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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.

137 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 (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
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
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
So Far: The Best of Sinéad O'Connor
03:48
13Lips Like Sugar
Lips Like Sugar
Echo And The Bunnymen
Echo & The Bunnymen
04:52
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 (2006 Remaster)
Brass in Pocket (2006 Remaster)
Pretenders
Pretenders [Reissue] [Explicit]
03:06
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 [Explicit]
04:47
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
Nervous Night
03:48
30Roam
Roam
The B-52's
Cosmic Thing
04:55
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
42Whisper 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)
03:49
43There She Goes
There She Goes
The La's
The La's (Deluxe Edition)
02:42
44About A Girl
About A Girl
Nirvana
Bleach (Deluxe Edition)
02:48
45Plateau
Plateau
Meat Puppets
II
02:22
46Kiss Off
Kiss Off
Violent Femmes
Violent Femmes [Explicit]
02:57
47Just Like Honey
Just Like Honey
The Jesus And Mary Chain
Psychocandy
03:02
48Here Comes Your Man
Here Comes Your Man
Pixies
Doolittle
03:21
49Ma and Pa
Ma and Pa
E
Fishbone
Truth And Soul
03:18
50Higher Ground (Remastered 2003)
Higher Ground (Remastered 2003)
E
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Mother's Milk [Explicit]
03:22
51Head Like A Hole
Head Like A Hole
Nine Inch Nails
Pretty Hate Machine (Remastered) [Explicit]
05:00
52Beds Are Burning (Remastered)
Beds Are Burning (Remastered)
Midnight Oil
Diesel And Dust
04:15
53New Year's Day (Remastered 2008)
New Year's Day (Remastered 2008)
U2
War (Remastered)
05:36
54Rain in the Summertime (Remastered)
Rain in the Summertime (Remastered)
The Alarm
Eye of the Hurricane (1987-1988 Remastered)
05:15
55In A Big Country
In A Big Country
Big Country
The Crossing
04:44
56It'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
57Bring on the Dancing Horses
Bring on the Dancing Horses
Echo And The Bunnymen
Songs to Learn & Sing
03:56
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
My Ever Changing Moods
The Style Council
Cafe Bleu
03:37
64Oblivious
Oblivious
Aztec Camera
High Land, Hard Rain
03:12
65Happy Hour
Happy Hour
The Housemartins
The Last King Of Pop [Explicit]
02:21
66Someday, Someway
Someday, Someway
Marshall Crenshaw
Marshall Crenshaw
02:49
67Senses Working Overtime (Remastered 2001)
Senses Working Overtime (Remastered 2001)
XTC
English Settlement
04:51
68How Soon Is Now? (2011 Remaster)
How Soon Is Now? (2011 Remaster)
The Smiths
Hatful of Hollow
06:48
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 Digital Master)
Shadowplay (2019 Digital Master)
Joy Division
Unknown Pleasures (2019 Digital Master)
03:56
74So Alive
So Alive
Love And Rockets
Love and Rockets
04:18
75E=MC2
E=MC2
Big Audio Dynamite
This Is Big Audio Dynamite
05:55
76Blasphemous Rumours
Blasphemous Rumours
Depeche Mode
Some Great Reward (Deluxe)
06:22
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
The Trinity Session
03:35
87Ana Ng
Ana Ng
They Might Be Giants
Lincoln
03:23
88Crazy Rhythms
Crazy Rhythms
The Feelies
Crazy Rhythms
06:10
89The One I Love
The One I Love
R.E.M.
Document (R.E.M. No. 5)
03:18
90That's When I Reach for My Revolver
That's When I Reach for My Revolver
Mission Of Burma
Signals, Calls and Marches
03:54
91Don't Want to Know If You Are Lonely
Don't Want to Know If You Are Lonely
Hüsker Dü
Candy Apple Grey
03:30
92A Million Miles Away
A Million Miles Away
The Plimsouls
Beach Town Confidential: Live At The Golden Bear 1983
04:00
93Sex Beat (Remastered 2020)
Sex Beat (Remastered 2020)
E
The Gun Club
Fire of Love (Remastered 2020) [Explicit]
02:48
94Never Say Never
Never Say Never
E
Romeo Void
Warm, In Your Coat
05:54
95Add It Up
Add It Up
E
Violent Femmes
Violent Femmes [Explicit]
04:44
96Can't Hardly Wait (2008 Remaster)
Can't Hardly Wait (2008 Remaster)
The Replacements
Pleased to Meet Me (Expanded) [Explicit]
03:08
97What's My Scene
What's My Scene
The Hoodoo Gurus
Blow Your Cool
03:49
98Freak Scene
Freak Scene
E
Dinosaur Jr.
