Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s by Purplepash

My favourite decade of music is 86-95 so the last half of this decade dominates this chart

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• (Created: 06/05/2017 01:10).
• Chart size: 100 albums.

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Rum Sodomy & The Lash 

 The Pogues

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How can an album be so sad yet so much fun at the same time? Great traditional inspired music, meaningful lyrics, and passionate vocals. 30 years I've been loving this album for now and I'm still not sick of it. And The Band Played Waltzing Mathilda, written by a Scot, from the first person viewpoint of an Australian, sung by an Irishman, is one of the saddest songs I've ever heard that has brought tears to my eyes on multiple occasions.
10/10 songs: And the Band Played Waltzing Mathilda, The Old Main Drag, Dirty Old Town, and The Sick Bed of Cúchulainn [First added to this chart: 06/04/2017]

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

403 charts

Rank Score:

2,978

Rank in 1985:

11

Rank in 1980s:

91

Overall Rank:

593

Average Rating:

 78 (394 votes)

Comments:

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The Head On The Door 

 The Cure

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"I am slowing down
As the years go by
I am sinking
So I trick myself
Like everybody else"

I am not sure what this album would be like hearing it now for the first time but this was one of the first albums I ever owned. I am sure I got it after hearing In Between Days but before Close To Me. I had the cassette with the lyrics and I learnt every word to every song.

10/10 songs: Close To Me, A Night Like This, Screw [First added to this chart: 06/04/2017]

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

599 charts

Rank Score:

4,661

Rank in 1985:

7

Rank in 1980s:

52

Overall Rank:

383

Average Rating:

 81 (770 votes)

Comments:

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Daydream Nation 

 Sonic Youth

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"Does 'fuck you' sound simple enough?"

I was in my late teens and had heard a bit of Sonic Youth but when I first Teenage Riot, and then Daydream Nation, they blew my mind.
10/10 tracks: Teenage Riot, Silver Rocket, Total Trash, Trilogy [First added to this chart: 06/04/2017]

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

1,541 charts

Rank Score:

17,585

Rank in 1988:

1

Rank in 1980s:

8

Overall Rank:

69

Average Rating:

 84 (1,827 votes)

Comments:

146

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Purple Rain 
Soundtrack

 Prince And The Revolution

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[First added to this chart: 06/04/2017]

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

1,378 charts

Rank Score:

16,433

Rank in 1984:

1

Rank in 1980s:

11

Overall Rank:

81

Average Rating:

 83 (1,595 votes)

Comments:

125

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The Stone Roses 

 The Stone Roses

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[First added to this chart: 06/04/2017]

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

1,974 charts

Rank Score:

25,800

Rank in 1989:

3

Rank in 1980s:

5

Overall Rank:

34

Average Rating:

 86 (2,226 votes)

Comments:

202

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Nothing's Shocking 

 Jane's Addiction

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"Me and my girlfriend
Don't wear no shoes
Her nose is painted pepper
Sunlight...
She loves me
I mean it's serious
As serious can be..."

It was the late 90's, we were just two young summer loving, grungey hippies in love, having a barefoot wedding in the middle of summer on a 38°C (100°F) day. 20 years later and it's still serious. Summertime Rolls was one of our jams. This whole album was one we really related to, and listened to it a lot those couple of summers and many more after.

10/10 songs: Jane Says (right up there in my favourite songs of all time ), Summertime Rolls, Mountain Song, & Ted, Just Admit It... [First added to this chart: 06/04/2017]

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

380 charts

Rank Score:

2,437

Rank in 1988:

11

Rank in 1980s:

111

Overall Rank:

732

Average Rating:

 77 (471 votes)

Comments:

24

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If I Should Fall From Grace With God 

 The Pogues

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"You took my dreams from me
When I first found you
I kept them with me babe
I put them with my own"

Like a fun drunk night. You have party songs (Fiesta, Turkish Song of the Damned), singalongs (Fairytale of New York, Medley), dancing jigs (metropolis), stories (Bottle of Smoke, Sit Down By The Fire), a time to be serious (Streets of Sorrow/Birmingham Six) nostalgia (Thousands are Sailing) and the end of the night (If I Should Fall From The Grace Of God) which starts the album. [First added to this chart: 06/04/2017]

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

289 charts

Rank Score:

1,721

Rank in 1988:

16

Rank in 1980s:

161

Overall Rank:

1,031

Average Rating:

 78 (330 votes)

Comments:

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Document 

 R.E.M.

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"What we want and what we need
Has been confused been confused"

One of the first albums I ever bought (my memory's timeline is a unreliable - I have about ten albums that might have been first) and the start of my R.E.M. becoming one of my favourite bands.

10/10 tracks: The Finest Worksong, The One I Love, and It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) but I love every song! [First added to this chart: 06/04/2017]

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

672 charts

Rank Score:

4,769

Rank in 1987:

6

Rank in 1980s:

51

Overall Rank:

376

Average Rating:

 80 (902 votes)

Comments:

45

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Closer 

 Joy Division

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[First added to this chart: 06/04/2017]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

1,457 charts

Rank Score:

16,699

Rank in 1980:

2

Rank in 1980s:

10

Overall Rank:

80

Average Rating:

 85 (1,870 votes)

Comments:

123

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Come On Pilgrim 

 Pixies

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[First added to this chart: 08/02/2017]

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

296 charts

Rank Score:

2,094

Rank in 1987:

16

Rank in 1980s:

131

Overall Rank:

851

Average Rating:

 80 (540 votes)

Comments:

21

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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition

Year	Albums	%
1980	10	10%
1981	5	5%
1982	3	3%
1983	6	6%
1984	9	9%
1985	6	6%
1986	17	17%
1987	15	15%
1988	19	19%
1989	10	10%

Artist	Albums	%
The Smiths	8	8%
The Cure	4	4%
Pixies	4	4%
R.E.M.	3	3%
Dead Kennedys	3	3%
The Birthday Party	3	3%
Spacemen 3	3	3%
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Country	Albums	%
	50	50%
	40	40%
	5	5%
	4	4%
	1	1%

Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 27 from 86th to 59th Let's Dance by David Bowie

Biggest fallers
Down 1 from 59th to 60th Master Of Puppets by Metallica
Down 1 from 60th to 61st Atomizer by Big Black
Down 1 from 61st to 62nd Parade by Prince And The Revolution

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85/100	12/14/2020 17:52	TheKing	78	90/100
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