Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Music 06-17-2026

Pitchfork the 200 Best Songs of the 1980s
42. Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)
43. New Order - Bizarre Love Triangle
44. Laurie Anderson - O Superman (For Massenet)
45. De La Soul - Me Myself and I
46. The Jesus and Mary Chain - Just Like Honey
47. Joy Division - Atmosphere
48. Janet Jackson - When I Think of You
49. Neneh Cherry - Buffalo Stance
50. Madonna - Like a Prayer
51. Bruce Springsteen - I'm On Fire
52. The Stone Roses - I Wanna Be Adored
53. Kraftwerk - Computer Love
54. Roxy Music - More Than This
55. New Order - Ceremony
56. Bob Marley & The Wailers - Could You Be Loved
57. Eric B. & Rakim - Follow the Leader
58. Hall & Oates - I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)
59. Depeche Mode - Never Let Me Down Again
60. ESG - Moody
61. Gang Starr - DJ Premier in Deep Concentration
62. The Art of Noise - Moments in Love
63. Stevie Nicks - Edge of Seventeen
64. David Bowie - Let's Dance

Monday, June 15, 2026

Music 06-15-2026

Pitchfork the 200 Best Songs of the 1980s
65. Echo & the Bunnymen - The Killing Moon
66. The Replacements - Alex Chilton
67. Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine
68. Biz Markie - Just A Friend
69. Prince - When You Were Mine
70. Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls
71. Bruce Springsteen - Atlantic City
72. Bad Brains - Pay To Cum
73. Pixies - Debaser
74. Dinosaur Jr. - Freak Scene
75. Black Flag - Rise Above
76. Fingers Inc. - Can You Feel It

Genesis Owusu - REDSTAR WU & THE WORLDWIDE SCOURGE

Dua Saleh - Of Earth & Wires

Kevin Morby - Little Wide Open

Thursday, June 11, 2026

Music 06-11-2026

Pitchfork the 200 Best Songs of the 1980s
77. Metallica - Master of Puppets
78. The Specials - Ghost Town
79. Boogie Down Productions - South Bronx
80. Zapp - Computer Love
81. Diana Ross - Upside Down
82. Tears for Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule the World
83. My Bloody Valentine - You Made Me Realise
84. Slayer - Angel Of Death
85. Luther Vandross - Never Too Much
86. Tracy Chapman - Fast Car
87. Tenor Saw - Ring the Alarm
88. Evelyn "Champagne" King - Love Come Down
89. Fela Kuti - Coffin for Head of State
90. Blondie - Call Me
91. Grover Washington, Jr. - Just the Two of Us (ft. Bill Withers)
92. Fleetwood Mac - Gypsy
93. U2 - With Or Without You
94. Change - The Glow of Love
95. Grace Jones - Pull up to the Bumper
96. Cherrelle - Saturday Love
97. Rufus and Chaka Khan - Ain't Nobody
98. Violent Femmes - Blister In The Sun
99. Sister Nancy - Bam Bam
100. The Church - Under the Milky Way
101. Eazy E - The Boyz-N-The Hood
102. Michael Jackson - P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)

Wednesday, June 10, 2026

Music 06-10-2026

Pitchfork the 200 Best Songs of the 1980s
103. Whitney Houston - How Will I Know
104. AC/DC - Back in Black
105. The Cure - Pictures of You
106. Madonna - Borderline
107. The Alan Parsons Project - Eye in the Sky
108. Frankie Knuckles - Baby Wants to Ride
109. The Smiths - This Charming Man
110. Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - The Mercy Seat
111. The Clash - The Magnificent Seven
112. Nirvana - About A Girl
113. The Isley Brothers - Between the Sheets
114. Talk Talk - Life's What You Make It
115. INXS - Never Tear Us Apart
116. Sade - Is It a Crime
117. Rhythim is Rhythim - Strings Of Life
118. Minutemen - History Lesson Part 2
119. Soul II Soul - Back to Life
120. Rick James - Give It to Me Baby
121. Doug E. Fresh - La-Di-Da-Di
122. Grandmaster Flash & Melle Mel - White Lines (Don't Don't Do It)
123. Run-D.M.C. - It's Like That
124. De La Soul - Eye Know
125. The Replacements - Bastards Of Young
126. Janet Jackson - Control
127. Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want to Have Fun
128. R.E.M. - Radio Free Europe
129. This Mortal Coil - Song to the Siren
130. Phil Collins - In the Air Tonight
131. Yellowman - Nobody Move, Nobody Get Hurt
132. Godley & Creme - Cry
133. Fleetwood Mac - Everywhere
134. Queen - Under Pressure (with David Bowie)
135. Pixies - Gigantic
136. Motörhead - Ace Of Spades
137. Mission of Burma - That's When I Reach For My Revolver