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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.

139 SONGS • 9 HOURS AND 28 MINUTES

1Radio Free Europe
Radio Free Europe
R.E.M.
Murmur - Deluxe Edition
04:06
2I Will Follow (Remastered 2008)
I Will Follow (Remastered 2008)
U2
Boy (Remastered)
03:37
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
And She Was
Talking Heads
Little Creatures
03:39
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
8In Between Days (2006 Remaster)
In Between Days (2006 Remaster)
The Cure
The Head on the Door
02:58
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
Echo & The Bunnymen
04:52
12Under the Milky Way
Under the Milky Way
The Church
Radio Hits Of the '80s
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 (2006 Remaster)
Brass in Pocket (2006 Remaster)
The Pretenders
Pretenders [Reissue] [Explicit]
03:05
16Save It For Later
Save It For Later
The English Beat
Special Beat Service (Remastered)
03:33
17Don't Dream It's Over
Don't Dream It's Over
Crowded House
Crowded House
03:57
18Cuts You Up
Cuts You Up
Peter Murphy
Deep
05:27
19Never Let Me Down Again (2006 Remaster)
Never Let Me Down Again (2006 Remaster)
Depeche Mode
Music For The Masses [Digital Version]
04:51
20Pretty in Pink
Pretty in Pink
The Psychedelic Furs
Talk Talk Talk
03:59
21Rise
Rise
Public Image Limited
Public Image Ltd.
06:18
22She Sells Sanctuary (Remastered)
She Sells Sanctuary (Remastered)
The Cult
Love (Expanded Edition)
04:23
23Jane Says
Jane Says
Jane's Addiction
Nothing's Shocking [Explicit]
04:47
24A Girl Like You
A Girl Like You
The Smithereens
Smithereens 11
04:42
25Don't Change
Don't Change
INXS
Shabooh Shoobah
04:26
26Town Called Malice
Town Called Malice
The Jam
Snap
02:54
27And We Danced
And We Danced
The Hooters
Nervous Night
03:48
28Roam
Roam
The B-52's
Cosmic Thing
04:55
29Mexican Radio
Mexican Radio
Wall Of Voodoo
Guilty Pleasures
04:10
30Punk Rock Girl
Punk Rock Girl
The Dead Milkmen
Beelzebubba [Explicit]
02:38
31Anything, Anything
Anything, Anything
Dramarama
Cinema Verite
03:26
32Dead Man's Party
Dead Man's Party
Oingo Boingo
Dead Man's Party
06:21
33Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
The Police
Ghost In The Machine (Remastered 2003) [Explicit]
04:20
34Running 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
35Birthday
Birthday
The Sugarcubes
Life's Too Good
03:59
36Mad World
Mad World
Tears For Fears
The Hurting
03:35
37Lovesong (2010 Remaster)
Lovesong (2010 Remaster)
The Cure
Disintegration (2010 Remaster)
03:29
38Suedehead (2010 Remaster)
Suedehead (2010 Remaster)
Morrissey
Bona Drag (2010 Remaster)
03:42
39Mandinka
Mandinka
Sinéad O'Connor
Lion and the Cobra
03:48
40I Wanna Be Adored (Remastered)
I Wanna Be Adored (Remastered)
The Stone Roses
The Stone Roses (20th Anniversary Legacy Edition)
04:53
41Whisper to a Scream (Birds Fly) (Single Version)
Whisper to a Scream (Birds Fly) (Single Version)
The Icicle Works
Dance Vault Mixes - Whisper To A Scream (Birds Fly)
03:48
42There She Goes
There She Goes
The La's
The La's
02:42
43About A Girl
About A Girl
Nirvana
Bleach (Deluxe Edition)
02:48
44Plateau
Plateau
Meat Puppets
II
02:22
45Kiss Off
Kiss Off
Violent Femmes
Violent Femmes [Explicit]
02:57
46Just Like Honey (2021 EL Inocente version)
Just Like Honey (2021 EL Inocente version)
The Jesus And Mary Chain
Just Like Honey (2021 EL Inocente version)
03:02
47Here Comes Your Man
Here Comes Your Man
Pixies
Doolittle
03:21
48Ma and Pa
Ma and Pa
E
Fishbone
Truth And Soul
03:18
49Higher Ground (Remastered 2003)
