| 1 | Sex Pistols | Never Mind the Bollocks | 1977 | |  |  |
| 2 | The Clash | London Calling | 1979 | | | |
| 3 | Patti Smith | Horses | 1975 | | | |
| 4 | Television | Marquee Moon | 1977 | | | |
| 5 | Ramones | Ramones | 1976 | | | |
| 6 | Talking Heads | Remain in Light | 1980 | | | |
| 7 | Joy Division | Closer | 1980 | | | |
| 8 | The Clash | The Clash | 1977 | | | |
| 9 | R.E.M. | Murmur | 1983 | | | |
| 10 | Elvis Costello | This Year's Model | 1978 | | | |
| 11 | Joy Division | Unknown Pleasures | 1979 | | | |
| 12 | Blondie | Parallel Lines | 1978 | | | |
| 13 | Elvis Costello | My Aim Is True | 1977 | | | |
| 14 | Pretenders | Pretenders | 1980 | | | |
| 15 | Gang of Four | Entertainment! | 1979 | | | |
| 16 | Public Image Ltd. | Metal Box/Second Edition | 1979 | | | |
| 17 | The Specials | Specials | 1979 | | | |
| 18 | The Modern Lovers | The Modern Lovers | 1976 | | | |
| 19 | The Human League | Dare! | 1981 | | | |
| 20 | The Police | Synchronicity | 1983 | | | |
| 21 | Iggy Pop | Lust for Life | 1977 | | | |
| 22 | The Jam | All Mod Cons | 1978 | | | |
| 23 | Pere Ubu | The Modern Dance | 1978 | | | |
| 24 | Wire | Pink Flag | 1977 | | | |
| 25 | Talking Heads | Fear of Music | 1979 | | | |
| 26 | Suicide | Suicide | 1977 | | | |
| 27 | U2 | War | 1983 | | | |
| 28 | Ramones | Rocket to Russia | 1977 | | | |
| 29 | Talking Heads | More Songs About Buildings and Food | 1978 | | | |
| 30 | Violent Femmes | Violent Femmes | 1983 | | | |
| 31 | Elvis Costello and the Attractions | Armed Forces | 1979 | | | |
| 32 | Dexys Midnight Runners | Searching for the Young Soul Rebels | 1980 | | | |
| 33 | Talking Heads | Talking Heads: 77 | 1977 | | | |
| 34 | Ian Dury and the Blockheads | New Boots and Panties!! | 1977 | | | |
| 35 | The Dead Kennedys | Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables | 1980 | | | |
| 36 | ABC | The Lexicon of Love | 1982 | | | |
| 37 | Devo | Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo | 1978 | | | |
| 38 | Black Flag | Damaged | 1981 | | | |
| 39 | X | Los Angeles | 1980 | | | |
| 40 | The Undertones | The Undertones | 1979 | | | |
| 41 | The Jam | Sound Affects | 1980 | | | |
| 42 | New Order | Power, Corruption & Lies | 1983 | | | |
| 43 | The Police | Outlandos D'Amour | 1978 | | | |
| 44 | The B-52's | The B-52's | 1979 | | | |
| 45 | The Feelies | Crazy Rhythms | 1980 | | | |
| 46 | Richard Hell & The Voidoids | Blank Generation | 1977 | | | |
| 47 | The Buzzcocks | Singles Going Steady | 1979 | | | |
| 48 | The Pop Group | Y | 1979 | | | |
| 49 | The Slits | Cut | 1979 | | | |
| 50 | Madness | One Step Beyond | 1979 | | | |
| 51 | Young Marble Giants | Colossal Youth | 1980 | | | |
| 52 | The Cars | The Cars | 1978 | | | |
| 53 | X-Ray Spex | Germ-Free Adolescents | 1978 | | | |
| 54 | The Cure | Pornography | 1982 | | | |
| 55 | Laurie Anderson | Big Science | 1982 | | | |
| 56 | Echo and the Bunnymen | Crocodiles | 1980 | | | |
| 57 | Stiff Little Fingers | Inflammable Material | 1979 | | | |
| 58 | Duran Duran | Rio | 1982 | | | |
| 59 | U2 | Boy | 1980 | | | |
| 60 | Aztec Camera | High Land Hard Rain | 1983 | | | |
| 61 | The Soft Boys | Underwater Moonlight | 1980 | | | |
| 62 | Marianne Faithfull | Broken English | 1979 | | | |
| 63 | Soft Cell | Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret | 1981 | | | |
| 64 | Japan | Tin Drum | 1981 | | | |
| 65 | Grace Jones | Nightclubbing | 1981 | | | |
| 66 | The Gun Club | Fire of Love | 1981 | | | |
| 67 | Simple Minds | New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84) | 1982 | | | |
| 68 | The Beat (aka The English Beat) | I Just Can't Stop It | 1980 | | | |
| 69 | Siouxsie and the Banshees | The Scream | 1978 | | | |
| 70 | XTC | Drums and Wires | 1979 | | | |
| 71 | Squeeze | East Side Story | 1981 | | | |
| 72 | The The | Soul Mining | 1983 | | | |
| 73 | Meat Puppets | II | 1983 | | | |
| 74 | The Psychedelic Furs | Talk Talk Talk | 1981 | | | |
| 75 | Marshall Crenshaw | Marshall Crenshaw | 1982 | | | |
| 76 | The Cramps | Songs the Lord Taught Us | 1980 | | | |
| 77 | The Damned | Damned, Damned, Damned | 1977 | | | |
| 78 | The Go-Go's | Beauty and the Beat | 1981 | | | |
| 79 | Magazine | The Correct Use of Soap | 1980 | | | |
| 80 | Orange Juice | You Can't Hide Your Love Forever | 1982 | | | |
| 81 | The Stranglers | Rattus Norvegicus | 1977 | | | |
| 82 | Joe Jackson | Look Sharp! | 1979 | | | |
| 83 | The Teardrop Explodes | Kilimanjaro | 1980 | | | |
| 84 | The Associates | Sulk | 1982 | | | |
| 85 | The Saints | (I'm) Stranded | 1977 | | | |
| 86 | Culture Club | Colour by Numbers | 1983 | | | |
| 87 | The Birthday Party | Prayers on Fire | 1981 | | | |
| 88 | D.A.F. | Alles Ist Gut | 1981 | | | |
| 89 | Eurythmics | Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This...) | 1983 | | | |
| 90 | This Heat | Deceit | 1981 | | | |
| 91 | Killing Joke | Killing Joke | 1980 | | | |
| 92 | Bad Brains | Rock for Light | 1983 | | | |
| 93 | Orchestral Manouevres in the Dark | Architecture & Morality | 1981 | | | |
| 94 | Adam and the Ants | Kings of the Wild Frontier | 1980 | | | |
| 95 | The Adverts | Crossing the Red Sea with the Adverts | 1978 | | | |
| 96 | The Heartbreakers | L.A.M.F. | 1977 | | | |
| 97 | The Knack | Get the Knack | 1979 | | | |
| 98 | Radio Birdman | Radios Appear | 1977 | | | |
| 99 | The Dictators | The Dictators Go Girl Crazy! | 1975 | | | |
| 100 | Virgin Prunes | If I Die, I Die | 1982 | | | |
