Barry Martin

Huge thanks to everyone who joined in with this Countdown & any of the others I organised over the years!

Your participation and input always made them enjoyable and a regular learning curve & for that I'll always be grateful!

Thanks for the memories 😊

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Thanks for the nice words James ! It's been a pleasure hosting them over the years, and people like yourself who regularly joined in made them what they were! So for that I'll be eternally grateful 😊

Number 1 🏆

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Meat Is Murder - The Smiths

Arguably the band's best album! Although TQID gives it a good run for its money 🔥

Barbarism Begins At Home 🏆
Well I Wonder
Nowhere Fast
The Headmaster Ritual

Number 2

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The brilliant debut album was a hard act to follow but they did it in style! This album brought them Super Stardom 🔥

Head Over Heels 🏆
Shout
The Working Hour
Everybody Wants To Rule The World

Number 4

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Brothers In Arms - Dire Straits

This album brings back a lot of nostalgia! Family car journeys weren't complete without this album being played! Brilliant album 🔥

Your Latest Trick 🏆
So Far Away
Money For Nothing
Brothers In Arms

Number 5

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Hounds Of Love - Kate Bush

Her most accessible album up to this point and also her best imo 🔥

Cloudbusting 🏆
Running Up That Hill
Hounds of Love
And Dream Of Sheep

Number 6

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Little Creatures - Talking Heads

Definitely the most Pop album TH had made to this point! Some brilliant moments 🔥

Road To Nowhere 🏆
And She Was
The Lady Don't Mind
Creatures of Love

Number 7

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Steve McQueen - Prefab Sprout

The best album PS ever made imo !

When Love Breaks Down 🏆
Bonny
Faron Young
Johnny Johnny

Number 8

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Once Upon A Time - Simple Minds

The final installment in the prime era of Simple Minds imo ! Stretching all the way back to 1979! That's impressive

Sanctify Yourself 🏆
All The Things She Said
Oh Jungleland
Ghost Dancing

Number 9

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Our Favourite Shop - The Style Council

PW never missed an opportunity to have a go at Thatcher & the Tories! Which should always be commended

Walls Come Tumbling Down 🏆
The Lodgers
Come To Milton Keynes
Man Of Great Promise

Number 10

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Low-Life - New Order

Kicking off the Top 10 with New Orders 3rd album! Another brilliant piece of Dance/Synth Pop from the Manc legends

The Perfect Kiss 🏆
Sub-Culture
Elegia
Love Vigilantes

Number 11

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Around The World In A Day - Prince

Fans were expecting Purple Rain mark 2 but Prince had other ideas! A much more experimental album with some great highlights 🔥

Raspberry Beret 🏆
Paisley Park
Pop Life
America

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Number 12

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Flaunt The Imperfection - China Crisis

The band brought in Walter Becker from Steely Dan on production to give a more polished sound & it had the desired effect

Black Man Ray 🏆
King In A Catholic Style
The Highest High
You Did Cut Me

Number 13

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Picture Book - Simply Red

A great debut album from Mick Hucknall and Co ! An introduction to a great Blue eyed soul voice

Holding Back The Years 🏆
Money's Too Tight To Mention
Come To My Aid
Look At You Now

Number 14

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Boys & Girls - Bryan Ferry

After the demise of Roxy Music, Bryan Ferry continued his solo career in the same style as Roxy's final album Avalon! His best solo album imo

Slave To Love 🏆
Don't Stop The Dance
Windswept
Valentine

Number 15

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Psychocandy - JATMC

Next up is the great debut album from cheery rockers JATMC 😂! Clearly influenced by The Velvet Underground! Great album

Just Like Honey 🏆
Some Candy Talking
Sowing Seeds
The Hardest Walk

Number 16

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Rum Sodomy & The Lash

Arguably The Pogues at their best on this album 🔥

Sally Maclennane 🏆
The Sick Bed Of Cuchulainn
A Pair Of Brown Eyes
Dirty Old Town

Number 17

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This Is Big Audio Dynamite

A great comeback from Mick Jones alongside Dan Donovan and others! A brilliant use of samples throughout 🔥

E=MC2 🏆
Medicine Show
The Bottom Line
Sony

Number 18

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Fine Young Cannibals

Johnny Come Home 🏆
Suspicious Minds
Don't Ask Me To Choose
Like A Stranger

Number 19

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Hunting High & Low - A-ha

A great introduction to A-ha , with their blend of catchy Synth Pop tunes!

Take On Me 🏆
Hunting High & Low
The Sun Always Shines On TV
The Blue Sky

Number 20

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Night Time - Killing Joke

Worthy of being placed for Love Like Blood alone! But the rest of the album is great too !

Love Like Blood 🏆
Eighties
Kings & Queens
Darkness Before Dawn

We ready to go one last time? 🙌🙌

Yeah it's a great year for albums! Really tough to get the list down to only 20 ! 😅

Glad to see you are joining in James ! Thanks for all the support over the years, it really is appreciated

Thanks for all your effort over the years! It's much appreciated

So my last Countdown will be celebrating the brilliant albums of 1985 !

It's a fantastic year of music to bow out on ! Hopefully as many of you legends as possible can join in?

Starting Monday 17th November

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Thanks to everyone who joined in with my penultimate Countdown!

Details of my last Countdown to follow later today!

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Number 1 🏆

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One of the best tunes from the Chillies! Brilliant lyrics taking aim at everyone 🔥

Californication (2014 Remaster) by Red Hot Chili Peppers on Amazon Music
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Number 2

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Spies by Coldplay on Amazon Music
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