# The Year You Turned 18

A curated list by [Streeb\-Greebling](https://waxlog.com/user/streeb-greebling) on Waxlog, submitted to the **The Year You Turned 18** challenge.

139 releases · last updated 2026-10-18

## Releases

1. **The The** — Soul Mining
2. **The Waterboys** — The Waterboys
3. **Billy Bragg** — Life's A Riot With Spy Vs Spy
4. **Elvis Costello & The Attractions** — Punch The Clock
5. **U2** — War
6. **U2** — Live "Under A Blood Red Sky"
7. **The Teardrop Explodes** — You Disappear From View
8. **Joan Armatrading** — Track Record
9. **Culture Club** — Colour By Numbers
10. **Tears For Fears** — The Hurting
11. **ZZ Top** — Eliminator
12. **Paul McCartney** — Pipes Of Peace
13. **Status Quo** — Back To Back
14. **Isle Of Skye** — Isle Of Skye
15. **Weapon Of Peace** — Rainbow Rhythm
16. **Humphrey Lyttelton** — It Seems Like Yesterday
17. **Genesis** — Mama
18. **Tony Crombie And His Rockets** — Re\-Launch
19. **Bauhaus** — The Singles 1981\-1983
20. **Tears For Fears** — The Hurting
21. **Fun Boy Three** — Waiting
22. **Eurythmics** — Touch
23. **Robert Plant** — The Principle Of Moments
24. **Moving Hearts** — Live Hearts
25. **Barbra Streisand** — Yentl \- Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
26. **Billy Joel** — An Innocent Man
27. **Jackson Browne** — Lawyers In Love
28. **The Beach Boys** — The Very Best Of The Beach Boys \(Volume 2\)
29. **Diana Ross** — Ross
30. **UB40** — Red Red Wine
31. **Cliff Richard & The London Philharmonic Orchestra** — Dressed For The Occasion
32. **JoBoxers** — Like Gangbusters
33. **Bonnie Tyler** — Faster Than The Speed Of Night
34. **Leo Sayer** — Have You Ever Been In Love
35. **Jeffrey Osborne** — Stay With Me Tonight
36. **Trans\-X** — Living On Video \('85 Big Mix\)
37. **Blancmange** — Blind Vision
38. **Thompson Twins** — Love On Your Side \(Rap Boy Rap\)
39. **Wham\!** — Club Tropicana
40. **Thompson Twins** — We Are Detective
41. **Christy Moore** — The Time Has Come
42. **Johnny Cash** — Johnny 99
43. **Genesis** — Genesis
44. **Slade** — The Amazing Kamikaze Syndrome
45. **Jean\-Michel Jarre** — The Essential Jean Michel Jarre
46. **Michael Jackson** — Beat It
47. **Thompson Twins** — Hold Me Now
48. **Spandau Ballet** — True
49. **George Benson** — In Your Eyes
50. **Heaven 17** — Come Live With Me
51. **Culture Club** — Victims
52. **Depeche Mode** — Get The Balance Right\!
53. **The Jam** — Snap\!
54. **Modern Art** — Oriental Towers
55. **The Creatures** — Miss The Girl
56. **Altered Images** — Don't Talk To Me About Love
57. **The Beat** — What Is Beat?
58. **Jane & Edward Barton** — Jane And Barton
59. **Tracie Young** — Give It Some Emotion
60. **Jefferson Lincoln** — Lincoln's Inn
61. **JoBoxers** — Boxerbeat
62. **The Cure** — The Love Cats
63. **The Cure** — The Walk
64. **Lionel Richie** — All Night Long \(All Night\)
65. **Lionel Richie** — Running With The Night \(Special Remix\)
66. **Public Image Limited** — This Is Not A Love Song
67. **INXS** — Original Sin
68. **Tears For Fears** — Change
69. **Pat Benatar** — Love Is A Battlefield
70. **Bauhaus** — 4AD
71. **Spear Of Destiny** — Grapes Of Wrath
72. **Marillion** — Script For A Jester's Tear
73. **Altered Images** — Bite
74. **New Order** — Confusion
75. **Frankie Goes To Hollywood** — Relax
76. **Play Dead** — The First Flower
77. **Robert Palmer** — You Are In My System
78. **Steve Hillage** — For To Next
79. **Steve Hillage** — And Not Or
80. **Duran Duran** — Union Of The Snake
81. **Duran Duran** — Is There Something I Should Know? \(Monster Mix\)
82. **Heaven 17** — The Luxury Gap
83. **The Stranglers** — Midnight Summer Dream
84. **Snowy White** — Bird Of Paradise
85. **Eurythmics** — Sweet Dreams \(Are Made Of This\)
86. **Richard Pryor** — Here And Now
87. **David Bowie** — Let's Dance
88. **The Cure** — The Love Cats
89. **Julian Cope** — Sunshine Playroom
90. **Def Leppard** — Pyromania
91. **Echo & The Bunnymen** — Never Stop "Discotheque"
92. **David J** — Joe Orton's Wedding
93. **Billy Connolly** — A Change Is As Good As Arrest
94. **Tony Hancock** — Hancock's Half Hour \- The Sleepless Night / Fred's Pie Stall
95. **The Dubliners** — The Best Of The Dubliners
96. **Thin Lizzy** — Life Live
97. **New Order** — Blue Monday
98. **Paul Young** — No Parlez
99. **Haysi Fantayzee** — Battle Hymns For Children Singing
100. **Prince** — Let's Pretend We're Married
101. **Fun Boy Three** — Waiting
102. **Robert Plant** — In The Mood
103. **Monty Python** — Monty Python's The Meaning Of Life
104. **Elvis Costello & The Attractions** — Let Them All Talk \(Extended 12" Remix\)
105. **Bow Wow Wow** — When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going
106. **Eurythmics** — Touch
107. **The Stranglers** — Paradise
108. **Malcolm X** — No Sell Out
109. **Soft Cell** — Numbers / Barriers
110. **Malcolm McLaren** — Duck Rock
111. **Dolby's Cube & Thomas Dolby** — Get Out Of My Mix / Get On Out Of My Mix / Live
112. **Devo** — Theme From Doctor Detroit
113. **The Style Council** — Long Hot Summer
114. **The Police** — Synchronicity
115. **Spear Of Destiny** — Grapes Of Wrath
116. **Tom Robinson** — War Baby
117. **Spear Of Destiny** — The Wheel
118. **Marc And The Mambas** — Black Heart
119. **The Style Council** — Money\-Go\-Round
120. **Jackie Wilson** — Reet Petite \(The Sweetest Girl In Town\)
121. **Eurythmics** — Sweet Dreams \(Are Made Of This\)
122. **The Style Council** — À Paris
123. **The Teardrop Explodes** — You Disappear From View
124. **Bow Wow Wow** — Do You Wanna Hold Me?
125. **The Style Council** — A Solid Bond In Your Heart
126. **Various** — Love The Reason
127. **Bruce Foxton** — Freak
128. **Bananarama** — Deep Sea Skiving
129. **The Style Council** — Speak Like A Child
130. **Junior** — Inside Lookin' Out
131. **Altered Images** — Don't Talk To Me About Love
132. **The Beat** — Can't Get Used To Losing You \(1983 Remix Version\)
133. **Frank Zappa** — The Man From Utopia
134. **The Style Council** — Introducing The Style Council
135. **The Main T Possee** — Fickle Public Speakin'
136. **Donovan** — Lady Of The Stars
137. **Time U.K.** — The Cabaret
138. **The Questions** — Price You Pay
139. **Scarlet Party** — Eyes Of Ice

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