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Best Albums of the 1980s by User Score
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1.
Kate Bush - Hounds of Love
September 16th, 1985
Art Pop
USER SCORE
92
639 reviews
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2.
Talking Heads - Remain in Light
October 8th, 1980
New Wave
USER SCORE
92
837 reviews
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3.
The Smiths - The Queen is Dead
June 16th, 1986
Jangle Pop
USER SCORE
91
867 reviews
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4.
Joy Division - Closer
July 18th, 1980
Post-Punk
USER SCORE
91
627 reviews
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5.
Prince & The Revolution - Purple Rain
June 25th, 1984
R&B
USER SCORE
90
442 reviews
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6.
The Cure - Disintegration
May 2nd, 1989
Alternative Rock
USER SCORE
90
533 reviews
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7.
Pixies - Doolittle
April 18th, 1989
Alternative Rock
USER SCORE
90
780 reviews
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8.
Kate Bush - The Dreaming
September 13th, 1982
Art Pop
USER SCORE
90
261 reviews
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9.
Prince - Sign "O" the Times
March 31st, 1987
R&B
USER SCORE
90
245 reviews
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10.
The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses
March 13th, 1989
Alternative Rock
USER SCORE
89
430 reviews
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11.
Tom Waits - Rain Dogs
September 30th, 1985
Rock
USER SCORE
89
305 reviews
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12.
Titãs - Cabeça Dinossauro
July 21st, 1986
Punk Rock
USER SCORE
89
25 reviews
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13.
Philip Glass - Glassworks
January 1st, 1982
Minimalism
USER SCORE
89
73 reviews
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14.
Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation
October 1st, 1988
Alternative Rock
USER SCORE
89
530 reviews
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15.
The Replacements - Let It Be
October 2nd, 1984
Alternative Rock
USER SCORE
88
218 reviews
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16.
Metallica - Master of Puppets
March 3rd, 1986
Thrash Metal
USER SCORE
88
457 reviews
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17.
Metallica - Ride the Lightning
July 27th, 1984
Thrash Metal
USER SCORE
88
415 reviews
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18.
Prince - 1999
October 27th, 1982
Funk
USER SCORE
88
185 reviews
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19.
Public Enemy - It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
April 14th, 1988
Hip Hop
USER SCORE
88
230 reviews
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20.
Dead Kennedys - Plastic Surgery Disasters
November 1st, 1982
Hardcore Punk
USER SCORE
88
111 reviews
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21.
Tom Waits - Swordfishtrombones
September 1st, 1983
Rock
USER SCORE
88
147 reviews
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22.
Mission of Burma - Vs.
January 1st, 1982
Post-Punk
USER SCORE
88
71 reviews
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23.
Michael Jackson - Thriller
November 30th, 1982
Pop
USER SCORE
88
629 reviews
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24.
Talk Talk - Spirit of Eden
September 16th, 1988
Post-Rock
USER SCORE
88
241 reviews
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25.
Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade
July 1st, 1984
Hardcore Punk
USER SCORE
88
123 reviews
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