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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I had not known this beatlesque time travel very long before it gave strong feelings of nostalgia. The fluffy 80s production might sound dated to some ears, but that's what gives this album its charm. Incredible songwriting too. Jeff Lynne is a genius!
Favourite tracks: "Twilight" & "21st Century Man" [First added to this chart: 09/01/2013]
Favourite tracks: "Twilight" & "21st Century Man" [First added to this chart: 09/01/2013]
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1981
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2,406
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Holiday in paradise is not exaggeration. This band is quite similar to Boney M.. It's tropical and delightful, very catchy and hypnotic. To make a distinction, this is probably less fun and more sentimental (AKA cheesy, but in a good way) than Boney M.. It's okay to shed a little tear actually!
Favourite tracks: "Ave Maria No Morro" & "Seven Tears" [First added to this chart: 11/12/2016]
Favourite tracks: "Ave Maria No Morro" & "Seven Tears" [First added to this chart: 11/12/2016]
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Moving pictures painted by Rush. The more radio-friendly direction of the band took its biggest step with "Tom Sawyer" (what a single!), while having only very little of the long "masturbatory" instrumental passages that Rush and the whole prog-scene otherwise are known for. "YYZ" is an instrumental that surely will blow your mind, it has blown mine many times already!
Favourite tracks: "YYZ" & "Limelight" [First added to this chart: 11/12/2013]
Favourite tracks: "YYZ" & "Limelight" [First added to this chart: 11/12/2013]
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1981
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If you don't have faith in The Cure's gothic visions by now, then I don't know when you'll have. This is pretty much Cure perfection!
Favourite tracks: "All Cats Are Grey", "The Funeral Party" & "The Drowning Man" [First added to this chart: 10/01/2013]
Favourite tracks: "All Cats Are Grey", "The Funeral Party" & "The Drowning Man" [First added to this chart: 10/01/2013]
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1981
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2,066
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Epic adult-oriented rock. "Don't Stop Believin'" has to be the anthem of the 80s, a perfect beginning for the album. Likewise, "Open Arms" is a fantastic strong power ballad to end it off. Everthing in between is surprisingly strong too. The album can go two ways: either you love it or you hate it with passion!
Favourite tracks: "Don't Stop Believin'", "Mother, Father" & "Open Arms" [First added to this chart: 09/17/2013]
Favourite tracks: "Don't Stop Believin'", "Mother, Father" & "Open Arms" [First added to this chart: 09/17/2013]
Year of Release:
1981
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1,077
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Oh my lord - a boring Christmas no longer exists with this joyful holiday collection! Of course you already know all about Mary's boy child, but hearing danceable versions of certain non-danceable classics is truly delightful as well.
Favourite tracks: "Mary's Boy Child - Oh My Lord" & "Zion's Daughter (Tochter Zion)" [First added to this chart: 12/31/2015]
Favourite tracks: "Mary's Boy Child - Oh My Lord" & "Zion's Daughter (Tochter Zion)" [First added to this chart: 12/31/2015]
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The Human League dared to make a synthpop album this poppy yet dark and strangely mechanical. "Open Your Heart" is a song where they open their hearts though with a touching feel of tension.
Favourite tracks: "Open Your Heart" & "Don't You Want Me" [First added to this chart: 07/19/2016]
Favourite tracks: "Open Your Heart" & "Don't You Want Me" [First added to this chart: 07/19/2016]
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1981
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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% | |
| U2 | 3 | 3% | |
| Julian Lennon | 3 | 3% | |
| The Beach Boys | 3 | 3% | |
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| Till I Loved You by Barbra Streisand |
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| ! | 12/16/2018 19:45 | NSPE | 350 | 77/100 |
| ! | 07/15/2016 19:23 |  buzzdainer | 669 | 90/100 |
| ! | 07/01/2016 08:33 |  Leonard | 341 | 88/100 |
| ! | 03/31/2015 18:58 |  sssvnnn | 2,865 | 83/100 |
| ! | 02/12/2015 06:21 |  serpico | 155 | 80/100 |
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From buzzdainer 07/15/2016 19:27 | #171365
buzzdainer 07/15/2016 19:27 | #171365
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 | #134774
serpico 02/12/2015 06:24 | #134774
¡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 | #134633
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 | #117794
NowhereMan 07/25/2014 21:25 | #117794
Full marks for top spot.
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