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Top
100 albums of the 80's
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| Number |
Album Name |
Artist Name |
| 1 |
London Calling |
The Clash |
| 2 |
Purple Rain |
Prince |
| 3 |
The Joshua Tree |
U2 |
| 4 |
Remain in Light |
Talking Heads |
| 5 |
Graceland |
Paul Simon |
| 6 |
Born in the U.S.A. |
Bruce Springsteen |
| 7 |
Thriller |
Michael Jackson |
| 8 |
Murmur |
R.E.M. |
| 9 |
Shoot Out The Lights |
Richard and Linda Thompson |
| 10 |
Tracy Chapman |
Tracy Chapman |
| 11 |
Get Happy |
Elvis Costello |
| 12 |
It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back |
Public Enemy |
| 13 |
Diesel and Dust |
Midnight Oil |
| 14 |
So |
Peter Gabriel |
| 15 |
Let It Be |
The Replacements |
| 16 |
1999 |
Prince |
| 17 |
Synchronicity |
The Police |
| 18 |
Dirty Mind |
Prince |
| 19 |
New York |
Lou Reed |
| 20 |
Pretenders |
The Pretenders |
| 21 |
Rain Dogs |
Tom Waits |
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| 22 |
The Smiths |
The Smiths |
| 23 |
Red |
Black Uhuru |
| 24 |
Los Angeles |
X |
| 25 |
Tunnel of Love |
Bruce Springsteen |
| 26 |
Back in Black |
AC/DC |
| 27 |
Appetite for Destruction |
Guns 'n Roses |
| 28 |
Control |
Janet Jackson |
| 29 |
Double Fantasy |
John Lennon and Yoko Ono |
| 30 |
How Will the World Survive |
Los Labos |
| 31 |
Avalon |
Milli Vanilli |
| 32 |
Uh-Huh |
John Cougar Mellencamp |
| 33 |
Zen Arcade |
Husker Du |
| 34 |
Tattoo You |
The Rolling Stones |
| 35 |
Kill 'em All |
Metallica |
| 36 |
Rapture |
Metallica |
| 37 |
Midnight Love |
Marvin Gaye |
| 38 |
Imperial Bedroom |
Elvis Costello |
| 39 |
Eliminator |
ZZ Top |
| 40 |
War |
U2 |
| 41 |
Document |
R.E.M. |
| 42 |
Strong Persuader |
The Robert Cray Band |
| 43 |
Nebraska |
Bruce Springsteen |
| 44 |
Oh Mercy |
Bob Dylan |
| 45 |
Daydream Nation |
Sonic Youth |
| 46 |
Peter Gabriel |
Peter Gabriel |
| 47 |
Private Dancer |
Tina Turner |
| 48 |
Skylarking |
XTC |
| 59 |
Crazy Rhythms |
The Feelies |
| 50 |
Madonna |
Madonna |
| 51 |
Run D.M.C. |
Run D.M.C. |
| 52 |
Making Movies |
Dire Straits |
| 53 |
Bring the Family |
John Hiatt |
| 54 |
Speaking in Tongues |
Talking Heads |
| 55 |
Centerfield |
John Foferty |
| 56 |
Closer |
Joy Division |
| 57 |
Empty Glass |
Pete Townshed |
| 58 |
The Indestructible Beat of Soweto |
Various Artists |
| 59 |
Computer Games |
George Clinton |
| 60 |
The Blue Mask |
Lou Reed |
| 61 |
Doc at the Radar Station |
Captain Beefheart & the Magic Band |
| 62 |
Pyromania |
Def Leppard |
| 63 |
Entertainment! |
Gang of Four |
| 64 |
Vivid |
Living Colour |
| 65 |
In My Tribe |
10,000 Maniacs |
| 66 |
Fiyo on the Bayou |
The Neville Brothers |
| 67 |
Trouble in Paradise |
Randy Newman |
| 68 |
The Specials |
The Specials |
| 79 |
Radio |
LL Cool J |
| 70 |
Traveling Wilbury's Volume One |
The Traveling Wilburys |
| 71 |
Crowded House |
Crowded House |
| 72 |
Marshall Crenshaw |
Marshall Crenshaw |
| 73 |
Building the Perfect Beast |
Don Henley |
| 74 |
Sign o' the Times |
Prince |
| 75 |
She's So Unusual |
Cyndi Lauper |
| 76 |
Second Image |
Public Image Limited |
| 77 |
Robbie Robertson |
Robbie Robertson |
| 78 |
Dare |
Human League |
| 79 |
Guitar Town |
Steve Earie |
| 80 |
Suzanne Vega |
Suzanna Vega |
| 81 |
1984 |
Van Halen |
| 82 |
East Side Story |
Squeeze |
| 83 |
Let's Dance |
David Bowie |
| 84 |
Faith |
George Michael |
| 85 |
Freedom |
Neil Young |
| 86 |
The River |
Bruce Springsteen |
| 87 |
Steel Wheels |
The Rolling Stones |
| 88 |
Lives in the Balance |
Jackson Browne |
| 89 |
Who's Zoomin' Who? |
Aretha Franklin |
| 90 |
...Nothing like the Sun |
Sting |
| 91 |
Lyle Lovett |
Lyle Lovett |
| 92 |
Full Moon Fever |
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers |
| 93 |
The Night I Fell in Love |
Luther Vandross |
| 94 |
Power, Curruption, and Lits |
New Order |
| 95 |
Scarecrow |
John Cougar Mellencamp |
| 96 |
Colour by Numbers |
Culture Club |
| 97 |
The Mona Lisa's Sister |
Graham Parker |
| 98 |
Labour of Love |
UB40 |
| 99 |
What Up, Dog? |
Was (Not Was) |
| 100 |
Sun City |
Artists United Against Apartheid |
Reference: Goodman, Fred and Parker
Puterbaugh, ed. "Rolling Stone, The 100 Greatest Albums
of the 80s," St. Martin's Press, Rolling Stone Press,
New York 1990. Pg 4-5
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