Indie Rock Music of the 1980s
Albums released between 1980 and 1989 tagged as Indie Rock.
Louder Than Bombs
The Smiths · 1987
Doolittle
Pixies · 1989
Primal Scream
Primal Scream · 1989
Strangeways, Here We Come
The Smiths · 1987
Chronic Town
R.E.M. · 1982
Viva Hate
Morrissey · 1988
Surfer Rosa / Come On Pilgrim
Pixies · 1988
Bizarro
The Wedding Present · 1989
Master=Dik
Sonic Youth · 1988
Shoplifters of the World Unite
The Smiths · 1987
Meat Is Murder
The Smiths · 1985
How Soon is Now?
The Smiths · 1984
“Rank”
The Smiths · 1988
Let It Be
The Replacements · 1984
Don’t Try and Stop Me, Mother
The Wedding Present · 1986
Good Morning, Mister Presley
Various Artists · 1986
The Killing Moon
Echo & the Bunnymen · 1983
Daydream Nation
Sonic Youth · 1988
You’re Living All Over Me
Dinosaur Jr. · 1987
Girlfriend in a Coma
The Smiths · 1987
Nothing Short of Total War, Part One
Various Artists · 1989
Indie Top 20, Volume V: Spirit of Independents
Various Artists · 1988
Echo & the Bunnymen
Echo & the Bunnymen · 1987
NME's Big Four
Various Artists · 1986
It
Pulp · 1983
Seven Seas
Echo & the Bunnymen · 1984
Sub Pop 100
Various Artists · 1986
Ask
The Smiths · 1986
This Charming Man
The Smiths · 1983
Tommy
The Wedding Present · 1988
Nobody’s Twisting Your Arm
The Wedding Present · 1988
The Headmaster Ritual
The Smiths · 1985
The Boy With the Thorn in His Side
The Smiths · 1985
Sex, Violence and the Eternal Truth
Various Artists · 1981
Cosmic Thing
The B‐52s · 1989
Now That’s What I Call Music 12
Various Artists · 1988
Freaks: Ten Stories About Power, Claustrophobia, Suffocation and Holding Hands
Pulp · 1987
Telepathic Surgery
The Flaming Lips · 1989
Naughty Boys
Yellow Magic Orchestra · 1983
Wild Wild Life
Talking Heads · 1986