Top 50 Greatest Music Albums
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Daydream Nation 
United States Sonic Youth
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Year of Release:
1988
Appears in:
1,584 charts
Rank Score:
15,561
Rank in 1988:
1
Rank in 1980s:
10
Overall Rank:
75
Average Rating:
 84 (1,867 votes)
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Remain In Light 
United States Talking Heads
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Year of Release:
1980
Appears in:
2,036 charts
Rank Score:
27,535
Rank in 1980:
1
Rank in 1980s:
3
Overall Rank:
26
Average Rating:
Top rated album (87/100 - 2298 votes)  87 (2,298 votes)
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Paul's Boutique 
United States Beastie Boys
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Year of Release:
1989
Appears in:
869 charts
Rank Score:
6,574
Rank in 1989:
4
Rank in 1980s:
30
Overall Rank:
245
Average Rating:
 82 (1,043 votes)
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Doolittle 
United States Pixies
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Year of Release:
1989
Appears in:
2,544 charts
Rank Score:
31,534
Rank in 1989:
1
Rank in 1980s:
2
Overall Rank:
18
Average Rating:
Top rated album (88/100 - 2952 votes)  88 (2,952 votes)
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Murmur 
United States R.E.M.
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Year of Release:
1983
Appears in:
1,144 charts
Rank Score:
10,040
Rank in 1983:
1
Rank in 1980s:
19
Overall Rank:
138
Average Rating:
 83 (1,418 votes)
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The Queen Is Dead 
United Kingdom The Smiths
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Year of Release:
1986
Appears in:
2,494 charts
Rank Score:
33,900
Rank in 1986:
1
Rank in 1980s:
1
Overall Rank:
16
Average Rating:
Top rated album (88/100 - 2917 votes)  88 (2,917 votes)
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Surfer Rosa 
United States Pixies
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Year of Release:
1988
Appears in:
1,310 charts
Rank Score:
12,013
Rank in 1988:
2
Rank in 1980s:
13
Overall Rank:
105
Average Rating:
 84 (1,868 votes)
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Rain Dogs 
United States Tom Waits
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Year of Release:
1985
Appears in:
1,142 charts
Rank Score:
11,689
Rank in 1985:
2
Rank in 1980s:
14
Overall Rank:
111
Average Rating:
 84 (1,339 votes)
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It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back 
United States Public Enemy
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Year of Release:
1988
Appears in:
861 charts
Rank Score:
7,004
Rank in 1988:
4
Rank in 1980s:
29
Overall Rank:
227
Average Rating:
 80 (1,011 votes)
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Closer 
United Kingdom Joy Division
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Year of Release:
1980
Appears in:
1,519 charts
Rank Score:
15,231
Rank in 1980:
2
Rank in 1980s:
11
Overall Rank:
78
Average Rating:
Top rated album (85/100 - 1924 votes)  85 (1,924 votes)
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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 %


United States 29 58%
United Kingdom 16 32%
Mixed Nationality 2 4%
Germany 1 2%
Canada 1 2%
Ireland 1 2%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 49 98%
Yes 1 2%
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From 05/19/2011 22:56 | #21999
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 01/23/2011 18:27 | #17758
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 11/13/2009 12:12 | #7147
i know...i noticed it too. theres one for pitchforks 70s and 80s list as well.
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From 11/13/2009 11:50 | #7146
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 10/26/2009 21:48 | #6916
Very impressive chart! thx
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