Best Albums of the 1980s

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RankAlbumArtist		Year	★ Overall		Critics	Users
23	Legend: The Best of Bob Marley and the Wailers - Bob Marley & The Wailers · 1984	1984	89.7	83.8	98	90	89.5	91.6	85	90
36	Remain in Light - Talking Heads · 1980	1980	89.3	85.2	97	89.2	85.9	91	87	89.8
40	The Queen Is Dead - The Smiths · 1986	1986	89.1	82.6	100	87.3	85.8	91.6	88	88.6
42	Standing On A Beach: The Singles - The Cure · 1986	1986	89.1	83.8	100	88.8	88.8	90	84	88
52	Thriller - Michael Jackson · 1982	1982	88.8	81.2	97	90.7	92.2	91.8	82	86.8
56	Disintegration - The Cure · 1989	1989	88.7	85.2	87	90.3	89.1	92.8	86	90.4
59	Master of Puppets - Metallica · 1986	1986	88.6	80.6	100	88.9	85.2	93.2	83	89
61	Doolittle - Pixies · 1989	1989	88.5	81.6	100	84.4	84	92.8	88	88.6
68	Stop Making Sense - Talking Heads · 1984	1984	88.4	86.8	84	92	92.8	90	83	90
70	Hounds of Love - Kate Bush · 1985	1985	88.3	83	96	89.3	85.8	90	85	89.2
75	Purple Rain - Prince and The Revolution · 1984	1984	88.1	82.8	95	90.5	86.7	91	83	87.8
88	Ride the Lightning - Metallica · 1984	1984	87.8	81.6	92	88.6	87	93	84	88.6
92	Hatful of Hollow - The Smiths · 1984	1984	87.8	82.2	95	88	85.2	91	85	88
102	Live at the Harlem Square Club, 1963 - Sam Cooke · 1985	1985	87.6	82.2	100	85.5	83.1	90.6	82	90
105	Complete Discography - Minor Threat · 1989	1989	87.6	81.2	100	84.2	86.1	92.6	81	88
114	Rain Dogs - Tom Waits · 1985	1985	87.4	80.8	99	85.2	83	91.2	84	88.8
121	Sign "☮︎" the Times - Prince · 1987	1987	87.3	80.8	99	87.3	84.7	91	81	87.2
134	Live After Death - Iron Maiden · 1985	1985	87	82.6	86	86.9	88.2	92.2	81	92
144	Closer - Joy Division · 1980	1980	86.8	81.4	94	86.1	83	91	85	87.4
151	The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads - Talking Heads · 1982	1982	86.8	84.4	88	88	88.8	88.2	80	90
159	Substance - New Order · 1987	1987	86.7	83.8	85	90	84.9	91.2	84	88
164	Tribute - Ozzy Osbourne & Randy Rhoads · 1987	1987	86.6	79.8	92	86.5	91	90	79	88
204	It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back - Public Enemy · 1988	1988	86.3	79	99	86.4	81.1	90.6	80	87.8
227	Substance - Joy Division · 1988	1988	86	82	90	85.9	85.1	91.2	82	86
236	Louder than Bombs - The Smiths · 1987	1987	85.9	82.8	89	86	85.4	91.4	83	84
239	Moving Pictures - Rush · 1981	1981	85.9	78.6	90	84.7	83.9	92.6	83	88.6
240	Paul's Boutique - Beastie Boys · 1989	1989	85.9	78.6	95	83.6	82.2	92.4	82	87.6
242	Let It Be - The Replacements · 1984	1984	85.9	77.8	100	82.2	81.7	91.8	82	85.8
255	Spirit of Eden - Talk Talk · 1988	1988	85.8	81.6	87	85.2	83.4	92	84	87.2
272	Reign in Blood - Slayer · 1986	1986	85.7	79.4	93	84	83	93.8	79	87.4
275	The Whole Story - Kate Bush · 1986	1986	85.6	82.4	83	86.6	89.2	87.2	81	90
282	The Best of Blondie - Blondie · 1981	1981	85.6	79.2	95	89.1	88.5	85.4	80	82
