Melody Maker and Sounds Agree Remain In Light is the Best Album of 1980

Talking Heads : Crosseyed And Painless

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Melody Maker joined Sounds in proclaiming Talking Heads' Remain In Light the best album of 1980. Melody Maker listed the runners-up in no particular order. The Sounds list is longer and includes a list of singles. Anyway you look at it, 1980 was a remarkable year for music. 

Melody Maker End Of Year Critic Lists - 1980 Albums

 

1. Remain In Light - Talking Heads  

Get Happy - Elvis Costello  

Pretenders - The Pretenders 

Vienna - Ultravox 

Searching For The Young Soul Rebels - Dexy's Midnight Runners 

Crocodiles - Echo & The Bunnymen  

Closer - Joy Division  

Scary Monsters - David Bowie  

Boy - U2  

Empires & Dance - Simple Minds 

Kings Of The Wild Frontier - Adam And The Ants  

Sandinista - The Clash  

Absolutely - Madness

 

Sounds End Of Year Lists 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