ÅRETS BESTE PLATER 1980 - 1989


1980
10/10
1.Talking Heads-Remain in Light
9/10
2.Prince-Dirty Mind
3.Jon Hassell/Brian Eno-Fourth World Vol.1: Possible Musics
4.David Murray Octet-Ming
5.Wanna Buy a Bridge?
6.Burning Spear-Social Living
7.Chic-Real People
8.The Angry Samoans-Inside My Brain
9.The Feelies-Crazy Rhythms
10.Alberta Hunter-Amtrak Blues
11.George Jones-I Am What I Am
8/10
12.X-Los Angeles
13.Bob Marley & the Wailers-Uprising
14.The Clash-Sandinista!
15.John Prine-Storm Windows
16.Tom Robinson-Sector 27
17.Stevie Wonder-Hotter Than July
18.John Lennon/Yoko Ono-Double Fantasy
19.Professor Longhair-Crawfish Fiesta
20.Steve Reich-Octet/Music for a Large Ensemble/Violin Phase
21.Diana Ross-Diana
22.Pylon-Gyrate
23.Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band-Doc at the Radar Station
24.The Beat-I Just Can't Stop It
25.The Clash-Black Market Clash

1981
10/10
1.X-Wild Gift
9/10
2.The Go-Go's-Beauty and the Beat
3.Gang of Four-Solid Gold
4.Human Switchboard-Who's Landing in My Hangar?
5.Elvis Costello and the Attractions-Trust
6.Tom Verlaine-Dreamtime
7.Gang of Four-Another Day/Another Dollar
8.The Beat-Wha'ppen
9.The Specials-Ghost Town/Why?/Friday Night Saturday Morning
10.Black Uhuru-Red
8/10
11.Black Flag-Damaged
12.Psychedelic Furs-Talk Talk Talk
13.Al Green-Higher Plane
14.Penguin Cafe Orchestra-Penguin Cafe Orchestra
15.Tom Tom Club-Tom Tom Club
16.The Blasters-The Blasters
17.Kid Creole & the Coconuts-Fresh Fruit in Foreign Places
18.The dB's-Stands for Decibels
19.Mission of Burma-Signals, Calls and Marches
20.Yoko Ono-Season of Glass
21.DNA-A Taste of DNA
22.Prince-Controversy
23.Funkadelic-The Electric Spanking of War Babies
24.Rick James-Street Songs
25.Sly & Robbie Presents Taxi


1982
9/10
1.Marshall Crenshaw-Marshall Crenshaw
2.Michael Jackson-Thriller
3.Richard & Linda Thompson-Shoot Out the Lights
4.George Clinton-Computer Games
5.Lou Reed-The Blue Mask
6.Ornette Coleman-Of Human Feelings
7.Kid Creole and the Coconuts-Tropical Gangsters
8.Flipper-Generic Album
9.Laurie Anderson-Big Science
10.Oh-OK-Vow Mini Album EP
11.The Angry Samoans-Back From Samoa
12.Donald Fagen-The Nightfly
8/10
13.The Itals-Brutal Out Deh
14.Prince-1999
15.Bruce Springsteen-Nebraska
16.ABC-The Lexicon of Love
17.The Time-What Time Is It?
18.Roxy Music-Avalon
19.Ted Hawkins-Watch Your Step
20.The Descendents-Milo Goes to College
21.Material-One Down
22.Gilberto Gil-Um Banda Um
23.Marvin Gaye-Midnight Love
24.R.E.M.-Chronic Town
25.Van Morrison-Beautiful Vision

1983
10/10
1.The Blasters-Non Fiction
9/10
2.Jonathan Richman & the Modern Lovers-Jonathan Sings!
3.DeBarge-In a Special Way
4.James Blood Ulmer-Odyssey
5.The Go-Betweens-Before Hollywood
6.Cyndi Lauper-She's So Unusual
7.George Clinton-You Shouldn't-Nuf Bit Fish
8.Hüsker Dü-Metal Circus
9.Marshall Crenshaw-Field Day
10.Womack & Womack-Love Wars
11.Pablo Moses-In the Future
12.Lou Reed-Legendary Hearts
13.R.E.M.-Murmur
8/10
14.Talking Heads-Speaking in Tongues
15.Oh-OK-Furthermore What
16.X-More Fun in the New World
17.King Sunny Ade and His African Beats-Synchro System
18.Tom Waits-Swordfishtrombones
19.Kate & Anna McGarrigle-Love Over and Over
20.Madonna-Madonna (First Album)
21.DFX2-Emotion
22.Kid Creole and the Coconuts-Doppelganger
23.Philip Glass-The Photographer
24.The B-52's-Whammy
25.Ramones-Subterranean Jungle

