Curated by Amazon's Music Experts

REDISCOVER THE '80s: College Rock

Curated by Amazon's Music Experts

Rock went to college in the ‘80s: smart, DIY bands updated the sound of their record collections.

137 SONGS • 9 HOURS AND 28 MINUTES

1Radio Free Europe (2006 Remaster)
Radio Free Europe (2006 Remaster)
R.E.M.
And I Feel Fine.....The Best Of The IRS Years 82-87
04:06
2I Will Follow
I Will Follow
U2
The Best Of 1980 - 1990
03:36
3Bastards of Young (2008 Remaster)
Bastards of Young (2008 Remaster)
E
The Replacements
Tim (Expanded)
03:38
4Where Is My Mind? (Remastered)
Where Is My Mind? (Remastered)
Pixies
Surfer Rosa [Explicit]
03:55
5And She Was (2003 Remaster)
And She Was (2003 Remaster)
Talking Heads
The Best of Talking Heads
03:38
6Blister In The Sun
Blister In The Sun
Violent Femmes
Violent Femmes [Explicit]
02:26
7There Is a Light That Never Goes Out (2011 Remaster)
There Is a Light That Never Goes Out (2011 Remaster)
The Smiths
The Queen Is Dead
04:04
8Inbetween Days
Inbetween Days
The Cure
Greatest Hits
02:57
9Bizarre Love Triangle
Bizarre Love Triangle
New Order
Brotherhood (Collector's Edition)
04:23
10Cities In Dust (Single Version)
Cities In Dust (Single Version)
Siouxsie And The Banshees
The Best Of...
04:04
11Lips Like Sugar
Lips Like Sugar
Echo And The Bunnymen
80s Laidback Classics
04:51
12Under the Milky Way
Under the Milky Way
The Church
Starfish
04:57
13Don't Stand So Close To Me
Don't Stand So Close To Me
The Police
Zenyatta Mondatta (Remastered 2003)
04:02
14Rock the Casbah (Remastered)
Rock the Casbah (Remastered)
The Clash
Combat Rock (Remastered)
03:42
15Brass in Pocket
Brass in Pocket
Pretenders
The Singles
03:04
16Save It for Later
Save It for Later
The Beat
Hard to Beat
03:33
17Don't Dream It's Over
Don't Dream It's Over
Crowded House
The Very Very Best Of Crowded House
03:58
18Cuts You Up
Cuts You Up
Peter Murphy
Deep
05:27
19Never Let Me Down Again
Never Let Me Down Again
Depeche Mode
Music for the Masses (Deluxe)
04:48
20Pretty in Pink
Pretty in Pink
The Psychedelic Furs
The Psychedelic Furs Superhits
04:00
21She Sells Sanctuary
She Sells Sanctuary
The Cult
Love
04:13
22Jane Says
Jane Says
Jane's Addiction
Nothing's Shocking [Explicit]
04:47
23A Girl Like You
A Girl Like You
The Smithereens
Smithereens 11
04:42
24Don't Change
Don't Change
INXS
Shabooh Shoobah (Remastered)
04:28
25Town Called Malice
Town Called Malice
The Jam
The Gift
02:55
26And We Danced
And We Danced
The Hooters
Nervous Night
03:48
27Roam
Roam
The B-52's
Cosmic Thing
04:55
28Mexican Radio
Mexican Radio
Wall Of Voodoo
New Wave Hits Of The 80s
04:09
29Punk Rock Girl
Punk Rock Girl
The Dead Milkmen
Beelzebubba [Explicit]
02:38
30Anything, Anything
Anything, Anything
Dramarama
Cinema Verite
03:26
31Dead Man's Party
Dead Man's Party
Oingo Boingo
Best O' Boingo
06:22
32Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
The Police
Ghost In The Machine (Remastered 2003) [Explicit]
04:20
33Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) [2018 Remaster]
Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) [2018 Remaster]
Kate Bush
Hounds of Love (2018 Remaster)
05:01
34Birthday (Icelandic Version)
Birthday (Icelandic Version)
The Sugarcubes
Birthday
03:57
35Mad World
Mad World
Tears For Fears
The Hurting
03:35
36Lovesong (Remastered)
Lovesong (Remastered)
The Cure
Disintegration (Remastered)
03:28
37Suedehead (2010 Remaster)
Suedehead (2010 Remaster)
Morrissey
Bona Drag
03:42
38Mandinka
Mandinka
Sinéad O'Connor
Lion and the Cobra
03:48
39I Wanna Be Adored (Remastered)
I Wanna Be Adored (Remastered)
The Stone Roses
The Stone Roses (20th Anniversary Legacy Edition)
04:53
40There She Goes
There She Goes
The La's
The La's
02:39
41About A Girl
About A Girl
Nirvana
Bleach (Deluxe Edition)
02:48
42Plateau
Plateau
Meat Puppets
II
02:22
43Kiss Off
Kiss Off
Violent Femmes
Violent Femmes [Explicit]
02:57
44Just Like Honey
Just Like Honey
The Jesus And Mary Chain
Psychocandy [Explicit]
