Top-rated albums of the 1980s

Listed below are the top-rated albums of the 1980s as rated by BestEverAlbums.com members!
(To qualify for this chart, an album must have had at least 10 member ratings .)

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991.

The Atlantic Years 1973-1980
Compilation

Roxy Music

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

6 charts

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Rank in 1983:

1,111

Rank in 1980s:

11,712

Average Rating:

75 (11 votes)

Comments:

992.

Greatest Hits
Compilation

Bill Withers

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

4 charts

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993.

Hat

The Nits

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

13 charts

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994.

Heartbeat City

The Cars

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

179 charts

Rank Score:

850

Rank in 1984:

Rank in 1980s:

305

Overall Rank:

1,959

Average Rating:

75 (216 votes)

Comments:

995.

Beauty And The Beat

Go-Go's

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

177 charts

Rank Score:

790

Rank in 1981:

Rank in 1980s:

322

Overall Rank:

2,096

Average Rating:

75 (165 votes)

Comments:

996.

Dead Can Dance

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

61 charts

Rank Score:

235

Rank in 1984:

Rank in 1980s:

838

Overall Rank:

5,634

Average Rating:

75 (91 votes)

Comments:

997.

They Might Be Giants

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

103 charts

Rank Score:

515

Rank in 1986:

Rank in 1980s:

456

Overall Rank:

2,942

Average Rating:

75 (117 votes)

Comments:

998.

2400 Fulton Street
Compilation

Jefferson Airplane

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

7 charts

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999.

Les Miserables

The Original Broadway Cast

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

11 charts

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1000.

Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)

Eurythmics

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

198 charts

Rank Score:

706

Rank in 1983:

Rank in 1980s:

348

Overall Rank:

2,286

Average Rating:

75 (225 votes)

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The average rating is a Bayesian average, calculated as follows:
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AV

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av = mean average rating an album has currently received.
n = number of ratings an album has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an album to appear in the 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating for an album (currently 72/100).

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2. Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd
3. The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars by David Bowie
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7. The Wall by Pink Floyd
8. Animals by Pink Floyd
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11. Blood On The Tracks by Bob Dylan
12. Exile On Main St. by The Rolling Stones
13. Hunky Dory by David Bowie
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18. Low by David Bowie
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20. Blue by Joni Mitchell