The best songs of the '80s: Radio X magazine's top 25 indie rock chart of 1980

E’ l’anno dell’affermazione della new wave, ma Radio X evidentemente aveva ancora nostaglia del punk, così nella sua classifica delle migliori 25 canzoni indie-rock del 1980 ha scelto al numero 1 i Ramones di “Baby I Love You”.

Ecco la lista completa del magazine intitolata “The 25 best indie rock songs of 1980” (the full feature here).

1. Ramones – Baby I Love You
2. The Specials – Too Much Too Young
3. Bauhaus – Dark Entries
4. Elvis Costello & The Attractions – I Can’t Stand Up For Falling Down
5. Blondie – Atomic
6. Magazine – A Song From Under The Floorboards
7. Dexys Midnight Runners – Geno
8. Adam & The Ants – Cartrouble
9. Siouxsie & The Banshees – Happy House
10. The Jam – Going Underground
11. The Undertones – My Perfect Cousin
12. The Cure – A Forest
13. The Beat – Mirror In The Bathroom
14. Squeeze – Pulling Mussels (From The Shell)
15. Joy Division – Love Will Tear Us Apart
16. The Clash – Bankrobber
17. Split Enz – I Got You
18. XTC – Generals And Majors
19. Madness – Baggy Trousers
20. Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark – Enola Gay
21. Simple Minds – I Travel
22. Devo – Whip It
23. The Fall – Totally Wired
24. U2 – I Will Follow
25. Visage – Fade To Grey

The '80s were the launchpad for many of the leading new wave acts. A new generation of bands emerged, updating the sounds of punk and early post-punk with a fresh style. But that's not all. That decade also laid the groundwork for new genres that would explode with even greater force in the following one, from industrial to shoegaze to the grunge movement that would dominate the 90's. And often the seeds were planted in indie and alternative circles, only to blossom later at the mainstream level.

Il magazine online Radio X è anche andato a rispolverare i 25 migliori album d’esordio in ambito indie/alternative usciti in quel magico decennio. Un’ottima occasione per scoprire (o riscoprire) i primi passi di gruppi che, di lì a poco, sarebbero diventati istituzioni dell’intera storia del rock: U2, R.E.M., Smiths, Depeche Mode, The Psychedelic Furs, Echo & The Bunnymen, Pixies, My Bloody Valentine e tanti altri.

Ecco i 25 migliori album d’esordio degli the '80s secondo Radiox (the full feature here). Su OndaRock, invece, potete consultare la nostra Best albums of the '80s ranking.

1. The Psychedelic Furs – The Psychedelic Furs (7 marzo 1980)
2. Echo & The Bunnymen – Crocodiles (18 luglio 1980)
3. The Associates – The Affectionate Punch (1 agosto 1980)
4. U2 – Boy (20 ottobre 1980)
5. Depeche Mode – Speak And Spell (5 ottobre 1981)
6. New Order – Movement (13 novembre 1981)
7. Soft Cell – Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret (27 novembre 1981)
8. Yazoo – Upstairs At Eric’s (20 agosto 1982)
9. R.E.M. – Murmur (12 aprile 1983)
10. The Smiths – The Smiths (20 febbraio 1984)
11. Everything But The Girl – Eden (4 giugno 1984)
12. The Cult – Dreamtime (31 agosto 1984)
13. Lloyd Cole & The Commotions – Rattlesnakes (12 ottobre 1984)
14. The Jesus and Mary Chain – Psychocandy (18 novembre 1985)
15. The Housemartins – London 0, Hull 4 (27 giugno 1986)
16. The Wedding Present – George Best (12 ottobre 1987)
17. Morrissey – Viva Hate (14 marzo 1988)
18. Pixies – Surfer Rosa (21 marzo 1988)
19. The Sugarcubes – Life’s Too Good (25 aprile 1988)
20. The House Of Love – The House Of Love (16 maggio 1988)
21. The Wonder Stuff – The Eight Legged Groove Machine (15 agosto 1988)
22. My Bloody Valentine – Isn’t Anything (21 novembre 1988)
23. The Stone Roses – The Stone Roses (2 maggio 1989)
24. Nirvana – Bleach (15 giugno 1989)
25. Nine Inch Nails – Pretty Hate Machine (20 ottobre 1989)

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