This was the year that I really started to get into buying records. There are some real corkers here, and let’s not be coy, the odd duffer too.

• Alarm (The) – Absolute Reality
• Cars (The) – Drive
• China Crisis – Black Man Ray
• Cole, Lloyd and The Commotions – Brand New Friend
• Collins, Phil – One More Night
• Commentators (The) – N-n-nineteen Not Out
• Cure (The) – Close To Me
• Cure (The) – In Between Days
• Damned (The) – Grimly Fiendish
• Damned (The) – The Shadow of Love
• Dire Straits – Money for Nothing
• Echo & The Bunnymen – Bring On The Dancing Horses
• Eurythmics – There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart)
• Eurythmics – Would I Lie To You?
• Faltermeyer, Harold – Axel F
• Fine Young Cannibals – Blue
• Fine Young Cannibals – Johnny Come Home
• Hardcastle, Paul – 19
• Houston, Whitney – Saving All My Love For You
• Idol, Billy – Rebel Yell
• Iron Maiden – Run To The Hills (live)
• Jones, Howard – Life in One Day
• Katrina & The Waves – Walking On Sunshine
• Madonna – Angel
• Madonna – Crazy For You
• Madonna – Dress You Up
• Madonna – Into The Groove
• Madonna – Material Girl
• Marillion – Kayleigh
• Moore, Gary (& Lynott, Phil) – Out In The Fields
• Nail, Jimmy – Love Don’t Live Here Anymore
• Sharkey, Feargal – A Good Heart
• Simple Minds – Alive And Kicking
• Simple Minds – Don’t You (Forget About Me)
• Squeeze – Last Time Forever
• Talking Heads – And She Was