Top 20 Albums of the 80s
45 items ranked
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1.
Thiller - Michael Jackson
87 points - added 2 years ago by dc99 -
2.
Purple Rain - Prince and the Revolution
19 points - added 2 years ago by dc99 -
3.
Appetite for Destruction - Guns & Roses
17 points - added 2 years ago by dc99 -
4.
The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses (1989)
15 points - added 1 year ago by guest -
5.
The Gift - The Jam (1982)
12 points - added 1 year ago by guest -
6.
Graceland - Paul Simon
12 points - added 2 years ago by dc99 -
7.
Murmur - R.E.M. (1983)
10 points - added 2 years ago by dc99 -
8.
Pretenders - Prertenders (1980)
10 points - added 2 years ago by dc99 -
9.
Born in the U.S.A. - Bruce Springsteen
10 points - added 2 years ago by dc99 -
10.
Legend - Bob Marley & The Wailers
10 points - added 2 years ago by dc99 -
11.
The Joshua Tree - U2
10 points - added 2 years ago by dc99 -
12.
Remain in Light - 1980 (Talking Heads)
Contains some of the most infectiously bizarre dance music ever made.
10 points - added 3 years ago by writershire -
13.
Doolittle - 1989 (Pixies)
10 points - added 3 years ago by writershire -
14.
Rain Dogs - 1985 (Tom Waits)
10 points - added 3 years ago by writershire -
15.
The Queen Is Dead - 1986 (The Smiths)
10 points - added 3 years ago by writershire -
16.
Surfer Rosa - 1988 (Pixies)
10 points - added 3 years ago by writershire -
17.
Private Dancer - Tina Turner (1984)
The best comeback album of all time!!! It sold 20 million copies!!!
9 points - added 2 years ago by guest -
18.
Closer - 1980 (Joy Division)
This album definitely features the best work Joy Division ever made. Closer, their finest forty-five minutes, is simultaneously depressing and uplifting, creating an emotional no-man's land that leaves you feeling empty but enlightened.
9 points - added 3 years ago by writershire -
19.
Shoot Out the Lights (Richard & Linda Thompson)
8 points - added 2 years ago by guest -
20.
Daydream Nation - 1988 (Sonic Youth)
Songs such as Teenage Riot, Silver Rocket and Total Trash will enter your head and refuse to leave.
8 points - added 3 years ago by writershire -
21.
Tracy Chapman - Tracy Chapman (1988)
7 points - added 2 years ago by dc99 -
22.
So - Peter Gabriel (1986)
7 points - added 2 years ago by dc99 -
23.
Back in Black - AC/DC
7 points - added 2 years ago by dc99 -
24.
Disintegration - 1989 (The Cure)
5 points - added 3 years ago by writershire -
25.
Imperial Bedroom - Elvis Costello and the Attractions (1982)
4 points - added 2 years ago by guest -
26.
Faith - 1981 (The Cure)
4 points - added 3 years ago by writershire -
27.
Master of Puppets - Metallica (1986)
3 points - added 2 years ago by dc99 -
28.
Swordfishtrombones - 1983 (Tom Waits)
3 points - added 3 years ago by writershire -
29.
Reckoning - 1984 (R.E.M.)
3 points - added 3 years ago by writershire -
30.
New York (Lou Reed)
2 points - added 2 years ago by guest -
31.
The Hurting - 1983 (Tears For Fears)
Great Stuff!
2 points - added 3 years ago by Uber -
32.
Pleased to Meet Me - 1987 (The Replacements)
2 points - added 3 years ago by writershire -
33.
Skylarking (XTC)
1 point - added 2 years ago by guest -
34.
Songs From The Big Chair - 1985 (Tears For Fears)
High quality from start to finish. Hits include Shout, Everybody Wants to Rule the World, Head Over Heels. Many fans though say that The Working Hour became their favorite track.
1 point - added 2 years ago by guest -
35.
Zen Arcade - 1984 (Hüsker Dü)
Excellent double-album comprising some of the finest songs of the era. And this album just goes to prove that Grant Hart and Bob Mould were two of the finest song writers working in Rock music at the time.
1 point - added 3 years ago by writershire -
36.
Perverted by Language - 1983 (The Fall)
1 point - added 3 years ago by writershire -
37.
Spirit of Eden - 1988 (Talk Talk)
1 point - added 3 years ago by writershire -
38.
This Nation's Saving Grace - 1985 (The Fall)
1 point - added 3 years ago by writershire -
39.
Double Nickels on the Dime - 1984 (Minutemen)
A classic album of intelligent and dynamic post-punk from a trio of very talented musicians.
0 points - added 3 years ago by writershire -
40.
Pornography - 1982 (The Cure)
0 points - added 3 years ago by writershire -
41.
Hex Enduction Hour - 1982 (The Fall)
0 points - added 3 years ago by writershire -
42.
It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back - 1988 (Public Enemy)
0 points - added 3 years ago by writershire -
43.
Straight Outta Compton - N.W.A. (1988)
-1 point - added 2 years ago by dc99 -
44.
Raising Hell - Run-DMC
-1 point - added 2 years ago by dc99 -
45.
It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back - Public Enemy
-1 point - added 2 years ago by dc99 -
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