Best Alternative Rock Albums of the 1980s by bertrandu

Updated 2017 Mar 7th

Chart updated: 03/07/2017 11:15
(Created: 03/07/2017 11:08).
Chart size: 100 albums.

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Murmur

R.E.M.

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

1,102 charts

Rank Score:

10,647

Rank in 1983:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

141

Average Rating:

83 (1,382 votes)

Comments:

The Queen Is Dead

The Smiths

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

2,425 charts

Rank Score:

39,115

Rank in 1986:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

88 (2,836 votes)

Comments:

264

Reckoning

R.E.M.

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

466 charts

Rank Score:

3,367

Rank in 1984:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

538

Average Rating:

80 (664 votes)

Comments:

The Smiths

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

935 charts

Rank Score:

8,645

Rank in 1984:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

189

Average Rating:

83 (1,440 votes)

Comments:

The Joshua Tree

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

1,814 charts

Rank Score:

19,879

Rank in 1987:

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Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

810 charts

Rank Score:

6,854

Rank in 1985:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

254

Average Rating:

82 (1,252 votes)

Comments:

Doolittle

Pixies

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

2,492 charts

Rank Score:

37,388

Rank in 1989:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

88 (2,871 votes)

Comments:

289

Strangeways, Here We Come

The Smiths

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

725 charts

Rank Score:

6,376

Rank in 1987:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

275

Average Rating:

81 (1,104 votes)

Comments:

Lifes Rich Pageant

R.E.M.

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

484 charts

Rank Score:

3,499

Rank in 1986:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

514

Average Rating:

80 (732 votes)

Comments:

10.

The Durutti Column

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

82 charts

Rank Score:

451

Rank in 1981:

Rank in 1980s:

504

Overall Rank:

3,268

Average Rating:

75 (91 votes)

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Best Alternative Rock Albums of the 1980s composition

Year	Albums	%

1980	1	1%
1981	3	3%
1982	3	3%
1983	7	7%
1984	13	13%
1985	16	16%
1986	16	16%
1987	17	17%
1988	13	13%
1989	11	11%

Artist	Albums	%

R.E.M.	6	6%
The Smiths	5	5%
Felt	5	5%
The Go-Betweens	5	5%
Cocteau Twins	4	4%
Hüsker Dü	4	4%
U2	3	3%
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Country	Albums	%

	43	43%
	41	41%
	11	11%
	3	3%
	1	1%
	1	1%

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From cronadigallina 09/07/2019 13:06

This is an absolute breaking chart within all the iconic albums! Glad to see also Church, Hüsker, Feelies and Smithereens. Thank you

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