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: 3 hours ago).
"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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"His best album, best track: Sunspots." Reply
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johnner | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Sure, it's just a live album from The Smiths, and it cannot be considered their best record. Still, it's a great live LP, showing how The Smiths could rock on stage so much more than on album format. Check out their punkish version of "London" for instance." Reply
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Norman Bates | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"This album is baffling. One minute he offers a solid song like "the boys of summer" or "sunset grill", and the next a batsh|t awful song like the title track or "you're not drinking enough" (oh, the irony!). It's like he was intermittently sniffing markers or 10w40 or somethin'... Anyway, his mis..." [+] Reply
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paladisiac | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Bronski's debut is a great slice of homo synth pop. Dahhlings, it is sooo gay!" Reply
- johnner | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"I own three Eurythmics LP's, this one, Sweet Dreams and Touch, and of the three this is the best. OK it's not their more punchy synthpop, or their more mainstream stuff, but as an album it's more consistent. Bit 'tongue in cheek' in places it seems to me, not taking themselves too seriously, and ..." [+] Reply
"This is an awesome thrash album. The original mix is dirty but actually adds to the songs. Any thrash or Megadeth fan will enjoy this album. It gets my recommendation for Looking Down The Cross alone." Reply
"Incredible album. You simply cannot classify its contents...just listen to it!" Reply
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Captain_Dude | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Fun, simple twee pop songs" Reply
"Simply the Best album in my opinion several tracks were released from it, a steady listen from beginning to end not a bad track on it." Reply
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Best Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1980 | 121 | 12% | |
| 1981 | 123 | 12% | |
| 1982 | 107 | 11% | |
| 1983 | 98 | 10% | |
| 1984 | 102 | 10% | |
| 1985 | 88 | 9% | |
| 1986 | 93 | 9% | |
| 1987 | 89 | 9% | |
| 1988 | 97 | 10% | |
| 1989 | 91 | 9% |
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| The Cure | 10 | 1% | |
| Rush | 8 | 1% | |
| Iron Maiden | 8 | 1% | |
| The Smiths | 8 | 1% | |
| Talking Heads | 7 | 1% | |
| U2 | 7 | 1% | |
| The Fall | 7 | 1% | |
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416 | 41% | |
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392 | 39% | |
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40 | 4% | |
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30 | 3% | |
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22 | 2% | |
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20 | 2% | |
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