61. Reign in Blood, Slayer (1986)
Essential Track: “Angel of Death”
62. Tim, The Replacements (1985)
Essential Track: “Here Comes a Regular”
63. Peter Gabriel III, Peter Gabriel (1980)
Essential Track: “Games Without Frontiers”
64. Avalon, Roxy Music (1982)
Essential Track: “More Than This”
65. Straight Outta Compton, N.W.A (1988)
Essential Track: “Straight Outta Compton”
66. Pretty Hate Machine, Nine Inch Nails (1989)
Essential Track: “Head Like a Hole”
67. Kill ‘Em All, Metallica (1983)
Essential Track: “Seek and Destroy”
68. Zen Arcade, Hüsker Dü (1984)
Essential Track: “Something I Learned Today”
69. 3 Feet High and Rising, De La Soul (1989)
Essential Track: “Eye Know”
70. Isn’t Anything, My Bloody Valentine (1988)
Essential Track: “(When You Wake) You’re Still in a Dream”
71. Hysteria, Def Leppard (1987)
Essential Track: “Hysteria”
72. Nothing’s Shocking, Jane’s Addiction (1988)
Essential Track: “Jane Says”
73. The Head on the Door, The Cure (1985)
Essential Track: “In Between Days”
74. Tracy Chapman, Tracy Chapman (1988)
Essential Track: “Fast Car”
75. Green, R.E.M. (1988)
Essential Track: “Orange Crush”
76. Louder Than Bombs, The Smiths (1987)
Essential Track: “Panic”
77. Pretenders, The Pretenders (1980)
Essential Track: “Brass in Pocket”
78. This Nation’s Saving Grace, The Fall (1985)
Essential Track: “Paintwork”
79. Making Movies, Dire Straits (1980)
Essential Track: “Tunnel of Love”
80. Music for the Masses, Depeche Mode (1987)
Essential Track: “Never Let Me Down Again”
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