The 80 Best Albums of the 1980s by Paste (2012)

Paste is a monthly music and entertainment digital magazine, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. These are their best albums of 1980s.
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Purple Rain 
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 Prince And The Revolution

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Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

1,378 charts

Rank Score:

16,441

Rank in 1984:

1

Rank in 1980s:

11

Overall Rank:

81

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The 80 Best Albums of the 1980s composition

Year	Albums	%
1980	11	14%
1981	4	5%
1982	5	6%
1983	4	5%
1984	8	10%
1985	7	9%
1986	9	11%
1987	12	15%
1988	9	11%
1989	10	13%

Artist	Albums	%
The Clash	2	3%
R.E.M.	2	3%
U2	2	3%
Pixies	2	3%
The Smiths	2	3%
Beastie Boys	2	3%
The Replacements	2	3%
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Country	Albums	%
	44	55%
	25	31%
	4	5%
	3	4%
	2	3%
	2	3%

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• Best Albums of the 1980s by Slant Magazine (1980s decade chart) (published 2012)
• 250 Meisterwerke aus 5 Jahrzehnten - 80er by Sounds (DE) (1980s decade chart) (published 2009)
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75/100	12/11/2020 08:01	pjohnsongolf	273	89/100
75/100	11/11/2020 13:07	Larcx13	1,092	86/100
85/100	08/17/2020 12:20	Chrispeater	138	82/100
100/100	07/27/2020 14:40	Timestarter	114	90/100
80/100	01/25/2020 05:20	Timbo1564	36	73/100

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From Johnnyo 10/12/2017 11:25

Great chart

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From GandalfORiley345 05/02/2014 02:24

I´m not really sure about London Calling, first because it´s better than Bruce and Michael and second, it´from the 70s,but after i think it´s good

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From sonicdiscourse 03/18/2014 23:56

What nutso42 said.

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From Antonio-Pedro 10/27/2013 00:10

This Chart wasnt the best but it wasnt the worst either

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From nutso42 09/10/2013 14:53

Why are so many people convinced Springsteen's best album from the 80's was Born In the U.S.A??

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