The Smiths
The Wedding Present
The Fall
The Pogues
The Specials
The Jesus & Mary Chain
Dead Kennedys
Half Man Half Biscuit
Julian Cope
The Primitives
The Only Ones
The Cure
New Order
Joy Division
This Mortal Coil
Cocteau Twins
The Pixies
The Stone Roses
The Cramps
Stiff little fingers
REM
The Water Boys
Violent Femmes
The The
Gang of Four
The Undertones
Talking Heads
Eric B & Rakim
Run DMC
De La Soul
Big Daddy Kane
Grandmaster Flash
The Sugarhill Gang
Boogie Down Productions
The Beastie Boys
Plenty of damn good stuff came out in the eighties, most of the mainstream stuff was shit of course but it nearly always is.
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