Albums ranked: the 80s

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  1. *****

  2. Swordfishtrombones - Tom Waits (1983): 96%
  3. Born In The USA - Bruce Springsteen (1984): 96%
  4. Cloud Nine - George Harrison (1987): 96%
  5. The River - Bruce Springsteen (1980): 95%
  6. Ghost In The Machine - The Police (1981): 95%
  7. Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes (1982): 95%
  8. The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses (1989): 95%

  9. **** 1/2

  10. The Dreaming - Kate Bush (1982): 94%
  11. Graceland - Paul Simon (1986): 94%
  12. Ocean Rain - Echo & The Bunnymen (1985): 94%
  13. Document - R.E.M. (1987): 94%
  14. Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) - David Bowie (1980): 93%
  15. Learning To Crawl - The Pretenders (1984): 93%
  16. The Ascension - Glenn Branca (1981): 93%
  17. Rattlesnakes - Lloyd Cole & The Heartbreakers (1984): 93%
  18. Skylarking - XTC (1986): 93%
  19. King Of America - Elvis Costello & The Attractions (1986): 93%
  20. Zenyatta Mondatta - The Police (1980): 93%
  21. Various Positions - Leonard Cohen (1984): 93%
  22. The Colour Of Spring - Talk Talk (1986): 93%
  23. I'm Your Man - Leonard Cohen (1988): 93%
  24. 16 Lovers Lane - The Go-Betweens (1988): 93%
  25. Darklands - The Jesus And Mary Chain (1987): 92%
  26. The Days Of Wine And Roses - Dream Syndicate (1982): 92%
  27. Straight Outta Compton - N.W.A. (1988): 92%
  28. I Often Dream Of Trains - Robyn Hitchcock (1984): 92%
  29. This Is Spinal Tap - Spinal Tap (1984): 92%
  30. The Blue Mask - Lou Reed (1982): 92%
  31. Talking With the Taxman About Poetry - Billy Bragg (1986): 92%
  32. Little Creatures - Talking Heads (1985): 92%
  33. Full Moon Fever - Tom Petty (1989): 92%
  34. Rain Dogs - Tom Waits (1985): 91%
  35. Tender Prey - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds (1988): 91%
  36. The Trinity Session - Cowboy Junkies (1988): 91%
  37. New York - Lou Reed (1988): 91%
  38. Miami - The Gun Club (1981): 91%
  39. Pornography - The Cure (1982): 91%
  40. Your Funeral, My Trial - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds (1986): 91%
  41. Shoot Out The Lights - Richard & Linda Thompson (1982): 91%
  42. The Dark Tree, Volume 1 - Horace Tapscott (1989): 91%
  43. Nebraska - Bruce Springsteen (1982): 90%
  44. Uprising - Bob Marley & The Wailers (1980): 90%
  45. The Nylon Curtain - Billy Joel (1982): 90%
  46. Reckoning - R.E.M. (1984): 90%
  47. The Traveling Wilburys, Vol1 - The Traveling Wilburys (1988): 90%
  48. Sound Affects - The Jam (1980): 90%
  49. I Just Can't Stop It - The Beat (1980): 90%
  50. Hard Promises - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (1981): 90%
  51. If I Should Fall From Grace With God - The Pogues (1988): 90%
  52. Get Happy!!! - Elvis Costello & The Attractions (1980): 90%
  53. Sound Of Confusion - Spacemen 3 (1986): 90%
  54. Burning From The Inside - Bauhaus (1983): 90%
  55. From Her To Eternity - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds (1984): 90%
  56. Today - Galaxie 500 (1988): 90%

