Village Voice Pazz & Jop poll (USA)

1. Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life (Tamla)
2. Graham Parker & the Rumour: Heat Treatment (Mercury)
3. Jackson Browne: The Pretender (Asylum)
4. Graham Parker & the Rumour: Howlin' Wind (Mercury)
5. Kate & Anna McGarrigle: Kate & Anna McGarrigle (Warner Bros.)
6. Steely Dan: The Royal Scam (ABC)
7. Joni Mitchell: Hejira (Asylum)
8. Ramones: Ramones (Sire)
9. Rod Stewart: A Night on the Town (Warner Bros.)
10. Blue Oyster Cult: Agents of Fortune (Columbia)
11. Eno: Another Green World (Island)
12. The Wild Tchoupitoulas: The Wild Tchoupitoulas (Island)
David Bowie: Station to Station (RCA Victor)
14. The Modern Lovers: The Modern Lovers (Home of the Hits)
15. Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band: Night Moves (Capitol)
16. Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band: Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band (RCA Victor)
17. Bob Marley and the Wailers: Live! (Island)
18. Ry Cooder: Chicken Skin Music (Reprise)
19. Warren Zevon: Warren Zevon (Asylum)
20. The Dwight Twilley Band: Sincerely (Capitol)
21. Boz Scaggs: Silk Degrees (Columbia)
22. Boston: Boston (Epic)
23. Richard & Linda Thompson: Pour Down Like Silver (Island)
24. Arlo Guthrie: Amigo (Reprise)
25. Thin Lizzy: Jailbreak (Mercury)
26. Bob Dylan: Desire (Columbia)
27. Jeff Beck: Wired (Epic)
28. Andy Pratt: Resolution (Nemporer)
29. Linda Ronstadt: Hasten Down the Wind (Asylum)
30. Patti Smith Group: Radio Ethiopia (Arista)


OOR (The Netherlands)

1. Stevie Wonder - Songs in the key of life
2. Boz Scaggs - Silk degrees
3. The Steve Miller band - Fly like an eagle
4. Steely dan - The royal scam
5. Jackson Browne - The pretender
6. Nils Lofgren - Cry tough
7. Bob Dylan - Desire
8. Ry Cooder - Chicken skin music
9. Andy Pratt - Resolution
10. David Bowie - Station to station
11. Joe Cocker - Stingray
12. Electric Light Orchestra - A new world record
13. Rolling stones - Black and blue
14. J.J. Cale - Troubadour
15. David Forman - David Forman
16. Kate & Anna McGarrigle - Kate & Anne McGarrigle
17. Hall & Oates - Bigger than both of us
18. 10 CC - How dare you
19. Todd Rundgren - Faithfull
20. Jay Ferguson - All alone in the end zone
21. Hans Vermeulen - I only know my name
22. Stanley Clarke - Schooldays
23. Guy Clark - Old no. 1
24. Jerry Jeff Walker - Tonight's a good night for singin'
25. Anita Meyer - In the meantime I will sing
26. Jan Akkerman & Kaz Lux - Eli
Sir Doug and the Texas tornadoes - Texas rock for country rollers
28. Beach boys - Fifteen big ones
Lou Reed - Rock and roll heart
30. Return to forever - Romantic warrior
31. Graham Parker - Heat treatment
32. Jonathan Edwards - Rockin' chair
33. Patti Smith - Horses
34. Joan Armatrading - Joan Armatrading
Michael Franks - The art of tea
36. John David Souther - Black rose
37. Tom Jans - Dark blonde
38. Streetwalkers - Red card
39. Bob Marley & the Wailers - Rastaman vibration
40. Kevin Ayers - Yes We have no mananas
41. Lou Reed - Coney island baby
42. John Cale - Helen of Troy
Dwight Twilley band - Sincerely
Modern lovers - The modern lovers
45. Manfred Mann's Earthband - The roaring silence
Tom Waits - Small change
47. Jimmie Spheeris - Ports of the heart
48. Kevin Coyne - Heartburn
Dolly Parton - All I can do
50. Roxy music - Viva!
Rod Stewart - A night on the town


NME (UK)

1. Desire - Bob Dylan
2. Station To Station - David Bowie
3. Stupidity - Dr. Feelgood
4. Heat Treatment - Graham Parker
5. The Ramones - The Ramones
6. Agents Of Fortune - Blue Oyster Cult
7. Kate & Anna McGarrigle - Kate & Anna McGarrigle
8. The Pretender - Jackson Browne
9. Joan Armatrading - Joan Armatrading
10. Cry Tough - Nils Lofgren
11. Elite Hotel - Emmylou Harris
12. Jailbreak - Thin Lizzy
13. The Royal Scam - Steely Dan
14. Fly Like An Eagle - Steve Miller
15. Chicken Skin Music - Ry Cooder
16. Rastaman Vibration - Bob Marley
17. Hejira - Joni Mitchell
18. Man In The Hills - Burning Spear
19. Stretchin' Out - Bootsy's Rubber Band
20. Hard Rain - Bob Dylan
21. Faithful - Todd Rundgren
22. Kaleidoscope Of Rainbows - Neil Ardley
23. War In A Babylon - Max Romeo
24. Old No. 1 - Guy Clark

Also Recommended:

Songs In The Key Of Life - Stevie Wonder
Home Of The Hits - The Modern Lovers
Johnny The Fox - Thin Lizzy
You Can't Argue With A Sick Mind - Joe Walsh
A New World Record - E.L.O.
Kingfish - Kingfish
Warren Zevon - Warren Zevon
Resolution - Andy Pratt
Howlin' Wind - Graham Parker
Those Southern Knights - The Crusaders


Sounds (UK)

1. Joan Armatrading - Joan Armatrading
2. Hejira - Joni Mitchell
3. Royal Scam - Steely Dan
4. Desire - Bob Dylan
5. Heat Treatment - Graham Parker
6. Blackheart Man - Bunny Wailer
7. The Modern Lovers - (Jonathan Richman and) The Modern Lovers
8. Songs In The Key Of Life - Stevie Wonder
9. Fly Like An Eagle - Steve Miller
10. Hotel California - Eagles