Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
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lancashirearab 
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- Chart updated: 05/01/2012 21:37
- (Created: 04/09/2012 16:57).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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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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I first saw the Shoppies when they supported Jesus & Marychain in Edinburgh. They were fantastic that evening and went on to make great singles, great sessions for Peel and this great album (although my copy of it is called Shop Assistants).
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I love the cover and Sonic Youth were at their most exciting at this time.
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1986
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My favourite Australian band.
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1986
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Marc Riley from the Fall creates a great album. It has a really good cover of Eno's Baby's on Fire and a black on black design on the sleeve.
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Ex-Undertones make a great debut album. They were a powerful live act too.
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The second album from Aberdeen's finest has the sort of cover you'd expect from an eighties aspiring chart band, but the Minks were never going to be that.
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This band was a favourite of John Peel and Andy Kershaw. I have seen them play live a couple of times and they were wonderful.
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A strong follow up to this nation...
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 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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| ! | 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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