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Art Pop
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(15)
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(60)
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(25)
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(19)
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(26)
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(19)
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(99)
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(150)
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(60)
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(113)
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(15)
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(43)
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(28)
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(27)
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(21)
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(179)
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(23)
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(59)
Feb 12
Rush
Moving Pictures
90
critic score
(2)
84
user score
(835)
Sep 22
King Crimson
Discipline
87
critic score
(3)
84
user score
(753)
Apr 14
The Cure
Faith
65
critic score
(2)
80
user score
(705)
Sep
This Heat
Deceit
90
critic score
(4)
82
user score
(631)
Dec 5
Black Flag
Damaged
94
critic score
(3)
79
user score
(587)
Nov
Glenn Branca
The Ascension
90
critic score
(4)
86
user score
(504)
May 10
Kraftwerk
Computerwelt [Computer World]
90
critic score
(2)
83
user score
(501)
Jun 6
Siouxsie and the Banshees
Juju
80
critic score
(3)
84
user score
(491)
Nov 13
New Order
Movement
77
critic score
(3)
77
user score
(431)
Feb 2
Iron Maiden
Killers
71
critic score
(4)
76
user score
(392)
Oct 14
Prince
Controversy
81
critic score
(5)
80
user score
(339)
May 11
Grace Jones
Nightclubbing
85
critic score
(2)
82
user score
(306)
Oct 29
Depeche Mode
Speak & Spell
65
critic score
(2)
67
user score
(286)
Feb 1
David Byrne & Brian Eno
My Life in the Bush of Ghosts
88
critic score
(13)
80
user score
(257)
Aug 24
The Rolling Stones
Tattoo You
90
critic score
(3)
77
user score
(254)
Jun 1
Minor Threat
Minor Threat
82
user score
(252)
Oct 2
The Police
Ghost in the Machine
77
critic score
(3)
74
user score
(224)
Nov 4
Black Sabbath
Mob Rules
57
critic score
(3)
72
user score
(204)
Nov 30
ABBA
The Visitors
60
critic score
(2)
77
user score
(201)
Mar 13
Wipers
Youth of America
91
critic score
(2)
83
user score
(200)
Nov 27
Soft Cell
Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret
78
critic score
(3)
73
user score
(196)
Oct 16
The Human League
Dare!
93
critic score
(4)
78
user score
(194)
Jul 27
Stevie Nicks
Bella Donna
83
critic score
(2)
81
user score
(186)
Oct 12
U2
October
65
critic score
(3)
65
user score
(180)
Oct 10
Bauhaus
Mask
80
critic score
(1)
77
user score
(177)
Jul 31
Electric Light Orchestra
Time
50
critic score
(3)
80
user score
(175)
Nov 1
Dead Kennedys
In God We Trust, Inc.
70
critic score
(2)
81
user score
(171)
Jul 4
Mission of Burma
Signals, Calls and Marches
94
critic score
(2)
83
user score
(169)
Nov 8
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
Architecture & Morality
89
critic score
(2)
82
user score
(168)
Jun 19
Oingo Boingo
Only a Lad
90
critic score
(1)
80
user score
(159)
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Nov 9
Men At Work
Business as Usual
85
critic score
(2)
76
user score
(156)
Nov 23
AC/DC
For Those About to Rock We Salute You
70
critic score
(2)
66
user score
(154)
Aug 31
The Gun Club
Fire of Love
90
critic score
(4)
78
user score
(152)
Nov
Agent Orange
Living in Darkness
90
critic score
(1)
81
user score
(149)
1981
高中正義 [Masayoshi Takanaka]
The Rainbow Goblins
87
user score
(136)
Nov 13
Japan
Tin Drum
90
critic score
(1)
78
user score
(135)
Jul 8
The Go-Go's
Beauty and the Beat
84
critic score
(3)
77
user score
(131)
Jan 1
The Sound
From the Lions Mouth
90
critic score
(1)
82
user score
(128)
Nov 7
Ozzy Osbourne
Diary of a Madman
75
critic score
(2)
79
user score
(127)
Mar 1
Gang of Four
Solid Gold
87
critic score
(3)
80
user score
(126)
Apr 10
Public Image Ltd.
The Flowers of Romance
78
critic score
(3)
79
user score
(125)
Feb 13
Phil Collins
Face Value
80
critic score
(3)
72
user score
(124)
Jun 25
The Replacements
Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash
90
critic score
(2)
80
user score
(120)
Jul 31
Journey
Escape
65
critic score
(2)
66
user score
(120)
Aug 10
Bob Dylan
Shot of Love
49
critic score
(3)
51
user score
(120)
Sep 14
Genesis
Abacab
75
critic score
(2)
59
user score
(119)
May 30
Echo & the Bunnymen
Heaven Up Here
80
critic score
(1)
78
user score
(114)
Jul 1
Blue Öyster Cult
Fire of Unknown Origin
80
critic score
(2)
79
user score
(111)
Apr 7
Rick James
Street Songs
90
critic score
(2)
79
user score
(109)
1981
Makoto Matsushita
First Light
83
user score
(106)
May 1
矢野顕子 [Akiko Yano]
Tadaima
83
user score
(103)
Jun 15
Duran Duran
Duran Duran
80
critic score
(2)
75
user score
(103)
Apr 29
Van Halen
Fair Warning
65
critic score
(2)
74
user score
(100)
Nov 10
Mötley Crüe
Too Fast for Love
77
critic score
(3)
65
user score
(99)
Oct 26
Queen
Under Pressure
91
user score
(98)
Dec
Minor Threat
In My Eyes
75
user score
(96)
Mar 21
YMO
BGM
76
critic score
(2)
83
user score
(93)
Apr
Adolescents
Adolescents
90
critic score
(1)
79
user score
(92)
Oct 5
Einstürzende Neubauten
Kollaps
80
critic score
(1)
75
user score
(90)
Feb
Bill Evans
You Must Believe in Spring
80
critic score
(1)
82
user score
(82)
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