  57. ****

  58. Synchronicity - The Police (1983): 89%
  59. Lifes Rich Pageant - R.E.M. (1986): 89%
  60. Murmur - R.E.M. (1983): 89%
  61. The Firstborn Is Dead - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds (1985): 89%
  62. Argybargy - Squeeze (1980): 89%
  63. Tunnel Of Love - Bruce Springsteen (1987): 89%
  64. Liberty Belle and the Black Diamond Express - The Go-Betweens (1986): 89%
  65. Bug - Dinosaur Jr. (1988): 88%
  66. This Is The Sea - The Waterboys (1985): 88%
  67. Even Worse - Weird Al Yankovic (1988): 88%
  68. Treasure - Cocteau Twins (1984): 88%
  69. Stands For Decibels - The dB's (1981): 88%
  70. Nothing's Shocking - Jane's Addiction (1988): 88%
  71. Repercussion - The dB's (1982): 88%
  72. Thriller - Michael Jackson (1982): 88%
  73. Hounds Of Love - Kate Bush (1985): 88%
  74. Vs. - Mission Of Burma (1982): 88%
  75. Dream Of Life - Patti Smith (1988): 88%
  76. Too Low For Zero - Elton John (1983): 87%
  77. Tug Of War - Paul McCartney (1982): 87%
  78. Kilimanjaro - The Teardrop Explodes (1980): 87%
  79. Moving Pictures - Rush (1981): 87%
  80. High Land, Hard Rain - Aztec Camera (1983): 87%
  81. Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me - The Cure (1987): 87%
  82. The Good Earth - The Feelies (1986): 87%
  83. 3 Feet High And Rising - De La Soul (1989): 87%
  84. Faith - The Cure (1981): 87%
  85. Special Beat Service - The Beat (1982): 87%
  86. Underwater Moonlight - The Soft Boys (1980): 87%
  87. Los Angeles - X (1980): 87%
  88. Pleased To Meet Me - The Replacements (1987): 86%
  89. Mask - Bauhaus (1981): 86%
  90. Ride The Tiger - Yo La Tengo (1986): 86%
  91. Porcupine - Echo & The Bunnymen (1983): 86%
  92. The Head On The Door - The Cure (1985): 86%
  93. Freedom - Neil Young (1989): 85%
  94. Warehouse: Songs And Stories - Hüsker Dü (1987): 85%
  95. Fisherman's Blues - The Waterboys (1988): 85%
  96. Pipes Of Peace - Paul McCartney (1983): 85%
  97. Rum, Sodomy And Lash - The Pogues (1985): 85%
  98. Let Me Up (I've Had Enough) - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (1987): 84%
  99. Green - R.E.M. (1988): 84%
  100. And Don't The Kids Just Love It - Television Personalities (1981): 84%
  101. Spirit Of Eden - Talk Talk (1988): 84%
  102. English Settlement - XTC (1982): 84%
  103. Living Eyes - Radio Birdman (1981): 84%
  104. Fire Of Love - The Gun Club (1981): 84%
  105. Peter Gabriel III - Peter Gabriel (1980): 83%
  106. Infidels - Bob Dylan (1983): 83%
  107. Tattoo You - The Rolling Stones (1981): 83%
  108. Hand Of Kindness - Richard Thompson (1983): 83%
  109. Remain In Light - Talking Heads (1980): 83%
  110. EVOL - Sonic Youth (1986): 83%
  111. The Dark Tree, Volume 2 - Horace Tapscott (1989): 83%
  112. True Blue - Madonna (1986): 83%
  113. On Fire - Galaxie 500 (1989): 83%
  114. Oh Mercy - Bob Dylan (1989): 82%
  115. Trust - Elvis Costello & The Attractions (1981): 82%
  116. Heaven Up Here - Echo & The Bunnymen (1981): 81%
  117. In The Flat Field - Bauhaus (1980): 81%
  118. Crazy Rhythms - The Feelies (1980): 81%
  119. The Punch Line - Minutemen (1982): 81%
  120. Glass Houses - Billy Joel (1980): 80%
  121. Heartattack And Vine - Tom Waits (1980): 80%
  122. President Yo La Tengo - Yo La Tengo (1989): 80%
  123. "Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D - Weird Al Yankovic (1984): 80%
  124. Spike - Elvis Costello (1989): 80%
  125. Double Nickels On The Dime - Minutemen (1984): 80%
  126. State Of Confusion - The Kinks (1983): 80%

