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Highest Rated Alternative Rock Albums of the 1980s
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Dinosaur - You're Living All Over Me
December 14, 1987
Noise Rock
,
Slacker Rock
,
Indie Rock
,
Alternative Rock
Score
100
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2
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Hüsker Dü - Flip Your Wig
September 1, 1985
Alternative Rock
,
Post-Hardcore
Score
100
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3
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Hüsker Dü - New Day Rising
January 1, 1985
Post-Hardcore
,
Alternative Rock
,
Noise Pop
,
Indie Rock
,
Hardcore Punk
Score
100
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4
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The Replacements - Tim
September 18, 1985
Alternative Rock
,
Power Pop
Score
100
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5
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U2 - War
February 28, 1983
Post-Punk
,
Alternative Rock
Score
100
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6
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U2 - The Joshua Tree
March 9, 1987
Pop Rock
,
Heartland Rock
,
Alternative Rock
Score
100
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7
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The Replacements - Let It Be
October 2, 1984
Alternative Rock
Score
100
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8
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Pixies - Surfer Rosa
March 21, 1988
Indie Rock
,
Alternative Rock
Score
100
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9
.
Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation
October 18, 1988
Alternative Rock
,
Noise Rock
Score
100
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10
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Sonic Youth - Sister
June 1, 1987
Alternative Rock
,
Noise Rock
Score
100
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11
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Jane's Addiction - Nothing's Shocking
August 23, 1988
Alternative Rock
,
Funk Rock
,
Hard Rock
Score
100
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12
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Hüsker Dü - Warehouse: Songs and Stories
January 5, 1987
Alternative Rock
Score
100
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13
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Pixies - Doolittle
April 18, 1989
Indie Rock
,
Alternative Rock
Score
100
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14
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The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses
May 2, 1989
Baggy
,
Neo-Psychedelia
,
Jangle Pop
Score
100
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15
.
Meat Puppets - Meat Puppets II
April 1, 1984
Cowpunk
,
Alternative Rock
,
Punk Blues
,
Punk Rock
Score
100
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16
.
Dinosaur Jr. - Bug
October 31, 1988
Alternative Rock
,
Indie Rock
,
Noise Rock
,
Noise Pop
Score
90
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17
.
Pixies - Come on Pilgrim
September 28, 1987
Alternative Rock
,
Indie Rock
Score
90
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18
.
Legião Urbana - As Quatro Estações
October 26, 1989
Post-Punk
,
Alternative Rock
Score
90
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19
.
R.E.M. - Document
September 1, 1987
Jangle Pop
,
Alternative Rock
Score
90
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20
.
Camper Van Beethoven - Telephone Free Landslide Victory
November 1, 1985
Alternative Rock
,
Indie Rock
Score
90
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21
.
Meat Puppets - Up on the Sun
March 1, 1985
Alternative Rock
,
Alt-Country
Score
90
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22
.
The Jesus and Mary Chain - Darklands
October 18, 1987
Indie Rock
,
Alternative Rock
Score
90
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23
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R.E.M. - Eponymous
October 17, 1988
Alternative Rock
Score
90
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24
.
Mekons - The Mekons Rock 'n' Roll
September 1, 1989
Post-Punk
,
Alternative Rock
Score
90
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25
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They Might Be Giants - Lincoln
September 25, 1988
Geek Rock
,
Indie Pop
Score
90
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