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Highest Rated R&B Albums of the 1980s
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1980s
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Alternative Rock
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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
1980s
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1989
1
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Michael Jackson - Human Nature
July 3, 1983
R&B
,
Soft Rock
,
Pop Soul
,
Contemporary R&B
Score
100
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2
.
Michael Jackson - Thriller
November 30, 1982
Dance-Pop
,
Contemporary R&B
,
Pop
Score
100
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3
.
Prince - Sign O' the Times
March 31, 1987
Contemporary R&B
,
Pop Rock
Score
100
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4
.
Janet Jackson - Nasty
April 15, 1986
Dance-Pop
,
New Jack Swing
,
Contemporary R&B
,
R&B
Score
91
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5
.
Lisa Stansfield - Affection
November 20, 1989
Pop Soul
,
Dance-Pop
Score
91
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Spotify
6
.
Daryl Hall & John Oates - I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)
December 14, 1981
Smooth Soul
,
Sophisti-Pop
Score
91
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Amazon
7
.
Michael Jackson - Bad
August 31, 1987
Contemporary R&B
,
Dance-Pop
Score
83
Source →
Amazon
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Spotify
8
.
Michael Jackson - Bad
September 7, 1987
Contemporary R&B
,
Pop
,
Dance-Pop
Score
83
Source →
Amazon
9
.
Prince - Lovesexy
May 10, 1988
Contemporary R&B
,
Funk
,
Pop Rock
Score
75
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
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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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