Dave The Punk

1980 to 1989

Toxic Twenties: all through the ‘80s

A decade of transformation, with the raw energy of punk evolving into post-punk experimentation, the polished hooks of new wave, and the uncompromising ferocity of UK82. These years saw underground scenes collide with pop sensibilities, creating a rich mix of rebellion, style, and innovation that defined the era’s soundtrack.

1980

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  1. No Room – ATHLETICO SPIZZ 80
  2. Telegram Sam – BAUHAUS
  3. Bad Man – COCKNEY REJECTS
  4. A Forest – THE CURE
  5. The History of the World, Pt.1 – THE DAMNED
  6. Holiday In Cambodia – DEAD KENNEDYS
  7. Decontrol – DISCHARGE
  8. Army Life – THE EXPLOITED
  9. Wardance – KILLING JOKE
  10. Ace of Spades – MOTORHEAD
  11. Staring at the Rude Boys – THE RUTS
  12. Missing Words – THE SELECTOR
  13. Happy House – SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES
  14. Tin Soldiers – STIFF LITTLE FINGERS
  15. Who Wants The World? – THE STRANGLERS
  16. Legion – THEATRE OF HATE
  17. Ieya – TOYAH
  18. Warhead – UK SUBS
  19. Subvert – ZOUNDS
  20. Trouble – 999

1981

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  1. I Understand – ANGELIC UPSTARTS
  2. Kick in the Eye – BAUHAUS
  3. Evacuate – CHELSEA
  4. Primary – THE CURE
  5. Disco Man – THE DAMNED
  6. Too Drunk to Fuck – DEAD KENNEDYS
  7. Dead Cities – THE EXPLOITED
  8. Follow The Leaders – KILLING JOKE
  9. Hanging Around – HAZEL O’CONNOR
  10. Flowers of Romance – PUBLIC IMAGE LTD
  11. Different View – RUTS DC
  12. Arabian Knights – SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES
  13. Ghost Town – THE SPECIALS
  14. Risk – SPIZZLES
  15. Let Me Introduce You to the Family – THE STRANGLERS
  16. Human Error – SUBHUMANS
  17. Nero – THEATRE OF HATE
  18. Unexpected Guest – UK DECAY
  19. Countdown – UK SUBS
  20. Obsessed – 999

1982

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  1. Chinese Takeaway – THE ADICTS
  2. Women in Disguise – ANGELIC UPSTARTS
  3. I Hate… People – ANTI-NOWHERE LEAGUE
  4. War Across The Nation – CHELSEA
  5. Should I Stay or Should I Go – THE CLASH
  6. Generals – THE DAMNED
  7. Halloween – DEAD KENNEDYS
  8. State Violence State Control – DISCHARGE
  9. Alternative – THE EXPLOITED
  10. I Love a Man in a Uniform – GANG OF FOUR
  11. Sick Boy – GBH
  12. Town Called Malice – THE JAM
  13. Open Your Eyes – LORDS OF THE NEW CHURCH
  14. Melt! – SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES
  15. Strange Little Girl – THE STRANGLERS
  16. Religious Wars – SUBHUMANS
  17. Do You Believe in the West World – THEATRE OF HATE
  18. Werewolf – UK DECAY
  19. Demystification – ZOUNDS
  20. Wild Sun – 999

1983

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  1. London Bouncers – ACTION PACT!
  2. Bad Boy – THE ADICTS
  3. Sixty Eight Guns – THE ALARM
  4. Solidarity – ANGELIC UPSTARTS
  5. She’s in Parties – BAUHAUS
  6. In A Big Country – BIG COUNTRY
  7. Necromantra – BLOOD AND ROSES
  8. White Rabbit – THE DAMNED
  9. Let’s All Go  (To The Fire Dances) – KILLING JOKE
  10. Dance With Me – LORDS OF THE NEW CHURCH
  11. Bittersweet – NEW MODEL ARMY
  12. Nowhere Left to Run – THE OUTCASTS 
  13. Blind Ambition – THE PARTISANS
  14. The Jinx – PETER & THE TEST TUBE BABIES
  15. This Is Not A Love Song – PUBLIC IMAGE LTD
  16. Dear Prudence – SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES
  17. The Wheel – SPEAR OF DESTINY
  18. Germ – SUBHUMANS
  19. New Years Day – U2
  20. Add It Up – VIOLENT FEMMES

1984

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  1. Tokyo – THE ADICTS
  2. Out on the Wasteland – ANTI- NOWHERE LEAGUE
  3. Where Were You Hiding When the Storm Broke? – THE ALARM
  4. Castles In Spain – THE ARMOURY SHOW
  5. Too Much Talk – CHRON GEN
  6. Go West (Crazy Spinning Circles) – THE CULT
  7. Thanks for the Night – THE DAMNED
  8. Oh! Brother – THE FALL
  9. Two Tribes – FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD
  10. Eighties – KILLING JOKE
  11. Murder Style – LORDS OF THE NEW CHURCH
  12. Killed By Death – MOTÖRHEAD
  13. The Price – NEW MODEL ARMY
  14. Seven Deadly Sins – THE OUTCASTS
  15. Bad Life – PUBLIC IMAGE LTD
  16. Dazzle – SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES
  17. Liberator – SPEAR OF DESTINY
  18. When The Bomb Drops – SUBHUMANS
  19. World Destruction – TIME ZONE
  20. It’s Gonna Rain – VIOLENT FEMMES

