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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 channeled the sounds of their record collections.

135 SONGS • 9 HOURS AND 30 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
Bastards of Young
E
The Replacements
Sound of Alt Rock [Explicit]
03:38
4Where Is My Mind? (2007 Remaster)
Where Is My Mind? (2007 Remaster)
Pixies
Surfer Rosa (2007 Remaster) [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
There Is a Light That Never Goes Out
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 (2015 Remaster)
Bizarre Love Triangle (2015 Remaster)
New Order
The 80s [Explicit]
04:22
10The Downtown Lights
The Downtown Lights
The Blue Nile
Hats (Deluxe Version)
06:31
11Cities In Dust
Cities In Dust
Siouxsie And The Banshees
Tinderbox
03:52
12Mandinka
Mandinka
Sinéad O'Connor
Lion and the Cobra
03:48
13Lips Like Sugar
Lips Like Sugar
Echo And The Bunnymen
Sound of Alt Rock [Explicit]
04:51
14Under the Milky Way
Under the Milky Way
The Church
Starfish (Deluxe Edition)
04:58
15Don't Stand So Close To Me
Don't Stand So Close To Me
The Police
Zenyatta Mondatta (Remastered 2003)
04:03
16Rock the Casbah (Remastered)
Rock the Casbah (Remastered)
The Clash
Combat Rock (Remastered)
03:42
17Brass in Pocket (2018 Remaster)
Brass in Pocket (2018 Remaster)
Pretenders
Pretenders (2018 Remaster) [Explicit]
03:04
18Save It For Later
Save It For Later
The English Beat
Special Beat Service (Remastered)
03:33
19Don't Dream It's Over
Don't Dream It's Over
Crowded House
Crowded House
03:57
20Cuts You Up
Cuts You Up
Peter Murphy
Deep
05:27
21Never Let Me Down Again
Never Let Me Down Again
Depeche Mode
Music for the Masses (Deluxe)
04:48
22Pretty in Pink
Pretty in Pink
The Psychedelic Furs
Talk Talk Talk
03:59
23Rise
Rise
Public Image Limited
Public Image Ltd.
06:18
24She Sells Sanctuary (Remastered)
She Sells Sanctuary (Remastered)
The Cult
Love (Expanded Edition) [Explicit]
04:23
25Jane Says
Jane Says
Jane's Addiction
Nothing's Shocking
04:52
26A Girl Like You
A Girl Like You
The Smithereens
Smithereens 11
04:42
27Don't Change
Don't Change
INXS
Shabooh Shoobah
04:26
28Town Called Malice
Town Called Malice
The Jam
The Gift (Deluxe Edition)
02:54
29And We Danced
And We Danced
The Hooters
Hooterization: A Retrospective
03:50
30Roam (2019 Remaster)
Roam (2019 Remaster)
The B-52's
Cosmic Thing (30th Anniversary Expanded Edition)
04:54
31Call Of The West
Call Of The West
E
Wall Of Voodoo
Call Of The West
05:59
32Punk Rock Girl
Punk Rock Girl
The Dead Milkmen
Beelzebubba [Explicit]
02:38
33Anything, Anything
Anything, Anything
Dramarama
Cinema Verite
03:26
34Dead Man's Party
Dead Man's Party
Oingo Boingo
Dead Man's Party
06:21
35Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
The Police
Ghost In The Machine (Remastered 2003) [Explicit]
04:21
36Running 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
37Birthday
Birthday
The Sugarcubes
Life's Too Good
03:59
38Mad World
Mad World
Tears For Fears
The Hurting
03:35
39Lovesong (2010 Remaster)
Lovesong (2010 Remaster)
The Cure
Disintegration (2010 Remaster)
03:30
40Suedehead (2010 Remaster)
Suedehead (2010 Remaster)
Morrissey
Bona Drag (2010 Remaster)
03:42
41I Wanna Be Adored (Remastered 2009)
I Wanna Be Adored (Remastered 2009)
The Stone Roses
The Stone Roses
04:53
42There She Goes
There She Goes
The La's
The La's (Deluxe Edition)
02:42
43About A Girl
About A Girl
Nirvana
Bleach (Deluxe Edition)
02:48
44Kiss Off
Kiss Off
Violent Femmes
Violent Femmes [Explicit]
02:57
45Just Like Honey
Just Like Honey
The Jesus And Mary Chain
Sound of Alt Rock [Explicit]
03:02
46Here Comes Your Man
Here Comes Your Man
Pixies
Doolittle
03:21
47Ma and Pa
Ma and Pa
Fishbone
Truth And Soul
03:18
48Higher Ground (Remastered 2003)
Higher Ground (Remastered 2003)
E
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Mother's Milk [Explicit]
