| Artist | Title | Album (* = New Release) | Label |
| Cheap Trick | Dream Ploice | Dream Police | Epic |
| Nick Lowe | Born Fighter | Labour of Lust | Columbia |
| The Jam | Eton Rifles | Snap! | Polypro |
| Joe Jackson | One More Time | Look Sharp! | A&M |
| The Knack | Frustrated | Get The Knack! | Capitol |
| Sparks | No. 1 Song In Heaven | No. 1 Song In Heaven | Virgin |
| Prince | Bambi | Prince | Warner Bros. |
| Roxy Music | Angel Eyes | Manifesto | ATCO |
| Talking Heads | Cities | Fear Of Music | Sire |
| Iggy Pop | Five Foot One | New Values | Arista |
| Devo | Smart Patrol/Mr. DNA | Duty Now For The Future | Warner Bros. |
| Patti Smith | Dancing Barefoot | Wave | Arista |
| Peter Tosh | The Day The Dollar Died | Mystic Man | Rolling Stones Records |
| The Kinks | Misery | Low Budget | Arista |
| Blondie | The Hardest Part | Eat To The Beat | Chrysalis |
| Blotto | Stop! In The Name of Love | Hello! My Name Is Blotto, What's Yours? | Blotto Records |
| Lou Reed | Stupid Man | The Bells | |
| The Undertones | (She's A) Runaround | The Undertones | Sire |
| Squeeze | Goodbye Girl | Cool For Cats | A&M |
| The Cars | Lust For Kicks | Candy-O | Elektra |
| David Bowie | DJ | Lodger | |
| The Clash | Lost In The Supermarket | London Calling | |
| Wazmo Nariz | Checking Out The Checkout Girl | Things Aren't Right | IRS |
| Fleetwood Mac | Tusk | Tusk | Warner Bros. |
| Gary Numan | Conversation | The Pleasure Principal | ATCO |
| Robert Fripp | You Burn Me Up Im A Cigarette | Exposure | Polydor |
Well It's 1979 OK! --- A collection of tracks on wax from the greatest year in rock n roll history