Best Albums of the 1980s

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Listed below are the best albums of the 1980s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.

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summaryThe best artists of the 1980s were The Smiths, Prince, Pixies, The Cure, Talking Heads, U2, Metallica, Kate Bush, R.E.M. and The Stone Roses.

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Colin Newman

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

48 charts

Rank Score:

188

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992.

Skyscraper

David Lee Roth

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

47 charts

Rank Score:

188

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Rank in 1980s:

992

Overall Rank:

6,814

Average Rating:

73 (58 votes)

Comments:

993.

Past Masters Volumes One & Two
Compilation

The Beatles

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

45 charts

Rank Score:

187

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993

Overall Rank:

6,819

Average Rating:

84 (220 votes)

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994.

Night Nurse

Gregory Isaacs

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

50 charts

Rank Score:

187

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995.

Iron Fist

Motörhead

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

68 charts

Rank Score:

187

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996.

All The Best!
Compilation

Paul McCartney

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

30 charts

Rank Score:

186

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Rank in 1980s:

996

Overall Rank:

6,845

Average Rating:

78 (74 votes)

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997.

Vun Drinne Noh Drusse

BAP

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

17 charts

Rank Score:

186

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998.

Concrete Blonde

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

20 charts

Rank Score:

186

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Rank in 1980s:

998

Overall Rank:

6,866

Average Rating:

72 (21 votes)

Comments:

999.

Boomtown

David & David

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

24 charts

Rank Score:

186

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Rank in 1980s:

999

Overall Rank:

6,867

Average Rating:

73 (26 votes)

Comments:

1000.

Chris Isaak

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

51 charts

Rank Score:

185

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Rank in 1980s:

1,000

Overall Rank:

6,868

Average Rating:

71 (68 votes)

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Best Albums of the 1980s composition

Year	Albums	%

1980	119	12%
1981	119	12%
1982	108	11%
1983	97	10%
1984	101	10%
1985	82	8%
1986	97	10%
1987	87	9%
1988	96	10%
1989	94	9%

Artist	Albums	%

The Cure	10	1%
Iron Maiden	8	1%
Depeche Mode	8	1%
The Smiths	8	1%
Rush	8	1%
R.E.M.	7	1%
Talking Heads	7	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	418	42%
	390	39%
	40	4%
	27	3%
	23	2%
	23	2%
	11	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	964	96%
Yes	36	4%

Live?	Albums	%
No	978	98%
Yes	22	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	988	99%
Yes	12	1%

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Best Artists of 1987
1. U2
2. Guns N' Roses
3. Prince
4. The Smiths
5. Dinosaur Jr.
6. Dinosaur
7. R.E.M.
8. Michael Jackson
9. Depeche Mode
10. Sonic Youth
11. Def Leppard
12. New Order
13. INXS
14. The Cure
15. The Jesus And Mary Chain
16. Pixies
17. Eric B. & Rakim
18. Midnight Oil
19. Fleetwood Mac
20. Bruce Springsteen