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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.

134 SONGS • 9 HOURS AND 23 MINUTES

1Radio Free Europe
Radio Free Europe
R.E.M.
Murmur - Deluxe Edition
04:06
2I Will Follow
I Will Follow
U2
U218 Singles
03:36
3Bastards of Young (2008 Remaster)
Bastards of Young (2008 Remaster)
E
The Replacements
Tim (Expanded)
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 (2005 Remaster)
And She Was (2005 Remaster)
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 (2008 Remaster)
There Is a Light That Never Goes Out (2008 Remaster)
The Smiths
The Sound of the Smiths (Deluxe) [2008 Remaster]
04:05
8Inbetween Days
Inbetween Days
The Cure
The Head On The Door (Remastered)
02:58
9Bizarre Love Triangle
Bizarre Love Triangle
New Order
Brotherhood (Collector's Edition)
04:23
10Cities In Dust
Cities In Dust
Siouxsie And The Banshees
Retro Mania 5
03:52
11Mandinka
Mandinka
Sinéad O'Connor
Lion and the Cobra
03:48
12Lips Like Sugar
Lips Like Sugar
Echo And The Bunnymen
Echo & The Bunnymen (Expanded) [2008 Remaster]
04:51
13Under The Milky Way
Under The Milky Way
The Church
Starfish [Explicit]
04:58
14Don't Stand So Close To Me
Don't Stand So Close To Me
The Police
Zenyatta Mondatta (Remastered 2003)
04:03
15Rock the Casbah (Remastered)
Rock the Casbah (Remastered)
The Clash
Combat Rock (Remastered)
03:42
16Brass in Pocket (2018 Remaster)
Brass in Pocket (2018 Remaster)
Pretenders
Pretenders (Deluxe Edition) [Explicit]
03:04
17Save It for Later
Save It for Later
The Beat
Special Beat Service
03:33
18Don't Dream It's Over
Don't Dream It's Over
Crowded House
Crowded House (Deluxe)
03:58
19Cuts You Up
Cuts You Up
Peter Murphy
Deep
05:27
20Never Let Me Down Again
Never Let Me Down Again
Depeche Mode
Music for the Masses (Deluxe)
04:48
21Pretty in Pink
Pretty in Pink
The Psychedelic Furs
Heaven: The Best Of The Psychedelic Furs
03:59
22She Sells Sanctuary (Long Version)
She Sells Sanctuary (Long Version)
The Cult
Love (Expanded Edition) [Explicit]
06:59
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 (2011 Remaster)
Don't Change (2011 Remaster)
INXS
Shabooh Shoobah (40th Anniversary / Deluxe Edition)
04:28
26Town Called Malice
Town Called Malice
The Jam
The Gift
02:55
27And We Danced
And We Danced
The Hooters
Nervous Night
03:48
28Roam (2019 Remaster)
Roam (2019 Remaster)
The B-52's
Cosmic Thing (30th Anniversary Expanded Edition)
04:54
29Call Of The West
Call Of The West
E
Wall Of Voodoo
Call Of The West
05:59
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]
04:21
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 (Deluxe Edition)
03:36
37Lovesong (Remastered)
Lovesong (Remastered)
The Cure
Disintegration (Deluxe Edition)
03:28
38Suedehead (2010 Remaster)
Suedehead (2010 Remaster)
Morrissey
Bona Drag
03:42
39I Wanna Be Adored (Remastered)
I Wanna Be Adored (Remastered)
The Stone Roses
The Stone Roses
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
42Kiss Off
Kiss Off
Violent Femmes
Violent Femmes [Explicit]
02:57
43Just Like Honey
Just Like Honey
The Jesus And Mary Chain
Psychocandy (Expanded Version) [Explicit]
03:03
44Here Comes Your Man
Here Comes Your Man
Pixies
Doolittle
03:21
45Ma and Pa
Ma and Pa
Fishbone
Truth And Soul
03:18
46Higher Ground (Remastered 2003)
Higher Ground (Remastered 2003)
E
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Mother's Milk [Explicit]
03:22
47Head Like A Hole
Head Like A Hole
Nine Inch Nails
Pretty Hate Machine (Remastered) [Explicit]
05:00
48Beds Are Burning (Remastered)
Beds Are Burning (Remastered)
Midnight Oil
Diesel And Dust
04:15
49New Year's Day (Remastered 2008)
New Year's Day (Remastered 2008)
U2
War (Deluxe Edition Remastered)
05:36
50Rain in the Summertime (Remastered)
Rain in the Summertime (Remastered)
The Alarm
