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Greatest Albums Of The 1980s
   
 
   
     
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Greatest Albums of The 80s

  
  We've used 6 sources of top albums lists to compile this ultimate greatest albums of the 80s list.  We took the rankings from each list, assigned a score for each rank, and then compiled this new list.  
     
 
The Results - The Greatest 20 Albums of The 80s:
These results were compiled from the following sources:
- Pitchfork Top 100 Albums of the 1980s (2002)
- Rolling Stone The 100 Greatest Albums of the 80s (1990)
- Q Magazine 40 Best Albums of the 1980s (2006)
- Village Voice Best Albums of the 1980's
- NME Greatest Albums of the 80's (1993)
- Rank Apple's Ultimate Greatest Albums of All Time *
   

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Greatest Albums Poll
Which album would you rank as the greatest from the 80s?
1. It Takes a Nation..., Public Enemy
2. Thriller, Michael Jackson
3. The Queen Is Dead, Smiths
4. Purple Rain, Prince
5. The Joshua Tree, U2
6. London Calling, The Clash
7. Murmur, R.E.M.
8. Sign 'o' the Times, Prince
9. Remain in Light, Talking Heads
10. The Stone Roses, Stone Roses
11. Closer, Joy Division
12. Doolittle, Pixies
13. Born in the USA, Bruce Springsteen
14. Graceland, Paul Simon
15. Appetite ..., Guns N’ Roses
16. 3 Feet High ..., De La Soul
17. Back in Black, AC/DC
18. Hounds of Love, Kate Bush
19. Surfer Rosa, Pixies
20. Daydream Nation, Sonic Youth




  Album Artist
1. It Takes a Nation of Millions ... Public Enemy
2. Thriller Michael Jackson
3. The Queen Is Dead The Smiths
4. Purple Rain Prince
5. The Joshua Tree U2
6. London Calling The Clash
7. Murmur R.E.M.
8. Sign 'o' the Times Prince
9. Remain in Light Talking Heads
10. The Stone Roses The Stone Roses
11. Closer Joy Division
12. Doolittle Pixies
13. Born in the U.S.A. Bruce Springsteen
14. Graceland Paul Simon
15. Appetite for Destruction Guns n' Roses
16. 3 Feet High and Rising De La Soul
17. Back in Black AC/DC
18. Hounds of Love Kate Bush
19. Surfer Rosa Pixies
20. Daydream Nation Sonic Youth
 
     
  * The Rank Apple top 20 albums from the 1980s were taken from our Ultimate Greatest Albums of All Time list.  
  Note:  London Calling by The Clash appears on both the 70s and 80s lists because it was released in December, 1979 in the U.K., and in January, 1980 in the U.S.  Thus, some ranking polls consider the album to be a 70s album and others an 80s album.  
 
   

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