Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
by Mother Nature's Son

My favourite albums of the 1980s.

• Chart updated: 10/19/2019 17:15
• (Created: 09/01/2013 16:41).
• Chart size: 100 albums.

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Tug Of War 

 Paul McCartney

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A real 80s effort by Paul McCartney. That includes tacky 80s pop, but also more tasteful songriting of Paul's softer side including "Here Today", his moving tribute to John Lennon who had died less than two years earlier. The album's main weakness though is the super cheesy duet with Stevie Wonder, "Ebony and Ivory", a very good song actually, but feels highly overplayed in no time.

Favourite tracks: "Take It Away" & "Somebody Who Cares" [First added to this chart: 09/17/2013]

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

169 charts

Rank Score:

800

Rank in 1982:

34

Rank in 1980s:

311

Overall Rank:

2,048

Average Rating:

 75 (252 votes)

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McCartney II 

 Paul McCartney

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Paul McCartney's experimental album. Just like the first album in the "McCartney duology", it's a collection of regular songs and Paul playing around in the studio. Instead of old school 70s jamming, it's Paul having fun with synthesizers and other electronic equipment. The partly atonal and highly experimental single "Temporary Secretary" is easily his most divisive song to this date, inside and outside The Beatles!

Favourite tracks: "Waterfalls", "Summer's Day Song" & "One of These Days" [First added to this chart: 10/15/2013]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

129 charts

Rank Score:

514

Rank in 1980:

58

Rank in 1980s:

448

Overall Rank:

2,940

Average Rating:

 70 (204 votes)

Comments:

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Flowers In The Dirt 

 Paul McCartney

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A real 80s motor of love as romantic and gentle as the album artwork with a couple of McCartney's typical quirky "distractions". McCartney gives some of his best emotional vocals in "Figure of Eight" while closing the 80s gorgeously with the anthemic power and choral beauty of "Motor of Love".

Favourite tracks: "Figure of Eight" & "Motor of Love" [First added to this chart: 11/17/2013]

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

113 charts

Rank Score:

381

Rank in 1989:

51

Rank in 1980s:

568

Overall Rank:

3,807

Average Rating:

 74 (155 votes)

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Pipes Of Peace 

 Paul McCartney

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"Tug of War" is naturally followed by "Pipes of Peace" (with a song called "Tug of Peace" on it). Guest star Stevie Wonder is replaced with Michael Jackson, in 1983, the year after MJ's big "Thriller" album. So, yes, some might say say say he (Paul McCartney) became a bit of a sellout with this album and that the album itself isn't that strong either, but I say it isn't so bad actually and has multiple gems on it.

Favourite tracks: "Say Say Say" & "Average Person" [First added to this chart: 04/28/2014]

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

75 charts

Rank Score:

238

Rank in 1983:

84

Rank in 1980s:

827

Overall Rank:

5,618

Average Rating:

 68 (119 votes)

Comments:

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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition

Year	Albums	%
1980	11	11%
1981	7	7%
1982	12	12%
1983	9	9%
1984	11	11%
1985	8	8%
1986	12	12%
1987	12	12%
1988	8	8%
1989	10	10%

Artist	Albums	%
Queen	5	5%
Barbra Streisand	4	4%
Paul McCartney	4	4%
XTC	4	4%
Goombay Dance Band	3	3%
U2	3	3%
Julian Lennon	3	3%
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Country	Albums	%
	49	49%
	30	30%
	6	6%
	5	5%
	4	4%
	3	3%
	1	1%
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90/100	07/01/2016 08:33	Leonard	341	88/100
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From buzzdainer 07/15/2016 19:27

Outstanding chart! Doolittle, Graceland, and The Stone Roses are all excellent albums that never seem to get old. I had sort of forgotten about Enya's Watermark album until I saw your chart--that's one I'd like to give a fresh listen. Thanks for providing so much fodder for discovery here!

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From serpico 02/12/2015 06:24

¡Gran selección de discos! Me encanta ver tantos discos de Queen, la verdad que todos los discos que sacaron en los 80's me parecen buenos. También incluiste a Depeche Mode y Kate Bush, grandes elecciones también.

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From JasonZaia 02/10/2015 23:43

Great chart! Very cool to see Queen's 'A Kind of Magic'! - a great album!

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From NowhereMan 07/25/2014 21:25

Full marks for top spot.

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