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Best Albums of the 1980s by User Score
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Kate Bush - Hounds of Love
September 16th, 1985
Art Pop
USER SCORE
91
2,394 ratings
2
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Talking Heads - Remain in Light
October 8th, 1980
New Wave
USER SCORE
90
2,567 ratings
3
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The Cure - Disintegration
May 2nd, 1989
Gothic Rock
USER SCORE
90
1,669 ratings
4
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Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense
September 1st, 1984
New Wave
USER SCORE
90
305 ratings
5
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Mai Yamane - Tasogare
USER SCORE
89
11 ratings
6
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Prince & The Revolution - Purple Rain
June 25th, 1984
Pop Rock
USER SCORE
89
1,348 ratings
7
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The Smiths - The Queen is Dead
June 16th, 1986
Jangle Pop
USER SCORE
89
2,342 ratings
8
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Michael Jackson - Thriller
November 30th, 1982
Contemporary R&B
USER SCORE
89
1,946 ratings
9
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Prince - Sign "O" the Times
March 31st, 1987
Pop Rock
USER SCORE
88
708 ratings
10
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Joy Division - Closer
July 18th, 1980
Post-Punk
USER SCORE
88
1,457 ratings
11
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Metallica - Master of Puppets
March 3rd, 1986
Thrash Metal
USER SCORE
88
1,453 ratings
12
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Masayoshi Takanaka - The Rainbow Goblins
Jazz Fusion
USER SCORE
88
34 ratings
13
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Kate Bush - The Dreaming
September 13th, 1982
Art Pop
USER SCORE
88
1,041 ratings
14
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Charly García - Yendo de la cama al living
October 28th, 1982
Art Pop
USER SCORE
88
28 ratings
15
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Talking Heads - The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads
March 24th, 1982
New Wave
USER SCORE
87
87 ratings
16
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Metallica - Ride the Lightning
July 27th, 1984
Thrash Metal
USER SCORE
87
1,328 ratings
17
.
Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation
October 1st, 1988
Alternative Rock
USER SCORE
87
1,139 ratings
18
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Motörhead - No Sleep 'til Hammersmith
June 27th, 1981
Heavy Metal
USER SCORE
87
17 ratings
19
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John Williams - Raiders Of The Lost Ark
June 0th, 1981
Cinematic Classical
USER SCORE
87
16 ratings
20
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Pixies - Doolittle
April 18th, 1989
Alternative Rock
USER SCORE
87
1,914 ratings
21
.
Fausto - Por Este Rio Acima
November 19th, 1982
Singer-Songwriter
USER SCORE
87
25 ratings
22
.
Juan Luis Guerra 4.40 - Ojalá Que Llueva Café
Latin Alternative
USER SCORE
87
12 ratings
23
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John Williams - Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
May 16th, 1980
Modern Classical
USER SCORE
87
37 ratings
24
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Ennio Morricone - Once Upon a Time in America
Modern Classical
USER SCORE
87
27 ratings
25
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Philip Glass - Mishima
Modern Classical
USER SCORE
87
21 ratings
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