Higher Ground (Remastered 2003)
E
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Mother's Milk [Explicit]
03:22
50Head Like A Hole
Head Like A Hole
Nine Inch Nails
Pretty Hate Machine (Remastered) [Explicit]
05:00
51Beds Are Burning (Remastered)
Beds Are Burning (Remastered)
Midnight Oil
Diesel And Dust
04:15
52New Year's Day (Remastered 2008)
New Year's Day (Remastered 2008)
U2
War (Remastered)
05:36
53Rain in the Summertime (Remastered)
Rain in the Summertime (Remastered)
The Alarm
Eye of the Hurricane (1987-1988 Remastered)
05:15
54In A Big Country
In A Big Country
Big Country
The Crossing
04:44
55It'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
56The Walls Came Down
The Walls Came Down
Michael Been AKA The Call
The Best Of The Call
03:40
57Bring on the Dancing Horses
Bring on the Dancing Horses
Echo And The Bunnymen
Songs to Learn & Sing
03:55
58If You Leave (From "Pretty In Pink")
If You Leave (From "Pretty In Pink")
OMD
Pretty In Pink
04:25
59I Melt with You
I Melt with You
Modern English
After the Snow
04:11
60This Is the Day
This Is the Day
The The
Soul Mining
04:57
61Everyday I Write The Book
Everyday I Write The Book
Elvis Costello
Punch The Clock
03:54
62Tempted
Tempted
Squeeze
East Side Story
04:00
63My Ever Changing Moods (Single Version)
My Ever Changing Moods (Single Version)
The Style Council
Greatest Hits
04:04
64Oblivious
Oblivious
Aztec Camera
High Land, Hard Rain
03:12
65Happy Hour
Happy Hour
The Housemartins
London 0 Hull 4
02:23
66Someday, Someway
Someday, Someway
Marshall Crenshaw
Marshall Crenshaw
02:49
67Senses Working Overtime
Senses Working Overtime
XTC
Fossil Fuel: The XTC Singles Collection 1977 - 1992
04:34
68How Soon Is Now? (2008 Remaster)
How Soon Is Now? (2008 Remaster)
The Smiths
The Sound of the Smiths (2008 Remaster)
06:47
69See A Little Light
See A Little Light
Bob Mould
Workbook
03:32
70Crash
Crash
The Primitives
Lovely
02:31
71I Got You
I Got You
Split Enz
True Colours
03:29
72Mirror In the Bathroom
Mirror In the Bathroom
The English Beat
I Just Can't Stop It (Remastered)
03:10
73Shadowplay (2019 Remaster)
Shadowplay (2019 Remaster)
Joy Division
Unknown Pleasures (2019 Digital Master)
03:55
74So Alive
So Alive
Love And Rockets
Love and Rockets
04:18
75E=MC2
E=MC2
Big Audio Dynamite
This Is Big Audio Dynamite
05:54
76Blasphemous Rumours (2006 Remaster)
Blasphemous Rumours (2006 Remaster)
Depeche Mode
Some Great Reward (2006 Remaster)
06:21
77Alive And Kicking
Alive And Kicking
Simple Minds
Once Upon A Time (Super Deluxe)
05:26
78It's My Life (1997 Remastered Version)
It's My Life (1997 Remastered Version)
Talk Talk
It's My Life
03:53
79Slave To Love
Slave To Love
Bryan Ferry
Boys And Girls
04:26
80Golden Brown
Golden Brown
The Stranglers
La Folie [Explicit]
03:26
81This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)
This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)
Talking Heads
Speaking in Tongues
04:55
82Genius of Love
Genius of Love
Tom Tom Club
Tom Tom Club
05:34
83Steppin' Out
Steppin' Out
Joe Jackson
Night And Day
04:28
84When Love Breaks Down
When Love Breaks Down
Prefab Sprout
Steve McQueen
04:06
85Like the Weather
Like the Weather
10,000 Maniacs
In My Tribe
03:56
86Sweet Jane
Sweet Jane
Cowboy Junkies
Best Of Cowboy Junkies
03:37
87Take the Skinheads Bowling
Take the Skinheads Bowling
Camper Van Beethoven
Cooking Vinyl 1986 - 2016
02:32
88Ana Ng
Ana Ng
They Might Be Giants
Lincoln
03:23
89Crazy Rhythms
Crazy Rhythms
The Feelies
Crazy Rhythms
06:10
90The One I Love
The One I Love
R.E.M.