286	Daydream Nation - Sonic Youth · 1988	1988	85.6	80.6	87	85.1	82.9	91.6	84	87.8
295	Structures from Silence - Steve Roach · 1984	1984	85.5	78.2	100	84.2	81.4	93.8	77	83.8
301	The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses · 1989	1989	85.4	80.2	82	86.1	86.9	92.8	86	84
315	Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables - Dead Kennedys · 1980	1980	85.3	79.6	88	84.9	85.1	91.2	80	88.4
320	The Number of the Beast - Iron Maiden · 1982	1982	85.3	78.6	88	84.6	84.3	91.8	81	88.6
323	Fugazi - Fugazi · 1988	1988	85.2	80.6	90	83.8	86.1	92	80	84.2
330	Treasure - Cocteau Twins · 1984	1984	85.1	80	92	84.8	83.2	90.2	82	83.8
339	Script of the Bridge - The Chameleons · 1983	1983	85.1	79.4	90	83.8	84.2	92.8	80	85.6
340	Nightfall - Candlemass · 1987	1987	85.1	78.6	90	83.6	86.2	92.2	79	86.2
346	Surfer Rosa - Pixies · 1988	1988	85.1	77.6	99	80.8	78	91	84	85.2
348	Glassworks - Philip Glass · 1982	1982	85.1	78.4	93	84.1	86.4	89.6	82	82
349	you made me realise - my bloody valentine · 1988	1988	85.1	79.6	90	80.6	81.9	95.6	83	84.8
360	Powerslave - Iron Maiden · 1984	1984	85	80.4	80	85.8	85.7	92.2	81	89.8
364	Graceland - Paul Simon · 1986	1986	85	76	100	82.6	81.5	88.6	81	85.2
366	Wrong - NoMeansNo · 1989	1989	85	80	90	84.7	81.1	93	80	86
370	E2-E4 - Manuel Göttsching · 1984	1984	84.9	77.2	96	82.6	83.4	94.2	79	82
371	Epicus Doomicus Metallicus - Candlemass · 1986	1986	84.9	78.4	90	84.7	85.6	93	75	87.6
383	Bad Brains - Bad Brains · 1982	1982	84.9	77.8	93	83.8	84	91.8	77	86.6
392	Seventh Son of a Seventh Son - Iron Maiden · 1988	1988	84.8	79.8	85	85.5	84.7	91.2	80	87.4
409	Swordfishtrombones - Tom Waits · 1983	1983	84.7	78.8	95	82.7	80	89.4	81	86
412	Diamond Life - Sade · 1984	1984	84.7	78.6	92	88.1	85.8	89.2	79	80
414	The Ascension - Glenn Branca · 1981	1981	84.7	79.4	92	84.7	82.9	90.6	79	84
422	Greatest Hits - Queen · 1981	1981	84.6	80.2	77	85.9	91.5	90.8	83	84
447	Sister - The Sonic Youth · 1987	1987	84.5	78	95	82.5	80.3	90.6	80	85.2
458	The Dreaming - Kate Bush · 1982	1982	84.5	81.2	81	87.6	86	87.6	81	86.8
467	Horse Rotorvator - Coil · 1986	1986	84.4	77.2	98	81.1	84.7	92	76	82
479	The Joshua Tree - U2 · 1987	1987	84.4	73.2	100	80.6	81	89.2	83	83.6
480	Tim - The Replacements · 1985	1985	84.4	78	95	82.5	78.2	91.8	81	84
481	1999 - Prince · 1982	1982	84.3	78.2	92	85.7	81.8	89.6	79	84
484	Signos - Soda Stereo · 1986	1986	84.3	77	90	84	83.8	93.4	78	84
486	Beneath the Remains - Sepultura · 1989	1989	84.3	78	90	83.2	84.5	92.6	76	85.8
491	Discipline - King Crimson · 1981	1981	84.3	81.2	87	84.5	84.4	88.8	80	84
497	Zen Arcade - Hüsker Dü · 1984	1984	84.3	77.8	95	83	78.2	90.8	79	86
504	Murmur - R.E.M. · 1983	1983	84.2	77.4	94	81.8	79.3	89.4	83	84.6
506	Speaking in Tongues - Talking Heads · 1983	1983	84.2	80	86	87	86.2	89.2	81	80
