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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It was just a matter of time before The Beach Boys released their self-titled album. It's getting late in their career, something you'll notice when you hear the shockingly slick 80s production. Only recommendable if you're a big fan of either The Beach Boys or overproduced 80s pop. Fortunately, I'm both!
Favourite tracks: "Getcha Back" & "Where I Belong" [First added to this chart: 11/08/2013]
Favourite tracks: "Getcha Back" & "Where I Belong" [First added to this chart: 11/08/2013]
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The Beach Boys are still keepin' the summer alive, even in the 80s! If you thought the last couple of Beach Boys albums were too adult-oriented, then it's a big AVOID this time around. If not, you'll get a delightful guilty pleasure with catchy if somewhat cheesy songs with at least two entirely successful tracks.
Favourite tracks: "Goin' On" & "Endless Harmony" [First added to this chart: 11/02/2013]
Favourite tracks: "Goin' On" & "Endless Harmony" [First added to this chart: 11/02/2013]
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Still cruisin' with The Beach Boys after all of these years. They already made it big in the 60s, but here they're doing it again, mostly because of the smash hit "Kokomo". Big choruses and delightfully infectious, the songs, despite drenched in 80s sound, are actually quite great. However, the album is disjointedly composed of various songs included in recent films. An oddity like "Wipe Out" with guest rapping by The Fat Boys and backing vocals by The Beach Boys themselves strongly contrasts the pointless inclusion of classic songs from the 1960s. The Beach Boys certainly get around on the album, but for the songs alone there's great reason to listen to it!
Favourite tracks: "Still Cruisin'" & "Island Girl" [First added to this chart: 12/21/2013]
Favourite tracks: "Still Cruisin'" & "Island Girl" [First added to this chart: 12/21/2013]
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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% | |
| 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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49 | 49% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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| 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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