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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The Joshua Tree 

 U2

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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]

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

1,856 charts

Rank Score:

18,522

Rank in 1987:

1

Rank in 1980s:

6

Overall Rank:

52

Average Rating:

 83 (2,453 votes)

Comments:

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Faith 

 George Michael

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The father figure of 80s pop presents to the world an all solo George Michael album without the other guy. Seems people and himself had enough faith in George Michael as a standalone brand, and there's nothing here that didn't go successfully. Fun dance pop and soulful ballads make up a great 80s album!

Favourite tracks: "Father Figure" & "One More Try" [First added to this chart: 12/25/2013]

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

291 charts

Rank Score:

1,529

Rank in 1987:

20

Rank in 1980s:

179

Overall Rank:

1,143

Average Rating:

 73 (337 votes)

Comments:

29

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A Momentary Lapse Of Reason 

 Pink Floyd

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Signs of life without Roger Waters. This is Pink Floyd learning to fly all over again with Roger Waters no longer controlling the band. The ambient textures and instrumental journeys are in front once again, all in all a welcome return to the older days of Pink Floyd with especially "The Dark Side of the Moon" coming to mind.

Favourite tracks: "Signs of Life" & "Learning to Fly" [First added to this chart: 10/27/2013]

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

288 charts

Rank Score:

1,104

Rank in 1987:

30

Rank in 1980s:

243

Overall Rank:

1,542

Average Rating:

 68 (715 votes)

Comments:

29

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Locust Abortion Technician 

 Butthole Surfers

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Loco psychedelia-infused punk album. Clowns have due to various movies become the epitome of horror and thanks to that, they couldn't illustrate the music here better. Whatever I choose to point out: the beautiful opening message of "it's better to regret something you have done than to regret something you haven't done" that gets ruined by a disturbing approval of Satan, the endless layers of grim noise and squeaky guitars, or the obscure Thai tune "Kuntz" with its scary manipulated vocals, there's no denying that this is the most insane album I've ever listened to!

Favourite tracks: "Human Cannonball" & "22 Going on 23" [First added to this chart: 11/17/2013]

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

128 charts

Rank Score:

565

Rank in 1987:

44

Rank in 1980s:

416

Overall Rank:

2,739

Average Rating:

 73 (145 votes)

Comments:

7

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Cloud Nine 

 George Harrison

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On cloud nine with George Harrison. With Jeff Lynne as producer, it's clear that the album was made someplace else only a breath away from heaven. Very produced, very commercial, but also very heavenly and magical. The album contains "When We Was Fab", a nostalgic retrospect of his days with The Beatles during Beatlemania, and "Got My Mind Set on You", his last hit which surprisingly isn't written by himself, but by Rudy Clark.

Favourite tracks: "That's What It Takes" & "When We Was Fab" [First added to this chart: 10/24/2013]

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

178 charts

Rank Score:

674

Rank in 1987:

40

Rank in 1980s:

358

Overall Rank:

2,368

Average Rating:

 75 (260 votes)

Comments:

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Whenever You Need Somebody 

 Rick Astley

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Rick Astley is never gonna give you up. That's why you're being rick roll'd on the internet over and over. But seriously, being rick roll'd isn't half bad! It's actually pretty fantastic for what it is: adult contemporary assembly line 80s dance-pop...

Favourite tracks: "Never Gonna Give You Up" & "Together Forever" [First added to this chart: 08/18/2014]

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

39 charts

Rank Score:

109

Rank in 1987:

139

Rank in 1980s:

1,538

Overall Rank:

10,765

Average Rating:

 53 (80 votes)

Comments:

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The Light Of The Spirit 

 喜多郎 [Kitarō]

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Now here are some beautiful and grandiose new-age pieces. The title-track I'd describe as the new-age version of Pink Floyd's "The Great Gig in the Sky"! Generally, the title-track is not the only moment here that reminds me of Pink Floyd with a new-age touch.

Favourite tracks: "The Light of the Spirit" & "In the Beginning" [First added to this chart: 07/22/2016]

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

18 charts

Rank Score:

67

Rank in 1987:

212

Rank in 1980s:

2,225

Overall Rank:

16,370

Average Rating:

 72 (23 votes)

Comments:

2

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Sign "O" The Times 

 Prince

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Prince signs the times with this massive collection of funky tunes. The pace changes between smooth balladry and energetic hot things!

Favourite tracks: "It" & "Slow Love" [First added to this chart: 01/23/2015]

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

883 charts

Rank Score:

8,953

Rank in 1987:

3

Rank in 1980s:

22

Overall Rank:

169

Average Rating:

 81 (944 votes)

Comments:

56

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Bad 

 Michael Jackson

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He's bad, he's bad, he's really really bad, but also really good... still pouring out those megahits like there's no tomorrow. It's also the first MJ album with a white Michael on the album cover!

Favourite tracks: "The Way You Make Me Feel" & "Man in the Mirror" [First added to this chart: 01/27/2015]

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

598 charts

Rank Score:

4,299

Rank in 1987:

7

Rank in 1980s:

54

Overall Rank:

395

Average Rating:

 76 (927 votes)

Comments:

60

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Diesel And Dust 

 Midnight Oil

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Fueled with diesel and dust... in an 80s way! Big anthems on one side and surprisingly atmospheric songs on the other side.

Favourite tracks: "Beds Are Burning" & "Dreamworld" [First added to this chart: 08/03/2016]

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

296 charts

Rank Score:

1,934

Rank in 1987:

17

Rank in 1980s:

136

Overall Rank:

897

Average Rating:

 76 (328 votes)

Comments:

23

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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%
XTC	4	4%
Barbra Streisand	4	4%
Paul McCartney	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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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes

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90/100	12/16/2018 19:45	NSPE	350	77/100
100/100	07/15/2016 19:23	buzzdainer	669	90/100
90/100	07/01/2016 08:33	Leonard	341	88/100
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100/100	02/12/2015 06:21	serpico	155	80/100

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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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