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Best Albums of the 1980s by User Score

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

1.

Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense
September 1st, 1984
New Wave, Post-Punk, Funk
USER SCORE
91
644 ratings
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2.

Talking Heads - Remain in Light
October 8th, 1980
New Wave, Post-Punk, Afrobeat, Funk Rock
USER SCORE
91
4,734 ratings
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3.

Kate Bush - Hounds of Love
September 16th, 1985
Art Pop, Progressive Pop
USER SCORE
90
4,140 ratings
Amazon
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4.

The Cure - Disintegration
May 2nd, 1989
Gothic Rock, Post-Punk, Dream Pop
USER SCORE
90
3,165 ratings
Amazon
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5.

Prince & The Revolution - Purple Rain
June 25th, 1984
Pop Rock, Synth Funk
USER SCORE
90
2,898 ratings
Amazon
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6.

Azra - Azra
USER SCORE
90
10 ratings
Amazon

7.

Metallica - Master of Puppets
March 3rd, 1986
Thrash Metal
USER SCORE
90
3,631 ratings
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8.

Michael Jackson - Thriller
November 30th, 1982
Contemporary R&B, Pop, Dance-Pop
USER SCORE
89
3,801 ratings
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9.

Metallica - Ride the Lightning
July 27th, 1984
Thrash Metal
USER SCORE
89
2,984 ratings
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10.

The Smiths - The Queen is Dead
June 16th, 1986
Jangle Pop, Indie Pop
USER SCORE
89
4,382 ratings
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11.

John Williams - Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
May 16th, 1980
Modern Classical, Cinematic Classical, Orchestral
USER SCORE
88
76 ratings
Amazon

12.

Glenn Branca - Symphony No. 3 (Gloria)
August 0th, 1983
USER SCORE
88
10 ratings
Amazon

13.

Kate Bush - The Dreaming
September 13th, 1982
Art Pop, Progressive Pop, Art Rock, Experimental Rock
USER SCORE
88
1,705 ratings
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14.

Joy Division - Closer
July 18th, 1980
Post-Punk, Gothic Rock
USER SCORE
88
2,275 ratings
Amazon
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15.

Prince - Sign O' the Times
March 31st, 1987
Pop Rock, Funk Rock, Contemporary R&B, Synth Funk
USER SCORE
88
1,187 ratings
Amazon
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16.

Joe Hisaishi - Nausicaä Of The Valley Of The Wind: Towards the Faraway Land (Original Soundtrack)
USER SCORE
88
13 ratings
Amazon

17.

Fernando Pellon - CADÁVER PEGA FOGO DURANTE O VELÓRIO
Samba
USER SCORE
87
11 ratings
Amazon

18.

Public Enemy - It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
April 14th, 1988
Hardcore Hip Hop, Conscious Hip Hop, East Coast Hip Hop
USER SCORE
87
1,328 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
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19.

山下達郎 [Tatsuro Yamashita] - For You
January 21st, 1982
City Pop, Synth Funk
USER SCORE
87
283 ratings
Amazon

20.

Dead Kennedys - Plastic Surgery Disasters
November 1st, 1982
Hardcore Punk, Anarcho-Punk
USER SCORE
87
654 ratings
Amazon
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21.

Talk Talk - Spirit of Eden
September 16th, 1988
Post-Rock, Art Rock, Jazz-Rock
USER SCORE
87
1,260 ratings
Amazon
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22.

De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising
March 3rd, 1989
Conscious Hip Hop, East Coast Hip Hop, Jazz Rap
USER SCORE
87
1,547 ratings
Amazon
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23.

Talking Heads - The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads
March 24th, 1982
New Wave, Art Punk, Post-Punk
USER SCORE
87
155 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
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Spotify

24.

Sade - Diamond Life
July 16th, 1984
Sophisti-Pop, Smooth Soul, Smooth Jazz
USER SCORE
87
985 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
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25.

S. Kiyotaka & Omega Tribe - River's Island
March 21st, 1984
USER SCORE
87
10 ratings
Amazon
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