Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
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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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The sound of four men who have tried a lot, but still haven't found what they're looking for. They're still on a spiritual journey to find their way and now they've come to a Joshua tree on a desert. The album is known for starting out with three great singles before it gets "boring", but that's not entirely true. It's on the second side that the album really starts to unfold its atmosphere.
Favourite tracks: "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For", "With or Without You" & "Red Hill Mining Town" [First added to this chart: 09/01/2013]
Favourite tracks: "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For", "With or Without You" & "Red Hill Mining Town" [First added to this chart: 09/01/2013]
Year of Release:
1987
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The unforgettable fire, or more precisely another unforgettable fire in the discography of U2. "Pride (In the Name of Love)" is the least forgettable track here, but there is hardly any filler and it all comes with Brian Eno's smooth ambient treatments!
Favourite tracks: "Pride (In the Name of Love)" & "Wire" [First added to this chart: 02/24/2014]
Favourite tracks: "Pride (In the Name of Love)" & "Wire" [First added to this chart: 02/24/2014]
Year of Release:
1984
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3,719
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U2 at war. Quite possibly their most passionate political album, a punchy U2 fighting for their cause. However, I'm pretty sure I know "Sunday Bloody Sunday" from a superior version found on YouTube, the album version here feels stale compared to that one! Pretty great album anyway.
Favourite tracks: "Sunday Bloody Sunday" & "Surrender" [First added to this chart: 10/10/2013]
Favourite tracks: "Sunday Bloody Sunday" & "Surrender" [First added to this chart: 10/10/2013]
Year of Release:
1983
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5,377
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 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% |
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| Queen | 5 | 5% | |
| Paul McCartney | 4 | 4% | |
| XTC | 4 | 4% | |
| Barbra Streisand | 4 | 4% | |
| Julian Lennon | 3 | 3% | |
| The Beach Boys | 3 | 3% | |
| Pet Shop Boys | 3 | 3% | |
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49 | 49% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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 90/100  | 12/16/2018 19:45 | NSPE | | 77/100 |
| 100/100 | 07/15/2016 19:23 |  buzzdainer | | 90/100 |
| 90/100 | 07/01/2016 08:33 |  Leonard | | 88/100 |
| 70/100 | 03/31/2015 18:58 |  sssvnnn | | 83/100 |
| 100/100 | 02/12/2015 06:21 |  serpico | | 80/100 |
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From buzzdainer 07/15/2016 19:27
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
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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NowhereMan 07/25/2014 21:25
NowhereMan 07/25/2014 21:25
Full marks for top spot.
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