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purple

Hey duderinos, I'm making an 80s chart and asking for suggestions for 80s albums to include; don't worry, if it's been included in a "big" chart then I've got it already. This is largely an appeal for great 80s albums that might otherwise be missed (e.g. Chameleons). I'm trying to make this slightly unbiased... so I'm accepting albums from any genre etc

Applerill
Autistic Princess <3

Gender: Female
Age: 30
Location: Chicago

Good Eighties Albums? WHAT!?????

JK

Well, here's some essential-yet-generally-overlooked metal from the eighties:
Metallica-Master of Puppets: Duh, I'm listening to it right now)
Queensryche-Operation Mindcrime: An amazing Iron Maiden-esque concept album.
Iron Maiden-Number of the Beast/Piece of Mind/Powerslave: Put it in. Or else.
Ozzy Osbourne-Blizzard of Ozz
Candlemass-Epicus Doomicus Metallicus: The vocalist could be better, but this is still one of the best doom metal albums ever released.
Husker Du-Zen Arcade: This is a fun one.
Tori Amos-Y Kant Tori Read: Not really metal, but still a criminally overlooked album.
Nirvana-Bleach: When you get down to it, grunge it just punky doom metal. This is the epitome of that statement.
Dio-Holy Diver

40footwolf

Gender: Male
Age: 33

Donno if you have these, but:

Nebraska-Bruce Springsteen
If I Should Fall From Grace With God/Rum, Sodomy and the Lash/Red Roses For Me-The Pogues
Tim-The Replacements
Three of a Perfect Pair/Discipline-King Crimson
No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith-Motorhead
Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks/On Land-Brian Eno
British Steel/Screaming For Vengeance-Judas Priest
The Real Thing-Faith No More
Peace Sells...But Who's Buying?-Megadeth
Ride the Lightning-Metallica
Powerslave-Iron Maiden
The Final Cut-Pink Floyd
Peter Gabriel III-Peter Gabriel
Living in Darkness-Agent Orange
Angel Witch-Angel Witch
Damaged-Black Flag
Disintegration-The Cure
Tin Drum-Japan
II-Meat Puppets
The Land of Rape and Honey-Ministry
Energy-Operation Ivy
Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables-Dead Kennedys
Avalon-Roxy Music
Street Lethal-Racer X
Rabies-Skinny Puppy
Ultramega OK-Soundgarden
Nothingface-Voivod
Mummer-XTC

Tried to avoid the SUPER obvious picks.
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40footwolf

Gender: Male
Age: 33

Applerill wrote:

Good Eighties Albums? WHAT!?????

JK

Well, here's some essential-yet-generally-overlooked metal from the eighties:
Metallica-Master of Puppets: Duh, I'm listening to it right now)
Queensryche-Operation Mindcrime: An amazing Iron Maiden-esque concept album.
Iron Maiden-Number of the Beast/Piece of Mind/Powerslave: Put it in. Or else.
Ozzy Osbourne-Blizzard of Ozz
Candlemass-Epicus Doomicus Metallicus: The vocalist could be better, but this is still one of the best doom metal albums ever released.
Husker Du-Zen Arcade: This is a fun one.
Tori Amos-Y Kant Tori Read: Not really metal, but still a criminally overlooked album.
Nirvana-Bleach: When you get down to it, grunge it just punky doom metal. This is the epitome of that statement.
Dio-Holy Diver

I've never cared for Candlemass-I think the point of doom should be to instill a sense of dread and those goofy-ass high pitched vocals sort of prevent that from happening. Vocals are a total breaking point for me with a lot of bands, though. Never really thought much of Dio either outside of his stuff with Rainbow, God rest his soul. Nice picks on Bleach and Zen Arcade.
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videoheadcleaner
formerly Harkan

Gender: Male
Age: 38

The Church - Starfish
Crowded House - Crowded House
THe Cult - Love
The Cure - Faith/Pornography/Disintegration
Echo & The Bunnymen - Ocean Rain/Heaven Up here
Peter Gabriel - So
INXS - Kick
New Order - Movement
Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation
Talking Heads - Remain In Light
Tears For Fears - Songs From The Big Chair
U2 - The Joshua Tree
Vangelis - Blade Runner OST

