The 50 best albums of the 80s by Louder (2018)

The family of Future's UK consumer music magazines including Classic Rock re-branded and became covered under the umbrella title of Louder (also known as Louder Sound). These are their best albums of 1980s.
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1.

Master Of Puppets 

 Metallica

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Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

1,274 charts

Rank Score:

12,821

Rank in 1986:

2

Rank in 1980s:

12

Overall Rank:

97

Average Rating:

 83 (1,827 votes)

Comments:

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2.

Appetite For Destruction 

 Guns N' Roses

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Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

1,393 charts

Rank Score:

11,465

Rank in 1987:

2

Rank in 1980s:

15

Overall Rank:

117

Average Rating:

 78 (1,948 votes)

Comments:

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3.

Back In Black 

 AC/DC

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Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

1,271 charts

Rank Score:

10,269

Rank in 1980:

3

Rank in 1980s:

19

Overall Rank:

138

Average Rating:

 80 (1,876 votes)

Comments:

142

4.

The Number Of The Beast 

 Iron Maiden

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Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

722 charts

Rank Score:

6,111

Rank in 1982:

3

Rank in 1980s:

35

Overall Rank:

276

Average Rating:

 81 (1,022 votes)

Comments:

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5.

Moving Pictures 

 Rush

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Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

1,013 charts

Rank Score:

9,142

Rank in 1981:

1

Rank in 1980s:

21

Overall Rank:

164

Average Rating:

 82 (1,293 votes)

Comments:

86

6.

Powerslave 

 Iron Maiden

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Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

471 charts

Rank Score:

3,974

Rank in 1984:

10

Rank in 1980s:

61

Overall Rank:

435

Average Rating:

 80 (724 votes)

Comments:

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7.

Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son 

 Iron Maiden

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Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

362 charts

Rank Score:

2,601

Rank in 1988:

10

Rank in 1980s:

103

Overall Rank:

677

Average Rating:

 80 (554 votes)

Comments:

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8.

Ride The Lightning 

 Metallica

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Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

913 charts

Rank Score:

9,369

Rank in 1984:

2

Rank in 1980s:

20

Overall Rank:

158

Average Rating:

 84 (1,365 votes)

Comments:

81

9.

...And Justice For All 

 Metallica

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Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

634 charts

Rank Score:

5,241

Rank in 1988:

5

Rank in 1980s:

45

Overall Rank:

333

Average Rating:

 80 (1,160 votes)

Comments:

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10.

Hysteria 

 Def Leppard

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Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

411 charts

Rank Score:

2,938

Rank in 1987:

10

Rank in 1980s:

91

Overall Rank:

586

Average Rating:

 72 (555 votes)

Comments:

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The 50 best albums of the 80s composition

Year	Albums	%
1980	7	14%
1981	4	8%
1982	3	6%
1983	5	10%
1984	7	14%
1985	3	6%
1986	6	12%
1987	5	10%
1988	5	10%
1989	5	10%

Artist	Albums	%
Iron Maiden	5	10%
Rush	4	8%
Ozzy Osbourne	3	6%
Judas Priest	3	6%
Metallica	3	6%
Def Leppard	2	4%
Bon Jovi	2	4%
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Country	Albums	%
	22	44%
	20	40%
	4	8%
	1	2%
	1	2%
	1	2%
	1	2%

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Top 100 Albums Of The 1980s	Classic Pop	1980s decade chart	1990
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The 100 Best Albums of the 1980s	FACT	1980s decade chart	2013
Los 50 Mejores Discos de los 80	Indie Hoy	1980s decade chart	2014
Die besten Alben der 80er	laut	1980s decade chart	2014
The 50 best albums of the 80s	Louder	1980s decade chart	2018
Die 50 besten Alben der 80er	Musikexpress.de	1980s decade chart	2003
Die 80er	Musikexpress.de	1980s decade chart	1989
Top 100 Greatest Albums of the 1980s	New Music Express	1980s decade chart	1990
The 80 Best Albums of the 1980s	Paste	1980s decade chart	2012
The 200 Best Albums of the 1980s	Pitchfork	1980s decade chart	2018
Top 100 Albums of the 1980s	Pitchfork	1980s decade chart	2002
Die 100 besten Alben der 1980er Jahre	Popkultur.de	1980s decade chart	2022
Record Mirror Albums Of The '80s	Record Mirror	1980s decade chart	1989
100 Best Albums of the Eighties	Rolling Stone	1980s decade chart	1989
Die besten Platten: die 80er	Rolling Stone Deutschland	1980s decade chart	1997
Best Albums of the 1980s	Slant Magazine	1980s decade chart	2012
250 Meisterwerke aus 5 Jahrzehnten - 80er	Sounds (DE)	1980s decade chart	2009
StuBru albums of 1980s	StuBru	1980s decade chart	2017
Die 100 besten Platten der 80er Jahre	Tempo	1980s decade chart	1989
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Title	Source	Type	Published	Country
The 50 best albums of the 80s	Louder	1980s decade chart	2018

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