1985

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  1. Strength – THE ALARM
  2. Glory of Love – THE ARMOURY SHOW
  3. She’s On It – BEASTIE BOYS
  4. The Bottom Line – BIG AUDIO DYNAMITE
  5. (Some) Like It Hot – BLOOD & ROSES
  6. She Sells Sanctuary – THE CULT
  7. Close to Me – THE CURE
  8. The Shadow of Love – THE DAMNED
  9. Ignorance – DISCHARGE
  10. Cruiser’s Creek – THE FALL
  11. Just Like Honey – JESUS AND MARY CHAIN
  12. Love Like Blood – KILLING JOKE
  13. No Rest – NEW MODEL ARMY
  14. Tupelo – NICK CAVE AND THE BAD SEEDS
  15. 1969 – THE OUTCASTS
  16. No Time to Cry – THE SISTERS OF MERCY
  17. Promised Land – SKELETAL FAMILY
  18. Cities in Dust – SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES
  19. Come Back – SPEAR OF DESTINY
  20. Let Me Down Easy – THE STRANGLERS

1986

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  1. Spirit of 76 – THE ALARM
  2. Smells Like – ALIEN SEX FIEND
  3. Hold It Now Hit It – BEASTIE BOYS
  4. Medicine Show – BIG AUDIO DYNAMITE
  5. Eloise – THE DAMNED
  6. Mr Pharmacist – THE FALL
  7. Trumpton Riots – HALF MAN HALF BISCUIT
  8. Adorations – KILLING JOKE
  9. 51st State – NEW MODEL ARMY
  10. Real Wild Child (Wild One) – IGGY POP
  11. Rise – PUBLIC IMAGE LTD
  12. Somebody Put Something in My Drink – RAMONES
  13. Walk This Way – RUN DMC
  14. Love Missile F1-11 – SIGUE SIGUE SPUTNIK
  15. Candyman – SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES
  16. Raining Blood – SLAYER
  17. Always The Sun – THE STRANGLERS
  18. Love Kills – JOE STRUMMER
  19. Love Is The Slug – WE’VE GOT A FUZZBOX AND WE’RE GONNA USE IT
  20. Children of the Revolution – VIOLENT FEMMES

1987

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  1. Rain In The Summertime – THE ALARM
  2. Crime – ANTI-NOWHERE LEAGUE
  3. (You’ve Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!) – BEASTIE BOYS
  4. Rok da House – BEATMASTERS ft COOKIE CREW
  5. Sightsee M.C! – BIG AUDIO DYNAMITE
  6. Love Removal Machine – THE CULT
  7. Why Can’t I Be You – THE CURE 
  8. Alone Again Or – THE DAMNED
  9. Move The Crowd – ERIC B & RAKIM
  10. Hit The North – THE FALL
  11. April Skies – JESUS AND MARY CHAIN
  12. Wasteland – THE MISSION
  13. Poison Street – NEW MODEL ARMY
  14. The Body – PUBLIC IMAGE LTD
  15. I Wanna Live – RAMONES
  16. The Passenger – SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES
  17. Never Take Me Alive – SPEAR OF DESTINY
  18. This Corrosion – THE SISTERS OF MERCY
  19. With or Without You – U2
  20. Sonic Boom Boy – WESTWORLD

1988

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  1. Just Play Music – BIG AUDIO DYNAMITE
  2. Waiting for the Great Leap Forwards – BILLY BRAGG
  3. Hot Hot Hot!!! – THE CURE
  4. Mother – DANZIG
  5. Hier Kommt Alex – DIE TOTEN HOSEN
  6. We Care A Lot – FAITH NO MORE
  7. Big New Prinz – THE FALL
  8. Sidewalking – THE JESUS AND MARY CHAIN
  9. America – KILLING JOKE
  10. In My Darkest Hour – MEGADETH
  11. Stigmata – MINISTRY
  12. Touch Me I’m Sick – MUDHONEY
  13. Fuck tha Police – NWA
  14. The Mercy Seat – NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS
  15. Yellin’ In My Ear – OPERATION IVY
  16. Gigantic – PIXIES
  17. Peek-a-Boo – SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES
  18. Dominion – THE SISTERS OF MERCY
  19. I Want Your Love – TRANVISION VAMP
  20. Everything Good Is Bad – WESTWORLD

1989

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  1. Love Shack – THE B52’S
  2. Contact – BIG AUDIO DYNAMITE
  3. Edie (Ciao Baby) – THE CULT
  4. Fascination Street – THE CURE
  5. Cab It Up – THE FALL
  6. Ma and Pa – FISHBONE
  7. Mountain Song – JANE’S ADDICTION
  8. Head On – THE JESUS AND MARY CHAIN
  9. Chrome – JESUS LIZARD
  10. Memphis Egypt – MEKONS
  11. Burning Inside – MINISTRY
  12. You Got It (Keep…) – MUDHONEY
  13. Vagabonds – NEW MODEL ARMY
  14. Sound System – OPERATION IVY
  15. Plastic Bomb – POISON IDEA
  16. Disappointed – PUBLIC IMAGE LIMITED
  17. Pet Sematary – RAMONES
  18. Hands All Over – SOUNDGARDEN
  19. Nightmares – VIOLENT FEMMES
  20. Dance On – WESTWORLD
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