Top 10 Alternative Bands of the 1980s

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This decade saw bands come out of the underground, add electronic elements to their sound and pave the way for the alternative rock explosion of the 1990s. Welcome to WatchMojo.com, and today we're counting down our picks for the top 10 alternative bands of the 1980s.

New Order/ iTunes http://goo.gl/dN1Qqf Amazon http://goo.gl/BuFlTS
The Cure/ iTunes http://goo.gl/gpgbPx Amazon http://goo.gl/CHbfru
INXS/ iTunes http://goo.gl/jJ8Uoq Amazon http://goo.gl/8ms2TF
Simple Minds/ iTunes http://goo.gl/pwJQnd Amazon http://goo.gl/e2TGkx
Hüsker Dü/ iTunes http://goo.gl/EZlXZy Amazon http://goo.gl/bnPCUG
Pixies/ iTunes http://goo.gl/EJ9ljD Amazon http://goo.gl/dEqhfW
Cutting Crew/ iTunes http://goo.gl/sTFAkZ Amazon http://goo.gl/C198YS
Eurythmics/ iTunes http://goo.gl/HGjjm3 Amazon http://goo.gl/dbjznm
The Replacements/ iTunes http://goo.gl/zl0htt Amazon http://goo.gl/3puK3g
Talking Heads/ iTunes http://goo.gl/ysBIKD Amazon http://goo.gl/Hvcu6a
The Go-Go's/ iTunes http://goo.gl/RRDpxG Amazon http://goo.gl/9Thj1F
Depeche Mode/ iTunes http://goo.gl/MUTzs9 Amazon http://goo.gl/21K4GD
The Smiths/ iTunes http://goo.gl/F4zq2g Amazon http://goo.gl/lR8SuZ
R.E.M./ iTunes http://goo.gl/THm9PE Amazon http://goo.gl/Q7UDhS
Tears for Fears/ iTunes http://goo.gl/qQanIg Amazon http://goo.gl/IRYQYC

This is part of a series of videos spanning the decades of alternative rock music from the 1970s to the 2000s, and includes our lists of the Top 10 Alternative Bands of the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s as well as the Top 10 Punk Bands and Top 10 Grunge Bands. Welcome to WatchMojo.com, and today we're counting down our picks for the top 10 alternative bands of the 1980s. Special thanks to our users akt, scsvlogs and ninjakittycat1423 for submitting the idea on our Suggest Page at WatchMojo.com/suggest!

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