Alternative Music of the 1980s
Albums released between 1980 and 1989 tagged as Alternative.
Surfer Rosa
Pixies · 1988
A Secret Wish
Propaganda · 1985
Southside
Texas · 1989
Remain in Light
Talking Heads · 1980
The Head on the Door
The Cure · 1985
The Best of OMD
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark · 1988
The Hurting
Tears for Fears · 1983
Synchronicity
The Police · 1983
Nothing’s Shocking
Jane’s Addiction · 1988
Life’s Too Good
The Sugarcubes · 1988
Crowded House
Crowded House · 1986
Substance
Joy Division · 1988
Boy
U2 · 1980
Reach the Beach
The Fixx · 1983
The Seeds of Love
Tears for Fears · 1989
Porcupine
Echo & the Bunnymen · 1983
What’s THIS For…!
Killing Joke · 1981
East Side Story
Squeeze · 1981
Hallowed Ground
Violent Femmes · 1984
Invictus (Means) Unconquered
David Allan Coe · 1981
This Is What You Want… This Is What You Get
Public Image Ltd · 1984
How to Be a… Zillionaire!
ABC · 1985
Tommy
The Wedding Present · 1988
Violent Femmes
Violent Femmes · 1983
Pornography
The Cure · 1982
Dreamtime
The Stranglers · 1986
Only the Meteors Are Pure Psychobilly
The Meteors · 1988
The Best of Culture Club
Culture Club · 1989
Power, Corruption & Lies
New Order · 1983
Best of Berlin 1979–1988
Berlin · 1988
Standing on a Beach: The Singles
The Cure · 1986
Spleen and Ideal
Dead Can Dance · 1985
Lullaby
Book of Love · 1988
Shabooh Shoobah
INXS · 1982
Halber Mensch
Einstürzende Neubauten · 1985
Lincoln
They Might Be Giants · 1988
From Her to Eternity
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds · 1984
Pleasure Victim
Berlin · 1982
Forever Now
The Psychedelic Furs · 1982
Wings of Desire (Der Himmel über Berlin)
Various Artists · 1988