  127. *** 1/2

  128. Pretenders - The Pretenders (1980): 79%
  129. An Innocent Man - Billy Joel (1983): 79%
  130. Frank's Wild Years - Tom Waits (1987): 79%
  131. Mother's Milk - Red Hot Chili Peppers (1989): 79%
  132. Jump Up! - Elton John (1982): 79%
  133. Fables Of The Reconstruction - R.E.M. (1985): 78%
  134. Super Trouper - ABBA (1980): 78%
  135. The Game - Queen (1980): 78%
  136. Gaucho - Steely Dan (1980): 78%
  137. Tim - The Replacements (1985): 78%
  138. Imperial Bedroom - Elvis Costello & The Attractions (1982): 78%
  139. Bad - Michael Jackson (1987): 78%
  140. Dare To Be Stupid - Weird Al Yankovic (1985): 78%
  141. The Works - Queen (1984): 77%
  142. What Makes A Man Start Fires - Minutemen (1983): 77%
  143. Isn't Anything - My Bloody Valentine (1988): 77%
  144. The Nightfly - Donald Fagen (1982): 77%
  145. Appetite For Destruction - Guns N' Roses (1987): 77%
  146. East Side Story - Squeeze (1981): 77%
  147. Polka Party! - Weird Al Yankovic (1986): 77%
  148. Let It Be - The Replacements (1984): 76%
  149. Doolittle - Pixies (1989): 76%
  150. Too-Rye-Ay - Dexy's Midnight Runners (1982): 76%
  151. Playing With Fire - Spacemen 3 (1989): 76%
  152. Empire Burlesque - Bob Dylan (1985): 75%
  153. Back In Black - AC/DC (1980): 75%
  154. Sleeping With The Past - Elton John (1989): 75%
  155. Like A Virgin - Madonna (1984): 74%
  156. Music For A New Society - John Cale (1982): 74%
  157. The Final Cut - Pink Floyd (1983): 74%
  158. Confrontation - Bob Marley & The Wailers (1983): 73%
  159. Avalon - Roxy Music (1982): 73%
  160. Colossal Youth - Young Marble Giants (1980): 73%
  161. Soul Mining - The The (1983): 73%
  162. The Perfect Prescription - Spacemen 3 (1987): 73%
  163. Like A Prayer - Madonna (1989): 73%
  164. Meat Puppets II - Meat Puppets (1983): 72%
  165. Surfer Rosa - Pixies (1988): 72%
  166. Crocodiles - Echo And The Bunnymen (1980): 72%
  167. New Wave Hot Dogs - Yo La Tengo (1987): 71%
  168. Closer - Joy Division (1980): 71%
  169. Reg Strikes Back - Elton John (1988): 71%
  170. Madonna - Madonna (1983): 71%
  171. "Weird Al" Yankovic - Weird Al Yankovic (1983): 70%
  172. Somewhere In England - George Harrison (1981): 70%
  173. For Those About To Rock (We Salute You) - AC/DC (1981): 70%
  174. Pretty Hate Machine - Nine Inch Nails (1989): 70%

  175. ***

  176. Steve McQueen - Prefab Sprout (1985): 69%
  177. Don't Stand Me Down - Dexy's Midnight Runners (1985): 69%
  178. What Does Anything Mean? Basically - The Chameleons (1985): 69%
  179. Disintegration - The Cure (1989): 69%
  180. Power, Corruption & Lies - New Order (1983): 69%
  181. The Queen Is Dead - The Smiths (1986): 69%
  182. Sister - Sonic Youth (1987): 69%
  183. Meat Is Murder - The Smiths (1985): 69%
  184. Breaking Hearts - Elton John (1984): 69%
  185. Almost Blue - Elvis Costello (1981): 69%
  186. Hot Space - Queen (1982): 69%
  187. The Bridge - Billy Joel (1986): 69%
  188. Psychocandy - The Jesus And Mary Chain (1985): 68%
  189. Flesh + Blood - Roxy Music (1980): 68%
  190. Black Sea - XTC (1980): 68%
  191. Frankenchrist - Dead Kennedys (1985): 68%
  192. Searching for the Young Soul Rebels - Dexy's Midnight Runners (1980): 68%
  193. Wild Gift - X (1981): 68%
  194. The Uplift Mofo Party Plan - Red Hot Chili Peppers (1987): 68%
  195. The Fox - Elton John (1981): 68%
  196. The Sky's Gone Out - Bauhaus (1982): 68%
  197. Peter Gabriel IV - Peter Gabriel (1982): 68%
  198. Up On The Sun - Meat Puppets (1985): 67%
  199. Only Life - The Feelies (1988): 67%
  200. Spanking Machine - Babes In Toyland (1989): 67%
  201. Strangeways, Here We Come - The Smiths (1987): 67%
  202. Talk Talk Talk - The Psychedelic Furs (1981): 67%
  203. Avalon Sunset - Van Morrison (1989): 67%
  204. Word Of Mouth - The Kinks (1984): 67%
  205. Strange Times - The Chameleons (1986): 67%
  206. Wilder - The Teardrop Explodes (1982): 67%
  207. Wild Things Run Fast - Joni Mitchell (1982): 67%
  208. So - Peter Gabriel (1986): 67%
  209. Juju Music - King Sunny Adé And His African Beats (1982): 67%
  210. Plastic Surgery Disasters - Dead Kennedys (1982): 67%
  211. The Smiths - The Smiths (1984): 67%
  212. Wha'ppen? - The Beat (1981): 66%
  213. Kicking Against The Pricks - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds (1986): 66%
  214. Script Of The Bridge - The Chameleons (1983): 66%
  215. The Return Of The Giant Slits - The Slits (1981): 66%
  216. G N' R Lies - Guns N' Roses (1988): 66%
  217. Oh Yes I Can - David Crosby (1989): 66%
  218. Long After Dark - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (1982): 66%
  219. Punch The Clock - Elvis Costello & The Attractions (1983): 65%
  220. Destiny Street - Richard Hell & The Voidoids (1982): 65%
  221. The Visitors - ABBA (1981): 65%
  222. The Psychedelic Furs - The Psychedelic Furs (1980): 65%
  223. Tin Machine - Tin Machine (1989): 65%
  224. Flowers In The Dirt - Paul McCartney (1989): 65%
  225. Purple Rain - Prince (1984): 65%
  226. Hawks & Doves - Neil Young (1980): 64%
  227. Irish Heartbeat - Van Morrison (1988): 64%
  228. Dirty Mind - Prince (1980): 64%
  229. The Top - The Cure (1984): 64%
  230. Speaking In Tongues - Talking Heads (1983): 63%
  231. Seventeen Seconds - The Cure (1980): 63%
  232. Old Ways - Neil Young (1985): 63%
  233. 13 Songs - Fugazi (1989): 63%
  234. Hex Enduction Hour - The Fall (1982): 63%
  235. Give The People What They Want - The Kinks (1981): 62%
  236. Southern Accents - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (1985): 62%
  237. It's Hard - The Who (1982): 61%
  238. UHF - Weird Al Yankovic (1989): 61%
  239. Everything Falls Apart - Hüsker Dü (1983): 61%
  240. Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables - Dead Kennedys (1980): 61%
  241. Gone Troppo - George Harrison (1981): 61%
  242. 21 At 33 - Elton John (1980): 60%
  243. For How Much Longer Do We To Tolerate Mass Murder? - The Pop Group (1980): 60%
  244. The Red Hot Chili Peppers - Red Hot Chili Peppers (1984): 60%
  245. This Nation's Saving Grace - The Fall (1985): 60%
  246. Prayers On Fire - The Birthday Party (1981): 60%
  247. Dirty Work - The Rolling Stones (1986): 60%

