Top 30 Music Albums of the 1980s by mv3k

I'm changing my rating system from previous ranking --/100 to simpler scale 1-10 that will be look like that
10 - literally perfect
9+ - almost perfect
9 - great with minor flaws
8+ - very very good
8 - very good
7+ - good, enjoyable listen
7 - good
6+ - ok with potential
6 - ok
5, 5+ - mid
4, 4+ - not very bad
3, 3+ - bad
2, 2+ - very bad
1, 1+ - awful
I will also give average track rating for each album, but I won't always base my score on it, but on my overall enjoyment of each record.
Until I finish changing it you will find both types of ratings old and new in my charts.

• Chart updated: 01/09/2024 18:45
• (Created: 06/14/2023 12:27).
• Chart size: 30 albums.

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Strangeways, Here We Come 

 The Smiths

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Not as amazing as their other albums, but there are still some great lyrics amd fresh sound here
Score: 9
Avg. tr. rating: 8.9
Fav tracks: Girlfriend In A Coma, Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before, Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me [First added to this chart: 06/15/2023]

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

726 charts

Rank Score:

6,352

Rank in 1987:

4

Rank in 1980s:

36

Overall Rank:

276

Average Rating:

 81 (1,105 votes)

Comments:

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22. (=)

Kill 'Em All 

 Metallica

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Not nearly as complex instrumentally and lyrically as what was yet to come, but raw, brutal energy here is unmatchable
Score: 9
Avg. tr. rating: 8.8
Fav tracks: The Four Horsemen, Motorbreath, Jump In The Fire, Seek & Destroy [First added to this chart: 06/15/2023]

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

493 charts

Rank Score:

3,317

Rank in 1983:

8

Rank in 1980s:

84

Overall Rank:

544

Average Rating:

 79 (919 votes)

Comments:

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23. (=)

Sign 'O' The Times 

 Prince

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Wonderfully diverse pop record that also takes a lot from other genres, the peak of Prince's creativity
Score: 8+
Avg. tr. rating: 8.6
Fav tracks: Sign 'O' The Times, U Got The Look, Strange Relationship, I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man [First added to this chart: 06/15/2023]

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

841 charts

Rank Score:

9,223

Rank in 1987:

3

Rank in 1980s:

21

Overall Rank:

175

Average Rating:

 81 (914 votes)

Comments:

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24. (=)

Juju 

 Siouxsie And The Banshees

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One of the best post-punk/goth rock albums ever with haunting atmosphere and fantastic lead female vocals
Score: 8+
Avg. tr. rating: 8.6
Fav tracks: Spellbound, Into The Light, Arabian Knights, Halloween [First added to this chart: 06/15/2023]

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

380 charts

Rank Score:

2,863

Rank in 1981:

4

Rank in 1980s:

98

Overall Rank:

621

Average Rating:

 80 (421 votes)

Comments:

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25. (=)

Peter Gabriel III 

 Peter Gabriel

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Wildly experimental pop album that mostly succeeds in being entertaining
Score: 8+
Avg. tr. rating: 8.7
Fav tracks: No Self Control, I Don't Remember, Games Without Frontiers [First added to this chart: 06/15/2023]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

511 charts

Rank Score:

4,419

Rank in 1980:

6

Rank in 1980s:

54

Overall Rank:

403

Average Rating:

 81 (575 votes)

Comments:

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26. (30) 4

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Surfer Rosa 

 Pixies

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This album is like Doolittle more adventurous, less controlled brother, shows what was to come
Score: 8+
Avg. tr. rating: 8.7
Fav tracks: Break My Body, River Euphrates, Where Is My Mind? [First added to this chart: 06/15/2023]

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

1,291 charts

Rank Score:

13,532

Rank in 1988:

2

Rank in 1980s:

12

Overall Rank:

98

Average Rating:

 85 (1,824 votes)

Comments:

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27. (26) 1

You're Living All Over Me 

 Dinosaur Jr.

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Clearly influential and quite entertaining noise rock album
Score: 8+
Avg. tr. rating: 8.6
Fav tracks: Little Fury Things, Kracked, Sludgefeast, Raisans [First added to this chart: 06/15/2023]

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

638 charts

Rank Score:

5,922

Rank in 1987:

5

Rank in 1980s:

40

Overall Rank:

307

Average Rating:

 82 (718 votes)

Comments:

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28. (27) 1

The Colour Of Spring 

 Talk Talk

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There is something otherwordly beautiful and captivating about this pop record
Score: 8+
Avg. tr. rating: 8.5
Fav tracks: Life's What You Make It, Living In Another World, Give It Up [First added to this chart: 06/15/2023]

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

453 charts

Rank Score:

4,275

Rank in 1986:

6

Rank in 1980s:

59

Overall Rank:

420

Average Rating:

 80 (551 votes)

Comments:

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29. (28) 1

Let It Be 

 The Replacements

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If something is proto-emo this definitely is, sad but energetic and melodic punk rock about adolescence
Score: 8+
Avg. tr. rating: 8.5
Fav tracks: I Will Dare, Unsatisfied, Answering Machine [First added to this chart: 06/15/2023]

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

803 charts

Rank Score:

7,867

Rank in 1984:

5

Rank in 1980s:

26

Overall Rank:

215

Average Rating:

 82 (909 votes)

Comments:

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30. (29) 1

Heaven Up Here 

 Echo & The Bunnymen

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Not their best one, but still very enjoyable post-punk record for me
Score: 8
Avg. tr. rating: 7.7
Fav tracks: Show Of Strength, All My Colours [First added to this chart: 06/22/2023]

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

260 charts

Rank Score:

1,492

Rank in 1981:

16

Rank in 1980s:

190

Overall Rank:

1,189

Average Rating:

 77 (319 votes)

Comments:

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Top 30 Music Albums of the 1980s composition

Year	Albums	%
1980	3	10%
1981	3	10%
1982	3	10%
1983	3	10%
1984	3	10%
1985	3	10%
1986	3	10%
1987	3	10%
1988	3	10%
1989	3	10%

Artist	Albums	%
The Smiths	4	13%
Metallica	3	10%
Pixies	2	7%
The Cure	2	7%
Talk Talk	2	7%
Kate Bush	2	7%
Talking Heads	2	7%
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Country	Albums	%
	16	53%
	13	43%
	1	3%

Top 30 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 4 from 30th to 26th Surfer Rosa by Pixies

Biggest fallers
Down 1 from 26th to 27th You're Living All Over Me by Dinosaur Jr.
Down 1 from 27th to 28th The Colour Of Spring by Talk Talk
Down 1 from 28th to 29th Let It Be by The Replacements

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