The 1980s

The number in "( )" indicates how many recommended albums that artist has. The number in "[ ]" indicates how many BOLDED songs an artist has.

Avant-Garde:

Brian Eno / David Byrne (1)

Electronic:

The Art of Noise (1) *****

Film/Video Game Score:

Koyaanisqatsi

Metal/Hardcore:
Death (1)
Judas Priest (1)
Metallica (3)
Napalm Death (1)

Raw Power (1)
Slayer (1)

Pop/R&B:

Diana Ross (1)

Luther Vandross (1) *****

Madonna (2)
Michael Jackson (2) [11]
Prince (4) [19]
Rick James (1) [3]

Rap:
Beastie Boys (2) [2]

Boogie Down Productions (1)

The D.O.C. (1)

DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince (1)
EPMD (1) [4]
Eric B. & Rakim (1) [3]
Ice-T (1) [2]

Kool Moe Dee (1)

N.W.A. (1) [2]
Public Enemy (1)
Run-D.M.C. (3)

Stetsasonic (1) [3]
Ultramagnetic MCs (1) [2]

Young MC (1) [3]

Rock/Folk:

ABC (1) [2]
AC/DC (1) [4]

Aztec Camera (1) [1]

Billy Joel (1) [10]

Blondie (1) [3]
Bruce Springsteen (4) [20]

The Cars (1) [7]

The Chameleons UK (1) ** Youtube Only ** *****

The Cure (1) [6]
David Bowie (2) [7]

Def Leppard (2) [7]

Dinosaur Jr. (1) [7]
The Dream Syndicate (1) [2]

Echo & the Bunnymen (4) [9]
Elvis Costello (3) [5]
The English Beat (1) [2]

The Fall (1) [4]

The Feelies (1)
Felt (1) [3]

Ferron (2) *****

Fine Young Cannibals (1) *****

Fugazi (1) [1]

Galaxie 500 (1) *****

Gang of Four (1) *****

The Go-Betweens (1) [7]
The Gun Club (1) [2]

Guns 'N' Roses (1) [3]

Hall & Oates (1) [5]

Huey Lewis & the News (1) *****

The Human League (1) [4]
Husker Du (4) [20]

The Jam (1) [3]

Jane's Addiction (1)

The Jesus & Mary Chain (1) [7]

Joy Division (2) [7]

Killing Joke (1) *****

Lloyd Cole & the Commotions (1) *****

Lou Reed (1) [3]
Marshall Crenshaw (1) [6] ** Youtube Only ** 
Meat Puppets (1) [2]

Men At Work (1) [3]

Michelle Shocked (1) ** Not Streamable **

Minor Threat (1) [1]
Minutemen (1) [1]

Motorhead (1) [5]
New Order (2) [8]

Nine Inch Nails (1) *****

Paul Simon (1) [3]
Peter Gabriel (1) [3]
Phil Collins (2) [7] *****
Pixies (2) [8]
The Police (2) [12]
The Pretenders (3) [11]
The Psychedelic Furs (1) [2]
R.E.M. (2) [11]
The Replacements (4)
Rockpile (1) [2]
Roxy Music (1) [1]
Rush (1) [2]

The Smiths (3) [15]
The Soft Boys (1) [6]

Sonic Youth (2) [3]
Squeeze (2) [4]
Stevie Ray Vaughn (2) [3] *****
The Stone Roses (1) [5]

Suicidal Tendencies (1)
Talk Talk (2) [3]
Talking Heads (1) [2]

The Teardrop Explodes (1)

Throwing Muses (1)  ** Youtube Only **

Tom Petty (1) [9]

Tom Waits (2)

U2 (2) [8]

Van Halen (1) [3]

Violent Femmes (1) [2]

X (4) [3] *****
XTC (2) [2]