Alternative 80s

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Episode #182 - End of Year Countdown: 1988

Happy New Year! This time we bring you a look back at 1988 - the top 25 Alternative hits. Perfect music for your New Year's Eve hangover recovery.

Countdown List:

25) Bedbugs and Ballyhoo [Club Mix] - Echo and the Bunnymen 

24) Cinderella Undercover - Oingo Boingo 

23) Balloon Man - Robyn Hitchcock 

22) The Great Commandment - Camouflage 

21)  The Dead Heart - Midnight Oil 

20) (Nothing But) Flowers - Talking Heads 

19) Suspicion [Jezebel Mix] - Gene Loves Jezebel 

18) Always On My Mind [Extended Dance Version] - Pet Shop Boys 

17) Christine - House Of Love 

16) Reach - Martini Ranch 

15) Stop This Car [Motor Mix] - The Woodentops 

14) Prison Bound - Social Distortion 

13) Tears Run Rings [Justin Strauss Remix] - Marc Almond 

12) Crash -The Primitives

11) Wild World - Maxi Priest 

10) Kick - INXS 

9) Wild Thing - Tone Loc 

8) Touched By  The Hand Of God [Original 12"] - New Order 

7) Chains Of Love - Erasure 

6) Beds Are Burning - Midnight Oil 

5) Every Day Is Like Sunday - Morrisey 

4) Desire - U2 

3) Peek-A-Boo [Silver Dollar Mix] - Siouxsie And The Banshees 

2) Harley David (Son Of A Bitch) - Bollock Brothers 

1) Route 66 [Casualty Mix]