1984
10/10
1.Bruce Springsteen-Born in the U.S.A.
2.The Replacements-Let It Be
9/10
3.The Go-Betweens-Spring Hill Fair
4.Linton Kwesi Johnson-Making History
5.Husker Dü-Zen Arcade
6.Los Lobos-How Will the Wolf Survive?
7.Minutemen-Double Nickels on the Dime
8.Thomas Mapfumo-Ndangariro
9.Prince and the Revolution-Purple Rain
10.Run-D.M.C.-Run-D.M.C.
11.John Lennon/Yoko Ono-Milk and Honey
12.Sonny Rollins-Sunny Days Starry Nights
13.Ramones-Too Tough to Die
14.Lou Reed-New Sensations
8/10
15.David Johansen-Sweet Revenge
16.Black Uhuru-Anthem
17.Laurie Anderson-United States Live
18.King Sunny Ade and His African Beats-Aura
19.Les Ambassadeurs-Les Ambassadeurs
20.Arto Lindsay/Ambitious Lovers-Envy
21.Tina Turner-Private Dancer
22.Anna Domino-East and West
23.Meat Puppets-II
24.The Pretenders-Learning to Crawl
25.Laurie Anderson-Mister Heartbreak

1985
10/10
1.Franco & Rochereau-Omona Wapi
2.Double Dee & Steinski-The Payoff Mix/Lesson Two/Lesson 3
9/10
3.The Replacements-Tim
4. Mekons-Fear and Whiskey
5.Hüsker Dü-New Day Rising
6. Talking Heads-Little Creatures
7.The Velvet Underground-VU
8.Lost In the Stars: The Music of Kurt Weill
9.The Jesus and Mary Chain-Psychocandy
10.The Pogues-Rum, Sodomy and the Lash
11.Willie Nelson & Hank Snow-Brand on My Heart
12.Minutemen-3-Way Tie for Last
8/10
13.The Blasters-Hard Line
14.Linton Kwesi Johnson-In Concert With the Dub Band
15.Marshall Crenshaw-Downtown
16.The Housemartins-London 0, Hull 4
17.Go Go Crankin'
18.Tom Waits-Rain Dogs
19.Aretha Franklin-Who's Zoomin' Who?
20.Hüsker Dü-Flip Your Wig
21.Fela Anikulapo Kuti-Army Arrangement
22.Camper van Beethoven-Telephone Free Landslide Victory


1986
10/10
1.The Indestructible Beat of Soweto
2.Paul Simon-Graceland
9/10
3.New Order-Brotherhood
4.Beastie Boys-Licensed to Ill
5.Sonny Sharrock-Guitar
6.The Robert Cray Band-Strong Persuader
7.Pat Metheny/Ornette Coleman-Song X
8.They Might Be Giants-They Might Be Giants
9.The Smiths-The Queen Is Dead
8/10
10.Camper van Beethoven-Camper van Beethoven
11.Madonna-True Blue
12.David + David-Boomtown
13.Sonic Youth-Starpower
14.Run-D.M.C.-Raising Hell
15.Motorhead-Orgasmatron
16.The Go-Betweens-Liberty Belle and the Black Diamond Express
17.Hüsker Dü-Candy Apple Grey
18.The Feelies-The Good Earth
19.The Lounge Lizards-Live In Tokyo/Big Heart
20.Mekons-The Edge of the World
21.The Costello Show-King of America
22.Astor Piazzolla-Tango: Zero Hour
23.Steve Earle-Guitar Town
24.Prince and the Revolution-Parade
25.Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band-Live 1975-1985