Eye of the Hurricane (1987-1988 Remastered)
05:15
51In a Big Country
In a Big Country
Big Country
Air (Amazon Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
04:44
52Rescue
Rescue
Lauren Daigle
Look Up Child (Deluxe Edition)
03:36
53The Walls Came Down
The Walls Came Down
Michael Been AKA The Call
The Best Of The Call
03:40
54Bring on the Dancing Horses
Bring on the Dancing Horses
Echo And The Bunnymen
Songs to Learn & Sing
04:00
55If You Leave (From "Pretty In Pink")
If You Leave (From "Pretty In Pink")
OMD
If You Leave
04:29
56I Melt with You
I Melt with You
Modern English
After the Snow
04:12
57This Is the Day
This Is the Day
The The
Soul Mining
04:57
58Everyday I Write The Book
Everyday I Write The Book
Elvis Costello
Punch The Clock
03:54
59Tempted
Tempted
Squeeze
East Side Story
04:00
60My Ever Changing Moods
My Ever Changing Moods
The Style Council
Cafe Bleu
03:37
61Oblivious
Oblivious
Aztec Camera
Post Punk Heroes
03:11
62Happy Hour
Happy Hour
The Housemartins
London 0 Hull 4
02:25
63Someday, Someway (Remastered)
Someday, Someway (Remastered)
Marshall Crenshaw
Marshall Crenshaw (Deluxe)
02:49
64Senses Working Overtime (Remastered 2001)
Senses Working Overtime (Remastered 2001)
XTC
English Settlement
04:51
65How Soon Is Now? (2008 Remaster)
How Soon Is Now? (2008 Remaster)
The Smiths
The Sound of the Smiths (Deluxe) [2008 Remaster]
06:47
66See A Little Light
See A Little Light
Bob Mould
Workbook
03:32
67Crash
Crash
The Primitives
Best Of
02:32
68I Got You
I Got You
Split Enz
Classic Rock, Vol. 1 [Explicit]
03:27
69Mirror in the Bathroom
Mirror in the Bathroom
The Beat
I Just Can't Stop It
03:06
70Shadowplay (2019 Remaster)
Shadowplay (2019 Remaster)
Joy Division
Unknown Pleasures (2019 Digital Master)
03:55
71So Alive
So Alive
Love And Rockets
Love and Rockets
04:18
72E=MC2
E=MC2
Big Audio Dynamite
This Is Big Audio Dynamite
05:54
73Blasphemous Rumours
Blasphemous Rumours
Depeche Mode
DMBX2
06:23
74Alive And Kicking
Alive And Kicking
Simple Minds
Once Upon A Time (Super Deluxe)
05:26
75It's My Life
It's My Life
Talk Talk
Hot 80s Hits
03:52
76Slave To Love
Slave To Love
Bryan Ferry
Boys And Girls
04:26
77Golden Brown
Golden Brown
The Stranglers
La Folie [Explicit]
03:26
78This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)
This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)
Talking Heads
Speaking in Tongues
04:55
79Steppin' Out
Steppin' Out
Joe Jackson
Night And Day
04:23
80When Love Breaks Down
When Love Breaks Down
Prefab Sprout
Steve McQueen
04:06
81Like the Weather
Like the Weather
10,000 Maniacs
In My Tribe
03:56
82Sweet Jane
Sweet Jane
Cowboy Junkies
The Trinity Session
03:35
83Take the Skinheads Bowling
Take the Skinheads Bowling
Camper Van Beethoven
Cooking Vinyl 1986 - 2016
02:32
84Ana Ng
Ana Ng
They Might Be Giants
Lincoln
03:23
85Crazy Rhythms
Crazy Rhythms
The Feelies
Crazy Rhythms
06:12
86The One I Love
The One I Love
R.E.M.
Document (The I.R.S. Years Vintage 1987)
03:18
87That's When I Reach for My Revolver
That's When I Reach for My Revolver
Mission Of Burma
Signals, Calls and Marches
03:54
88Don't Want to Know If You Are Lonely
Don't Want to Know If You Are Lonely
Hüsker Dü
CBGB: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Deluxe Edition) [Explicit]
03:30
89A Million Miles Away
A Million Miles Away
The Plimsouls
Beach Town Confidential: Live at the Golden Bear 1983
04:00
90Sex Beat
Sex Beat
E
The Gun Club
Fire Of Love
02:48
91Never Say Never
Never Say Never
E
Romeo Void
Warm, In Your Coat
05:54
92Add It Up
Add It Up
E
Violent Femmes
Violent Femmes [Explicit]
04:44
93Can't Hardly Wait
Can't Hardly Wait
The Replacements
Pleased to Meet Me [Explicit]
03:03
94What's My Scene (2005 Remaster)
What's My Scene (2005 Remaster)
The Hoodoo Gurus
Gold Watch
03:49
95Freak Scene
Freak Scene
E
Dinosaur Jr.
