Best Alternative Rock Albums of the 1980s by bertrandu

Updated 2017 Mar 7th

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The Moon And The Melodies

Harold Budd / Simon Raymonde / Robin Guthrie / Elizabeth Fraser

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

45 charts

Rank Score:

181

Rank in 1986:

Rank in 1980s:

1,047

Overall Rank:

7,035

Average Rating:

75 (49 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 Go-Betweens	5	5%
The Smiths	5	5%
Felt	5	5%
Cocteau Twins	4	4%
Hüsker Dü	4	4%
The Church	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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