Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s by Skinny

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Never Too Much 

 Luther Vandross

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~midnight shower. cool water, a sway, then swag n' slap with rolled-up plush gun-metal grey bath towels. hit the bedroom dance-floor, flip him onto the bed. It is 12:02am. You did leave your bling'd out purple sandals on, yes. . . knew you did. [First added to this chart: 11/13/2014]

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

60 charts

Rank Score:

216

Rank in 1981:

109

Rank in 1980s:

897

Overall Rank:

6,087

Average Rating:

 73 (49 votes)

Comments:

5

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It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back 

 Public Enemy

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25+ years later and I can still almost recite this whole album! To say we were all over this is a massive understatement. I haven't felt like that for a hip hop album since then. PE & BDP changed the trajectory of lives. I wouldn't trade growing up with this blasting from my box for anything. [First added to this chart: 11/13/2014]

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

852 charts

Rank Score:

7,196

Rank in 1988:

4

Rank in 1980s:

28

Overall Rank:

224

Average Rating:

 80 (1,001 votes)

Comments:

60

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The Colour Of Spring 

 Talk Talk

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I was leaned at the window of my small room watching outside the light of the small street of my village, it was a warm beginning of an evening in the summer time, the light, orange, was like a red moon getting down slowly to the ground, and i was watching like hypnotized by the voice and music, the trees were dark green on the back ground and bright orange down the light...i m still watching tonight, i m still in this time, the light is still orange in my small street, nothing's changed...except that i m gonna move of my home next thursday and maybe forever, something's change, i don't, some words and feelings stay the same, fortunatly memory is immortal and it makes me happy, really happy, this is more than song and music, this is memory, this is souvenir! [First added to this chart: 11/13/2014]

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

468 charts

Rank Score:

3,994

Rank in 1986:

6

Rank in 1980s:

61

Overall Rank:

434

Average Rating:

 80 (569 votes)

Comments:

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Dirty Mind 

 Prince

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I Only Wanna Lay U Down....Well, It's Just The DIRTY MIND Going On In My HEAD..Have Mercy SISTER! Living UPTOWN! [First added to this chart: 11/13/2014]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

329 charts

Rank Score:

1,904

Rank in 1980:

19

Rank in 1980s:

142

Overall Rank:

918

Average Rating:

 77 (427 votes)

Comments:

31

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Ammnesia 
Compilation

 Mr. Fingers

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IN THE BEGINING THERE WAS JACK . AND JACK HAD A GROOV AND FROM THIS GROOVE CAME THE GROOVE OF ALL GROOVES AND WILE ONE DAY VISIOUSLY THROWING DOWN ON HIS BOX JAVK BOLDLY DECLARED LET THERE GBE HOUSE AND HOUSE MUSIC WAS BORN I AM YOU SEE IM THE CREATOR AND TRHIS IS MY HOUSE AND IN MY HOUSE THERE IS ONLY HOUSE MUSIC BUT I AM NOT TO SELVISH CUZ ONCE YOU ENTER MY HOUSE IT THEN BECOMES OUR HOUSE AND OUR HOUSE MUSIC AND SO YOU SEE NO ONE CAN THEN OWN HOUSE BECAUSE HOUSE IS A UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE THAT IS TO BE SPOKEN AND UNDERSTOOD BY ALL. YOU SEE HOUSE IS A FEELING [First added to this chart: 11/13/2014]

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

35 charts

Rank Score:

256

Rank in 1989:

72

Rank in 1980s:

778

Overall Rank:

5,312

Average Rating:

 74 (29 votes)

Comments:

1

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You Can't Hide Your Love Forever 

 Orange Juice

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Ths album is so good it is STILL ahead of its time. I went to see orange juice in Liverpool in 1984 and it was a big disappointment due to the behaviour of the scouse meat heads, Collins lost patience with them and curtailed the concert. But wow what a masterpiece this album is! [First added to this chart: 11/13/2014]

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

188 charts

Rank Score:

807

Rank in 1982:

35

Rank in 1980s:

311

Overall Rank:

2,041

Average Rating:

 78 (161 votes)

Comments:

10

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Paid In Full 

 Eric B. & Rakim

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I went on a date with an old friend who i have not seen in thirty years and she told me that she heard this so much at my parents crib that she got hooked on it and went and brought her own copy . i was like wow !!!!! [First added to this chart: 11/13/2014]

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

368 charts

Rank Score:

1,910

Rank in 1987:

18

Rank in 1980s:

141

Overall Rank:

914

Average Rating:

 78 (395 votes)

Comments:

23

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Soul Mining 

 The The

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LOVE THE THE!!!! GOT HIT BY THE MAY 31ST TORNADO! MY SON WAS AT SCHOOL AND GOT RAN OVER BY A TRUCK! THANKS FOR HELPING ME CHILL OUT! LIFE CAN BE HARD ,BUT IT MAKES YOU STRONGER! THANK GOD WE ARE ALL SAFE! THANKS FOR YOU'RE MUSIC! LOVE IT JAN [First added to this chart: 11/13/2014]

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

277 charts

Rank Score:

1,807

Rank in 1983:

13

Rank in 1980s:

150

Overall Rank:

971

Average Rating:

 77 (321 votes)

Comments:

13

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Surfer Rosa 

 Pixies

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First time I heard this song, I was sitting in a dentist chair in Boston. The dentist offered me nitrous. I'd never had it before. He put the mask on my nose and put headphones on me and a walkman in my hands. This was obviously a very long time ago. I fiddled with the radio dial and hit a rock station. At that moment this song started playing and I started feeling really happy. The station played 3 Pixies songs in a row. I've been a fan ever since. The End. [First added to this chart: 11/13/2014]

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

1,309 charts

Rank Score:

12,486

Rank in 1988:

2

Rank in 1980s:

13

Overall Rank:

102

Average Rating:

 84 (1,862 votes)

Comments:

112

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Diamond Life 

 Sade

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Michael Garcia My Future Husband to come and to be the person I Love and wish to spend the rest of My living days with as My Lover My Best Friend and Confidant!!! I Love You Babe [First added to this chart: 11/13/2014]

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

384 charts

Rank Score:

2,589

Rank in 1984:

16

Rank in 1980s:

104

Overall Rank:

679

Average Rating:

 79 (359 votes)

Comments:

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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition

Year	Albums	%
1980	11	11%
1981	9	9%
1982	10	10%
1983	9	9%
1984	11	11%
1985	10	10%
1986	9	9%
1987	10	10%
1988	10	10%
1989	10	10%

Artist	Albums	%
Orange Juice	1	1%
Ultramagnetic MC's	1	1%
Too $hort	1	1%
Daniel Johnston	1	1%
Virgo	1	1%
EPMD	1	1%
De La Soul	1	1%
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Country	Albums	%
	50	50%
	28	28%
	10	10%
	3	3%
	2	2%
	2	2%
	1	1%
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90/100	04/24/2021 12:07	Larcx13	1,141	86/100
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80/100	07/26/2016 09:51	greatson	904	80/100
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100/100	11/16/2014 22:13	Patman360	73	100/100

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From greatson 07/26/2016 09:50

Great chart!
Very different from mine, but strong and surprising, I love it!

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From Patman360 11/16/2014 22:13

Top class chart.
I may just steal your YouTube comments idea at some stage...

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From Secondsoul 11/13/2014 18:26

This is excellent work with some great albums in there. I've added this as a favourite so I can check out the one's I'm not familiar with. Nice one!

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