Lester Bangs: The Top 10 Albums And Singles of 1980

Public Image Ltd : Swan Lake 

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 The legendary rock critic hadn't given up on The Sex Pistols or The Rolling Stones when he made this list for The Village Voice Pazz and Jop Critrics Poll which was won by The Clash for London Calling in the album category and by Kurtis Blow's "The Breaks" in the single category.  

ALBUMS:

1. Public Image Ltd.: The Metal Box/Second Edition (Virgin import/Island) 30; 

2. Otis Rush: Groaning the Blues (Flyright import) 30; 

3. Talking Heads: Remain in Light (Sire) 5; 

4. The Sex Pistols: The Great Rock ’n’ Roll Swindle (Virgin import) 5; 

5. The Clash: Black Market Clash (Epic Nu-Disk) 5; 

6. The Rolling Stones: Emotional Rescue (Rolling Stones) 5; 

7. Captain Beefheart and His [sic] Magic Band: Doc at the Radar Station (Virgin) 5; 

8. Ramones: End of the Century (Sire) 5; 

9. Lydia Lunch: Queen of Siam (Ze) 5; 

10. Sid Vicious: Sid Sings (Virgin import) 5. 

SINGLES

1. Au Pairs: “Diet”/”It’s Obvious” (021 import); 

2. Teenage Jesus & the Jerks (Migraine EP); 

3. Mars (Lust Unlust EP); 

4. The Mekons: “Snow” (Red Rhino); 

5. The Clash: “Bankrobber” (CBS import); 

6. Lipps, Inc.: “Funkytown” (Casablanca); 

7. Ramones: “I Wanna Be Sedated” (RSO); 

8. Was (Not Was): “Wheel Me Out” (ZE/Antilles); 

9. Public Image Ltd.: “Memories”/”Another” (Virgin import); 

10. Bush Tetras: “Too Many Creeps” (99).