. Bob Dylan & The Band – Before The Flood
5. Rory Gallagher – Live In Europe
6. The Band & guests – The Last Waltz
7. Bob Marley & The Wailers – Live
8. The Ramones – It’s Alive
9. James Brown – Live At The Apollo
10. U2 – Under A Blood Red Sky
11. Dr. Feelgood – Stupidity
12. The Who – Live At Leeds
13. Various artists – Woodstock
14. The Rolling Stones – Get Yer Ya-Ya’s Out
15. Bruce Springsteen – Live ’75-‘85
16. Bob Seger – Live Bullet
17. Jackson Browne – Running On Empty
18. B. B. King – Live At The Regal
19. Jimi Hendrix and Otis Redding – Live At Monterey
20. Joni Mitchell – Shadows And Light