Best Albums of the 1980s
Listed below are the best albums of the 1980s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 58,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 6 hours ago).
"Beautiful traditional Mande music. Polyphonic kora and balafon melodies all over the place. Absolutely incredible." Reply
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Woozz | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"At the age of 14 INXS were my life. Kick was the album that drew me in but this one became my favourite. For me it's their most consistent album and in Don't Change it has their first and finest anthem." Reply
"It feels weird to call Van Halen's "Diver Down" (1982) a great album - it's slight, and a hodgepodge (like The Rolling Stones' "Flowers;") however, what it lacks in weight, it makes up for in pure fun. Theoretically, a twelve-song album featuring five (bizarrely disparate) covers and three short ..." [+] Reply
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1982
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297
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"Great early eighties album by the Moody Blues where they are kind of, just hanging on to prog but also embracing the more 'radio friendly' soft rock approach. Despite the loss of Mike Pinder, oh master of the Mellotron, the keyboard corner still brings forth many layers of sound that blend seamle..." [+] Reply
"The Stones pretty much fell off the cliff with this one. Sure, they would put out a few more bad albums in the coming decades, but this was when we still had hope for them." Reply
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Fischman | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1980
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295
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"Great piece of Brazilian progressive music" Reply
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Gooz | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"So ethereal, so simply... a little big wonder!" Reply
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Helios | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Thoroughly enjoyable!" Reply
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reverendgreen | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"With half of the songs here not appearing on any of the bands studio albums Snap is far more than just another best of...it's an essential part of their discography." Reply
"Best Whitney album, didn't realise how many favourites I had on here although alot of hits were released, 'I Wanna Dance With Somebody' clearly the best track, 'Just the Lonely talking' a personal favourite of mine." Reply
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1987
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292
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 70 of 100
Best Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1980 | 119 | 12% | |
| 1981 | 119 | 12% | |
| 1982 | 107 | 11% | |
| 1983 | 96 | 10% | |
| 1984 | 100 | 10% | |
| 1985 | 87 | 9% | |
| 1986 | 92 | 9% | |
| 1987 | 87 | 9% | |
| 1988 | 98 | 10% | |
| 1989 | 96 | 10% |
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| The Cure | 10 | 1% | |
| Iron Maiden | 8 | 1% | |
| Depeche Mode | 8 | 1% | |
| The Smiths | 8 | 1% | |
| Rush | 8 | 1% | |
| U2 | 7 | 1% | |
| The Fall | 7 | 1% | |
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414 | 41% | |
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392 | 39% | |
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40 | 4% | |
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27 | 3% | |
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22 | 2% | |
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20 | 2% | |
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12 | 1% | |
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