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: 5 hours ago).
"Stirring and moving late career rebirth for Americas greatest band. Touch Of Grey is fantastic Throwing Stones is powerful with a message still relevant today, and West La Fadeaway and it seedy tales of The Chateau (Marmont) is fantastic as well. Truly well performed collection of high quality so..." [+] Reply
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"A good album but not quite up there with Balls, Restless, and Blood of the Nations." Reply
"Very solid stuff and probably the last of the really good Wishbone Ash studio albums before the slump of the 80s." Reply
"A classic metal album, this album was one of the first extreme metal albums." Reply
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"This 3 CD set is unfathomable and unpredictable. Why include the dreadful live version of Baby Blue, but not Blind Willie Mctell? Some really inspired picks, such as the live version of Isis really bring something to the party, but a pointless I Don’t Believe You sounds like filler from a man who..." [+] Reply
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"My vote goes to the vinyl edition w/o "Pleasure Slave"! Hilarious album!! Just epic. ;)))" Reply
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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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