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1.
Kate Bush - Hounds of Love
September 16th, 1985
Art Pop
USER SCORE
92
383 reviews
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2.
Talking Heads - Remain in Light
October 8th, 1980
New Wave
USER SCORE
92
522 reviews
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3.
The Smiths - The Queen is Dead
June 16th, 1986
Jangle Pop
USER SCORE
92
580 reviews
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4.
Pixies - Doolittle
April 18th, 1989
Alternative Rock
USER SCORE
91
564 reviews
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5.
Joy Division - Closer
July 18th, 1980
Post-Punk
USER SCORE
91
438 reviews
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6.
Prince & The Revolution - Purple Rain
June 25th, 1984
R&B
USER SCORE
91
302 reviews
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7.
Philip Glass - Glassworks
January 1st, 1982
USER SCORE
91
30 reviews
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8.
The Cure - Disintegration
May 1st, 1989
Alternative Rock
USER SCORE
90
322 reviews
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9.
Kate Bush - The Dreaming
September 13th, 1982
Art Pop
USER SCORE
90
163 reviews
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10.
Prince - Sign "O" the Times
March 31st, 1987
R&B
USER SCORE
90
174 reviews
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11.
Tom Waits - Rain Dogs
September 30th, 1985
Rock
USER SCORE
90
204 reviews
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12.
Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation
October 1st, 1988
Alternative Rock
USER SCORE
90
388 reviews
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13.
The Replacements - Let It Be
October 2nd, 1984
Alternative Rock
USER SCORE
89
168 reviews
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14.
The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses
March 13th, 1989
Alternative Rock
USER SCORE
89
327 reviews
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15.
De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising
March 3rd, 1989
Hip Hop
USER SCORE
89
85 reviews
Amazon
16.
Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade
July 1st, 1984
Hardcore Punk
USER SCORE
89
83 reviews
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17.
Mission of Burma - Vs.
January 1st, 1982
Post-Punk
USER SCORE
89
46 reviews
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18.
Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska
September 30th, 1982
Rock
USER SCORE
89
101 reviews
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19.
Minutemen - Double Nickels on the Dime
July 1st, 1984
Post-Punk
USER SCORE
89
86 reviews
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20.
Michael Jackson - Thriller
November 30th, 1982
Pop
USER SCORE
88
397 reviews
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21.
Pixies - Surfer Rosa
March 21st, 1988
Alternative Rock
USER SCORE
88
344 reviews
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22.
The Fall - This Nation's Saving Grace
September 23rd, 1985
Post-Punk
USER SCORE
88
40 reviews
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23.
New Order - Power, Corruption & Lies
May 2nd, 1983
New Wave
USER SCORE
88
271 reviews
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24.
Metallica - Master of Puppets
March 3rd, 1986
Thrash Metal
USER SCORE
88
275 reviews
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25.
Public Enemy - It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
April 14th, 1988
Hip Hop
USER SCORE
88
159 reviews
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