The Jam try a concept out. The Raincoats debut. Public Image Limited gets weirder. Pink Floyd puts out a rock opera. Simple Minds are actually interesting. Then, the Cocteau Twins define dream pop. Destruction debuts. Madonna gets bigger. Billy Bragg brews up. Celtic Frost takes thrash to strange new places. Finally, the Creatures forget what decade they're in, Ministry gets louder and NoMeansNo puts out the record regarded as their best.

40th Anniversary of Setting Sons by The Jam

40th Anniversary of The Raincoats

40th Anniversary of Metal Box by PiL

40th Anniversary of The Wall by Pink Floyd

40th Anniversary of Real to Real Cacophony by Simple Minds

35th Anniversary of Treasure by Cocteau Twins

35th Anniversary of Sentence of Death by Destruction

35th Anniversary of Like a Virginby Madonna

35th Anniversary of Brewing Up with Billy Bragg

35th Anniversary of Morbid Tales by Celtic Frost

30th Anniversary of Boomerang by The Creatures

30th Anniversary of The Mind is a Terrible Thing to Taste by Ministry

30th Anniversary of Wrong by Nomeansno