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Best Albums of the 1980s by User Score

1.

Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense
September 1st, 1984
USER SCORE
91
644 ratings

3.

Kate Bush - Hounds of Love
September 16th, 1985
USER SCORE
90
4,140 ratings

6.

Azra - Azra
USER SCORE
90
10 ratings

7.

Metallica - Master of Puppets
March 3rd, 1986
USER SCORE
90
3,631 ratings

8.

Michael Jackson - Thriller
November 30th, 1982
USER SCORE
89
3,801 ratings

9.

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

10.

The Smiths - The Queen is Dead
June 16th, 1986
USER SCORE
89
4,382 ratings

12.

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

14.

Joy Division - Closer
July 18th, 1980
USER SCORE
88
2,275 ratings

19.

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

21.

Talk Talk - Spirit of Eden
September 16th, 1988
USER SCORE
87
1,260 ratings

25.

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