Best Albums of the 1980s
Listed below are the best albums of the 1980s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 59,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 5 hours ago).
"This album is truly amazing, it is hard to choose a favourite a-ha album but this has some of my favourite tracks of all time. Train of thought is stunning song.." Reply
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1985
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929
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"This was the first Parsons Album I listened to. The Intro Song (Sirius/Eye in the Sky) is Just hypnotic. Other Key Tracks are 'Silence and I' and 'Wise and old'. The only problem I have with this album is, that it has too much pop. (Children of the Moon, Fingers Burned, psychobabble, Step by step..." [+] Reply
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PinkMind | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1982
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"brilliant from start to end ! very different from Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables, but at least as good. This must be higher in the overall chart !" Reply
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cartoken | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +7 votes (7 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1982
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927
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"If only every song here were as good as Birthday. Bjork doesn't even sound human on this album. She is ethereal and beyond the limits of human capability with that voice. I can't help but think The Sugarcubes were really into Siouxsie and the Banshees. There are lot of similarities here." Reply
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louisjwyatt | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1988
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923
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"RIP OZZY! You helped many people over the years through your music..." Reply
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MetalMan67 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1981
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921
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"The greatest EP of all time. Just a fact. Thorn is one of MBV's best songs." Reply
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1988
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919
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"It really is a work of art for such a pretentious genre. New Age usually is nothing but overly artsy bullshit, but this album is wonderful in all the right ways. A favorite for me." Reply
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1988
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913
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"A sleazy electro pop album. The record cover says it all with Marc Almond suspiciously half hiding something obviously very naughty. As for the music, tainted love, is one of the great singles of the eighties, and, bedsitter, a good follow up. The closing track, say hello, wave goodbye, is beauti..." [+] Reply
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1981
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908
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"Still strong, but to be honest, they sound more dated here then they did in the 70s." Reply
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junodog4 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1984
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891
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"This was a great reinvention, from changing his name to changing his lyrical depth. I think it has become customary to dismiss JCM as a redneck and even (very mistakenly!) an overly patriotic conservative. Anyone who thinks along those lines needs to listen more closely. This is far more intellig..." [+] Reply
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jhuik | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +6 votes (6 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1985
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 29 of 100
Best Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1980 | 121 | 12% | |
| 1981 | 119 | 12% | |
| 1982 | 107 | 11% | |
| 1983 | 96 | 10% | |
| 1984 | 101 | 10% | |
| 1985 | 88 | 9% | |
| 1986 | 91 | 9% | |
| 1987 | 89 | 9% | |
| 1988 | 97 | 10% | |
| 1989 | 92 | 9% |
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| The Cure | 10 | 1% | |
| The Smiths | 8 | 1% | |
| Rush | 8 | 1% | |
| Iron Maiden | 8 | 1% | |
| R.E.M. | 7 | 1% | |
| Talking Heads | 7 | 1% | |
| U2 | 7 | 1% | |
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412 | 41% | |
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392 | 39% | |
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40 | 4% | |
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29 | 3% | |
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22 | 2% | |
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20 | 2% | |
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12 | 1% | |
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