Bug [Explicit]
03:36
96Teen Age Riot (Album Version)
Teen Age Riot (Album Version)
Sonic Youth
Daydream Nation (Remastered Original Album)
06:59
97Cupid Come
Cupid Come
my bloody valentine
Isn’t Anything
04:30
98Tugboat
Tugboat
Galaxie 500
Today (Deluxe Edition)
03:53
99Carolyn's Fingers
Carolyn's Fingers
Cocteau Twins
Blue Bell Knoll
03:06
100Destination Unknown
Destination Unknown
Missing Persons
Spring Session M.
03:37
101Straight to Hell (Remastered)
Straight to Hell (Remastered)
The Clash
Combat Rock (Remastered)
05:31
102True Faith (2011 Total Version)
True Faith (2011 Total Version)
New Order
TOTAL
04:13
103I Love a Man in a Uniform
I Love a Man in a Uniform
Gang Of Four
Songs Of The Free
04:07
104Eighties (2007 Digital Remaster)
Eighties (2007 Digital Remaster)
Killing Joke
Night Time
03:59
105Waiting Room
Waiting Room
Fugazi
13 Songs
02:53
106We Care a Lot
We Care a Lot
Faith No More
Introduce Yourself
04:02
107Head On
Head On
The Jesus And Mary Chain
Automatic (DMD) [Explicit]
04:11
108World Shut Your Mouth
World Shut Your Mouth
Julian Cope
Saint Julian
03:34
109Gloria (Remastered 2008)
Gloria (Remastered 2008)
U2
October (Remastered)
04:13
110Once in a Lifetime
Once in a Lifetime
Talking Heads
Remain in Light
04:19
111What You Need
What You Need
INXS
Listen Like Thieves (Remastered)
03:36
112Perfect Way
Perfect Way
Scritti Politti
Cupid & Psyche 85
04:44
113I Will Dare
I Will Dare
The Replacements
Let It Be
03:19
114A Girl in Trouble (Is a Temporary Thing)
A Girl in Trouble (Is a Temporary Thing)
Romeo Void
Warm, In Your Coat
04:17
115Let's Go To Bed
Let's Go To Bed
The Cure
Greatest Hits
03:33
116Ashes to Ashes (2017 Remaster)
Ashes to Ashes (2017 Remaster)
David Bowie
A New Career in a New Town (1977 - 1982)
04:26
117I Love You, Suzanne
I Love You, Suzanne
Lou Reed
New Sensations
03:17
118Homosapien
Homosapien
Pete Shelley
Homosapien
04:34
119The Killing Moon
The Killing Moon
Echo And The Bunnymen
Ocean Rain
05:48
120Gigantic (2007 Remaster)
Gigantic (2007 Remaster)
Pixies
Surfer Rosa (2007 Remaster) [Explicit]
03:56
121History Lesson Part 2
History Lesson Part 2
E
Minutemen
Double Nickels on the Dime [Explicit]
02:12
122Waiting 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
123Dear God (Remastered 2001)
Dear God (Remastered 2001)
XTC
Skylarking
03:40
124Ask (2008 Remaster)
Ask (2008 Remaster)
The Smiths
The Sound of the Smiths (Deluxe) [2008 Remaster]
03:16
125Pulling Mussels (From The Shell)
Pulling Mussels (From The Shell)
Squeeze
Argybargy
03:58
126Ship of Fools
Ship of Fools
World Party feat. Anthony Thistlethwaite
Private Revolution
04:29
127The Whole of the Moon
The Whole of the Moon
The Waterboys
The Whole of the Moon: The Music of Mike Scott & The Waterboys
04:59
128I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) [2011 Remaster]
I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) [2011 Remaster]
The Proclaimers
Sunshine on Leith (2011 Remaster)
03:38
129I Want You
I Want You
Elvis Costello
Blood And Chocolate
06:41
130You Keep It All In
You Keep It All In
The Beautiful South
Solid Bronze - Great Hits [Explicit]
02:53
131Love Plus One
Love Plus One
Haircut 100
Pelican West Plus
03:33
132Happy Birthday
Happy Birthday
Altered Images
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
02:59
133Come on Home
Come on Home
Everything But The Girl
Baby, the Stars Shine Bright
03:21
134Say Hello, Wave Goodbye
Say Hello, Wave Goodbye
Soft Cell
Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret [Explicit]
05:25