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The Best Alternative Rock Albums of the 1980s by User Score

1.

The Cure - Disintegration
May 2nd, 1989
USER SCORE
91
4,191 ratings

3.

Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation
October 18th, 1988
USER SCORE
87
2,310 ratings

5.

Pixies - Doolittle
April 18th, 1989
USER SCORE
86
4,141 ratings

7.

Cocteau Twins - Treasure
November 1st, 1984
USER SCORE
84
1,348 ratings

9.

The Replacements - Let It Be
October 2nd, 1984
USER SCORE
84
766 ratings

11.

The Replacements - Tim
September 18th, 1985
USER SCORE
84
411 ratings

12.

June 1st, 1987
USER SCORE
83
1,033 ratings

13.

March 21st, 1988
USER SCORE
83
2,238 ratings

17.

Cocteau Twins - Blue Bell Knoll
September 19th, 1988
USER SCORE
82
639 ratings

18.

New Order - Technique
January 30th, 1989
USER SCORE
82
703 ratings

19.

U2 - The Joshua Tree
March 9th, 1987
USER SCORE
82
1,210 ratings

21.

R.E.M. - Document
September 1st, 1987
USER SCORE
81
487 ratings

23.

Galaxie 500 - Today
January 1st, 1988
USER SCORE
81
254 ratings

25.

They Might Be Giants - Lincoln
September 25th, 1988
USER SCORE
81
469 ratings
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