The 10 Greatest Albums of 1980
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, ‘Organisation’: Orchestral Manouevres in the Dark were one of the most inventive groups to emerge from the U.K.
Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band, ‘Against the Wind’: Around 1974, blue-collar rocker Bob Seger made a vow to his frenemies.
The Cramps, ‘Songs the Lord Taught Us’: “I cut your head off and put in my TV set/I use your eyeballs for dials.
Jim Carroll, ‘Catholic Boy’: Has any punk rocker ever killed off as many memorable characters in one song .
Echo and the Bunnymen, ‘Crocodiles’: Echo and Bunnymen’s Ian McCulloch was a post-punk wallower with a cocky edge.
Hall and Oates, ‘Voices: Ever savvy about the marketplace, H&O left their Philly soul.
ELO & Olivia Newton-John, ‘Xanadu: Olivia Newton-John starring in a Hollywood musical.
Kurtis Blow, ‘Kurtis Blow’: The first rap album released on a major label.
Rod Stewart, ‘Foolish Behaviour’: Stewart was at the height of his Hollywood excess when he made the wonderfully trashy Foolish Behaviour.
Bob Dylan, ‘Saved’: If Dylan fans didn’t get the message of his Christian reawakening on 1979.