1987
9/10
1.The Go-Betweens-Tallulah
2.Bruce Springsteen-Tunnel of Love
3.Prince-Sign 'O' the Times
4.New Order-Substance
5.Sonny Rollins-Plays G-Man
6.Ornette Coleman-In All Languages
7.Sonic Youth-Sister
8.Sly & Robbie-Rhythm Killers
9.The Sonny Sharrock Band-Seize the Rainbow
10.R.E.M.-Document
8/10
11.The Replacements-Pleased To Meet Me
12.Pet Shop Boys-Pet Shop Boys, Actually
13.David Behrman-Leapday Night
14.The Housemartins-The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death
15.Roseanne Cash-King's Record Shop
16.Eric B. & Rakim-Paid In Full
17.Madonna-You Can Dance
18.Kool Moe Dee-How Ya Like Me Now?
19.Tom Verlaine-Flash Light
20.French Frith Kaiser Thompson-Live, Love, Larf and Loaf
21.Warren Zevon-Sentimental Hygiene
22.Big Black-Songs About Fucking
23.The Pixies-Come On, Pilgrim
24.Public Enemy-Yo! Bum Rush the Show
25.Hüsker Dü-Warehouse: Songs and Stories

1988
10/10
1.Public Enemy-It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
2.Sonic Youth-Daydream Nation
9/10
3.Lucinda Williams-Lucinda Williams
4.The Heartbeat of Soweto
5.Ornette Coleman and Prime Time-Virgin Beauty
6.The Go-Betweens-16 Lovers Lane
7.Pere Ubu-Tenement Year
8.Mahlatini & Mahotella Queens-Paris-Soweto
9.My Bloody Valentine-Isn't Anything
10.EPMD-Strictly Business
11.Ambitious Lovers-Greed
12.Michelle Shocked-Short Sharp Shocked
8/10
13.Pet Shop Boys-Introspective
14.Folkways: A Vision Shared-A Tribute to Woody Guthrie and Leadbelly
15.The Pixies-Surfer Rosa
16.Traveling Wilburys-Volume One
17.Eric B. & Rakim-Follow the Leader
18.Womack & Womack-Conscience
19.Jungle Brothers-Straight Out the Jungle
20.Ultramagnetic MC's-Critical Beatdown
21.Richard Thompson-Amnesia
22.Prince-Black Album
23.Leonard Cohen-I'm Your Man
24.N.W.A.-Straight Outta Compton
25.Flipper-Sex Bomb Baby!

1989
10/10
1.Laurie Anderson-Strange Angels
9/10
2.Mekons-Rock 'n' Roll
3.Beastie Boys-Paul's Boutique
4.Neil Young-Freedom
5.Jungle Brothers-Done by the Forces of Nature
6.The Lounge Lizards-Voice of Chunk
7.Pere Ubu-Cloudland
8.De La Soul-3 Feet High and Rising
9.The Neville Brothers-Yellow Moon
8/10
10.Marshall Crenshaw-Good Evening
11.Cheb Khaled/Safy Boutella-Kutché
12.The Pixies-Doolittle
13.Keith Whitley-I Wonder Do You Think of Me
14.The Roches-Speak
15.Neneh Cherry-Raw Like Sushi
16.3rd Bass-The Cactus Album
17.Lou Reed-New York
18.Remmy Ongala and Orchestre Super Matimila-Songs for the Poor Man
19.Van Morrison-Avalon Sunset
20.Baaaba Maal and Mansour Seck-Djam Leeli
21.E.U.-Livin' Large
22.L.L Cool J-Walking With a Panther
23.Fine Young Cannibals-The Raw & the Cooked
24.Terence Trent D'Arby-Neither Fish Nor Flesh
25.Madonna-Like A Prayer

Tiårets beste: 1.Bruce Springsteen-Born in the USA 2. Public Enemy-It Takes a Nation of Millions To Hold Us Back 3. The Indestructible Beat of Soweto 4. Laurie Anderson-Strange Angels 5.X-Wild Gift 6.Franco & Rochereau-Omona Wapi 7.Paul Simon-Graceland 8.The Replacements-Let It Be 9.Sonic Youth-Daydream Nation 10. Talking Heads-Remain In Light