GNMD Poll: Top Ten Albums of 1980

[no country for old wainds]

it’s a shame king diamond came along and ruined them!

 

[CiG]

The deadline is whenever I feel like it.

How you feelin?

 

[Bloopy]

We were so close to completing all of 1967-1999 with these polls. Just had 1997 to go after this one I believe.

 

[CiG]

Imagine if someone revived it briefly. *hint hint*

 

[Bloopy]

Could tally this up in a few weeks or whenever. Who else has a list for us? @crimsonfloyd and @dwellerINTHEdark surely.

 

[crimsonfloyd]

1. Bauhaus- In the Flat Field
2. Joy Division- Closer
3. Rush- Permanent Waves
4. Black Uhuru- Sinsemilla
5. The Cure- Seventeen Seconds
6. Bob Marley- Uprising
7. Peter Gabriel- S/T
8. Dead Kennedy's- Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables
9. AC/DC- Back in Black
10. Siouxsie and the Banshees- Kaleidoscope

 

[CiG]

Black Uhuru- Sinsemilla

Unexpected!

 

[crimsonfloyd]

Unexpected!

My dad was a big reggae fan, so I grew up on a lot of that stuff.

 

[dwellerINTHEdark]

1. Bauhaus - In the Flat Field
2. Joy Division - Closer
3. The Birthday Party - The Birthday Party
4. Echo and the Bunneymen - Crocodiles
5. Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables
6. The Cure - Seventeen Seconds
7. Roky Erickson - Roky Erickson and the Aliens (5 Symbols)
8. Siouxsie and the Banshees - Kaleidoscope
9. Killing Joke - Killing Joke
10. The Cramps - Songs the Lord Taught Us

 

[Bloopy]

I decided not to "finalise" this poll given @Serjeant Grumbles hasn't posted a list yet. But for the rest of us, caress this button to reveal the top ten as it stands now:

Spoiler

42 pts: Joy Division - Closer
34 pts: The Cure - Seventeen Seconds
31 pts: Bauhaus - In the Flat Field
25 pts: Roky Erickson and the Aliens - Roky Erickson and the Aliens
22 pts: Talking Heads - Remain in Light
17 pts: AC/DC - Back in Black
17 pts: Wipers - Is This Real?
16 pts: Rush - Permanent Waves
14 pts: Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables
14 pts: Killing Joke - Killing Joke

 

[no country for old wainds]

he hasn’t posted in 9 months lol i think we’re ok to close it

 

[Bloopy]

Either way we got our top ten. This way I get to put in less formatting effort.

 

[no country for old wainds]

solid if somewhat predictable top 10. roky making the top 5 is a big win though.

 

[CiG]

"I got somethin' to say to you and you better listen, I'ma tell ya how to be cool in one easy lesson. Go!"

1. The Cramps - Songs the Lord Taught Us
2. GG Allin - Always Was, Is and Always Shall Be
   
3. Circle Jerks - Group Sex
   
4. Devo - Freedom of Choice
   
5. Wipers - Is This Real?
   
6. Roky Erickson and The Aliens - Roky Erickson and the Aliens (5 Symbols)
   
7. The Ovarian Sisters - Beat Your Breasts
   
8. The Residents - Commercial Album
   
9. Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables
   
10. Bauhaus - In the Flat Field

2023 Version:


1. The Cramps - Songs the Lord Taught Us
Favourite song: "Mystery Plane"


2. Devo - Freedom of Choice
Favourite song: "Girl U Want"


3. GG Allin & The Jabbers - Always Was, Is and Always Shall Be
Favourite song: "Bored to Death"


4. Roky Erickson & The Aliens - Roky Erickson and the Aliens (5 Symbols)
Favourite song: "Stand for the Fire Demon"


5. Diana Ross - Diana
Favourite song: "I'm Coming Out"


6. Circle Jerks - Group Sex
Favourite song: "World Up My Ass"


7. Birth Control - Count on Dracula
Favourite song: "The Rescue (Sometimes in the Future)"


8. The Jacksons - Triumph
Favourite song: "Can You Feel It"


9. Cold Chisel - East
Favourite song: "My Baby"


10. Ramones - End of the Century
Favourite song: "Rock 'n' Roll High School"

That Bauhaus album didn't hit me as hard this time around. I used to listen to the LP all the time. I wonder what happened. Brain damage?