The Cure – Pornography (English gothic rock/post-punk) A Flock Of Seagulls – A Flock Of Seagulls (English new wave/ synth pop, debut album) R.E.M. – Chronic Town (American college rock, debut EP) Fear – The Record (American punk rock/ hardcore punk, debut album) Michael Jackson – Thriller (American pop/ r and b) Devo – Oh, No! It’s Devo (American new wave/synth pop) The Fall – Hex Enduction Hour (English post-punk) The Fall – Room To Live (English post-punk) The B-52s – Mesopotamia (American new wave, produced by David Byrne of Talking Heads) Duran Duran – Rio (English new wave) Dead Kennedys – Plastic Surgery Disasters (American punk rock) Thomas Dolby – The Golden Age Of Wireless (English new wave) Fang – Landshark (American punk rock) The Clash – Combat Rock (English punk rock/new wave) Wall Of Voodoo – Call Of The West (American new wave/post punk) XTC – English Settlement (English new wave) Grandmaster Flash And The Furious Five – The Message