List of UK Independent Albums Chart number ones of the 1980s

These are the UK Official Indie Chart number-one albums of the 1980s, as compiled by MRIB.

ArtistAlbumRecord labelDate first reached number oneTotal number of weeks* indicates total weeks of non-consecutive runs at number one1980Adam and the AntsDirk Wears White SoxDo It13*CrassStations of the CrassCrass5*Joy DivisionUnknown PleasuresFactory1ToyahSheep Farming in BarnetSafari3The CrampsSongs the Lord Taught UsIllegal1The Pop GroupFor How Much Longer Do We Tolerate Mass Murder?Y3The SlitsBootleg RetrospectiveY3The FallTotale's TurnsRough Trade5ToyahThe Blue MeaningSafari2Black SabbathLive at LastNEMS3Joy DivisionCloserFactory8UB40Signing OffGraduate11*BauhausIn the Flat Field4AD2The FallGrotesque (After the Gramme)Rough Trade3Theatre of HateHe Who Dares WinsBurning Rome Records5A Certain RatioTo Each...Factory1The ExploitedPunks Not DeadSecret2Au PairsPlaying with a Different SexHuman2UB40Present ArmsDEP International11*CrassPenis EnvyCrass5Anti-PastiThe Last CallRondelet2Cabaret VoltaireRed MeccaRough Trade1Joy DivisionStillFactory1Depeche ModeSpeak & SpellMute7*New OrderMovementFactory4*A Certain RatioSextetFactory4*23 SkidooSeven SongsFetish1PigbagDr Heckle and Mr JiveY10*The 4-SkinsThe Good, The Bad & The 4-SkinsSecret1Anti-Nowhere LeagueWe Are...The LeagueWXYZ5*The ExploitedTroops of TomorrowSecret3Cabaret Voltaire2x45Rough Trade1The Birthday PartyJunkyard4AD4CrassChrist - The AlbumCrass1YazooUpstairs at Eric'sMute12*UB40UB44DEP International3*Depeche ModeA Broken FrameMute2ToyahWarrior Rock: Toyah on TourSafari2Various artistsPillows & PrayersCherry Red5Flux of Pink IndiansStrive to Survive Causing Least Suffering PossibleSpiderleg2The MeteorsWreckin' CrewID Records3Sex Gang ChildrenSong and LegendIlluminated2ConflictIt's Time to See Who's WhoCorpus Christi3Aztec CameraHigh Land, Hard RainRough Trade2New OrderPower, Corruption & LiesFactory7*CrassYes Sir, I WillCrass3The Cramps...Off the BoneIllegal2YazooYou and Me BothMute8*Depeche ModeConstruction Time AgainMute5*Cocteau TwinsHead Over Heels4AD4The CrampsSmell of FemaleBig Beat3The FallPerverted by LanguageRough Trade4Billy BraggLife's a Riot with Spy vs SpyGo! Discs6The SmithsThe SmithsRough Trade12New Model ArmyVengeanceAbstract1Nick Cave and the Bad SeedsFrom Her to EternityMute6Xmal DeutschlandTocsin4AD3Various artistsRockabilly Psychosis and the Garage DiseaseBig Beat123 SkidooUrban GamelanIlluminated1Theatre of HateRevolutionBurning Rome Records6Skeletal FamilyBurning OilRed Rhino2Depeche ModeSome Great RewardMute2This Mortal CoilIt'll End in Tears4AD4The SmithsHatful of HollowRough Trade13The SmithsMeat is MurderRough Trade12The Long RydersNative SonsFrontier2New OrderLow-LifeFactory8The Men They Couldn't HangNight of a Thousand CandlesDemon4ColourboxColourbox4AD4Guana BatzHeld Down to Vinyl .... At Last!ID Records2The June BridesThere Are Eight Million Stories...Pink4Hüsker DüFlip Your WigSST1Depeche ModeThe Singles 81→85Mute3*MicrodisneyThe Clock Comes Down The StairsRough Trade1Scraping Foetus Off The WheelNailSelf Immolation/Some Bizzare2Dead KennedysFrankenchristAlternative Tentacles5Half Man Half BiscuitBack in the DHSSProbe Plus6*The CrampsA Date with ElvisBig Beat4*Red Lorry Yellow LorryPaint Your WagonRed Rhino1Depeche ModeBlack CelebrationMute2Cocteau TwinsVictorialand4AD4That Petrol EmotionManic Pop ThrillDemon5The SmithsThe Queen Is DeadRough Trade8*Zodiac Mindwarp and the Love ReactionHigh Priest of LoveFood1Nick Cave and the Bad SeedsKicking Against the PricksMute4Elvis Costello and the AttractionsBlood & ChocolateDemon2New OrderBrotherhoodFactory6Nick Cave and the Bad SeedsYour Funeral... My TrialMute2Harold Budd, Elizabeth Fraser, Robin Guthrie and Simon RaymondeThe Moon and the Melodies4AD2Dead KennedysBedtime for DemocracyAlternative Tentacles7WisebloodDirtdishK 4223The SmithsThe World Won't ListenRough Trade5The Railway ChildrenReunion WildernessFactory1ErasureThe CircusMute16*The WoodentopsLive Hypnobeat LiveRough Trade1WireThe Ideal CopyMute2Fields of the NephilimDawnrazorSituation Two2Sonic YouthSisterBlast First3Dead KennedysGive Me Convenience or Give Me DeathAlternative Tentacles5ConflictTurning Rebellion into MoneyMortarhate2New OrderSubstance 1987Factory5Big BlackSongs About FuckingTouch and Go1The SmithsStrangeways, Here We ComeRough Trade5*The Wedding PresentGeorge BestReception5*The FallPalace of Swords ReversedRough Trade2The StupidsJesus Meets The StupidsVinyl Solution2The WoodentopsWooden Foot Cops on the HighwayRough Trade4ErasureThe InnocentsMute5*The SugarcubesLife's Too GoodOne Little Indian2The House of LoveThe House of LoveCreation4The Weather ProphetsJudges, Juries and HorsemenCreation1A. R. Kane69Rough Trade1Joy DivisionSubstanceFactory3The Wedding PresentTommyReception1Various artistsDoing It for the KidsCreation4The SmithsRankRough Trade2Cocteau TwinsBlue Bell Knoll4AD3Dinosaur Jr.BugBlast First1Sonic YouthDaydream NationEnigma3Napalm DeathFrom Enslavement to ObliterationEarache2My Bloody ValentineIsn't AnythingCreation3Kylie MinogueKyliePWL4LoopFade OutHead1New OrderTechniqueFactory5Spacemen 3Playing with FireFire2De La Soul3 Feet High and RisingTommy Boy2PixiesDoolittle4AD3Jason DonovanTen Good ReasonsPWL4*The Stone RosesThe Stone RosesSilvertone19*Mega City FourTranzophobiaDecoy1FugaziMargin WalkerDischord2The PrimitivesLazy 86–88Lazy1Primal ScreamPrimal ScreamCreation2The SugarcubesHere Today, Tomorrow Next Week!One Little Indian2ErasureWild!Mute3MudhoneyMudhoneySub Pop2

See also List of UK Independent Singles Chart number ones of the 1980s 1980s in music List of UK Albums Chart number ones of the 1980s

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