Top 100 Indie Singles of the 1980’s – NME | 26 – 50

NME (New Musical Express) has been one of the definitive music magazines since the 1950’s. It was strongly influential during the punk rock years, particularly from the writing on Tony Parsons. Here is there list of the top 100 indie singles of the 1980’s. The songs are listed alphabetically below and broken into four pages for easier reading. This list was published in NME (New Music Express) in 1992.

1 – 25 | 26 – 50 | 51 – 75 | 76 – 100

  • THE DIAGRAM BROTHERS – We Are All Animals ( Construct 1981 )
  • DINOSAUR JR. – Freak Scene ( Blast First 1988 )
  • ECHO&THE BUNNYMEN – The Pictures On My Wall ( Zoo 1979 )
  • ELECTRONIC – Getting Away With It ( Factory 1989 )
  • THE FALL – Kicker Conspiracy ( Rough Trade 1983 )
  • THE FIRE ENGINES – Candy Skin ( Pop Aural 1981 )
  • FLUX OF PINK INDIANS – Neu Smell ( Crass 1981 )
  • GANG OF FOUR – Armalite Rifle ( Fast 1978 )
  • GO BETWEENS – Cattle&Cane ( Rough Trade 1983 )
  • HAPPY MONDAYS – Wrote For Luck ( Factory 1989 )
  • THE HOUSEMARTINS – Sheep ( Go!Discs 1986 )
  • THE HOUSE OF LOVE – Destroy The Heart ( Creation 1988 )
  • HURRAH! – Who’d Have Thought ( Kitchenware 1984 )
  • HUMAN LEAGUE – Being Boiled/Circus Of Death ( Fast 1978 )
  • HALF MAN HALF BISCUIT – Trumpton Riots ( Probe Plus 1986 )
  • PJ HARVEY – Dress ( Too Pure 1991 )
  • INSPIRAL CARPETS – Plane Crash E.P ( Playtime 1988 )
  • JESUS & MARY CHAIN – Upside Down ( Creation 1984 )
  • JOY DIVISION – Love Will Tear Us Apart ( Factory 1980 )
  • JUNE BRIDES – Every Conversation ( Pink 1985 )
  • JUSTIFIED ANCIENTS OF MU MU – All You Need Is Love ( Sound Of Mu 1987 )
  • JAMES – Hymn From A Village ( Factory 1985 )
  • JOSEF K – Radio Drill Time ( Postcard 1980 )
  • KITCHENS OF DISTICTION – Third Time We opened The Capsule ( One Little Indian 1989 )
  • LFO – LFO ( Warp 1989 )