mjm@sfmag.UUCP (M.J.Melchner) (02/15/85)
Here is the Village Voice 1984 PAZZ & JOP CRITICS' POLL
as published in the issue dated February 19, 1985.
Albums
1. Bruce Springsteen: "Born in the U.S.A."
2. Prince and the Revolution: "Purple Rain"
3. Los Lobos: "How Will the Wolf Survive?"
4. The Replacements: "Let It Be"
5. Tine Turner: "Private Dancer"
6. R.E.M.: "Reckoning"
7. The Pretenders: "Learning to Crawl"
8. Husker Du: "Zen Arcade"
9. Lou Reed: "New Sensations"
10. Run-D.M.C: "Run-D.M.C."
11. Cyndi Lauper: "She's So Unusual"
12. Bangles: "All Over the Place"
13. Ramones: "Too Tough to Die"
14. Minutemen: "Double Nickels on the Dime"
15. The dB's: "Like This"
16. Womack & Womack: "Love Wars"
17. Laurie Anderson: "Mister Heartbreak"
18. Ruben Blades y Seis del Solar: "Buscando America"
19. Laurie Anderson: "United States Live"
20. Meat Puppets: "Meat Puppets II"
21. Neville Brothers: "Neville-ization"
22. The Smiths: "The Smiths"
23. Let's Active: "Cypress"
24. Tom Verlaine: "Cover"
25. Van Halen: "1984"
26. Del-Lords: "Frontier Days"
27. Linton Kwesi Johnson: "Making History"
28. George Clinton: "You Shouldn't-Nuf Bit Fish"
29. U2: "The Unforgettable Fire"
30. King Sunny Ade and His Africatn Beats: "Aura"
31. Talking Heads: "Stop Making Sense"
32. ZZ Top: "Eliminator"
33. Peter Wolf: "Lights Out"
34. The Gospel at Colonus
35. Lyres: "On Fyre"
36. The Everly Brothers: "EB 84"
37. P. Funk All-Stars: "Urban Dancefloor Guerillas"
38. The Del Fuegos: "The Longest Day"
39. The Special AKA: "In the Studio"
40. Rickie Lee Jones: "The Magazine"
Singles
1. Prince: "When Doves Cry"/"17 Days"
2. Bruce Springsteen: "Dancing in the Dark"/"Pink Cadillac"
3. Tina Turner: "What's Love Got To Do with It"
4. Husker Du: "Eight Miles High"
5. Van Halen: "Jump"
6. Prince: "Let's Go Crazy"/"Erotic City"
7. Afrika Bambaataa & The Godfather of Soul James Brown: "Unity"
Run-D.M.C.: "Rock Box"
9. Chaka Khan: "I Feel for You"
10. Cyndi Lauper: "Girls Just Want To Have Fun"
Cyndi Lauper: "Time After Time"
12. U2: "Pride (In the Name of Love)"
13. John Fogerty: "The Old Man Down the Road"/"Big Train (From Memphis)"
14. The Pretenders: "Middle of the Road"/"2000 Miles"
15. Bruce Springsteen: "Born in the U.S.A."/"Shut Out the Light"
16. Sheila E.: "The Glamorous Life"
17. The Replacements: "I Will Dare"
The Specials AKA: "Free Nelson Mandela"
19. The Bangles: "Going Down to Liverpool"
R.E.M.: "South Central Rain"
21. Time Zone: "World Destruction"
Deniece Williams: "Let's Hear It for the Boy"
23. Malcolm McLaren: "Madam Butterfly"
24. Tina Turner: "Better Be Good To Me"
25. Newcleus: "Jam on It"
John Waite: "Missing You"
EPs
1. Tommy Keene: "Places That Are Gone"
2. Jason & the Nashville Scorchers: "Fervor"
3. Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band: "The Legendary A&M Sessions"
4. Love Tractor: "'Til the Cows Come Home"
5. Art of Noise: "Into Battle with the Art of Noise"
6. The Judds: "The Judds"
7. The LeRoix Brothers: "Forget About the Danger... Think of the Fun"
8. The Waterboys: "The Waterboys"
9. Julie Brown: "Goddess in Progress"
Charlie Pickett and the Eggs: "Cowboy Junkie Au-Go-Go"
Salem 66: "Salem 66"
Videos
1. Art of Noise: "Close to the Edit"
2. Cyndi Lauper: "Girls Just Want To Have Fun"
3. Van Halen: "Hot for Teacher"
4. The Cars: "You Might Think"
5. Frankie Goes to Hollywood: "Two Tribes"
6. Van Halen: "Jump"
7. ZZ Top: "Legs"
8. Cyndi Lauper: "Time After Time"
9. Bob Dylan: "Jokerman"
10. Lou Reed: "I love You Suzanne"