03:02
45Here Comes Your Man
Here Comes Your Man
Pixies
Doolittle
03:21
46Ma and Pa
Ma and Pa
Fishbone
Truth And Soul
03:18
47Higher Ground (Remastered 2003)
Higher Ground (Remastered 2003)
E
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Mother's Milk [Explicit]
03:22
48Head Like A Hole
Head Like A Hole
Nine Inch Nails
Pretty Hate Machine (Remastered) [Explicit]
05:00
49Beds Are Burning (Remastered)
Beds Are Burning (Remastered)
Midnight Oil
Diesel And Dust
04:15
50New Year's Day (Remastered 2008)
New Year's Day (Remastered 2008)
U2
War (Remastered)
05:36
51Rain in the Summertime (Remastered)
Rain in the Summertime (Remastered)
The Alarm
Eye of the Hurricane (1987-1988 Remastered)
05:15
52In a Big Country
In a Big Country
Big Country
Dom Hemingway
04:43
53It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)
It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)
R.E.M.
Document (R.E.M. No. 5)
04:06
54The Walls Came Down
The Walls Came Down
Michael Been AKA The Call
The Best Of The Call
03:40
55Bring on the Dancing Horses
Bring on the Dancing Horses
Echo And The Bunnymen
Songs to Learn & Sing
03:55
56If You Leave (Remastered 2019)
If You Leave (Remastered 2019)
OMD
Souvenir
04:30
57I Melt with You
I Melt with You
Modern English
After the Snow
04:12
58This Is the Day
This Is the Day
The The
Soul Mining
04:57
59Everyday I Write The Book
Everyday I Write The Book
Elvis Costello
The Best Of The First 10 Years
03:54
60Tempted
Tempted
Squeeze
Greatest Hits
03:58
61My Ever Changing Moods (Single Version)
My Ever Changing Moods (Single Version)
The Style Council
Greatest Hits
04:03
62Oblivious
Oblivious
Aztec Camera
The Best Of Aztec Camera
03:11
63Happy Hour
Happy Hour
The Housemartins
London 0 Hull 4
02:25
64Someday, Someway
Someday, Someway
Marshall Crenshaw
Sound of the 80's
02:52
65Senses Working Overtime
Senses Working Overtime
XTC
Fossil Fuel: The XTC Singles Collection 1977 - 1992
04:34
66How Soon Is Now? (2011 Remaster)
How Soon Is Now? (2011 Remaster)
The Smiths
Hatful of Hollow
06:48
67See A Little Light
See A Little Light
Bob Mould
Workbook
03:32
68Crash
Crash
The Primitives
Lovely
02:31
69I Got You
I Got You
Split Enz
True Colours
03:29
70Mirror in the Bathroom
Mirror in the Bathroom
The Beat
I Just Can't Stop It
03:06
71Shadowplay (2019 Remaster)
Shadowplay (2019 Remaster)
Joy Division
Unknown Pleasures (2019 Digital Master)
03:55
72So Alive
So Alive
Love And Rockets
Love and Rockets
04:18
73E=MC2
E=MC2
Big Audio Dynamite
The Best Of
05:56
74Blasphemous Rumours
Blasphemous Rumours
Depeche Mode
Some Great Reward (Deluxe)
06:22
75Alive And Kicking
Alive And Kicking
Simple Minds
Once Upon A Time (Super Deluxe)
05:26
76It's My Life (1997 Remastered Version)
It's My Life (1997 Remastered Version)
Talk Talk
It's My Life
03:53
77Slave To Love
Slave To Love
Bryan Ferry
Boys And Girls
04:26
78Golden Brown
Golden Brown
The Stranglers
La Folie [Explicit]
03:26
79This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)
This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)
Talking Heads
Speaking in Tongues
04:55
80Genius Of Love
Genius Of Love
Tom Tom Club
Tom Tom Club (Deluxe Edition - E Album)
05:39
81Steppin' Out
Steppin' Out
Joe Jackson
Steppin' Out: The Very Best Of Joe Jackson
04:22
82When Love Breaks Down
When Love Breaks Down
Prefab Sprout
Steve McQueen
04:06
83Like the Weather
Like the Weather
10,000 Maniacs
In My Tribe
03:56
84Sweet Jane
Sweet Jane
Cowboy Junkies
The Trinity Session
03:35
85Take the Skinheads Bowling
Take the Skinheads Bowling
Camper Van Beethoven
Cooking Vinyl 1986 - 2016
02:32
86Ana Ng
Ana Ng
They Might Be Giants
Lincoln
03:23
87Crazy Rhythms
Crazy Rhythms
The Feelies
Crazy Rhythms
06:12
88The One I Love
The One I Love
R.E.M.
Document (R.E.M. No. 5)
03:18
89That's When I Reach For My Revolver
That's When I Reach For My Revolver
Mission Of Burma
Signals, Calls and Marches
03:54
90Don't Want to Know If You Are Lonely
Don't Want to Know If You Are Lonely
