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Remain in Light was named the best album of 1980 by Sounds, ahead of The Skids' The Absolute Game, and by Melody Maker,[50][51] while The New York Times included it in its unnumbered shortlist of the 10 best records issued that year.[52] It figured highly in other end-of-year best album lists, notably at number two, behind The Clash's London Calling, by Robert Christgau,[53] and at number six by NME.[54] It featured at number three—behind London Calling and Bruce Springsteen's The River—in The Village Voice's 1980 Pazz & Jop critics' poll, which aggregates the votes of hundreds of prominent reviewers.[55] "So they congregated in a Nassau studio with Brian Eno and created a record without precedent ... Both daringly experimental and pop-accessible, Remain in Light may be the Talking Heads' defining moment."[56] —Pitchfork Media's Ryan Schreiber in 2002 In 1989, Rolling Stone named Remain in Light as the fourth best album of the decade.[57] In 1993, it was included at number 11 in NME's list of The 50 Greatest Albums Of The '80s,[58] and at number 68 in the publication's Greatest Albums Of All Time list.[59] In 1997, The Guardian collated worldwide data from renowned critics, artists, and radio DJs, which placed the record at number 43 in the list of the 100 Best Albums Ever.[60] In 1999, it was included as one of Vibe's 100 Essential Albums Of The 20th Century.[61] In 2002, Pitchfork Media featured Remain in Light at number two behind Sonic Youth's Daydream Nation in its Top 100 Albums Of The 1980s list.[56] In 2003, VH1 named the record at number 88 during its 100 Greatest Albums countdown,[62] while Slant included it in its unnumbered shortlist of 50 Essential Pop Albums.[63] Rolling Stone placed it at number 126 in its November 2003 issue of "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time", higher than three other Talking Heads releases.[13] In 2006, Q ranked Remain in Light at number 27 in its list of the 40 Best Albums of the 80s.[64] In 2012, Slant listed the album at number six on its list of the "Best Albums of the 1980s".[65]Read full review
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