I’ll help out. London Calling was technically 1979, released in the UK on December 14.
Cheers, and was aware of the release date. It holds special meaning to me.
Released in OZ in 1980.
1980
The Police - Zendyatta Mondatta
Steely Dan - Gaucho
Earth Wind & Fire - Faces
Genesis - Duke
1981
Rush - Moving Pictures
The Police - Ghost in the Machine
Men at Work - Business As Usual
Hall & Oates - Private Eyes
Van Halen - Fair Warning
1982 (possibly my favorite year of recorded music ever)
Rush - Signals
Toto - Toto IV
Midnight Oil - 10-1
Missing Persons - Spring Session M
INXS - Shabooh Shoobah
Michael Jackson - Thriller
Simple Minds - New Gold Dream
1983
The Police - Synchronicity
Men at Work - Cargo
Yes - 90125
1984
Van Halen - 1984
The Cars - Heartbeat City
1985
Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms
Til Tuesday - Voices Carry
INXS - Listen Like Thieves
Simple Minds - Once Upon A Time
Tears for Fears - Songs From The Big Chair
1986
a-ha - Scoundrel Days
Crowded House - Crowded House
Paul Simon - Graceland
Bangles - Different Light
1987
Midnight Oil - Diesel & Dust
INXS - Kick
Rush - Hold Your Fire
1988
Van Halen - OU812
REM - Green
Living Colour - Vivid
1989
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Mother’s Milk
B-52s - Cosmic Thing
Rush - Presto
Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever
Think you might need to be introduced to the DJ thread @StealthBomber we need (re)new(ed) blood.