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Treble's 150 Best Albums of the 1980s - Page 3

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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Rush - Moving Pictures (1981)
Rush - Moving Pictures (1981)
81
Philip Glass - Glassworks (1982)
Philip Glass - Glassworks (1982)
82
Pretenders (The Pretenders, 1980)
Pretenders (The Pretenders, 1980)
83
Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit for Rotten Vegetables (1980)
Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit for Rotten Vegetables (1980)
84
Guns 'N' Roses - Appetite for Destruction
Guns 'N' Roses - Appetite for Destruction
85
Killing Joke - Night Time
Killing Joke - Night Time
86
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Tender Prey
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Tender Prey
87
King Sunny Adé and His African Beats - Juju
King Sunny Adé and His African Beats - Juju
88
This Heat - Deceit
This Heat - Deceit
89
Peter Gabriel So
Peter Gabriel So
90
Dire Straits- Brothers in Arms
Dire Straits- Brothers in Arms
91
Sade - Diamond Life
Sade - Diamond Life
92
Kraftwerk - Computer World
Kraftwerk - Computer World
93
Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense (1984)
Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense (1984)
94
The Cure - Pornography
The Cure - Pornography
95
U2 - The Unforgettable Fire
U2 - The Unforgettable Fire
96
Document - R.E.M.
Document - R.E.M.
97
Coil - Horse Rotorvator
Coil - Horse Rotorvator
98
Manuel Gottsching - E2-E4
Manuel Gottsching - E2-E4
99
The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses
The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses
100
Tears for Fears - Songs From the Big Chair
Tears for Fears - Songs From the Big Chair
101
Slayer - Reign in Blood (1986)
Slayer - Reign in Blood (1986)
102
Prince - Dirty Mind
Prince - Dirty Mind
103
Madonna - Madonna
Madonna - Madonna
104
The Police - Ghost in the Machine
The Police - Ghost in the Machine
105
Duran Duran - Rio
Duran Duran - Rio
106
Raising Hell (Run-DMC, 1986)
Raising Hell (Run-DMC, 1986)
107
X Los Angeles
X Los Angeles
108
Tom Waits - Rain Dogs
Tom Waits - Rain Dogs
109
Bruce Springsteen - The River
Bruce Springsteen - The River
110
The Jesus and Mary Chain - Psychocandy
The Jesus and Mary Chain - Psychocandy
111
David Bowie - Let's Dance
David Bowie - Let's Dance
112
Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine
Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine
113
Kate Bush - The Sensual World
Kate Bush - The Sensual World
114
Peter Gabriel - Peter Gabriel
Peter Gabriel - Peter Gabriel
115
Eric B. & Rakim - Paid in Full
Eric B. & Rakim - Paid in Full
116
Grace Jones - Nightclubbing
Grace Jones - Nightclubbing
117
Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast
Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast
118
Depeche Mode - Music for the Masses
Depeche Mode - Music for the Masses
119
The Replacements - Let It Be
The Replacements - Let It Be
120
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