The Impossible World Cup-Best British Band 1980`s

[Smithy]

Some more to throw into the mix (didn't see these mentioned):

Bauhaus
The Soft Boys
Judas Priest
The Beat
Loop
Motorhead

 

[Austrian Gull]

How can we have reached page six without anyone nominating Prefab Sprout?

Shame on you all.

Oh, and add Talk Talk, XTC, Squeeze, Style Council and The Cure to my list.

 

[the wanderbus]

China Crisis
Depeche Mode
Erasure
OMD
Aztec Camera
Echo and the Bunnymen

 

[Sea Eagle]

Simple Minds
The Cult
Madness
New Order
Queen
Big Country

 

[The Modfather]

The Jam
The Specials
Style Council
The Smiths
Happy Mondays
Stone Roses

 

[AmexRuislip]

Bauhaus
A Flock of Seagulls
Talk Talk
Yazoo
The Jam

 

[Nitram]

Stone Roses
New Order
Roxy Music
Madness
OMD
Dire Straits

 

[Simgull]

the Fall
New Order
the Wedding Present
the Clash
My Bloody Valentine
James

 

[Tarpon]

Cocteau Twins
My Bloody Valentine
New Order
The Smiths
Dexys Midnight Runners

For me The Jam, Clash & Joy Div etc. will always be set in the 70s.

 

[Marlton & Hove Albion]

Crikey...How did I forget Simple Minds? Please add to my Top 12. Screw the arbitrary Top 6 selection limit.

 

[The Large One]

The Jam
The Specials
Madness
Dexy's Midnight Runners
The Undertones
The Style Council

 

[Juan Albion]

I'm sorry but I can't bring myself to think of the Jam as an 80's band. I think they should be disqualified - but declared to be the champions of all decades.

 

[smillie's garden]

Napalm Death
Redskins
Mekons
Josef K
Cleaners from Venus
Television Personalities

 

[pastafarian]

the Fall
New Order
the Wedding Present
the Clash
My Bloody Valentine
James

Irish
pick another

 

[pastafarian]

Cocteau Twins
My Bloody Valentine
New Order
The Smiths
Dexys Midnight Runners

For me The Jam, Clash & Joy Div etc. will always be set in the 70s.

Irish
pick another

 

[Mr Icicle Boots]

The Icicle Works
Echo And The Bunnymen
Cocteau Twins
Waterboys
The Smiths
Psychedelic Furs

 

[Moshe Gariani]

Adam & The Ants
Lloyd Cole & The Commotions
The Jam
The Style Council
Madness
The Specials

 

[SAC]

The Jam
The Specials
The Clash
Madness
The Style Council
Housemartins

 

[BN9 BHA]

I'm sorry but I can't bring myself to think of the Jam as an 80's band. I think they should be disqualified - but declared to be the champions of all decades.

Look up a list of when The Jam released their singles, I agree that they brought out some good stuff in the 70s.

Going Underground , Start, 1980

That's Entertainment 1981 + 2 other singles.

4 singles in 1982.

 

[The Modfather]

Look up a list of when The Jam released their singles, I agree that they brought out some good stuff in the 70s.

Going Underground , Start, 1980

That's Entertainment 1981 + 2 other singles.

4 singles in 1982.

Released two great albums in the 80's as well, Sound Affects & The Gift