What was the first single you bought?

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[Dr Marco]

there is this list thing going on on Facebook with your favorite albums since the year you were born, here's mine:

 

1984- The Jesus & Mary Chain - Psychocandy

1985- The Cure - The Head On The Door

1986- The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead

1987- The Go-Betweens - Tallulah

1988- The Pogues - If I should fall from grace with God

1989 - The Stone Roses

1990 - The La's

1991 - Nirvana - Nevermind

1992 - R.E.M - Automatic for People

1993 - Blur - Modern Life Is Rubbish

1994 - Green Day - Dookie

1995 - Oasis - (What's the story) Morning Glory

1996 - Weezer - Pinkerton

1997 - Teenage Fanclub - Songs From Nothern Britain

1998 - Beastie Boys - Hello Nasty

1999 - Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication

2000 - Coldplay - Parachutes

2001 - The Strokes - Is this it?

2002 - The Libertines - Up the bracket

2003 - Grandaddy - Sumday

2004 - The Streets - A Grand don't come for free

2005 - Cat Power - The Greatest

2006 - Amy Winehouse - Back to black

2007 - The Shins - Wincing the night away

2008 - Vampire Weekend

2009 - Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix

2010 - Gorillaz - Plastic Beach

2011 - Metronomy - The English Riviera

2012 - Nada Surf - The stars are indifferent to astronomy

2013 - Aline - Regarde le ciel

2014 - Baxter Dury - It's a pleasure

2015 - The Apartments - No song, no spell, no madrigal

2016 - Jo Wedin & Jean Felzine - Pique-nique

2017 - Alvvays - Antisocialites

2018 - The Last Detail

2019 - Fontaines DC - Dogrel

2020 - A Girl Called Eddy - Been Around

2021 - Kings Of Convenience - Peace or love

2022 - Peter Doherty & Frederic Lo - The Fantasy Life Of Poetry & Crime

[Dr Marco]

update:

 

1984- Etienne Daho - La Notte, la Notte (The Jesus & Mary Chain - Psychocandy)

1985- The Cure - The Head On The Door (Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms)

1986- The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead (Paul Simon - Graceland)

1987- The Go-Betweens - Tallulah (New Order - Substance)

1988- The Pogues - If I should fall from grace with God (Pixies - Surfer Rosa)

1989 - The Stone Roses (Lou Reed - New York)

1990 - The La's (Happy Mondays - Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches)

1991 - Nirvana - Nevermind (My Bloody Valentine - Loveless)

1992 - R.E.M - Automatic for People (Ride - Going Blank Again)

1993 - Blur - Modern Life Is Rubbish (Suede - Suede)

1994 - Green Day - Dookie (Beck - Mellow Gold)

1995 - Oasis - (What's the story) Morning Glory (Radiohead - The Bends)

1996 - Weezer - Pinkerton (Mark Knopfler - Goldenheart)

1997 - Teenage Fanclub - Songs From Nothern Britain (The Verve - Urban Hymns)

1998 - Beastie Boys - Hello Nasty (Blink 182 - Enema of the State)

1999 - Stereophonics - Performance & Cocktails (David Gray - White Ladder)

2000 - Coldplay - Parachutes (Day One - Ordinary Man)

2001 - The Strokes - Is this it? (The White Stripes - White Bllod Cells)

2002 - The Libertines - Up the bracket (Electric Soft Parade - Holes in the wall)

2003 - Grandaddy - Sumday (Air - Talkie Walkie)

2004 - The Streets - A Grand don't come for free (Franz Ferdinand)

2005 - Cat Power - The Greatest (Block Party - Silent Alarm)

2006 - Amy Winehouse - Back to black (Arctic Monkeys - Whatever people say I am that's what I'm not)

2007 - The Shins - Wincing the night away (Jamie T - Panic Prevention)

2008 - Vampire Weekend (MGMT - Oracular Spectacular)

2009 - Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix (The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart)

2010 - Gorillaz - Plastic Beach (Arcade Fire - The Suburbs)

2011 - Metronomy - The English Riviera (Mehdi Zannad - Fugue)

2012 - Nada Surf - The stars are indifferent to astronomy (Alt J - An awesome wave)

2013 - Aline - Regarde le ciel (Daft Punk - Random Access Memory)

2014 - Baxter Dury - It's a pleasure (Taylor Swift - 1989)

2015 - The Apartments - No song, no spell, no madrigal (Sufjan Stevens - Carrie & Lowell)

2016 - Jo Wedin & Jean Felzine - Pique-nique (David Bowie - Black Star)

2017 - Alvvays - Antisocialites (Laura Marling - Semper Femina)

2018 - The Last Detail (Courtney Barnett - Tell Me How You Really Feel)

2019 - Fontaines DC - Dogrel (Les Innocents - 6 1/2)

2020 - A Girl Called Eddy - Been Around (Cabane - Grande est la maison)

2021 - Kings Of Convenience - Peace or love (Rum Tum Tiddles - It is a story)

2022 - Peter Doherty & Frederic Lo - The Fantasy Life Of Poetry & Crime (April March - In Cinerama)

Edited 29 August 2022 by Dr Marco