The 100 Best Alternative Singles of the ’80s: 20 – 1
Songs of anxiety, paranoia, freak-outs, chilling verses, feverish desire, harrowing lyrics — they all make for damn good music.
Chris Gerard
The 100 Best Alternative Singles of the 1980s: 40 – 21
We present the best punk, post-punk, new wave, college rock, goth, industrial, new romantic, ska, power pop, hardcore, and indie rock singles of the 1980s.
The 100 Best Alternative Singles of the 1980s: 60 – 41
We present the best punk, post-punk, new wave, college rock, goth, industrial, new romantic, ska, power pop, hardcore, and indie rock singles of the 1980s.
The 100 Best Alternative Singles of the 1980s: 80 – 61
Just imagine songs this extreme making the American Top 40, let alone the Top 10… unthinkable.
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The 100 Best Alternative Singles of the 1980s: 100 – 81
Beginning today and continuing all week, we present one critic’s best punk, post-punk, new wave, college rock, underground, modern rock, goth, industrial, new romantic, ska, power pop, hardcore, and indie rock of the ’80s.
The Cure: Ranking the Albums From 13 to 1
Just about every Cure album is worth picking up, and even those ranked lowest boast worthwhile moments. Here are their albums, spanning 29 years, presented from worst to best.
20 Hits of the ’80s You Might Not Have Known Are Covers
There were many hit cover versions in the '80s, some of well-known originals, and some that fans may be surprised are covers.
The 100 Greatest Alternative Songs of the ’80s
One of our most popular series ever, this 2015 list of the 1980s best "alternative" music has it all, from new wave to punk and post-punk to goth.
A Long Walk Between Worlds: Jim Kerr on Simple Minds’ New Album and 40-Year Musical Legacy
Simple Minds frontman Jim Kerr joins us to discuss the new Simple Minds album Walk Between Worlds, and to reflect on his four decades in one of the most influential bands to emerge from the UK post-punk scene of the late '70s and early '80s.
Too Tall to Feel Small: The Case for Eurythmics’ Induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Very few of their peers surpass Eurythmics in terms of artistic vision, musicianship, songwriting, and creative audacity. This is the history of the seminal new wave group
Filtered Through the Prism of David Bowie’s Quixotic Mind: ‘A New Career in a New Town’
The third installment of the series of deluxe David Bowie box sets covers some of his most celebrated albums but not without controversy.