cartoken
The Seer

Gender: Male
Age: 39
Location: Paris

here's my top 25 : http://rateyourmusic.com/list/cartoken/best_80s_albums/

RFNAPLES
Level 8

Gender: Male
Age: 75
Location: Durham, NC, USA

1. The Joshua Tree-U2-1987
2. The Stone Roses-The Stone Roses-1989
3. The Queen Is Dead-The Smiths-1986
4. Doolittle-Pixies-1989
5. Appetite For Destruction-Guns 'n' Roses-1987
6. Thriller-Michael Jackson-1982
7. Back in Black-AC/DC-1980
8. Purple Rain-Prince-1984
9. It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back-Public Enemy-1988
10. Surfer Rosa-Pixies-1988
11. Graceland-Paul Simon-1986
12. Legend-Bob Marley and the Wailers-1984
13. Master Of Puppets-Metallica-1986
14. Remain in Light-Talking Heads-1980
15. Sign 'o' the Times-Prince-1987
16. Daydream Nation-Sonic Youth-1988
17. Paul's Boutique-Beastie Boys-1989
18. Brothers In Arms-Dire Straits-1985
19. The Smiths-The Smiths-1984
20. Murmur-R.E.M.-1983
21. Synchronicity-The Police-1983
22. Strangeways, Here We Come-The Smiths-1987
23. Licensed To Ill-Beastie Boys-1986
24. Born In The U.S.A.-Bruce Springsteen-1984
25. The Unforgettable Fire-U2-1984
26. The Great Twenty-Eight-Chuck Berry-1982
27. Let It Be-The Replacements-1984
28. Hysteria-Def Leppard-1987
29. Rain Dogs-Tom Waits-1985
30. So-Peter Gabriel-1986
31. Like a Prayer-Madonna-1989
32. Document-R.E.M.-1987
33. Straight Outta Compton-N.W.A.-1988
34. 1999-Prince-1982
35. Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables-Dead Kennedys-1980
36. The Pretenders-The Pretenders-1980
37. Slippery When Wet-Bon Jovi-1986
38. Pyromania-Def Leppard-1983
39. Rio-Duran Duran-1982
40. Rattle And Hum-U2-1988
41. Faith-George Michael-1987
42. Gaucho-Steely Dan-1980
43. No Jacket Required-Phil Collins-1985
44. Private Dancer-Tina Turner-1984
45. Control-Janet Jackson-1986
46. Whitney Houston-Whitney Houston-1985
47. True Blue-Madonna-1986
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CellarDoor
Shoe-Punk Loner

Gender: Male
Age: 39
Location: Marseille

Please don't forget Young Marble Giants' "Colossal Youth" !

As you've pointed out, The Chameleons are sadly overlooked.
I would add Television Personalities : "...And Don't the Kids Just Love It" and "The Painted World".
Check out The Dream Syndicate's "The Days of Wine and Roses". Really great !
Butthole Surfers also come to mind (thank you Scaruffi Wink

).
And the Electric Light Orchestra's "Time" is a guilty pleasure.

You know I'm a post-punk freak, so I really dig Cabaret Voltaire, Tuxedomoon, Virgin Prunes and Mission of Burma.
You've enjoyed Violent Femmes' debut, so you might also enjoy "Hallowed Ground".

Good luck and happy (re)listening !!
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purple

thanks, it's looking like most of the omissions I had were coming from metal (and don't think I would consider Zen Arcade metal, applerill), and I'm really only considering Guns n Roses, AC/DC, and Metallica (maybe Iron Maiden). This is one personal bias that will really show through the chart.

I've got everything in the top 40 Naples, so that's some decent reassurance I'm looking in the right places. But, isn't that Chuck Berry album re-released singles? I'm only including albums recorded 1979-1989 and released 1980-1989.

thanks to everyone else too, the only glaring thing I've missed other than most metal is King Crimson! keep the suggestions coming

Juan Schwartz

Gender: Male
Age: 30

Okay, so most of the good ones have been said already, but anyways here are some of my favs :

Felt - Forever Breathes the Lonely Word
The Jam - Sound Affects
The Jesus and Mary Chain - Psychocandy
The Feelies - Crazy Rhythms
Lou Reed - The Blue Mask & New York
The Wake - Here Comes Everybody
Beat Happening - Jamboree
u2 - War
The dB'S - Stands for Decibels
The Smiths - Meat is Murder
David Bowie - Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)
Rapeman - Two Nuns and a Pack Mule
Dinosaur Jr. - You're Living All Over Me
Jungle Brothers - Straight out the Jungle
Elvis Costello - Imperial Bedroom & Get Happy!!