Top-rated albums of the 1980s

Listed below are the top-rated albums of the 1980s as rated by BestEverAlbums.com members!
(To qualify for this chart, an album must have had at least 10 member ratings .)

1.

Doolittle 

 Pixies

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Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

2,492 charts

Rank Score:

37,386

Rank in 1989:

1

Rank in 1980s:

2

Overall Rank:

18

Average Rating:

 88 (2,871 votes)

Comments:

289

2.

The Queen Is Dead 

 The Smiths

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Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

2,425 charts

Rank Score:

39,116

Rank in 1986:

1

Rank in 1980s:

1

Overall Rank:

17

Average Rating:

 88 (2,836 votes)

Comments:

264

3.

Remain In Light 

 Talking Heads

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Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

1,966 charts

Rank Score:

30,719

Rank in 1980:

1

Rank in 1980s:

3

Overall Rank:

27

Average Rating:

 87 (2,223 votes)

Comments:

192

4.

Disintegration 

 The Cure

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Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

1,761 charts

Rank Score:

27,782

Rank in 1989:

2

Rank in 1980s:

4

Overall Rank:

32

Average Rating:

 86 (1,966 votes)

Comments:

150

5.

The Beatles Box Set 
Compilation

 The Beatles

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Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

14 charts

Rank Score:

103

Rank in 1988:

160

Rank in 1980s:

1,609

Overall Rank:

11,210

Average Rating:

 86 (161 votes)

Comments:

11

6.

The Stone Roses 

 The Stone Roses

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Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

1,973 charts

Rank Score:

25,870

Rank in 1989:

3

Rank in 1980s:

5

Overall Rank:

34

Average Rating:

 86 (2,226 votes)

Comments:

202

7.

Hatful Of Hollow 

 The Smiths

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Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

607 charts

Rank Score:

6,818

Rank in 1984:

6

Rank in 1980s:

33

Overall Rank:

259

Average Rating:

 86 (1,005 votes)

Comments:

47

8.

Closer 

 Joy Division

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Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

1,458 charts

Rank Score:

16,763

Rank in 1980:

2

Rank in 1980s:

10

Overall Rank:

80

Average Rating:

 85 (1,870 votes)

Comments:

123

9.

Hounds Of Love 

 Kate Bush

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Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

1,347 charts

Rank Score:

19,255

Rank in 1985:

1

Rank in 1980s:

7

Overall Rank:

58

Average Rating:

 85 (1,336 votes)

Comments:

98

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Surfer Rosa 

 Pixies

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Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

1,289 charts

Rank Score:

13,540

Rank in 1988:

2

Rank in 1980s:

12

Overall Rank:

98

Average Rating:

 85 (1,822 votes)

Comments:

112

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The average rating is a Bayesian average, calculated as follows:
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AV

where:
av = mean average rating an album has currently received.
n = number of ratings an album has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an album to appear in the 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating for an album (currently 72/100).