Best Albums of the 1980s by Slant Magazine (2012) United States

Slant Magazine is an American online publication that features reviews of movies, music, TV, theatre, video games and more. These are their best albums of 1980s.
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Year of Release:
1987
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9,384
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Year of Release:
1986
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3,502
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1983
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10,508
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Year of Release:
1985
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12,945
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Year of Release:
1989
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27,866
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Year of Release:
1986
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38,412
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Year of Release:
1987
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4,740
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Year of Release:
1988
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3,504
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Year of Release:
1986
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11,612
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Year of Release:
1989
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2,003
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Best Albums of the 1980s composition

Year Albums %


1980 8 8%
1981 6 6%
1982 10 10%
1983 9 9%
1984 13 13%
1985 7 7%
1986 13 13%
1987 12 12%
1988 9 9%
1989 12 12%
Artist Albums %


R.E.M. 4 4%
Talking Heads 3 3%
Madonna 3 3%
Prince 3 3%
Kate Bush 3 3%
The Smiths 3 3%
The Clash 3 3%
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Country Albums %


United States 54 54%
United Kingdom 36 36%
Mixed Nationality 4 4%
Ireland 3 3%
Jamaica 1 1%
Canada 1 1%
Germany 1 1%
Live? Albums %
No 99 99%
Yes 1 1%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 98 98%
Yes 2 2%

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77/100 (from 19 votes)
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From 05/02/2014 02:27
Thriller can´t be the best album of the 80s, London Calling it´from the 70s, and Prince is Overrated, again.
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From 12/09/2013 17:56
No Dire Straits or Stevie Ray Vaughn, but 8 artists with 3 entries?
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