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Highest Rated Albums of the 1980s
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Nanci Griffith - Once in a Very Blue Moon
Score
100
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2
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Ruggiero Ricci / Martha Argerich - Franck: Violin Sonata; Prokofiev: Violin Sonata Op. 94a
Score
100
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3
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David Murray Octet - Murray's Steps
Score
100
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4
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András Schiff - Goldberg Variations
Score
100
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5
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Michael Brecker - Michael Brecker
Score
100
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6
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Richard Burmer - Bhakti Point
Score
100
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7
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Ronald Shannon Jackson And The Decoding Society - Eye on You
Score
100
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8
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Memphis Slim - Rockin' the Blues
Score
100
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9
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David Murray Octet - Ming
Score
100
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10
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Black Beard - I Wah Dub
Score
100
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11
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Israel Vibration - Strength Of My Life
Reggae
Score
100
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12
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Emerson String Quartet - 6 String Quartets
Modern Classical
Score
100
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13
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Joe Zawinul - Dialects
November 30, 1985
Score
100
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14
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Gothic Voices - A Feather on the Breath of God
April 1, 1985
Score
100
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15
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James Booker - Classified
Score
100
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16
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Zakir Hussain & Shivkumar Sharma - Rag Madhuvanti and Rag Misra Tilang
Score
100
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17
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Maurizio Pollini - Chopin: Études
Score
100
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18
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k.d. lang and The Reclines - Absolute Torch and Twang
May 23, 1989
Score
100
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19
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Wynton Marsalis - Black Codes (From the Underground)
June 9, 1985
Score
100
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20
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Gipsy Kings - Gipsy Kings
November 22, 1987
Samba
Score
100
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21
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David Lanz - Cristofori's Dream
Score
100
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22
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David Arkenstone - Valley in the Clouds
New Age
Score
100
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23
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George Winston - Autumn
New Age
Score
100
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24
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George Winston - December
New Age
Score
100
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25
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Juan Luis Guerra 440 - Ojalá Que Llueva Café
Latin Alternative
Score
100
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This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings AllMusic awarded albums throughout 1980.
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