Artist
New Order
New Order appears 4 times in our Madchester, Post-Punk, The Waxonia Desk — Both Rooms, and The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred lists, placing as high as No. 2. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.
- Ranked entries
- 4
- Appears on
- Madchester, Post-Punk, The Waxonia Desk — Both Rooms, and The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred
- Years
- 1981–1983
- Highest placing
- No. 2 in Madchester
- Updated
- 2026-08-29
Appears on
Blue Monday
1983 · Factory
Ranked No. 2 in Madchester
Five years early, and the reason everything after it was possible. A guitar band making a twelve-inch club record on sequencers, in packaging that lost money on every copy sold.
Also on The Waxonia Desk — Both Rooms, The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred
Blue Monday
1983 · Factory
Picked by The Waxonia Desk — Both Rooms
The record that made the argument first and made every later version of it easier. A guitar band bought a sequencer, never explained itself, and sold it in a sleeve that lost money on every copy.
Also on Madchester, The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred
Blue Monday
1983 · Factory
Picked by The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred
A guitar band making a club twelve-inch on sequencers, in packaging that lost money per copy. Five years early and the reason so much else was possible.
Also on Madchester, The Waxonia Desk — Both Rooms