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The Best Post-Hardcore Albums of the 1980s

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1980s
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

1.

Hüsker Dü - New Day Rising
January 1, 1985
Critic Score
100
2 reviews
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2.

Hüsker Dü - Flip Your Wig
September 1, 1985
Critic Score
95
2 reviews
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3.

Big Black - Atomizer
January 1, 1986
Critic Score
90
1 review
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4.

NoMeansNo - Wrong
January 1, 1989
Critic Score
90
1 review
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5.

Big Black - Songs About Fucking
January 1, 1987
Critic Score
90
1 review
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6.

Minutemen - Buzz or Howl Under the Influence of Heat
November 1, 1983
Critic Score
90
1 review
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7.

Minutemen - What Makes a Man Start Fires?
January 1, 1983
Critic Score
90
1 review
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8.

Rapeman - Two Nuns and a Pack Mule
August 23, 1988
Critic Score
90
1 review
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9.

Fugazi - 13 Songs
October 1, 1989
Critic Score
85
2 reviews
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10.

Black Flag - In My Head
October 1, 1985
Critic Score
75
2 reviews
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11.

Minutemen - The Punch Line
November 1, 1981
Critic Score
60
1 review
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12.

Rites of Spring - Rites of Spring
June 1, 1985
Critic Score
60
1 review
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13.

Hüsker Dü - Metal Circus
October 0, 1983
Critic Score
60
1 review
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