Bug [Explicit]
03:36
99Teen Age Riot
Teen Age Riot
Sonic Youth
Daydream Nation (Deluxe Edition)
06:57
100Cupid Come
Cupid Come
my bloody valentine
Isn't Anything [Explicit]
04:29
101Tugboat
Tugboat
Galaxie 500
Today
03:56
102Carolyn's Fingers
Carolyn's Fingers
Cocteau Twins
Blue Bell Knoll
03:06
103Destination Unknown
Destination Unknown
Missing Persons
Spring Session M.
03:37
104Straight to Hell (Remastered)
Straight to Hell (Remastered)
The Clash
Combat Rock (Remastered)
05:31
105True Faith (2015 Remaster)
True Faith (2015 Remaster)
New Order
Singles (2016 Remaster)
04:12
106I Love A Man In Uniform
I Love A Man In Uniform
Gang Of Four
Songs of the Free
04:07
107Eighties (2007 Digital Remaster)
Eighties (2007 Digital Remaster)
Killing Joke
Night Time
03:59
108Waiting Room
Waiting Room
Fugazi
13 Songs
02:53
109We Care a Lot
We Care a Lot
Faith No More
This Is It: The Best of Faith No More
04:03
110Head On
Head On
The Jesus And Mary Chain
Automatic (DMD) [Explicit]
04:11
111World Shut Your Mouth
World Shut Your Mouth
Julian Cope
Saint Julian
03:34
112Gloria (Remastered 2008)
Gloria (Remastered 2008)
U2
October (Remastered)
04:13
113Once in a Lifetime
Once in a Lifetime
Talking Heads
Remain in Light
04:19
114What You Need (Single)
What You Need (Single)
INXS
Listen Like Thieves
03:34
115Perfect Way
Perfect Way
Scritti Politti
Cupid & Psyche 85
04:44
116I Will Dare
I Will Dare
The Replacements
Let It Be
03:19
117A Girl in Trouble (Is a Temporary Thing)
A Girl in Trouble (Is a Temporary Thing)
Romeo Void
Warm, In Your Coat
04:17
118Let's Go To Bed
Let's Go To Bed
The Cure
Japanese Whispers
03:34
119Ashes to Ashes (2017 Remaster)
Ashes to Ashes (2017 Remaster)
David Bowie
Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) [2017 Remaster]
04:26
120I Love You, Suzanne
I Love You, Suzanne
Lou Reed
New Sensations
03:17
121Homosapien
Homosapien
Pete Shelley
Homosapien
04:34
122The Killing Moon
The Killing Moon
Echo And The Bunnymen
Ocean Rain
05:48
123Gigantic (2007 Remaster)
Gigantic (2007 Remaster)
Pixies
Surfer Rosa (2007 Remaster) [Explicit]
03:56
124History Lesson Part 2
History Lesson Part 2
E
Minutemen
Double Nickels on the Dime [Explicit]
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
03:40
127Ask (2008 Remaster)
Ask (2008 Remaster)
The Smiths
The Sound of the Smiths (2008 Remaster)
03:16
128Pulling Mussels (From The Shell)
Pulling Mussels (From The Shell)
Squeeze
Argybargy
03:58
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
Blood And Chocolate
06:41
133You Keep It All In
You Keep It All In
The Beautiful South
Welcome To The Beautiful South
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
136Come on Home (2012 Remaster)
Come on Home (2012 Remaster)
Everything But The Girl
Baby, the Stars Shine Bright (Deluxe Edition)
03:23
137Say Hello, Wave Goodbye (7" Single Version)
Say Hello, Wave Goodbye (7" Single Version)
Soft Cell
Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret
05:30