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Highest Rated Dance-Pop Albums of the 1980s
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Dance-Pop
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Alternative Rock
Contemporary R&B
Country
Dance
Dance-Pop
Experimental Rock
Folk
Folk Rock
Hard Rock
Heartland Rock
Jam Band
Jangle Pop
Metal
New Wave
Pop
Pop Rock
Post-Punk
Psychedelia
R&B
Rock
Singer-Songwriter
Synth Funk
Synthpop
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1989
1
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Madonna - Madonna
July 27, 1983
Dance-Pop
,
Synthpop
,
Synth Funk
Score
100
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2
.
Michael Sembello - Maniac
May 0, 1983
Synthpop
,
Dance-Pop
Score
100
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3
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Michael Jackson - Smooth Criminal
October 12, 1988
Dance-Pop
,
Synth Funk
Score
100
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4
.
Michael Jackson - Thriller
November 23, 1983
Disco
,
Dance-Pop
Score
100
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5
.
Madonna - Cherish
August 1, 1989
Dance-Pop
,
Pop
,
Synthpop
Score
100
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6
.
Madonna - Like a Prayer
March 21, 1989
Pop
,
Dance-Pop
,
Gospel
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
7
.
Madonna - Express Yourself
May 9, 1989
Dance-Pop
Score
100
Source →
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8
.
Pet Shop Boys - Introspective
October 11, 1988
Synthpop
,
Dance-Pop
Score
100
Source →
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9
.
Madonna - Like a Virgin
November 12, 1984
Synthpop
,
Dance-Pop
,
Pop
Score
100
Source →
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10
.
Michael Jackson - Thriller
November 30, 1982
Dance-Pop
,
Contemporary R&B
,
Pop
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
11
.
Lisa Stansfield - Affection
November 20, 1989
Pop Soul
,
Dance-Pop
Score
91
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12
.
George Michael - I Want Your Sex
June 1, 1987
Funk
,
Dance-Pop
Score
91
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13
.
Janet Jackson - Nasty
April 15, 1986
Dance-Pop
,
New Jack Swing
,
Contemporary R&B
,
R&B
Score
91
Source →
Amazon
14
.
Madonna - You Can Dance
November 17, 1987
Dance-Pop
,
Synthpop
,
Electro-Disco
Score
83
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
.
Michael Jackson - Bad
August 31, 1987
Contemporary R&B
,
Dance-Pop
Score
83
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
.
Madonna - True Blue
June 30, 1986
Synthpop
,
Dance-Pop
,
Pop
Score
83
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
.
Michael Jackson - Bad
September 7, 1987
Contemporary R&B
,
Pop
,
Dance-Pop
Score
83
Source →
Amazon
18
.
Madonna - Angel
April 10, 1985
Dance-Pop
,
Pop
Score
75
Source →
Amazon
19
.
Prince - Batman
June 20, 1989
Pop Rock
,
Dance-Pop
,
Synth Funk
Score
67
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
.
Madonna - Who's That Girl
July 21, 1987
Pop
,
Dance-Pop
,
Synthpop
Score
25
Source →
Amazon
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Folk Rock
Hard Rock
Heartland Rock
Jam Band
Jangle Pop
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New Wave
Pop
Pop Rock
Post-Punk
Psychedelia
R&B
Rock
Singer-Songwriter
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