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: 4 hours ago).
"I played this tape a lot when travelling up and down the Country back in the early ninties, it always took me back to the concert at the Cornwall Coliseum when i saw Robert Plant and his new band. I like the move towards a more synth based sound than in Led Zeppelin. To be clear I love the Led Ze..." [+] Reply
"Very good listen. Synth pop in the same vein as Kraftwerk, but I think I like this more. A few more listens and it may find its way onto my chart." Reply
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Charade | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"From The Orb's trips into the ultraworld to daft punk's journeys into space, since this record electronic music was about the aesthetic. A beat and some catchy samples aren't enough, you have to give people a reason to get up and dance all night." Reply
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Boltzmann | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"After an awesome debut and a two year gap to a still pretty good sophomore effort, we waited another 8 year for... this? Egad, what a letdown. I hate it when people throw the "corporate rock" term at Boston in general, but for this album? Oh, yeah." Reply
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"Beautiful, evocative album which is a maelstrom of all of 4ADs greatest bands (circa mide Eightees) and indeed, a number contributed, including DCD and Cocteau Twisns. This is the best of their 3 albums - lots to get into here - listen in a darkened room with plenty of atmosphere." Reply
"This is a very solid debut rock album from bon jovi at the rise of hair metal. I was very surprised at how well this thing rocked, how catchy all of the songs are, how well they rock as good as hit single "runaway", all the way through." Reply
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"Blisteringly abrasive and hostile, the album is like a blueprint for the punky grunge sound Nirvana would run with years later." Reply
"Following the seminal 'Stoneage Romeos' we all held our collective breath for their next album which would be 'Mars Needs Guitars '. And it’s good, better than good in fact . I place it at 3 in their catalogue behind 'Stoneage ' and 'Blow Your Cool ' On a side note is it possible 'Hayride To Hell..." [+] Reply
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Brad1770 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"i just love the fact Winwood produced the thing and played every instrument on this set of pop songs...i never heard of that before...I revist this every so often and when i do i'm reminded of the beauty in it..." Dust" and "Slowdown Sundown" always tear me down...and the optimism of "While you s..." [+] Reply
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jojoexile | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1980
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 78 of 100
Best Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1980 | 120 | 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 | 93 | 9% |
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| The Cure | 10 | 1% | |
| Iron Maiden | 8 | 1% | |
| The Smiths | 8 | 1% | |
| Rush | 8 | 1% | |
| Depeche Mode | 7 | 1% | |
| R.E.M. | 7 | 1% | |
| Talking Heads | 7 | 1% | |
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412 | 41% | |
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391 | 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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