03:22
49Head Like A Hole
Head Like A Hole
Nine Inch Nails
Pretty Hate Machine (Remastered) [Explicit]
05:00
50Beds Are Burning (Remastered)
Beds Are Burning (Remastered)
Midnight Oil
Diesel And Dust
04:15
51New Year's Day (Remastered 2008)
New Year's Day (Remastered 2008)
U2
War (Remastered)
05:36
52Rain in the Summertime (Remastered)
Rain in the Summertime (Remastered)
The Alarm
Eye of the Hurricane (1987-1988 Remastered)
05:15
53In A Big Country
In A Big Country
Big Country
The Crossing
04:44
54It'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)
04:07
55The Walls Came Down
The Walls Came Down
Michael Been AKA The Call
The Best Of The Call
03:40
56Bring on the Dancing Horses
Bring on the Dancing Horses
Echo And The Bunnymen
Songs to Learn & Sing
03:56
57If You Leave (From "Pretty In Pink")
If You Leave (From "Pretty In Pink")
OMD
Pretty In Pink
04:25
58I Melt with You
I Melt with You
Modern English
After the Snow
04:12
59This Is the Day
This Is the Day
The The
Soul Mining
04:57
60Everyday I Write The Book
Everyday I Write The Book
Elvis Costello
Punch The Clock
03:54
61Tempted
Tempted
Squeeze
East Side Story
04:00
62My Ever Changing Moods
My Ever Changing Moods
The Style Council
Cafe Bleu
03:37
63Oblivious
Oblivious
Aztec Camera
80s Classics: The Collection
03:12
64Happy Hour
Happy Hour
The Housemartins
The Last King Of Pop [Explicit]
02:21
65Someday, Someway (Remastered)
Someday, Someway (Remastered)
Marshall Crenshaw
Marshall Crenshaw (Deluxe)
02:49
66Senses Working Overtime (Remastered 2001)
Senses Working Overtime (Remastered 2001)
XTC
English Settlement
04:51
67How Soon Is Now? (2008 Remaster)
How Soon Is Now? (2008 Remaster)
The Smiths
The Sound of the Smiths (Deluxe) [2008 Remaster]
06:47
68See A Little Light
See A Little Light
Bob Mould
Workbook
03:32
69Crash
Crash
The Primitives
Lovely
02:31
70I Got You
I Got You
Split Enz
Classic Rock, Vol. 1 [Explicit]
03:27
71Mirror In the Bathroom
Mirror In the Bathroom
The English Beat
I Just Can't Stop It (Remastered)
03:10
72Shadowplay
Shadowplay
Joy Division
Inconformistes: La meilleur musique alternative
03:53
73So Alive
So Alive
Love And Rockets
Love and Rockets
04:18
74E=MC2
E=MC2
Big Audio Dynamite
This Is Big Audio Dynamite
05:54
75Blasphemous Rumours
Blasphemous Rumours
Depeche Mode
Some Great Reward (Deluxe)
06:22
76Alive And Kicking
Alive And Kicking
Simple Minds
Once Upon A Time (Super Deluxe)
05:26
77It's My Life
It's My Life
Talk Talk
Hot 80s Hits
03:52
78Slave To Love
Slave To Love
Bryan Ferry
Boys And Girls
04:26
79Golden Brown
Golden Brown
The Stranglers
80 from the 80's
03:27
80This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody) [2005 Remaster]
This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody) [2005 Remaster]
Talking Heads
Hot 80s Hits
04:56
81Genius of Love
Genius of Love
Tom Tom Club
Tom Tom Club
05:34
82Steppin' Out
Steppin' Out
Joe Jackson
Night And Day
04:28
83When Love Breaks Down
When Love Breaks Down
Prefab Sprout
Steve McQueen
04:06
84Like the Weather
Like the Weather
10,000 Maniacs
In My Tribe
03:56
85Sweet Jane
Sweet Jane
Cowboy Junkies
The Trinity Session
03:35
86Ana Ng
Ana Ng
They Might Be Giants
Lincoln
03:23
87Crazy Rhythms
Crazy Rhythms
The Feelies
Crazy Rhythms
06:10
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
Sound of Alt Rock [Explicit]
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 [Explicit]
02:49
93Never Say Never
Never Say Never
E
Romeo Void
Warm, In Your Coat
05:54
94Add It Up
Add It Up
E
Violent Femmes
Violent Femmes [Explicit]
04:44
95Can't Hardly Wait (2020 Remaster)
Can't Hardly Wait (2020 Remaster)
The Replacements
Pleased To Meet Me (Deluxe Edition) [Explicit]
03:06
96What's My Scene (2005 Remaster)
What's My Scene (2005 Remaster)
The Hoodoo Gurus
Blow Your Cool
03:49
97Freak Scene
Freak Scene
E
Dinosaur Jr.
