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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"ambient exotification , a quiet precursor to the superior "my life in the bush of ghosts" but has its own modest charms" Reply
"Side one is better than side two, but still an overall "what the hell just happened", whirlwind of an album." Reply
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RockyRaccoon | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Bought this because of a Rolling Stone review. It ended being one of my favorites. "Fade Away" should've been a hit single, and the rest of the CD is just as outstanding. Even after all this time, it still sounds great." Reply
"Surprisingly not terrible. I actually kinda like it. Love the singles. Overjoyed has always been one of my favorites. Part Time Lover is catchy and fun. Never In Your Sun is pretty cool. I like it even though it's not during his classic era." Reply
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ExTeaSea | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Natty get a phone call... Heavy killer dub LP, a record where traditional dub coexists with sci-fi effects (the cover's a dead giveaway) and the Echo and reverb turned up to 11. The first two tracks and the heavenly Shake The Nation are the key moments, where in the latter the drums sound like th..." [+] Reply
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Jimmy Dread | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"A decent compilation, but on CD you miss out some great tracks. Maybe I'm amazed, with a little luck, and, goodnight tonight, all appear on cassette and vinyl versions. Although, this is the U.K. version I'm talking about. We certainly didn't have, uncle Albert, on our one. Still, a very enjoyabl..." [+] Reply
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"This isn't Miami nor Fire Of Love , its more lush and produced . Breaking Hands is the best thing here and almost unrecognizable as a Gun Club track. Not as good as the 2 previous mentioned albums but good enough none the less" Reply
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"Mr. Yoakam made a fine record here. It still sounds fresh after 30 years. I only wish country music had followed his lead." 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 | 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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| Country | Albums | % | |
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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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