Pazz & Jop 1979: Dean's List

Albums

1. The Clash (Epic) 18
2. Neil Young & Crazy Horse: Rust Never Sleeps (Reprise) 17
3. Pere Ubu: Dub Housing (Chrysalis) 14
4. Van Morrison: Into the Music (Warner Bros.) 11
5. Air: Air Lore (Arista Novus) 11
6. Graham Parker & the Rumour: Squeezing Out Sparks (Arista) 9
7. The B-52s (Warner Bros.) 5
8. Nick Lowe: Labour of Lust (Columbia) 5
9. The Roches (Warner Bros.) 5
10. Arthur Blythe: Lenox Avenue Breakdown (Columbia) 5

11. Tom Verlaine (Elektra).
12. Donna Summer: Bad Girls (Casablanca)
13. Talking Heads: Fear of Music (Sire)
14. Wreckless Eric: The Whole Wide World (Stiff)
15. The Only Ones: Special View (Epic)
16. Shoes: Present Tense (Elektra)
17. James Monroe H.S. Presents Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band Goes to Washington (Elektra)
18. The Buzzcocks: Singles Going Steady (I.R.S.)
19. Neil Young & Crazy Horse: Live Rust (Reprise)
20. Marianne Faithful: Broken English (Island)
21. Linton Kwesi Johnson: Forces of Victory (Mango)
22. Dave Edmunds: Repeat When Necessary (Swan Song)
23. Fashion: Product Perfect (I.R.S.)
24. James Brown: The Original Disco Man (Polydor)
25. Gary Numan & Tubeway Army: Replicas (Atco)
26. Michael Jackson: Off the Wall (Epic)
27. Culture: International Herb (Virgin Internatioal)
28. Chic: Good Times (Atlantic)
29. Millie Jackson: Live and Uncensored (Polydor)
30. Living Chicago Blues Volume 1 (Alligator)
31. Lene Lovich: Stateless (Stiff/Epic)
32. Tom Robinson Band: TRB Two (Harvest)
33. James Blood: Tales of Captain Black (Artists House)
34. Cory Daye: Cory and Me (New York International)
35. Mutiny: Mutiny on the Mamaship (Columbia)
36. Steel Pulse: Tribute to the Martyrs (Mango)
37. Blondie: Eat to the Beat (Chrysalis)
38. Roxy Music: Manifesto (Atlantic)
39. George Jones: My Very Special Guests (Epic)
40. Elvis Costello: Armed Forces (Columbia).

Singles

1. The Brains: "Money Changes Everything" (Gray Matter)
2. Michael Jackson: "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" (Epic)
3. The Clash: "1-2 Crush on You" (CBS import)
4. James Brown: "It's Too Funky in Here" (Polydor 12-inch)
5. Sister Sledge: "We Are Family" (Cotillion 12-inch)
6. McFadden & Whitehead: "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now" (Philadelphia International 12-inch)
7. Kleenex: "Ain't You" (Rough Trade import)
8. B-52's: "Rock Lobster"/"52 Girls" (B-52's)
9. The Records: "Starry Eyes" (Virgin)
10. Machine: "There But for the Grace of God Go I" (RCA Victor)

Village Voice, Jan. 28, 1980

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