Bug [Explicit]
03:36
98Teen Age Riot (Album Version)
Teen Age Riot (Album Version)
Sonic Youth
Daydream Nation (Deluxe Edition)
06:57
99Cupid Come
Cupid Come
my bloody valentine
Isn't Anything [Explicit]
04:29
100Carolyn's Fingers
Carolyn's Fingers
Cocteau Twins
Blue Bell Knoll
03:06
101Destination Unknown
Destination Unknown
Missing Persons
Spring Session M.
03:37
102Straight to Hell (Remastered)
Straight to Hell (Remastered)
The Clash
Combat Rock (Remastered)
05:31
103True Faith (2015 Remaster)
True Faith (2015 Remaster)
New Order
Singles (2016 Remaster)
04:12
104I Love a Man in a Uniform
I Love a Man in a Uniform
Gang Of Four
Songs Of The Free
04:07
105Eighties (2007 Digital Remaster)
Eighties (2007 Digital Remaster)
Killing Joke
Night Time
03:59
106Waiting Room
Waiting Room
Fugazi
13 Songs
02:53
107We Care a Lot
We Care a Lot
Faith No More
Introduce Yourself
04:02
108Head On
Head On
The Jesus And Mary Chain
Alternative 90s [Explicit]
04:11
109World Shut Your Mouth
World Shut Your Mouth
Julian Cope
Saint Julian
03:34
110Gloria (Remastered 2008)
Gloria (Remastered 2008)
U2
October (Remastered)
04:13
111Once In a Lifetime (2005 Remaster)
Once In a Lifetime (2005 Remaster)
Talking Heads
Gypsy - 80's Road Trip
04:20
112What You Need (Single)
What You Need (Single)
INXS
Listen Like Thieves
03:34
113Perfect Way
Perfect Way
Scritti Politti
Cupid & Psyche 85
04:44
114I Will Dare
I Will Dare
The Replacements
I Wanna Rock: 1984 Rock [Explicit]
03:19
115A Girl in Trouble (Is a Temporary Thing)
A Girl in Trouble (Is a Temporary Thing)
Romeo Void
Instincts
04:17
116Let's Go To Bed
Let's Go To Bed
The Cure
Japanese Whispers
03:34
117Ashes to Ashes (2017 Remaster)
Ashes to Ashes (2017 Remaster)
David Bowie
Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) [2017 Remaster]
04:26
118I Love You, Suzanne
I Love You, Suzanne
Lou Reed
New Sensations
03:17
119Homosapien
Homosapien
Pete Shelley
Homosapien
04:34
120The Killing Moon
The Killing Moon
Echo And The Bunnymen
Ocean Rain
05:47
121Gigantic (2007 Remaster)
Gigantic (2007 Remaster)
Pixies
Surfer Rosa (2007 Remaster) [Explicit]
03:56
122History Lesson Part 2
History Lesson Part 2
E
Minutemen
Double Nickels on the Dime [Explicit]
02:12
123Waiting 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
124Dear God (Remastered 2001)
Dear God (Remastered 2001)
XTC
Skylarking
03:40
125Ask
Ask
The Smiths
Summer Ballads
03:18
126Pulling Mussels (From The Shell)
Pulling Mussels (From The Shell)
Squeeze
Argybargy
03:58
127Ship Of Fools (Album Version)
Ship Of Fools (Album Version)
World Party
Private Revolution
04:28
128The Whole of the Moon
The Whole of the Moon
The Waterboys
The Best of The Waterboys (1981-1990)
04:59
129I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)
I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)
The Proclaimers
Sing-a-Long Car Songs [Explicit]
03:40
130I Want You
I Want You
Elvis Costello
Blood And Chocolate
06:41
131You Keep It All In
You Keep It All In
The Beautiful South
Welcome To The Beautiful South
02:54
132Love Plus One
Love Plus One
Haircut 100
Pelican West Plus
03:33
133Happy Birthday
Happy Birthday
Altered Images
I Could Be Happy: The Best Of Altered Images
02:58
134Come on Home
Come on Home
Everything But The Girl
Baby, the Stars Shine Bright
03:21
135Say Hello, Wave Goodbye (7" Single Version)
Say Hello, Wave Goodbye (7" Single Version)
Soft Cell
Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret
05:30