1. Graham Parker and the Rumour, Squeezing Out Sparks - 621
2. Neil Young and Crazy Horse, Rust Never Sleeps - 117
3. The Clash - 50
4. Talking Heads, Fear of Music - 231
5. Elvis Costello and the Attractions, Armed Forces - 293
6. Van Morrison, Into the Music - 1273
7. The B-52’s - 463
8. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Damn the Torpedoes - 435
9. Pere Ubu, Dub Housing - 730
10. Donna Summer, Bad Girls - 1022
11. The Roches - 1320
12. Dave Edmunds, Repeat When Necessary - 2334
13. Nick Lowe, Labour of Lust - 1643
14. Tom Verlaine - 2243
15. Iggy Pop, New Values - ---
16. Marianne Faithfull, Broken English - 796
17. Blondie, Eat to the Beat - 1794
18. Michael Jackson, Off the Wall - 109
19. Rickie Lee Jones - 968
20. The Buzzcocks, Singles Going Steady - [ineligible]
21. Fleetwood Mac, Tusk - 1918
22. Neil Young and Crazy Horse, Live Rust - 1224
23. Ry Cooder, Bop Till You Drop - 1908
24. David Johansen, In Style - ---
25. Lene Lovich, Stateless - ---
26. Linton Kwesi Johnson, Forces of Victory - 1301
27. Chic, Risque - 418
28. Joe Jackson, Look Sharp! - 1108
29. Art Ensemble of Chicago, Nice Guys - ---
30. Roxy Music, Manifesto - ---
31. David Bowie, Lodger - 1638
32. The Slits, Cut - 612
33. Philip Glass/Robert Wilson, Einstein on the Beach - 1834
34. Bob Marley, Survival - 2760
35. The Police, Reggatta de Blanc - 484
36. Shoes, Present Tense - ---
37. The Jam, All Mod Cons - 215
38. Bob Dylan, Slow Train Coming - ---
39. Stevie Wonder, Journey Through the Secret Lives of Plants - ---
40. The Kinks, Low Budget - ---
Highest-ranking album not on poll:
Joy Division, Unknown Pleasures - 73
