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Treble's 150 Best Albums of the 1980s

If the '70s was one of the most consequential decades for popular music, the '80s is perhaps the only other decade that can give it a run for its money in terms of both innovation and pop cultural visibility. The top 40 was rife with heavy hitters—Michael Jackson, Madonna, Prince and even '70s rockers like Springsteen—while elsewhere, technological advancements were bringing about new evolutions in synth-pop, dance music and industrial. Hip-hop rose to prominence, about a half-dozen metal subgenres were born, and punk begat post-punk and so on. If we're simply counting all of the new sounds that were born, the '80s were simply overwhelming.
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Get Happy!! (Elvis Costello, 1980)
Get Happy!! (Elvis Costello, 1980)
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My War (Black Flag, 1984)
My War (Black Flag, 1984)
2
Black Uhuru - Red
Black Uhuru - Red
3
Meat Puppets - Meat Puppets II
Meat Puppets - Meat Puppets II
4
Soul II Soul - Club Classics Vol. One
Soul II Soul - Club Classics Vol. One
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Cocteau Twins - Head Over Heels
Cocteau Twins - Head Over Heels
6
Nurse With Wound - Homotopy to Marie
Nurse With Wound - Homotopy to Marie
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They Might Be Giants - Lincoln
They Might Be Giants - Lincoln
8
EPMD - Strictly Business
EPMD - Strictly Business
9
Solid Space - Space Museum
Solid Space - Space Museum
10
Sonic Youth - Sister (1987)
Sonic Youth - Sister (1987)
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Inner City – Paradise
Inner City – Paradise
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Horace Andy Dance Hall Style
Horace Andy Dance Hall Style
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Joe Jackson - Night and Day
Joe Jackson - Night and Day
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Album – Generic Flipper (Flipper, 1982)
Album – Generic Flipper (Flipper, 1982)
15
Julee Cruise - Floating Into the Night
Julee Cruise - Floating Into the Night
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Tracy Chapman - Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman - Tracy Chapman
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Godflesh - Streetcleaner (1989)
Godflesh - Streetcleaner (1989)
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King Crimson - Discipline (1981)
King Crimson - Discipline (1981)
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Pauline Oliveros, Stuart Dempster, Panaiotis Deep Listening (New Albion, 1989)
Pauline Oliveros, Stuart Dempster, Panaiotis Deep Listening (New Albion, 1989)
20
Queen Latifah - All Hail the Queen (1989)
Queen Latifah - All Hail the Queen (1989)
21
Brian Eno - Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks
Brian Eno - Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks
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Hiroshi Yoshimura - Green
Hiroshi Yoshimura - Green
23
Bauhaus - In the Flat Field.
Bauhaus - In the Flat Field.
24
Stevie Wonder - Hotter Than July
Stevie Wonder - Hotter Than July
25
Astor Piazzolla - Tango: Zero Hour
Astor Piazzolla - Tango: Zero Hour
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Madonna - True Blue
Madonna - True Blue
27
The Fall - This Nation's Saving Grace (1985)
The Fall - This Nation's Saving Grace (1985)
28
New York (Lou Reed, 1989)
New York (Lou Reed, 1989)
29
Beastie Boys - Licensed to Ill (1986)
Beastie Boys - Licensed to Ill (1986)
30
Elvis Costello & the Attractions - Imperial Bedroom
Elvis Costello & the Attractions - Imperial Bedroom
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Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
32
Mission of Burma - Vs.
Mission of Burma - Vs.
33
Blood Fire Death - Bathory
Blood Fire Death - Bathory
34
Dinosaur Jr - You're Living All Over Me
Dinosaur Jr - You're Living All Over Me
35
Anita Baker - Rapture
Anita Baker - Rapture
36
Ministry - The Land of Rape and Honey (1988)
Ministry - The Land of Rape and Honey (1988)
37
Big Black - Songs About Fucking
Big Black - Songs About Fucking
38
Fleetwood Mac - Tango in the Night
Fleetwood Mac - Tango in the Night
39
David Sylvian – Secrets of the Beehive
David Sylvian – Secrets of the Beehive
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