Decade
Year
Month
Week
1980s
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
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The Velvet Underground - VU
The Velvet Underground
VU
Feb 5 • Compilation
100
critic score
(2)
79
user score
(331)
Misfits - Legacy of Brutality
Misfits
Legacy of Brutality
Sep • Compilation
80
critic score
(1)
79
user score
(195)
The Rah Band - Past, Present & Future
The Rah Band
Past, Present & Future
Oct 1 • Compilation
84
user score
(66)
Dead Kennedys - Plastic Surgery Disasters / In God We Trust, Inc.
Dead Kennedys
Plastic Surgery Disasters / In God We Trust, Inc.
1985 • Compilation
88
user score
(59)
Grace Jones
Island Life
Dec 1 • Compilation
80
critic score
(1)
84
user score
(56)
Echo & the Bunnymen - Songs to Learn & Sing
Echo & the Bunnymen
Songs to Learn & Sing
Nov 15 • Compilation
90
critic score
(1)
83
user score
(45)
Grover Washington, Jr. - Anthology
Grover Washington, Jr.
Anthology
1985 • Compilation
60
critic score
(1)
77
user score
(38)
Descendents - Bonus Fat
The Descendents
Bonus Fat
1985 • Compilation
62
user score
(35)
Depeche Mode - The Singles 81→85
Depeche Mode
The Singles 81→85
Oct 14 • Compilation
90
critic score
(1)
83
user score
(27)
Jimmy Buffett - Songs You Know by Heart: Jimmy Buffett's Greatest Hit(s)
Jimmy Buffett
Songs You Know by Heart: Jimmy Buffett's Greatest Hit(s)
Jan 1 • Compilation
82
critic score
(3)
78
user score
(26)
Caetano Veloso - Caetanear
Caetano Veloso
Caetanear
1985 • Compilation
60
critic score
(1)
79
user score
(23)
Billy Joel - Greatest Hits - Volume I & Volume II
Billy Joel
Greatest Hits - Volume I & Volume II
Sep 2 • Compilation
85
critic score
(2)
86
user score
(21)
Pere Ubu - Terminal Tower: An Archival Collection
Pere Ubu
Terminal Tower: An Archival Collection
Dec 19 • Compilation
100
critic score
(1)
82
user score
(15)
The Cars - Greatest Hits
The Cars
Greatest Hits
Oct 25 • Compilation
75
user score
(12)
The Doors - The Best of The Doors
The Doors
The Best of The Doors
Nov • Compilation
82
user score
(11)
Steely Dan - A Decade of Steely Dan
Steely Dan
A Decade of Steely Dan
Jan 1 • Compilation
100
critic score
(1)
86
user score
(10)
Various Artists - Disk Musik
Various Artists
Disk Musik
Jan • Compilation
80
critic score
(1)
72
user score
(9)
Tangerine Dream - Dream Sequence
Tangerine Dream
Dream Sequence
Jan 1 • Compilation
90
critic score
(1)
82
user score
(9)
Madonna - Madonna Mix
Madonna
Madonna Mix
Nov 26 • Compilation
91
user score
(9)
Laibach - Rekapitulacija 1980-84
Laibach
Rekapitulacija 1980-84
1985 • Compilation
90
critic score
(1)
83
user score
(8)
Madonna - Like a Virgin & Other Big Hits!
Madonna
Like a Virgin & Other Big Hits!
