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Jul 21
Talking Heads
More Songs about Buildings and Food
90
critic score
(5)
81
user score
(1,234)
Sep 1
Blondie
Parallel Lines
93
critic score
(3)
83
user score
(754)
Jun 6
The Cars
The Cars
90
critic score
(2)
79
user score
(630)
Aug 28
Devo
Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!
85
critic score
(2)
81
user score
(629)
Mar 17
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
This Year's Model
98
critic score
(5)
82
user score
(465)
Apr
Television
Adventure
82
critic score
(3)
77
user score
(226)
Nov 10
X-Ray Spex
Germ Free Adolescents
91
critic score
(4)
83
user score
(208)
Nov 3
The Jam
All Mod Cons
90
critic score
(4)
78
user score
(150)
Feb 12
Blondie
Plastic Letters
65
critic score
(2)
72
user score
(101)
Jan 20
XTC
White Music
60
critic score
(1)
74
user score
(94)
Oct 13
XTC
Go 2
55
critic score
(2)
66
user score
(67)
Mar 1
Nick Lowe
Jesus of Cool
93
critic score
(3)
78
user score
(55)
Mar 1
Japan
Adolescent Sex
90
critic score
(1)
66
user score
(44)
Apr 7
The Police
Roxanne
87
user score
(40)
Apr 20
The Only Ones
The Only Ones
90
critic score
(1)
71
user score
(32)
Apr
The B-52's
Rock Lobster
90
user score
(29)
Mar 29
The Cars
Just What I Needed
92
user score
(29)
1978
Talking Heads
Take Me to the River
84
user score
(25)
Nov 24
Tubeway Army
Tubeway Army
65
critic score
(2)
68
user score
(21)
Sep 8
Ultravox
Systems of Romance
70
critic score
(1)
70
user score
(20)
Oct 1
Lene Lovich
Stateless
90
critic score
(1)
75
user score
(18)
Jul
The Boomtown Rats
A Tonic For The Troops
60
critic score
(1)
81
user score
(11)
1978
Talking Heads
The Good Thing / Found a Job
88
user score
(11)
May
Talking Heads
Pulled Up / Don't Worry About the Government
84
user score
(8)
1978
Talking Heads
The Girls Want to Be With the Girls / With Our Love
89
user score
(6)
1978
Chris Stamey And The DB's
(I Thought) You Wanted to Know / If and When
82
user score
(3)
Oct 6
Hawklords
25 Years On
80
critic score
(1)
50
user score
(3)
Sep 29
999
Separates
73
user score
(2)
1978
Flash and the Pan
Flash and the Pan
90
critic score
(1)
67
user score
(2)
1978
Deaf School
English Boys / Working Girls
60
critic score
(1)
80
user score
(2)
Advertisement
1978
Gruppo Sportivo
Back To 78
76
user score
(1)
Sep 22
Yachts
Look Back in Love (Not in Anger)
80
user score
(1)
Nov 17
Yachts
Yachting Types
89
user score
(1)
1978
NEO
Trans-Sister / Failed Pop Song
65
user score
(1)
Jul 21
The Boyfriends (2)
I'm in Love Today
1978
Talking Heads / Ramones / Flamin' Groovies / Dead Boys
Split EP Promo Spain
Jul 14
Talking Heads
Take Me to the River / Thank You for Sending Me an Angel
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