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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s by lancashirearab (2012)  

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If an album is in my Top 100 Greatest Music Albums of all time, it will not re-appear in this one.

Chart updated: 05/01/2012 17:37 (Created: 04/09/2012 12:57). Chart size: 100 albums.

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Perverted By LanguageThe Fall
The Fall are my favourite band and they produced loads of great albums. There will be plenty in my charts.
Year of Release:1983Appears in:15 charts
Rank in 1983:45Rank Score:284
Rank in 1980s467Overall Rank:2,940
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PorcupineEcho & The Bunnymen
This is another great Bunnymen album with a nother great sleeve. I am particularly fond of this one as this is the music they were touring with when I saw them for the first time.
Year of Release:1983Appears in:35 charts
Rank in 1983:22Rank Score:672
Rank in 1980s249Overall Rank:1,511
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From Her To EternityNick Cave And The Bad Seeds
I was surprised to find this in John Menzies, Arbroath. I asked the lady at the desk to let me listen to it before I bought it. Half way through the second track she took it off an started to put it away. "Nobody will buy that." I gave her my money.
Year of Release:1984Appears in:45 charts
Rank in 1984:21Rank Score:849
Rank in 1980s207Overall Rank:1,238
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Strangeways, Here We ComeThe Smiths
I have been to the site of the road sign on the cover, even though the original was stolen by a Smiths fan soon after the album was released.
Year of Release:1987Appears in:143 charts
Rank in 1987:4Rank Score:4,049
Rank in 1980s40Overall Rank:294
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Love ZombiesThe Monochrome Set
Who couldn't love the Monochrome Set?
Year of Release:1980Appears in:4 charts
Rank in 1980:216Rank Score:27
Rank in 1980s2,083Overall Rank:14,380
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Ice Cream For CrowCaptain Beefheart and His Magic Band
This was Beefheart's final album and the first one I got. From there it was a wonderful journey into his world.
Year of Release:1982Appears in:11 charts
Rank in 1982:73Rank Score:166
Rank in 1980s741Overall Rank:4,575
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Hex Enduction HourThe Fall
It has a terrible cover, but it works. The album itself is fantastic.How good are the lyrics?
Year of Release:1982Appears in:42 charts
Rank in 1982:15Rank Score:1,089
Rank in 1980s163Overall Rank:998
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In The PinesThe Triffids
This album was recorded in a sheep shearing shed on an eight-track recording machine. It sounds like they had great fun making this album.
Year of Release:1986Appears in:3 charts
Rank in 1986:222Rank Score:25
Rank in 1980s2,127Overall Rank:14,644
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The SmithsThe Smiths
What a fantastic debut album. So many great songs.
Year of Release:1984Appears in:217 charts
Rank in 1984:6Rank Score:6,111
Rank in 1980s26Overall Rank:206
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CopSwans
This is like being smashed over the head with a slab of solid noise.
Year of Release:1984Appears in:7 charts
Rank in 1984:118Rank Score:92
Rank in 1980s1,137Overall Rank:7,370
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition

Year Albums %


1980 20 20%
1981 7 7%
1982 9 9%
1983 9 9%
1984 17 17%
1985 12 12%
1986 9 9%
1987 11 11%
1988 5 5%
1989 1 1%
Band Albums %


The Fall 4 4%
The Smiths 4 4%
Echo & The Bunnymen 3 3%
The Go-Betweens 3 3%
Julian Cope 3 3%
Microdisney 3 3%
Orange Juice 3 3%
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Country Albums %


United Kingdom 62 62%
United States 24 24%
Australia 10 10%
Ireland 3 3%
Zimbabwe 1 1%

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From hairymarx1 05/22/2012 23:52
I'm 49 and this brings back great memories of John Peel. Here's a few more names that might ring a bell from the Peel show during the early to mid 80s (the golden age):

The Gymslips
Serious Drinking
3 Mustaphas 3
The Ukrainians
Native Hipsters
Belle Stars
Frank Chickens
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From CellarDoor 04/22/2012 17:29
Love the early Swans selections, Loop and Suicide.
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From Magenta 04/20/2012 08:12
Oh this is a real trip down memory lane... nice! :-)
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