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Treble's 150 Best Albums of the 1980s - Page 2

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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Siouxsie and the Banshees - Kaleidoscope
Siouxsie and the Banshees - Kaleidoscope
41
ESG - Come Away With ESG
ESG - Come Away With ESG
42
Rolling Stones - Tattoo You
Rolling Stones - Tattoo You
43
The Clash - Sandinista!
The Clash - Sandinista!
44
Minor Threat - Complete Discography
Minor Threat - Complete Discography
45
Enya - Watermark (1988)
Enya - Watermark (1988)
46
Whitney Houston - Whitney
Whitney Houston - Whitney
47
Galaxie 500 - On Fire
Galaxie 500 - On Fire
48
Van Halen - 1984 (1984)
Van Halen - 1984 (1984)
49
Living Colour - Vivid
Living Colour - Vivid
50
Various Artists - The Indestructible Beat of Soweto
Various Artists - The Indestructible Beat of Soweto
51
Cowboy Junkies - The Trinity Session (1988)
Cowboy Junkies - The Trinity Session (1988)
52
Minutemen - Double Nickels on the Dime
Minutemen - Double Nickels on the Dime
53
The Birthday Party - Junkyard
The Birthday Party - Junkyard
54
Neil Young - Freedom
Neil Young - Freedom
55
Prefab Sprout - Steve McQueen
Prefab Sprout - Steve McQueen
56
Tina Turner - Private Dancer
Tina Turner - Private Dancer
57
The Beat - Special Beat Service
The Beat - Special Beat Service
58
Bad Brains - I Against I
Bad Brains - I Against I
59
Bob Dylan - Oh Mercy
Bob Dylan - Oh Mercy
60
Judas Priest - British Steel
Judas Priest - British Steel
61
Fugazi - 13 Songs
Fugazi - 13 Songs
62
Alice Coltrane - Turiya Sings
Alice Coltrane - Turiya Sings
63
Death - Leprosy
Death - Leprosy
64
Jane's Addiction - Nothing's Shocking (1988)
Jane's Addiction - Nothing's Shocking (1988)
65
Roxy Music - Avalon
Roxy Music - Avalon
66
AC/DC - Back in Black
AC/DC - Back in Black
67
Leonard Cohen - I'm Your Man (1988)
Leonard Cohen - I'm Your Man (1988)
68
The Sugarcubes - Life's Too Good (1988)
The Sugarcubes - Life's Too Good (1988)
69
Bolt Thrower - Realm of Chaos
Bolt Thrower - Realm of Chaos
70
Boogie Down Productions - Criminal Minded
Boogie Down Productions - Criminal Minded
71
The Go-Go's - Beauty and the Beat
The Go-Go's - Beauty and the Beat
72
Blue Nile - Hats
Blue Nile - Hats
73
Pixies - Surfer Rosa
Pixies - Surfer Rosa
74
Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever
Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever
75
Morbid Angel -- "Altars of Madness"
Morbid Angel -- "Altars of Madness"
76
Bad Brains ‎– Bad Brains
Bad Brains ‎– Bad Brains
77
Fela Kuti - Coffin for Head of State
Fela Kuti - Coffin for Head of State
78
XTC - Skylarking
XTC - Skylarking
79
Arthur Russell - World of Echo
Arthur Russell - World of Echo
80
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