Document (R.E.M. No. 5)
03:18
91That's When I Reach For My Revolver
That's When I Reach For My Revolver
Mission Of Burma
Signals, Calls and Marches
03:54
92Don't Want to Know If You Are Lonely
Don't Want to Know If You Are Lonely
Hüsker Dü
Candy Apple Grey
03:30
93A Million Miles Away
A Million Miles Away
The Plimsouls
Beach Town Confidential: Live At The Golden Bear 1983
04:00
94Sex Beat (Remastered 2020)
Sex Beat (Remastered 2020)
E
The Gun Club
Fire of Love (Remastered 2020)
02:48
95Never Say Never
Never Say Never
E
Romeo Void
Warm, In Your Coat
05:53
96Add It Up
Add It Up
E
Violent Femmes
Violent Femmes [Explicit]
04:44
97Can't Hardly Wait (2008 Remaster)
Can't Hardly Wait (2008 Remaster)
The Replacements
Pleased to Meet Me (Expanded) [Explicit]
03:08
98What's My Scene
What's My Scene
The Hoodoo Gurus
Blow Your Cool
03:49
99Freak Scene
Freak Scene
E
Dinosaur Jr.
Bug [Explicit]
03:36
100Teen Age Riot
Teen Age Riot
Sonic Youth
Daydream Nation (Deluxe Edition)
06:57
101Cupid Come
Cupid Come
my bloody valentine
Isn't Anything [Explicit]
04:29
102Tugboat
Tugboat
Galaxie 500
Today
03:56
103Carolyn's Fingers
Carolyn's Fingers
Cocteau Twins
Blue Bell Knoll
03:07
104Destination Unknown
Destination Unknown
Missing Persons
The Best Of Missing Persons
03:36
105Straight to Hell (Remastered)
Straight to Hell (Remastered)
The Clash
Sound System [Explicit]
05:31
106True Faith (2015 Remaster)
True Faith (2015 Remaster)
New Order
Singles (2016 Remaster)
04:12
107I Love a Man In Uniform
I Love a Man In Uniform
Gang Of Four
Songs of the Free
04:07
108Eighties (2007 Digital Remaster)
Eighties (2007 Digital Remaster)
Killing Joke
Night Time
03:59
109Waiting Room
Waiting Room
Fugazi
13 Songs
02:53
110We Care a Lot
We Care a Lot
Faith No More
This Is It: The Best of Faith No More
04:02
111Head On
Head On
The Jesus And Mary Chain
Automatic (Expanded Version) [Explicit]
04:11
112World Shut Your Mouth
World Shut Your Mouth
Julian Cope
Saint Julian
03:34
113Gloria (Remastered 2008)
Gloria (Remastered 2008)
U2
October (Remastered)
04:13
114Once in a Lifetime
Once in a Lifetime
Talking Heads
Remain in Light
04:19
115What You Need (Single)
What You Need (Single)
INXS
Listen Like Thieves
03:34
116Perfect Way
Perfect Way
Scritti Politti
Cupid & Psyche 85
04:44
117I Will Dare
I Will Dare
The Replacements
Let It Be
03:18
118A Girl in Trouble (Is a Temporary Thing)
A Girl in Trouble (Is a Temporary Thing)
Romeo Void
Warm, In Your Coat
04:17
119Let's Go To Bed
Let's Go To Bed
The Cure
Japanese Whispers
03:34
120Ashes to Ashes (2017 Remaster)
Ashes to Ashes (2017 Remaster)
David Bowie
Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) [2017 Remaster]
04:26
121I Love You, Suzanne
I Love You, Suzanne
Lou Reed
New Sensations
03:17
122Homosapien
Homosapien
Pete Shelley
Homosapien
04:34
123When It's Over
When It's Over
E
The Wipers
Youth of America
06:34
124The Killing Moon
The Killing Moon
Echo And The Bunnymen
Songs to Learn & Sing
05:46
125Gigantic (Remastered)
Gigantic (Remastered)
Pixies
Surfer Rosa [Explicit]
03:56
126History Lesson Part 2
History Lesson Part 2
E
Minutemen
Double Nickels on the Dime
02:12
127Waiting 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
128Dear God (Remastered 2001)
Dear God (Remastered 2001)
XTC
Skylarking
03:39
129Ask (2008 Remaster)
Ask (2008 Remaster)
The Smiths
The Sound of the Smiths (2008 Remaster)
03:16
130Pulling Mussels (From The Shell)
Pulling Mussels (From The Shell)
Squeeze
Argybargy
03:58
131Ship of Fools
Ship of Fools
World Party feat. Anthony Thistlethwaite
Private Revolution
04:29
132The Whole of the Moon
The Whole of the Moon
The Waterboys
The Best of The Waterboys (1981-1990)
04:59
133I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)
I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)
The Proclaimers
Sunshine on Leith
03:39
134I Want You