Feb 10 • Compilation
60
critic score
(1)
90
user score
(8)
The Wolfgang Press - The Legendary Wolfgang Press and Other Tall Stories
The Wolfgang Press
The Legendary Wolfgang Press and Other Tall Stories
Nov 1 • Compilation
90
critic score
(1)
78
user score
(8)
Bad Company - 10 From 6
Bad Company
10 From 6
Dec • Compilation
85
critic score
(2)
71
user score
(8)
Aretha Franklin - 30 Greatest Hits
Aretha Franklin
30 Greatest Hits
1985 • Compilation
100
critic score
(2)
82
user score
(5)
Subhumans - EP-LP
Subhumans
EP-LP
1985 • Compilation
60
critic score
(1)
83
user score
(5)
Dr. Know - Nardcore Hardcore
Dr. Know
Nardcore Hardcore
1985 • Compilation
77
user score
(5)
Peter Ivers - Nirvana Peter
Peter Ivers
Nirvana Peter
1985 • Compilation
76
user score
(5)
The Mothers of Invention - We're Only In It For The Money/Lumpy Gravy
The Mothers of Invention
We're Only In It For The Money/Lumpy Gravy
1985 • Compilation
74
user score
(5)
岡田有希子 [Yukiko Okada] - 贈りもの II
岡田有希子 [Yukiko Okada]
贈りもの II
Jan 1 • Compilation
84
user score
(5)
Various Artists - Não São Paulo
Various Artists
Não São Paulo
Apr 1 • Compilation
69
user score
(5)
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George Gershwin - Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
George Gershwin
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
Jun 23 • Compilation
70
user score
(5)
Amália Rodrigues - O melhor de Amália - Estranha forma de vida
Amália Rodrigues
O melhor de Amália - Estranha forma de vida
Jul • Compilation
83
user score
(5)
Ebenezer Obey - Juju Jubilee
Ebenezer Obey
Juju Jubilee
1985 • Compilation
100
critic score
(1)
68
user score
(4)
Bread - Anthology Of Bread
Bread
Anthology Of Bread
1985 • Compilation
68
user score
(4)
Madonna - Dance Mix
Madonna
Dance Mix
1985 • Compilation
91
user score
(4)
Blind Lemon Jefferson - King of the Country Blues
Blind Lemon Jefferson
King of the Country Blues
1985 • Compilation
75
user score
(4)
Robert Fripp - God Save the King
Robert Fripp & The League of Gentlemen
God Save the King
Jun • Compilation
73
user score
(4)
ザ・ハナタラシ [The Hanatarashi]
ワースト セレクション [Worst Selektion]
Aug 10 • Compilation
60
user score
(4)
Mike Oldfield - The Complete Mike Oldfield
Mike Oldfield
The Complete Mike Oldfield
Oct 21 • Compilation
90
critic score
(1)
77
user score
(4)
Cocteau Twins - Tiny Dynamine / Echoes in a Shallow Bay
Cocteau Twins
Tiny Dynamine / Echoes in a Shallow Bay
Nov • Compilation
64
user score
(4)
Various Artists - The Wrestling Album
Various Artists
The Wrestling Album
Nov 1 • Compilation
59
critic score
(2)
50
user score
(4)
Tuxedomoon - Half-Mute/Scream With a View
Tuxedomoon
Half-Mute/Scream With a View
1985 • Compilation
58
user score
(3)
Buddy Holly - From the Original Master Tapes
Buddy Holly
From the Original Master Tapes
1985 • Compilation
100
critic score
(1)
79
user score
(3)
佐藤博 [Hiroshi Sato] - This Boy
佐藤博 [Hiroshi Sato]
This Boy
1985 • Compilation
85
user score
(3)
Fishbone - The Essential Fishbone
Fishbone
The Essential Fishbone
1985 • Compilation
95
user score
(3)
Franco Battiato - Ecos de Danzas Sufi
Battiato
Ecos de Danzas Sufi
1985 • Compilation
53
user score
(3)
Little Richard - The Essential Little Richard
Little Richard
The Essential Little Richard
1985 • Compilation
84
user score
(3)
Elvis Presley - Reconsider Baby
Elvis Presley
Reconsider Baby
1985 • Compilation
100
critic score
(3)
45
user score
(3)
Tom Waits - Anthology of Tom Waits
Tom Waits
Anthology of Tom Waits
1985 • Compilation
90
critic score
(1)
87
user score
(3)
Various Artists - The Long March
Various Artists
The Long March
1985 • Compilation
77
user score
(3)
Various Artists - Zeus-Newcomer-Show "Zeus Top Hits"
Various Artists
Zeus-Newcomer-Show "Zeus Top Hits"
1985 • Compilation
72
user score
(3)
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Creedence Clearwater Revival - Greatest Hits
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Greatest Hits
Jan 1 • Compilation
82
user score
(3)
The Fall - Hip Priest and Kamerads
The Fall
Hip Priest and Kamerads
Mar • Compilation
80
user score
(3)
Nick Drake - Heaven in a Wild Flower
Nick Drake
Heaven in a Wild Flower
May • Compilation
94
user score
(3)
Marty Robbins - Pieces of Your Heart
Marty Robbins
Pieces of Your Heart
1985 • Compilation
80
critic score
(1)
50
user score
(2)
Lionel Richie - The Composer: Great Love Songs With The Commodores And Diana Ross
Lionel Richie
The Composer: Great Love Songs With The Commodores And Diana Ross
1985 • Compilation
40
critic score
(1)
55
user score
(2)
Tones On Tail - Tones on Tail
Tones On Tail
Tones on Tail
1985 • Compilation
85
user score
(2)
The Neon Judgement - The Neon Judgement 1981-1984
The Neon Judgement
The Neon Judgement 1981-1984
1985 • Compilation
66
user score
(2)
León Gieco - De Ushuaia a La Quiaca
León Gieco
De Ushuaia a La Quiaca
1985 • Compilation
83
user score
(2)
須藤薫 [Kaoru Sudo] - Tear-Drops Calendar
須藤薫 [Kaoru Sudo]
Tear-Drops Calendar
1985 • Compilation
92
user score
(2)
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