End Of The Century

1978 or 1986 (Village Voice Best Albums Of The Year)

Sat, Mar 28, 2026

From 1974 to 2015, The Village Voice published a ‘Best Albums Of The Year’ list.   Music critics assigned a number value ranging from 5-30 to each album on their top 10, all albums tottalling 100.  This show will take songs from both album lists.  The only two that I will be sure of are the #1 songs.

I chose 1978 and 1986 as two years to play from.

(The Village Voice was a free newspaper published in New York City consistently from 1974 to 2015)

Some of these songs were very familiar to me and some were completely new.   I like it like that. I hope you do too.

Albert

Playlist

    Time: March 28 - 3:05:04 pm
  • This Year's Model (2021 Remaster)

    Elvis Costello & The Attractions, “Radio, Radio (2021 Remaster)”

    from This Year's Model (2021 Remaster)

    UMe/Elvis Costello - 1978

  • Time: March 28 - 3:06:04 pm
  • Pink Flag

    Wire, “Mannequin (2006 Remastered Version)”

    from Pink Flag

    pinkflag - 1977

  • Time: March 28 - 3:08:46 pm
  • Adventure (Bonus Track Version)

    Television, “Ain't That Nothin'”

    from Adventure (Bonus Track Version)

    Rhino/Elektra - 1978

  • Time: March 28 - 3:13:26 pm
  • Comes a Time

    Neil Young, “Human Highway”

    from Comes a Time

    Reprise - 1978

  • Time: March 28 - 3:16:32 pm
  • Easter

    Patti Smith Group, “Space Monkey”

    from Easter

    Arista - 1978

  • Time: March 28 - 3:24:12 pm
  • Nick Lowe, “I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass”

    from Jesus of Cool

    Yep Roc Records - 1978

  • Time: March 28 - 3:27:25 pm
  • Excitable Boy

    Warren Zevon, “Lawyers, Guns and Money”

    from Excitable Boy

    Rhino/Elektra - 1978

  • Time: March 28 - 3:30:36 pm
  • Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!

    Devo, “Uncontrollable Urge”

    from Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!

    Warner Records - 1978

  • Time: March 28 - 3:33:56 pm
  • Some Girls (Remastered 2011)

    The Rolling Stones, “Shattered”

    from Some Girls (Remastered 2011)

    Polydor Records - 1978

  • Time: March 28 - 3:39:47 pm
  • Love & Hope & Sex & Dreams

    BoDeans, “Still the Night”

    from Love & Hope & Sex & Dreams

    Rhino/Warner Records - 1986

  • Time: March 28 - 3:43:32 pm
  • Graceland (25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)

    Paul Simon, “I Know What I Know”

    from Graceland (25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)

    Legacy Recordings - 1986

  • Time: March 28 - 3:46:45 pm
  • Strong Persuader

    Robert Cray, “New Blood”

    from Strong Persuader

    Mercury Records - 1986

  • Time: March 28 - 3:51:03 pm
  • So

    Peter Gabriel, “That Voice Again”

    from So

    Real World - 1986

  • Time: March 28 - 3:58:26 pm
  • Parade (Music from the Motion Picture Under the Cherry Moon)

    Prince & The Revolution, “Sometimes It Snows In April”

    from Parade (Music from the Motion Picture Under the Cherry Moon)

    Warner Records - 1986

  • Time: March 28 - 4:05:04 pm
  • The Queen Is Dead

    The Smiths, “There is a Light That Never Goes Out”

    from The Queen Is Dead

    Rhino - 1986

  • Time: March 28 - 4:09:03 pm
  • Control

    Janet Jackson, “The Pleasure Principle”

    from Control

    A&M - 1986

  • Time: March 28 - 4:16:12 pm
  • The Good Earth

    The Feelies, “The High Road”

    from The Good Earth

    Bar/None Records - 1986

  • Time: March 28 - 4:20:23 pm
  • Skylarking (Remastered)

    XTC, “Sacrificial Bonfire”

    from Skylarking (Remastered)

    UMC (Universal Music Catalogue) - 1986

  • Time: March 28 - 4:24:56 pm
  • Who Are You

    The Who, “Trick Of The Light”

    from Who Are You

    UMC (Universal Music Catalogue) - 1978

  • Time: March 28 - 4:29:30 pm
  • Trax on Wax 4

    Dave Edmunds, “Heart of the City”

    from Trax on Wax 4

    President Records - 1977

  • Time: March 28 - 4:32:38 pm
  • Wavelength (2008 Remaster) [Bonus Track Version]

    Van Morrison, “Wavelength (2008 Remaster)”

    from Wavelength (2008 Remaster) [Bonus Track Version]

    Van Morrison - 1978

  • Time: March 28 - 4:39:27 pm
  • The Cars

    The Cars, “I'm In Touch With Your World”

    from The Cars

    Elektra Records - 1978

  • Time: March 28 - 4:42:43 pm
  • David Johansen

    David Johansen, “Funky But Chic”

    from David Johansen

    Legacy Recordings - 1978

  • Time: March 28 - 4:46:39 pm
  • Heaven Tonight

    Cheap Trick, “Auf Wiedersehen”

    from Heaven Tonight

    Epic/Legacy - 1977

  • Time: March 28 - 4:50:20 pm
  • Truth N' Time

    Al Green, “Truth 'n' Time”

    from Truth N' Time

    Demon - 1986

  • Time: March 28 - 4:58:32 pm
  • True Stories

    Talking Heads, “City of Dreams”

    from True Stories

    Warner Records - 1986