The Greatest Rock Albums by uDiscoverMusic (2015)

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23.

The Joshua Tree 

 U2

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Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

1,813 charts

Rank Score:

19,908

Rank in 1987:

1

Rank in 1980s:

6

Overall Rank:

52

Average Rating:

 83 (2,389 votes)

Comments:

226

27.

Appetite For Destruction 

 Guns N' Roses

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Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

1,348 charts

Rank Score:

12,211

Rank in 1987:

2

Rank in 1980s:

15

Overall Rank:

117

Average Rating:

 79 (1,911 votes)

Comments:

167

28.

Back In Black 

 AC/DC

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Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

1,234 charts

Rank Score:

11,176

Rank in 1980:

3

Rank in 1980s:

18

Overall Rank:

136

Average Rating:

 80 (1,834 votes)

Comments:

139

43.

The Queen Is Dead 

 The Smiths

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Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

2,423 charts

Rank Score:

39,166

Rank in 1986:

1

Rank in 1980s:

1

Overall Rank:

17

Average Rating:

 88 (2,834 votes)

Comments:

264

52.

The Stone Roses 

 The Stone Roses

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Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

1,972 charts

Rank Score:

25,891

Rank in 1989:

3

Rank in 1980s:

5

Overall Rank:

34

Average Rating:

 86 (2,225 votes)

Comments:

202

53.

Closer 

 Joy Division

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Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

1,457 charts

Rank Score:

16,788

Rank in 1980:

2

Rank in 1980s:

10

Overall Rank:

80

Average Rating:

 85 (1,868 votes)

Comments:

123

63.

Brothers In Arms 

 Dire Straits

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Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

832 charts

Rank Score:

7,817

Rank in 1985:

3

Rank in 1980s:

27

Overall Rank:

216

Average Rating:

 78 (1,139 votes)

Comments:

85

68.

Purple Rain 
Soundtrack

 Prince And The Revolution

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Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

1,378 charts

Rank Score:

16,455

Rank in 1984:

1

Rank in 1980s:

11

Overall Rank:

81

Average Rating:

 83 (1,592 votes)

Comments:

125

70.

Doolittle 

 Pixies

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Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

2,491 charts

Rank Score:

37,451

Rank in 1989:

1

Rank in 1980s:

2

Overall Rank:

18

Average Rating:

 88 (2,870 votes)

Comments:

289

71.

Daydream Nation 

 Sonic Youth

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Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

1,541 charts

Rank Score:

17,667

Rank in 1988:

1

Rank in 1980s:

8

Overall Rank:

69

Average Rating:

 84 (1,825 votes)

Comments:

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The Greatest Rock Albums composition

Decade	Albums	%
1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	0	0%
1960s	20	20%
1970s	44	44%
1980s	15	15%
1990s	16	16%
2000s	4	4%
2010s	1	1%
2020s	0	0%

Artist	Albums	%
The Rolling Stones	4	4%
David Bowie	3	3%
The Beatles	3	3%
The Jimi Hendrix Experience	3	3%
Steely Dan	2	2%
Nirvana	2	2%
Van Halen	2	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	43	43%
	40	40%
	6	6%
	5	5%
	3	3%
	1	1%
	1	1%
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80/100	02/09/2023 22:13	pedro1976	85	84/100
80/100	01/14/2023 08:52	Johnnyo	2,013	80/100
85/100	01/27/2022 11:27	IlMala	177	95/100
75/100	08/04/2021 16:52	Larcx13	1,090	86/100
90/100	07/27/2021 14:23	Goliath	348	86/100

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From Johnnyo 01/14/2023 08:53

An OK chart as you might expect from the source.

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From Goliath 07/27/2021 14:26

27 in common with my list, 22 in common with my 70's chart. The Stones and Hendrix are over-represented, the list contains many of the usual suspects (as it should).

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