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Pitchfork: The 250 Greatest Albums of the 1980s - Page 2

Sometimes it feels like the neon thumbprint of the 1980s never went away. It's arguably the defining throwback aesthetic of American culture today, from the TV series we reboot to the prints we wear. And when it comes to its music, well, that's even more ubiquitous: The decade was one of great upheaval and innovation, and the seeds it planted continue to flourish.
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Bad Brains ‎– Bad Brains
Bad Brains ‎– Bad Brains
41
Tom Waits - Rain Dogs
Tom Waits - Rain Dogs
42
The Smiths - Hatful of Hollow
The Smiths - Hatful of Hollow
43
Sinead O'Connor- The Lion and the Cobra
Sinead O'Connor- The Lion and the Cobra
44
Fugazi - Fugazi
Fugazi - Fugazi
45
Dinosaur Jr - You're Living All Over Me
Dinosaur Jr - You're Living All Over Me
46
U2 - The Joshua Tree
U2 - The Joshua Tree
47
Slick Rick - The Great Adventures of Slick Rick
Slick Rick - The Great Adventures of Slick Rick
48
Paul Simon - Graceland
Paul Simon - Graceland
49
ESG - Come Away With ESG
ESG - Come Away With ESG
50
Sonic Youth - EVOL
Sonic Youth - EVOL
51
Minutemen - Double Nickels on the Dime
Minutemen - Double Nickels on the Dime
52
David Bowie - Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)
David Bowie - Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)
53
The Replacements - Tim
The Replacements - Tim
54
Metallica - Master of Puppets
Metallica - Master of Puppets
55
Bruce Springsteen - Born in the U.S.A.
Bruce Springsteen - Born in the U.S.A.
56
Galaxie 500 - On Fire
Galaxie 500 - On Fire
57
My Bloody Valentine - Isn't Anything
My Bloody Valentine - Isn't Anything
58
Kate Bush - The Sensual World
Kate Bush - The Sensual World
59
EPMD - Strictly Business
EPMD - Strictly Business
60
Talking Heads- Stop Making Sense
Talking Heads- Stop Making Sense
61
Glenn Branca – the Ascension
Glenn Branca – the Ascension
62
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - From Her to Eternity
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - From Her to Eternity
63
Grace Jones - Nightclubbing
Grace Jones - Nightclubbing
64
Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes
Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes
65
Vangelis - Blade Runner OST
Vangelis - Blade Runner OST
66
Julee Cruise - Floating Into the Night
Julee Cruise - Floating Into the Night
67
Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade
Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade
68
Metallica - Ride the Lightning
Metallica - Ride the Lightning
69
Ultramagnetic McS - Critical Beatdown
Ultramagnetic McS - Critical Beatdown
70
Motörhead - Ace of Spades
Motörhead - Ace of Spades
71
Michael Jackson - Bad
Michael Jackson - Bad
72
This Heat - Deceit
This Heat - Deceit
73
Bob Marley & the Wailers - Uprising
Bob Marley & the Wailers - Uprising
74
Siouxsie and the Banshees - Juju
Siouxsie and the Banshees - Juju
75
Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine
Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine
76
Depeche Mode - Music for the Masses
Depeche Mode - Music for the Masses
77
Madonna - Like a Prayer
Madonna - Like a Prayer
78
The Fall - This Nation's Saving Grace
The Fall - This Nation's Saving Grace
79
Manuel Göttsching - E2-E4
Manuel Göttsching - E2-E4
80
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