The Psychedelic Furs and Tuxedomoon debut. Billy Joel goes "punk". Van Halen write less catchy songs and Genesis get stock between prog and pop. Then the Meat Puppets add psychedelia to cowpunk and Slayer get loud. Finally, Salt 'n' Pepa talk about sex, Digital Underground get ambitious, Sinead O'Connor has her biggest hit and Helmet debuts.

40th Anniversary of The Psychedelic Furs

40th Anniversary of Glass Houses by Billy Joel

40th Anniversary of Half-mute by Tuxedomoon

40th Anniversary of Women and Children First by Van Halen

40th Anniversary of Duke by Genesis

35th Anniversary of Up on the Sun by Meat Puppets

35th Anniversary of Hell Awaits by Slayer

30th Anniversary of Blacks' Magic by Salt-N-Pepa

30th Anniversary of Sex Packets by Digital Underground

30th Anniversary of I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got by Sinead O'Connor

30th Anniversary of Strap It On by Helmet