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Top 20 Albums of the 80s

47 items ranked

Rated 11 points - posted 14 years ago by writershire in category Music.

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1.

Back in Black - AC/DC

71 points - added 13 years ago by dc99 -

2.

ZZ Top Eliminator

70 points - added 7 years ago by redbarron80 -

3.

Van Halen 1984

70 points - added 7 years ago by redbarron80 -

4.

Thiller - Michael Jackson

51 points - added 13 years ago by dc99 -

5.

Disintegration - 1989 (The Cure)

25 points - added 14 years ago by writershire -

6.

Murmur - R.E.M. (1983)

20 points - added 13 years ago by dc99 -

7.

The Queen Is Dead - 1986 (The Smiths)

20 points - added 14 years ago by writershire -

8.

Born in the U.S.A. - Bruce Springsteen

19 points - added 13 years ago by dc99 -

9.

Legend - Bob Marley & The Wailers

19 points - added 13 years ago by dc99 -

10.

Master of Puppets - Metallica (1986)

17 points - added 13 years ago by dc99 -

11.

Appetite for Destruction - Guns & Roses

17 points - added 13 years ago by dc99 -

12.

So - Peter Gabriel (1986)

16 points - added 13 years ago by dc99 -

13.

The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses (1989)

15 points - added 12 years ago by guest -

14.

Pretenders - Prertenders (1980)

14 points - added 13 years ago by dc99 -

15.

Purple Rain - Prince and the Revolution

14 points - added 13 years ago by dc99 -

16.

The Gift - The Jam (1982)

12 points - added 12 years ago by guest -

17.

Graceland - Paul Simon

12 points - added 13 years ago by dc99 -

18.

The Hurting - 1983 (Tears For Fears)

Great Stuff!

12 points - added 14 years ago by Uber -

19.

Faith - 1981 (The Cure)

12 points - added 14 years ago by writershire -

20.

Skylarking (XTC)

11 points - added 14 years ago by guest -

21.

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.

11 points - added 14 years ago by guest -

22.

Rain Dogs - 1985 (Tom Waits)

11 points - added 14 years ago by writershire -

23.

The Joshua Tree - U2

10 points - added 13 years ago by dc99 -

24.

Remain in Light - 1980 (Talking Heads)

Contains some of the most infectiously bizarre dance music ever made.

10 points - added 14 years ago by writershire -

25.

Doolittle - 1989 (Pixies)

10 points - added 14 years ago by writershire -

26.

Surfer Rosa - 1988 (Pixies)

10 points - added 14 years ago by writershire -

27.

Private Dancer - Tina Turner (1984)

The best comeback album of all time!!! It sold 20 million copies!!!

9 points - added 13 years ago by guest -

28.

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 14 years ago by writershire -

29.

Shoot Out the Lights (Richard & Linda Thompson)

8 points - added 14 years ago by guest -

30.

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 14 years ago by writershire -

31.

Tracy Chapman - Tracy Chapman (1988)

7 points - added 13 years ago by dc99 -

32.

Imperial Bedroom - Elvis Costello and the Attractions (1982)

5 points - added 13 years ago by guest -

33.

Reckoning - 1984 (R.E.M.)

4 points - added 14 years ago by writershire -

34.

Swordfishtrombones - 1983 (Tom Waits)

3 points - added 14 years ago by writershire -

35.

New York (Lou Reed)

2 points - added 14 years ago by guest -

36.

Pleased to Meet Me - 1987 (The Replacements)

2 points - added 14 years ago by writershire -

37.

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.