1980s

Top 20

1. The Queen Is Dead - The Smiths (1986)
2. Doolittle - Pixies (1989)
3. Remain In Light - Talking Heads (1980)
4. Disintegration - The Cure (1989)
5. The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses (1989)
6. The Joshua Tree - U2 (1987)
7. Hounds Of Love - Kate Bush (1985)
8. Thriller - Michael Jackson (1982)
9. Purple Rain - Prince And The Revolution (1984)
10. Daydream Nation - Sonic Youth (1988)
11. Closer - Joy Division (1980)
12. Master Of Puppets - Metallica (1986)
13. Surfer Rosa - Pixies (1988)
14. Rain Dogs - Tom Waits (1985)
15. Appetite For Destruction - Guns N' Roses (1987)
16. Graceland - Paul Simon (1986)
17. Spirit Of Eden - Talk Talk (1988)
18. Back In Black - AC/DC (1980)
19. Murmur - R.E.M. (1983)
20. Ride The Lightning - Metallica (1984)

1980

• Remain In Light - Talking Heads
• Closer - Joy Division
• Back In Black - AC/DC
• Scary Monsters - David Bowie
• Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables - Dead Kennedys
• Peter Gabriel (1980) - Peter Gabriel
• The River - Bruce Springsteen
• Permanent Waves - Rush
• Pretenders - Pretenders
• Seventeen Seconds - The Cure
• Making Movies - Dire Straits
• Crazy Rhythms - The Feelies
• Sandinista! - The Clash
• Heaven And Hell - Black Sabbath
• Ace Of Spades - Motörhead
• Boy - U2
• Gaucho - Steely Dan
• Dirty Mind - Prince
• Duke - Genesis
• Get Happy!! - Elvis Costello And The Attractions

1981

• Moving Pictures - Rush
• Computerwelt - Kraftwerk
• Discipline - King Crimson
• Juju - Siouxsie And The Banshees
• My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts - Brian Eno & David Byrne
• Time - Electric Light Orchestra
• Dare - The Human League
• Faith - The Cure
• Damaged - Black Flag
• Deceit - This Heat
• Tattoo You - The Rolling Stones
• Youth Of America - Wipers
• Ghost In The Machine - The Police
• Fire Of Love - The Gun Club
• The Ascension - Glenn Branca
• Heaven Up Here - Echo & The Bunnymen
• Face Value - Phil Collins
• Killers - Iron Maiden
• Nightclubbing - Grace Jones
• Movement - New Order

1982

• Thriller - Michael Jackson
• The Dreaming - Kate Bush
• The Number Of The Beast - Iron Maiden
• Pornography - The Cure
• Nebraska - Bruce Springsteen
• 1999 - Prince
• Avalon - Roxy Music
• Rio - Duran Duran
• Love Over Gold - Dire Straits
• The Nightfly - Donald Fagen
• New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84) - Simple Minds
• Combat Rock - The Clash
• Imperial Bedroom - Elvis Costello And The Attractions
• Peter Gabriel (1982) - Peter Gabriel
• Big Science - Laurie Anderson
• English Settlement - XTC
• Screaming For Vengeance - Judas Priest
• The Lexicon Of Love - ABC
• Hex Enduction Hour - The Fall
• Bad Brains - Bad Brains

1983

• Murmur - R.E.M.
• Power, Corruption & Lies - New Order
• War - U2
• Synchronicity - The Police
• Swordfishtrombones - Tom Waits
• Let's Dance - David Bowie
• Speaking In Tongues - Talking Heads
• Kill 'Em All - Metallica
• Soul Mining - The The
• The Crossing - Big Country
• Pyromania - Def Leppard
• Punch The Clock - Elvis Costello And The Attractions
• Eliminator - ZZ Top
• Colour By Numbers - Culture Club
• Construction Time Again - Depeche Mode
• She's So Unusual - Cyndi Lauper
• Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) - Eurythmics
• Genesis - Genesis
• Flashdance (OST) - Various Artists
• An Innocent Man - Billy Joel