515	3 Feet High and Rising - De La Soul · 1989	1989	84.2	76.6	95	85.1	79	91.6	78	83.8
519	Youth of America - Wipers · 1981	1981	84.1	78.8	91	82	78	92	81	86.2
529	Skylarking - XTC · 1986	1986	84.1	77.6	95	82.4	82.2	89.4	80	82
542	Abigail - King Diamond · 1987	1987	84	76.8	90	80.5	83.3	92.8	77	87.6
548	Double Nickels on the Dime - Minutemen · 1984	1984	84	78.4	88	82.5	78.6	92.8	80	87.4
549	Steve McQueen - Prefab Sprout · 1985	1985	84	78.4	92	82.2	83.1	87.8	79	85.2
553	Plastic Surgery Disasters - Dead Kennedys · 1982	1982	83.9	79.8	83	87.3	85.3	88.4	79	84.8
592	Consuming Impulse - Pestilence · 1989	1989	83.8	77.8	90	82.3	82.3	92.4	76	85.8
605	Floating into the Night - Julee Cruise · 1989	1989	83.8	79.4	78	86.3	88.4	91.2	79	84
615	To Mega Therion - Celtic Frost · 1985	1985	83.7	76	100	80	79.7	91.6	75	83.8
618	Don't Break the Oath - Mercyful Fate · 1984	1984	83.7	77.8	90	79.2	82	94	75	88
619	The Smiths - The Smiths · 1984	1984	83.7	76.8	89	82.5	82.6	90	83	82
629	13 Songs - Fugazi · 1989	1989	83.7	79	90	83	80.2	89.6	80	84
631	Juju - Siouxsie and the Banshees · 1981	1981	83.7	79.4	84	84.8	83.7	90.2	80	83.6
645	Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks - Brian Eno with Daniel Lanois & Roger Eno · 1983	1983	83.6	78	88	85.8	83.3	90.2	80	80
660	World Downfall - Terrorizer · 1989	1989	83.6	76.4	95	81.3	79	92.8	75	85.4
671	Deceit - This Heat · 1981	1981	83.5	78.8	90	80.8	79.7	92.2	78	85
686	The Singles 81→85 - Depeche Mode · 1985	1985	83.5	76.8	90	83.8	82.4	89.2	78	84
690	Hats - The Blue Nile · 1989	1989	83.4	77.6	85	84.7	84.9	90.8	79	82
691	Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes · 1983	1983	83.4	75.8	90	82.6	81.6	91	81	82
692	From the Lions Mouth - The Sound · 1981	1981	83.4	76.8	90	81.5	82.3	92.4	79	82
708	Strange Times - The Chameleons · 1986	1986	83.4	76.8	90	82.8	81	90.8	78	84.2
712	Clutching at Straws - Marillion · 1987	1987	83.3	75.4	90	81.4	82.8	88.4	79	86.4
713	Energy - Operation Ivy · 1989	1989	83.3	75.2	86	82.2	85.2	92.6	75	87.2
715	Jeopardy - The Sound · 1980	1980	83.3	77.4	95	81.7	82	90.2	77	80
716	Bad - Michael Jackson · 1987	1987	83.3	74.8	88	86.5	87.8	90.2	76	80
719	Crazy Rhythms - The Feelies · 1980	1980	83.3	76	95	81.8	78.8	91.6	78	82
720	The Concert in Central Park - Simon and Garfunkel · 1982	1982	83.3	76.2	85	87.9	91.3	84.8	78	80
724	Over the Edge - Wipers · 1983	1983	83.3	76.8	90	81.8	81.8	91.6	77	84
728	So - Peter Gabriel · 1986	1986	83.3	76.8	92	82	80.2	87.8	80	84
735	Under the Sign of the Black Mark - Bathory · 1987	1987	83.2	78	90	81	82.2	91.8	75	84.6
743	Operation: Mindcrime - Queensrÿche · 1988	1988	83.2	75.6	83	81.5	82.6	92.2	79	88.6
755	Promise - Sade · 1985	1985	83.2	80	80	87.8	86.5	87.8	76	84

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