Hüsker Dü
Candy Apple Grey
03:30
91A Million Miles Away
A Million Miles Away
The Plimsouls
Beach Town Confidential: Live at the Golden Bear 1983
04:00
92Sex Beat
Sex Beat
E
The Gun Club
Fire Of Love
02:48
93Never Say Never
Never Say Never
E
Romeo Void
Warm, In Your Coat
05:53
94Add It Up
Add It Up
E
Violent Femmes
Violent Femmes [Explicit]
04:44
95Can't Hardly Wait (2008 Remaster)
Can't Hardly Wait (2008 Remaster)
The Replacements
Pleased to Meet Me (Expanded) [Explicit]
03:08
96What's My Scene?
What's My Scene?
The Hoodoo Gurus
Gold Watch: 20 Golden Greats
03:49
97Freak Scene
Freak Scene
E
Dinosaur Jr.
Bug [Explicit]
03:36
98Teen Age Riot
Teen Age Riot
Sonic Youth
Daydream Nation (Deluxe Edition)
06:57
99Cupid Come
Cupid Come
my bloody valentine
Isn’t Anything
04:30
100Tugboat
Tugboat
Galaxie 500
Today
03:56
101Carolyn's Fingers
Carolyn's Fingers
Cocteau Twins
Blue Bell Knoll
03:07
102Destination Unknown
Destination Unknown
Missing Persons
The Best Of Missing Persons
03:36
103Straight to Hell (Remastered)
Straight to Hell (Remastered)
The Clash
Sound System [Explicit]
05:31
104True Faith (2015 Remaster)
True Faith (2015 Remaster)
New Order
Singles (2016 Remaster)
04:12
105I Love a Man In a Uniform
I Love a Man In a Uniform
Gang Of Four
80s Alternative
04:07
106Eighties (2007 Digital Remaster)
Eighties (2007 Digital Remaster)
Killing Joke
Night Time
03:59
107Waiting Room
Waiting Room
Fugazi
13 Songs
02:53
108We Care a Lot
We Care a Lot
Faith No More
This Is It: The Best of Faith No More
04:02
109Head On
Head On
The Jesus And Mary Chain
Automatic (Expanded Version) [Explicit]
04:11
110World Shut Your Mouth
World Shut Your Mouth
Julian Cope
The Collection
03:38
111Gloria (Remastered 2008)
Gloria (Remastered 2008)
U2
October (Remastered)
04:13
112Once in a Lifetime
Once in a Lifetime
Talking Heads
Remain in Light
04:19
113What You Need
What You Need
INXS
Listen Like Thieves (Remastered)
03:36
114Perfect Way
Perfect Way
Scritti Politti
Cupid & Psyche 85
04:44
115I Will Dare
I Will Dare
The Replacements
Let It Be
03:18
116A Girl in Trouble (Is a Temporary Thing)
A Girl in Trouble (Is a Temporary Thing)
Romeo Void
Warm, In Your Coat
04:17
117Let's Go To Bed
Let's Go To Bed
The Cure
Greatest Hits
03:33
118Ashes to Ashes (2017 Remaster)
Ashes to Ashes (2017 Remaster)
David Bowie
Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) [2017 Remaster]
04:26
119I Love You, Suzanne
I Love You, Suzanne
Lou Reed
New Sensations
03:17
120Homosapien
Homosapien
Pete Shelley
Homosapien
04:34
121When It's Over
When It's Over
The Wipers
Youth of America
06:34
122The Killing Moon
The Killing Moon
Echo And The Bunnymen
Songs to Learn & Sing
05:46
123Gigantic (Remastered)
Gigantic (Remastered)
Pixies
Surfer Rosa [Explicit]
03:56
124History Lesson Part 2
History Lesson Part 2
E
Minutemen
Double Nickels on the Dime
02:12
125Waiting for the Great Leap Forwards
Waiting for the Great Leap Forwards
Billy Bragg
Must I Paint You a Picture?: The Essential Billy Bragg
04:36
126Dear God (Remastered 2001)
Dear God (Remastered 2001)
XTC
Skylarking
03:39
127Ask (2011 Remaster)
Ask (2011 Remaster)
The Smiths
Louder Than Bombs
03:18
128Pulling Mussels (From The Shell)
Pulling Mussels (From The Shell)
Squeeze
Greatest Hits
04:00
129Ship of Fools
Ship of Fools
World Party feat. Anthony Thistlethwaite
Private Revolution
04:29
130The Whole of the Moon
The Whole of the Moon
The Waterboys
The Best of The Waterboys (1981-1990)
04:59
131I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)
I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)
The Proclaimers
Sunshine on Leith
03:39
132I Want You
I Want You
Elvis Costello
The Best Of The First 10 Years
06:42
133You Keep It All In
You Keep It All In
The Beautiful South
Soup [Explicit]
02:54
134Love Plus One
Love Plus One
Haircut 100
Pelican West Plus
03:33
135Happy Birthday
Happy Birthday
Altered Images
I Could Be Happy: The Best Of Altered Images
02:58