1982 NME Writers' Albums of the Year

New Gold Dream should be much, much higher. I'd put it Top Five on this list. Combat Rock should be lower. Interesting to see how high Upstairs at Eric's is. It is a good record. Hex Enduction Hour is surprisingly low. Even as a non-Fall fan, I do think that's a great record. I haven't listened to Midnight Love for years. Perhaps I should.

1982 NME Albums


1. Midnight Love - Marvin Gaye
2. Imperial Bedroom - Elvis Costello
3. The Lexicon Of Love - ABC
4. Combat Rock - The Clash
5. Too Rye Aye - Dexys Midnight Runners
6. Upstairs At Eric’s - Yazoo
7. The Nightfly - Donald Fagen
8. Juju Music - King Sunny Ade
9. Friends - Shalamar
10. Night Nurse - Gregory Isaacs
11. A Kiss In The Dreamhouse - Siouxie & The Banshees
12. Tropical Gangsters - Kid Creole & The Coconuts
13. Beautiful Vision - Van Morrison
14. The Message - Grandmaster Flash
15. Honesty - Curtis Mayfield
16. Nothing Can Stop Us Now - Robert Wyatt
17. The Poet - Bobby Womack
18. Sulk - The Associates
19. Avalon - Roxy Music
20. Kissing To Be Clever - Culture Club
21. Hex Education Hour - The Fall
22. Of Human Feelings - Ornette Coleman
23. Big Science - Laurie Anderson
24. The Rise And Fall - Madness
25. The Gift - The Jam
26. Moving Targets - Gil Scott-Heron
27. Thermo-Nuclear Sweat - Defunkt
28. In The Heat Of The Night - Imagination
29. Junkyard - The Birthday Party
30. The Great Pretender - Lester Bowie
31. New Chapter Of Dub - Aswad
32. Donna Summer - Donna Summer
33. Nebraska - Bruce Springsteen
34. Words From The Front - Tom Verlaine
35. Not Satisfied - Aswad
36. New Gold Dream - Simple Minds
37. Living My Life - Grace Jones
38. Strange Celestial Road - Sun Ra
39. Mi Cyan Believe It - Michael Smith
40. I Love Rock And Roll - Joan Jett
41. Urban Bushman - Art Ensemble Of Chicago
42. Wynton Marsalis - Wynton Marsalis
43. Miami - Gun Club
44. Marshall Crenshaw - Marshall Crenshaw
45. 2 X 45 - Cabaret Voltaire
46. Agwaya - Orchestra Makassy
47. Computer Games - George Clinton
48. Sunrise In Different Dimensions - Sun Ra
49. Dr John Plays Mac Rebennack - Dr John
50. Fourth Drawer Down - The Associates