B-52's - B-52's (debut album with Rock Lobster, Planet Claire, Dance This Mess Around)
The Clash - The Clash, London Calling (Both are just killer albums. Love the cover of "I Fought the Law" on The Clash)
Someone has already mentioned the Talking Heads. The story of the origin of their name is pretty cool/funny. It doesn't refer to newsreaders.
Elvis Costello had some great singles, but I'd hesitate to call any albums great. How can you not like a guy who can write a line like
"But the radio is in the hands of such a lot of fools
trying to anesthetize the way that you can feel!"
and make it work!
The Ramones - Rocket to Russia (Rockaway Beach, Cretin Hop, We're a Happy Family, Sheena Is A Punk Rocker, We're A Happy Family, Teenage Lobotomy)
Sex Pistols - Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols (Just for the outrageousness, decadence, and humor value. Still regret I didn't go see them in '77 or '78 when they were here.)
Back to more classic stuff:
Zappa's "Shut Up and Play Your Guitar"; also "Overnight Sensation" (I'm the Slime; Dinah-Moe-Hum; Montana)