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Albums we have something to say about, ranked by Elevation — how much a record repays attention. Filter by release, decade, genre or band.

650 albums match these filters

1980s × New Wave ×
Correspondence
46 /100

Correspondence

Peter Godwin

1983 · Foothills

Welcome Home
46 /100

Welcome Home

’Til Tuesday

1986 · Foothills

Smoking in the Fields
46 /100

Smoking in the Fields

The Del Fuegos

1989 · Foothills

Young Turks
45 /100

Young Turks

Rod Stewart

1981 · Lowland · Single

Absolutely Live
45 /100

Absolutely Live

Rod Stewart

1982 · Lowland

The Best of Rod Stewart
45 /100

The Best of Rod Stewart

Rod Stewart

1989 · Lowland

Touch Dance
45 /100

Touch Dance

Eurythmics

1984 · Lowland

Sub-Culture
45 /100

Sub-Culture

New Order

1985 · Lowland · Single

Head over Heels
45 /100

Head over Heels

Tears for Fears

1985 · Lowland · Single

Chains of Love
45 /100

Chains of Love

Erasure

1988 · Lowland · Single

It Doesn't Have to Be
45 /100

It Doesn't Have to Be

Erasure

1987 · Lowland · Single

The Circus
45 /100

The Circus

Erasure

1987 · Lowland · Single

Oh L'amour
45 /100

Oh L'amour

Erasure

1986 · Lowland · Single

Who Needs Love Like That
45 /100

Who Needs Love Like That

Erasure

1985 · Lowland · Single

If It's Love
45 /100

If It's Love

Squeeze

1989 · Lowland · Single

Pulling Mussels (from the Shell)
45 /100

Pulling Mussels (from the Shell)

Squeeze

1980 · Lowland · Single

Shy Boy
45 /100

Shy Boy

Bananarama

1982 · Lowland · Single

Cheers Then
45 /100

Cheers Then

Bananarama

1982 · Lowland · Single

Driving in My Car
45 /100

Driving in My Car

Madness

1982 · Lowland · Single

Complete Madness
45 /100

Complete Madness

Madness

1982 · Lowland

This Is Your Land
45 /100

This Is Your Land

Simple Minds

1989 · Lowland · Single

Themes for Great Cities 79/81
45 /100

Themes for Great Cities 79/81

Simple Minds

1981 · Lowland

Wait for the Blackout
45 /100

Wait for the Blackout

The Damned

1982 · Lowland · Single

Brother Louie
45 /100

Brother Louie

Modern Talking

1986 · Lowland · Single

Geronimo's Cadillac
45 /100

Geronimo's Cadillac

Modern Talking

1986 · Lowland · Single

(Nothing But) Flowers
45 /100

(Nothing But) Flowers

Talking Heads

1988 · Lowland · Single

Veronica
45 /100

Veronica

Elvis Costello

1989 · Lowland · Single

Taking Liberties
45 /100

Taking Liberties

Elvis Costello

1980 · Lowland

Rush Rush
45 /100

Rush Rush

Debbie Harry

1983 · Lowland · Single

Circle in the Sand
45 /100

Circle in the Sand

Belinda Carlisle

1988 · Lowland · Single

Be Near Me
45 /100

Be Near Me

ABC

1985 · Lowland · Single

Vanity Kills
45 /100

Vanity Kills

ABC

1985 · Lowland · Single

Oh Yeah
45 /100

Oh Yeah

Roxy Music

1980 · Lowland · Single

Like to Get to Know You Well
45 /100

Like to Get to Know You Well

Howard Jones

1984 · Lowland · Single

Things Can Only Get Better
45 /100

Things Can Only Get Better

Howard Jones

1985 · Lowland · Single

Why Can't I Have You
45 /100

Why Can't I Have You

The Cars

1984 · Lowland · Single

Touch and Go
45 /100

Touch and Go

The Cars

1980 · Lowland · Single

Snap!
45 /100

Snap!

The Jam

1983 · Lowland · EP

Channel Z
45 /100

Channel Z

The B-52's

1989 · Lowland · Single

Roam
45 /100

Roam

The B-52's

1989 · Lowland · Single

Color in Your Life
45 /100

Color in Your Life

Missing Persons

1986 · Lowland

'81–'85
45 /100

'81–'85

Men at Work

1986 · Lowland

Theme from Doctor Detroit
45 /100

Theme from Doctor Detroit

Devo

1983 · Lowland · EP

North of a Miracle
45 /100

North of a Miracle

Nick Heyward

1983 · Lowland

Living in the Background
45 /100

Living in the Background

Baltimora

1985 · Lowland

Bite
45 /100

Bite

Altered Images

1983 · Lowland

Def, Dumb & Blonde
44 /100

Def, Dumb & Blonde

Debbie Harry

1989 · Lowland

Limping for a Generation
44 /100

Limping for a Generation

The Blow Monkeys

1984 · Lowland