Top 50 Greatest Music Albums by rockthe80s

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• (Created: 09/09/2009 04:19).
• Chart size: 50 albums.

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1.

Daydream Nation 

 Sonic Youth

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Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

1,573 charts

Rank Score:

16,312

Rank in 1988:

1

Rank in 1980s:

10

Overall Rank:

74

Average Rating:

 84 (1,853 votes)

Comments:

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2.

Remain In Light 

 Talking Heads

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Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

2,016 charts

Rank Score:

29,057

Rank in 1980:

1

Rank in 1980s:

3

Overall Rank:

26

Average Rating:

 87 (2,271 votes)

Comments:

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3.

Paul's Boutique 

 Beastie Boys

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Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

867 charts

Rank Score:

6,925

Rank in 1989:

4

Rank in 1980s:

30

Overall Rank:

240

Average Rating:

 82 (1,034 votes)

Comments:

54

4.

Doolittle 

 Pixies

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Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

2,542 charts

Rank Score:

34,006

Rank in 1989:

1

Rank in 1980s:

2

Overall Rank:

18

Average Rating:

 88 (2,933 votes)

Comments:

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5.

Murmur 

 R.E.M.

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Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

1,139 charts

Rank Score:

10,533

Rank in 1983:

1

Rank in 1980s:

19

Overall Rank:

136

Average Rating:

 83 (1,411 votes)

Comments:

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6.

The Queen Is Dead 

 The Smiths

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Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

2,484 charts

Rank Score:

36,110

Rank in 1986:

1

Rank in 1980s:

1

Overall Rank:

16

Average Rating:

 88 (2,895 votes)

Comments:

265

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Surfer Rosa 

 Pixies

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Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

1,308 charts

Rank Score:

12,581

Rank in 1988:

2

Rank in 1980s:

13

Overall Rank:

103

Average Rating:

 84 (1,858 votes)

Comments:

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8.

Rain Dogs 

 Tom Waits

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Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

1,138 charts

Rank Score:

12,344

Rank in 1985:

2

Rank in 1980s:

14

Overall Rank:

109

Average Rating:

 84 (1,326 votes)

Comments:

85

9.

It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back 

 Public Enemy

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Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

847 charts

Rank Score:

7,144

Rank in 1988:

4

Rank in 1980s:

29

Overall Rank:

232

Average Rating:

 80 (996 votes)

Comments:

59

10.

Closer 

 Joy Division

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Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

1,504 charts

Rank Score:

15,956

Rank in 1980:

2

Rank in 1980s:

11

Overall Rank:

77

Average Rating:

 85 (1,904 votes)

Comments:

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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade	Albums	%
1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	0	0%
1960s	0	0%
1970s	1	2%
1980s	48	96%
1990s	1	2%
2000s	0	0%
2010s	0	0%
2020s	0	0%

Artist	Albums	%
Sonic Youth	3	6%
Tom Waits	2	4%
The Fall	2	4%
XTC	2	4%
Beastie Boys	2	4%
Pixies	2	4%
The Replacements	2	4%
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Country	Albums	%
	29	58%
	16	32%
	2	4%
	1	2%
	1	2%
	1	2%

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95/100	03/15/2017 12:08	pavelthevelvet	52	85/100
80/100	02/06/2017 15:40	bobbyb5	727	90/100
95/100	05/19/2011 23:00	btener11	291	80/100
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From pavelthevelvet 03/15/2017 12:08

!!!

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From btener11 05/19/2011 22:56

Wow, other than the Beastie Boys at number 2, this list is almost perfect! We have a ton of similarities -- before I changed my list to one album per artist, there were a lot more, like Spirit of Eden; Power, Corruption, Lies; Sister; Swordfishtrombones. Dino Jr, This Heat, XTC, Violent Femmes are my next albums in also.

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From amin67 01/23/2011 18:27

I really like your chart man
I was listening to deceit and came to see who has charted it, and guess what? You're the only one here to chart it!
Great chart, but I think there's too much hip-hop albums on it. I love daydream nation too, isn't that the greatest album ever?!

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From The Gollux 11/13/2009 12:12

i know...i noticed it too. theres one for pitchforks 70s and 80s list as well.

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From coj 11/13/2009 11:50

Congratulations on copying the top half of Pitchfork's Top 100 albums of the 80s list onto a different site.

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From Mr.Music 10/26/2009 21:48

Very impressive chart! thx

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