  248. ** 1/2

  249. A Kind Of Magic - Queen (1986): 59%
  250. McCartney II - Paul McCartney (1980): 59%
  251. Double Fantasy - John Lennon (1980): 58%
  252. Hear It Is - The Flaming Lips (1986): 58%
  253. Doc At The Radar Station - Captain Beefheart And His Magic Band (1980): 58%
  254. Night And Day - Joe Jackson (1982): 58%
  255. Bad Brains - Bad Brains (1982): 58%
  256. Down In The Groove - Bob Dylan (1988): 58%
  257. Storm Front - Billy Joel (1989): 57%
  258. Combat Rock - The Clash (1982): 57%
  259. Flip Your Wig - Hüsker Dü (1985): 57%
  260. The Correct Use Of Soap - Magazine (1980): 57%
  261. Low Life - New Order (1985): 57%
  262. Beat - King Crimson (1982): 57%
  263. Ice Cream For Crow - Captain Beefheart And His Magic Band (1982): 57%
  264. Daydream Nation - Sonic Youth (1988): 56%
  265. Deceit - This Heat (1981): 55%
  266. Bad Moon Rising - Sonic Youth (1985): 55%
  267. You're Living All Over Me - Dinosaur Jr. (1987): 55%
  268. Junkyard - The Birthday Party (1982): 55%
  269. True Stories - Talking Heads (1986): 55%
  270. Face Dances - The Who (1981): 54%
  271. Blood And Chocolate - Elvis Costello & The Attractions (1986): 54%
  272. Discipline - King Crimson (1981): 53%
  273. Sandinista! - The Clash (1980): 52%
  274. New Day Rising - Hüsker Dü (1985): 52%
  275. Let's Dance - David Bowie (1983): 51%
  276. 3-Way Tie (For Last) - Minutemen (1985): 51%
  277. A Sense Of Wonder - Van Morrison (1985): 51%
  278. Candy Apple Grey - Hüsker Dü (1986): 51%
  279. Stop And Smell The Roses - Ringo Starr (1981): 51%
  280. Press To Play - Paul McCartney (1986): 51%
  281. Bleach - Nirvana (1989): 50%
  282. UK Jive - The Kinks (1989): 50%
  283. Telepathic Surgery - The Flaming Lips (1989): 50%
  284. Out Of Step - Minor Threat (1983): 50%
  285. Flick Of The Switch - AC/DC (1983): 50%
  286. Old Wave - Ringo Starr (1983): 50%

