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: 5 hours ago).
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"A medular album, you can notice how Argentine rock and Latin Rock in general change after this album." Reply
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Helios | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +5 votes (5 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1983
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2,171
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"SImply great, the feeling this music creates in your mind is just awesome" Reply
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Jboy56 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Mix about two parts stadium-era Simple Minds with one part Big Chair-era Tears for Fears and you'll have a pretty good idea what to expect here. Singer and main songwriter Gustavo Cerati even sounds like the perfect cross between Jim Kerr and Roland Orzabal. It doesn't get much more '1986' than t..." [+] Reply
"One of the best albums in argentine rock history. A must-listen nowadays..." Reply
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"I'm sure they listened to German New Wave, timtooky, but I am positive they listened to English new wave, ska-punk, and post-punk a whole lot more. The Cure and The Police were among the biggest influences for Argentine bands in the 80s. It is lazy to write this off as a ____ version of ____, esp..." [+] Reply
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dmercado | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"So ethereal, so simply... a little big wonder!" Reply
- Helios | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Pretty good. The songs José Mercado, Lo Que Dice La Lluvia, and Esperando Nacer are great." Reply
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teague | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Superficies De Placer has its moments but can't seem to escape the mediocre mellon collie instrumentation that circumscribes it." Reply
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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 | 95 | 10% | |
| 1984 | 101 | 10% | |
| 1985 | 88 | 9% | |
| 1986 | 92 | 9% | |
| 1987 | 88 | 9% | |
| 1988 | 98 | 10% | |
| 1989 | 92 | 9% |
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| The Cure | 10 | 1% | |
| Iron Maiden | 8 | 1% | |
| The Smiths | 8 | 1% | |
| Rush | 8 | 1% | |
| The Fall | 7 | 1% | |
| Depeche Mode | 7 | 1% | |
| R.E.M. | 7 | 1% | |
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412 | 41% | |
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394 | 39% | |
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40 | 4% | |
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29 | 3% | |
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22 | 2% | |
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19 | 2% | |
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11 | 1% | |
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