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The Best Pop Rock Albums of the 1980s
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1980s
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1
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Prince - Sign O' the Times
March 31, 1987
Pop Rock
,
Funk Rock
,
Contemporary R&B
,
Synth Funk
Critic Score
100
7
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
2
.
Paul Simon - Graceland
August 12, 1986
Pop Rock
,
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
100
6
reviews
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3
.
U2 - The Joshua Tree
March 9, 1987
Pop Rock
,
Heartland Rock
,
Alternative Rock
Critic Score
100
4
reviews
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Spotify
4
.
The Beatles - Past Masters, Volume One
March 8, 1988
Pop Rock
Critic Score
100
2 reviews
Amazon
5
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The Police - Zenyatta Mondatta
October 3, 1980
New Wave
,
Pop Rock
Critic Score
100
2 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
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6
.
Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse of the Heart
February 11, 1983
Pop Rock
Critic Score
100
1 review
Amazon
7
.
INXS - Never Tear Us Apart
August 8, 1988
Pop Rock
Critic Score
100
1 review
Amazon
8
.
Prince - When Doves Cry
May 16, 1984
Synthpop
,
Pop Rock
Critic Score
100
1 review
Amazon
9
.
Michael Jackson - Human Nature
July 3, 1983
Pop Soul
,
Contemporary R&B
,
R&B
,
Soft Rock
Critic Score
100
1 review
Amazon
10
.
Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer
April 21, 1986
New Wave
,
Pop Rock
,
Pop
Critic Score
100
1 review
Amazon
11
.
U2 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
May 25, 1987
Pop Rock
Critic Score
100
1 review
Amazon
12
.
Prince & The Revolution - Let's Go Crazy
July 18, 1984
Pop Rock
,
Funk Rock
Critic Score
100
1 review
Amazon
13
.
Journey - Don't Stop Believin'
June 3, 1981
AOR
,
Pop Rock
Critic Score
100
1 review
Amazon
14
.
Steely Dan - A Decade of Steely Dan
January 1, 1985
Pop Rock
,
Jazz-Rock
Critic Score
100
1 review
Amazon
15
.
Prince - Dirty Mind
October 8, 1980
Pop Rock
,
Synth Funk
Critic Score
99
6
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
16
.
Bruce Springsteen - Tunnel of Love
October 9, 1987
Pop Rock
,
Singer-Songwriter
,
Heartland Rock
Critic Score
95
5
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
17
.
Paul McCartney - Tug of War
April 26, 1982
Pop Rock
Critic Score
95
2 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
18
.
The Beatles - Past Masters, Volume Two
March 8, 1988
Pop Rock
Critic Score
95
2 reviews
Amazon
19
.
Prince & The Revolution - Purple Rain
June 25, 1984
Synth Funk
,
Pop Rock
Critic Score
94
9
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
20
.
Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Trust
January 23, 1981
Pop Rock
Critic Score
93
3 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
21
.
Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Imperial Bedroom
July 2, 1982
Pop Rock
,
Singer-Songwriter
,
New Wave
Critic Score
93
3 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
22
.
Squeeze - East Side Story
May 15, 1981
Pop Rock
,
New Wave
Critic Score
93
3 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
23
.
XTC - Skylarking
October 27, 1986
Neo-Psychedelia
,
Psychedelic Pop
,
Pop Rock
Critic Score
93
4
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
24
.
The Police - Every Breath You Take
May 20, 1983
Pop Rock
,
New Wave
Critic Score
91
1 review
Amazon
25
.
Katrina and the Waves - Walking on Sunshine
April 26, 1985
Pop Rock
,
Power Pop
Critic Score
91
1 review
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
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