  287. **

  288. Milk & Honey - John Lennon (1984): 49%
  289. Knocked Out Loaded - Bob Dylan (1986): 49%
  290. Oh My Gawd!!! - The Flaming Lips (1987): 48%
  291. Blow Up Your Video - AC/DC (1988): 48%
  292. Never Let Me Down - David Bowie (1987): 48%
  293. Freaky Styley - Red Hot Chili Peppers (1985): 48%
  294. 1999 - Prince (1982): 48%
  295. Steel Wheels - The Rolling Stones (1989): 48%
  296. Life - Neil Young (1987): 47%
  297. The Miracle - Queen (1989): 47%
  298. Ice On Fire - Elton John (1985): 47%
  299. Naked - Talking Heads (1988): 47%
  300. Think Visual - The Kinks (1986): 47%
  301. Beautiful Vision - Van Morrison (1982): 47%
  302. Goodbye Cruel World - Elvis Costello (1984): 47%
  303. ????? ? ???? - Paul McCartney (1988): 46%
  304. Technique - New Order (1989): 46%
  305. Sign 'O' The Times - Prince (1987): 45%
  306. Common One - Van Morrison (1980): 44%
  307. The Joshua Tree - U2 (1987): 44%
  308. Dog Eat Dog - Joni Mitchell (1985): 43%
  309. Damaged - Black Flag (1981): 43%
  310. Bedtime For Democracy - Dead Kennedys (1986): 43%
  311. Leather Jackets - Elton John (1986): 42%
  312. Inarticulate Speech Of The Heart - Van Morrison (1983): 42%
  313. No Guru, No Method, No Teacher - Van Morrison (1986): 42%
  314. War - U2 (1983): 41%
  315. This Note's For You - Neil Young (1988): 40%

  316. * 1/2

  317. Still Cruisin' - The Beach Boys (1989): 39%
  318. Tonight - David Bowie (1984): 39%
  319. Three Of A Perfect Pair - King Crimson (1984): 39%
  320. Keepin' The Summer Alive - The Beach Boys (1980): 39%
  321. Re-Ac-Tor - Neil Young (1981): 38%
  322. Atomizer - Big Black (1986): 38%
  323. Chalk Mark In A Rainstorm - Joni Mitchell (1988): 38%
  324. Blow Up Your Video - AC/DC (1988): 38%
  325. Kylie - Kylie Minogue (1988): 38%
  326. It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back - Public Enemy (1988): 37%
  327. Fly On The Wall - AC/DC (1985): 37%
  328. Shot Of Love - Bob Dylan (1981): 36%
  329. Poetic Champions Compose - Van Morrison (1986): 36%
  330. Viva Hate - Morrissey (1988): 36%
  331. Tweez - Slint (1989): 35%
  332. Zen Arcade - Hüsker Dü (1984): 34%
  333. Y Kant Tori Read - Y Kant Tori Read (1988): 33%
  334. The Beach Boys - The Beach Boys (1985): 32%
  335. Everybody's Rockin' - Neil Young (1983): 32%
  336. Boy - U2 (1980): 30%

  337. *

  338. Undercover - The Rolling Stones (1983): 29%
  339. Saved - Bob Dylan (1980): 28%
  340. A Momentary Lapse Of Reason - Pink Floyd (1987): 28%
  341. Cut The Crap - The Clash (1985): 27%
  342. Enjoy Yourself - Kylie Minogue (1989): 27%
  343. Licensed To Ill - Beastie Boys (1986): 26%
  344. My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts - Brian Eno/David Byrne (1981): 25%
  345. Paul's Boutique - Beastie Boys (1989): 24%
  346. Confusion Is Sex - Sonic Youth (1983): 21%
  347. Landing On Water - Neil Young (1986): 20%

  348. 1/2

  349. October - U2 (1981): 19%
  350. Trans - Neil Young (1982): 16%
  351. Songs About Fucking - Big Black (1987): 13%
  352. All Or Nothing - Mille Vanilli (1988): 11%

  353. 0 stars

  354. The Unforgettable Fire - U2 (1984): 9%
  355. Kill 'Em All - Metallica (1983): 8%
  356. ...And Justice For All - Metallica (1988): 7%
  357. Computerwelt - Kraftwerk (1981): 6%
  358. Ride The Lightning - Metallica (1984): 5%
  359. Master Of Puppets - Metallica (1986): 3%