PLAYLIST: 80 x 80s
Slightly left of Rubik’s Cube
1 NEW ORDER /// Blue Monday /// ’83 (The gift that has never stopped giving… click here)
2 THE CURE /// Close To Me /// ’85
3 TALKING HEADS /// This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody) /// ’83
4 AFTER THE FIRE /// Der Komissar /// ’82
5 THE THE /// This Is The Day /// ’83
6 THE SMITHS /// Ask /// ’86
7 DEPECHE MODE /// Stripped (Live) /// ’89
8 DAVID BOWIE (Pat Metheny Group) /// This Is Not America /// ’85
9 JOY DIVISION /// Disorder /// ’80
10 THE STONE ROSES /// Fools Gold /// ’89
11 THE JAM /// Town Called Malice /// ’82
12 THE CULT /// She Sells Sanctuary /// ’85
13 FINE YOUNG CANNIBALS /// Johnny Come Home /// ’85
14 THE STRANGLERS /// Always The Sun /// ’86
15 ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN /// The Killing Moon /// ’84
16 BLANCMANGE /// Living On The Ceiling /// ’82
17 THE ROMANTICS /// Talking In Your Sleep /// ’83
18 INXS /// Listen Like Thieves /// ’85
19 PIXIES /// Monkey Gone To Heaven /// ’89
20 FLEETWOOD MAC /// Hold Me /// ’82
21 JOHN MELLENCAMP /// Jack & Diane /// ’82
22 SIMPLE MINDS /// All The Things She Said /// ’86
23 TALK TALK /// Life’s What You Make It /// ’85
24 BIG AUDIO DYNAMITE /// E=MC² /// ’85
25 SINEAD O’CONNOR /// Mandinka /// ’87
26 TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS /// Runnin’ Down A Dream /// ‘89
27 THE PSYCHEDELIC FURS /// Pretty In Pink /// ’83
28 DURAN DURAN /// New Moon On Monday /// ’84
29 THE ROLLING STONES /// Mixed Emotions /// ’89
30 MEN WITHOUT HATS /// Safety Dance /// ’83
31 TEARS FOR FEARS /// Mad World /// ’82
32 THE BLOW MONKEYS /// Digging Your Scene /// ’88
33 RE-FLEX /// The Politics Of Dancing /// ’84
34 BELOUIS SOME /// Imagination /// ’85
35 DON HENLEY /// The Boys Of Summer /// ’84
36 BOYS DON’T CRY /// I Wanna Be A Cowboy /// ’86
37 KATE BUSH /// Running Up That Hill /// ’85
38 A-HA /// Train Of Thought /// ’84
39 THE B-52s /// Roam /// ’89
40 U2 /// I Will Follow /// ’80
41 THE STYLE COUNCIL /// Shout To The Top /// ’84
42 QUEEN (& DAVID BOWIE) /// Under Pressure /// ’81
43 PET SHOP BOYS /// West End Girls /// ’84
44 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN /// I’m On Fire /// ’84
45 THE POLICE /// King Of Pain /// ’83
46 SUZANNE VEGA /// Marlene On The Wall /// ’85
47 KING /// Love & Pride /// ’84
48 HUE AND CRY /// Labour Of Love /// ’87
49 LLOYD COLE & THE COMMOTIONS /// Lost Weekend /// ’85
50 THE HOUSEMARTINS /// Happy Hour /// ’86
51 THE BEAT /// Mirror In The Bathroom /// ’80
52 XTC /// Making Plans For Nigel /// ’80
53 ORANGE JUICE /// Rip It Up /// ’82
54 PUBLIC IMAGE LTD /// Rise /// ’86
55 THE HUMAN LEAGUE /// The Lebanon /// ’84
56 E’VOID /// SHADOWS /// ‘83
57 SADE /// The Sweetest Taboo /// ’85
58 THE CHURCH /// Under The Milky Way /// ’88
59 BLACK /// Everything Is Coming Up Roses /// ’87
60 THE LIGHTNING SEEDS /// Pure /// ’89
61 PRINCE /// Sign O’ The Times /// ’87
62 REM /// Orange Crush /// ’88
63 THE PRETENDERS /// My Baby /// ’86
64 TOM TOM CLUB /// Genius Of Love /// ’81
65 BLONDIE /// Rapture /// ’81
66 MEN AT WORK /// Overkill /// ’83
67 JOE JACKSON /// Steppin’ Out /// ’82
68 BILLY IDOL /// Dancing With Myself /// ’83
69 MIDNIGHT OIL /// Blue Sky Mining /// ’89
70 CHINA CRISIS /// Black Man Ray /// ’84
71 BIG COUNTRY /// In A Big Country /// ’83
72 THE CLASH /// Magnificent Seven /// ’81
73 YELLO /// Oh Yeah /// ’85
74 MORRISSEY /// Suedehead /// ’88
75 GUNS N’ ROSES /// Sweet Child O’ Mine /// ’88
76 DIRE STRAITS /// Money For Nothing /// ’85
77 MICHAEL JACKSON /// Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ /// ’83
78 PHIL COLLINS /// Take Me Home /// ’85
79 JOURNEY /// Don’t Stop Believin’ /// ’81
80 ROXY MUSIC /// Avalon /// ’82