1984

• Purple Rain - Prince And The Revolution
• Ride The Lightning - Metallica
• The Smiths - The Smiths
• Stop Making Sense - Talking Heads
• Born In The U.S.A. - Bruce Springsteen
• Some Great Reward - Depeche Mode
• Hatful Of Hollow - The Smiths
• Double Nickels On The Dime - Minutemen
• Zen Arcade - Hüsker Dü
• Treasure - Cocteau Twins
• Powerslave - Iron Maiden
• Ocean Rain - Echo & The Bunnymen
• The Unforgettable Fire - U2
• Legend: The Best Of Bob Marley And The Wailers - Bob Marley & The Wailers
• Reckoning - R.E.M.
• Diamond Life - Sade
• 1984 - Van Halen
• Rattlesnakes - Lloyd Cole And The Commotions
• Meat Puppets II - Meat Puppets
• E2-E4 - Manuel Göttsching

1985

• Hounds Of Love - Kate Bush
• Rain Dogs - Tom Waits
• Brothers In Arms - Dire Straits
• Meat Is Murder - The Smiths
• Psychocandy - The Jesus And Mary Chain
• Songs From The Big Chair - Tears For Fears
• The Head On The Door - The Cure
• Tim - The Replacements
• Steve McQueen - Prefab Sprout
• Rum Sodomy & The Lash - The Pogues
• Misplaced Childhood - Marillion
• Low-Life - New Order
• This Is The Sea - The Waterboys
• New Day Rising - Hüsker Dü
• This Nation's Saving Grace - The Fall
• Fables Of The Reconstruction - R.E.M.
• Little Creatures - Talking Heads
• Around The World In A Day - Prince And The Revolution
• Love - The Cult
• The Dream Of The Blue Turtles - Sting

1986

• The Queen Is Dead - The Smiths
• Master Of Puppets - Metallica
• Graceland - Paul Simon
• So - Peter Gabriel
• Skylarking - XTC
• The Colour Of Spring - Talk Talk
• Reign In Blood - Slayer
• Lifes Rich Pageant - R.E.M.
• Licensed To Ill - Beastie Boys
• Black Celebration - Depeche Mode
• Evol - Sonic Youth
• Slippery When Wet - Bon Jovi
• Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? - Megadeth
• Parade - Prince And The Revolution
• Somewhere In Time - Iron Maiden
• Raising Hell - Run-D.M.C.
• Invisible Touch - Genesis
• Atomizer - Big Black
• True Blue - Madonna
• Your Funeral... My Trial - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

1987

• The Joshua Tree - U2
• Appetite For Destruction - Guns N' Roses
• Sign "O" The Times - Prince
• Strangeways, Here We Come - The Smiths
• You're Living All Over Me - Dinosaur
• Document - R.E.M.
• Bad - Michael Jackson
• Music For The Masses - Depeche Mode
• Sister - Sonic Youth
• Hysteria - Def Leppard
• Substance - New Order
• Kick - INXS
• Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me - The Cure
• Louder Than Bombs - The Smiths
• Darklands - The Jesus And Mary Chain
• Come On Pilgrim - Pixies
• Diesel And Dust - Midnight Oil
• Paid In Full - Eric B. & Rakim
• Tango In The Night - Fleetwood Mac
• Tunnel Of Love - Bruce Springsteen

1988

• Daydream Nation - Sonic Youth
• Surfer Rosa - Pixies
• Spirit Of Eden - Talk Talk
• It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back - Public Enemy
• ...And Justice For All - Metallica
• Tracy Chapman - Tracy Chapman
• Isn't Anything - My Bloody Valentine
• Green - R.E.M.
• Straight Outta Compton - N.W.A
• Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son - Iron Maiden
• I'm Your Man - Leonard Cohen
• Nothing's Shocking - Jane's Addiction
• Traveling Wilburys, Vol. 1 - The Traveling Wilburys
• Operation: Mindcrime - Queensrÿche
• If I Should Fall From Grace With God - The Pogues
• 16 Lovers Lane - The Go-Betweens
• Tender Prey - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
• Viva Hate - Morrissey
• Starfish - The Church
• Rattle And Hum - U2

1989

• Doolittle - Pixies
• Disintegration - The Cure
• The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses
• Paul's Boutique - Beastie Boys
• 3 Feet High And Rising - De La Soul
• On Fire - Galaxie 500
• Bleach - Nirvana
• Pretty Hate Machine - Nine Inch Nails
• Full Moon Fever - Tom Petty
• New York - Lou Reed
• Like A Prayer - Madonna
• Technique - New Order
• The Real Thing - Faith No More
• The Sensual World - Kate Bush
• Rhythm Nation 1814 - Janet Jackson
• Floating Into The Night - Julee Cruise
• 13 Songs - Fugazi
• Hats - The Blue Nile
• Oh Mercy - Bob Dylan
• Wrong - NoMeansNo