Best Albums of the 1980s
Explore the best albums of the 1980s, based on over 2 million album rankings across 59,000 charts.
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"And you may ask yourself, How did they do that?" Reply
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1980
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26,789
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"While I really enjoy Remain in Light, this is by far my favourite Talking Heads album I’ve heard so far and has spurred me on to explore the parts of their discography that I have yet to delve into. The opener is amazing, actually the first three tracks are amazing, all very listenable. The rest ..." [+] Reply
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Crumpet | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1983
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4,987
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"This is probably my favourite Talking Heads album or Fear Of Music or Remain In Light ... Or More Songs About Buildings And Food Anyway, best live album ever, incredible!" Reply
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1984
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4,295
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"The talking heads were still experimenting in david byrne's latter years with the band, here incorporating a country flare working the steel guitar often." Reply
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paladisiac | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1985
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1,484
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"I dislike most live albums put out by bands but in my honest opinion this live album is outstanding, especially when you get to the Remain In Light section of the album. I prefer their live recording to their studio recordings. If you like this band then I recommend you try out this album for you..." [+] Reply
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1982
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690
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"Rather disappointing for one of my top bands overall.... One nice song ---- N.B. flowers." Reply
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1988
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401
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"Even though it starts with a few weak songs, True Stories really starts showing how good it is from the middle to the end, starting with Wild Wild Life. This second part is definitely worth revisiting." Reply
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1986
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305
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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 | 102 | 10% | |
| 1985 | 87 | 9% | |
| 1986 | 92 | 9% | |
| 1987 | 88 | 9% | |
| 1988 | 98 | 10% | |
| 1989 | 91 | 9% |
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| The Cure | 10 | 1% | |
| Prince | 8 | 1% | |
| Iron Maiden | 8 | 1% | |
| Elvis Costello | 8 | 1% | |
| The Smiths | 8 | 1% | |
| Rush | 8 | 1% | |
| XTC | 8 | 1% | |
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412 | 41% | |
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393 | 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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11 | 1% | |
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