Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
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lancashirearab 
If an album is in my Top 100 Greatest Music Albums of all time, it will not re-appear in this one.
- Chart updated: 05/01/2012 21:37
- (Created: 04/09/2012 16:57).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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The Fall are my favourite band and they produced loads of great albums. There will be plenty in my charts.
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1983
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This is another great Bunnymen album with a nother great sleeve. I am particularly fond of this one as this is the music they were touring with when I saw them for the first time.
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1983
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960
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I was surprised to find this in John Menzies, Arbroath. I asked the lady at the desk to let me listen to it before I bought it. Half way through the second track she took it off an started to put it away. "Nobody will buy that." I gave her my money.
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1984
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971
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I have been to the site of the road sign on the cover, even though the original was stolen by a Smiths fan soon after the album was released.
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1987
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5,774
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5. (=)
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Who couldn't love the Monochrome Set?
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This was Beefheart's final album and the first one I got. From there it was a wonderful journey into his world.
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It has a terrible cover, but it works. The album itself is fantastic.How good are the lyrics?
[First added to this chart: 04/20/2012]
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1982
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This album was recorded in a sheep shearing shed on an eight-track recording machine. It sounds like they had great fun making this album.
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What a fantastic debut album. So many great songs.
[First added to this chart: 04/20/2012]
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1984
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This is like being smashed over the head with a slab of solid noise.
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 18 | 18% | |
| 1981 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1982 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1983 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1984 | 17 | 17% | |
| 1985 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1986 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1987 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1988 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1989 | 1 | 1% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| The Smiths | 4 | 4% | |
| The Fall | 4 | 4% | |
| Julian Cope | 3 | 3% | |
| Microdisney | 3 | 3% | |
| Orange Juice | 3 | 3% | |
| Echo & The Bunnymen | 3 | 3% | |
| The Go-Betweens | 3 | 3% | |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 07/31/2017 13:59 | TheSmiths82-87 | 1,831 | 83/100 |
| ! | 01/27/2016 08:47 |  greatson | 906 | 80/100 |
| ! | 08/24/2014 00:32 |  sssvnnn | 2,864 | 83/100 |
| ! | 05/14/2014 21:59 | Secondsoul | 46 | 94/100 |
| ! | 05/22/2012 23:47 | hairymarx1 | 44 | 70/100 |
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From Drzozzy 02/15/2017 18:53 | #185684
Any chart with Travelogue in it is alright with me
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From greatson 01/27/2016 08:48 | #157888
greatson 01/27/2016 08:48 | #157888
Great chart!
You know your stuff in the 80´s alternative, post-punk, new wave scene!
... a bit too noisy for my personal tast...
Congratulations anyway!
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From sssvnnn 08/24/2014 00:32 | #120240
sssvnnn 08/24/2014 00:32 | #120240
Very good 80`s chart if I keep in mind that there are so many brilliant albums in your overall chart that are missing here.
Pleased to see John Cales "Music..."
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From Secondsoul 05/14/2014 21:59 | #111819
Secondsoul 05/14/2014 21:59 | #111819
A great read, wonderful collection of albums
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From hairymarx1 05/22/2012 23:52 | #42904
I'm 49 and this brings back great memories of John Peel. Here's a few more names that might ring a bell from the Peel show during the early to mid 80s (the golden age):
The Gymslips
Serious Drinking
3 Mustaphas 3
The Ukrainians
Native Hipsters
Belle Stars
Frank Chickens
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CellarDoor 04/22/2012 17:29 | #40664
CellarDoor 04/22/2012 17:29 | #40664
Love the early Swans selections, Loop and Suicide.
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