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Top 100 Albums Of The 80s

(as voted by readers of Classic Pop Magazine)

 

100 Double Fantasy – John Lennon & Yoko Ono

99 The Age Of Plastic – Buggles

98 Jourmeys To Glory – Spandau Ballet

97 III – Peter Gabriel

96 Make It Big – Wham!

95 Skylarking – XTC

94 Green – R.E.M.

93 McCartney II – Paul McCartney

92 Low Life – New Order

91 Wild! – Erasure

90 Youthquake – Dead Or Alive

89 Crash – The Human League

88 Faith – George Michael

87 The Age Of Consent – Bronski Beat

86 Colour By Numbers – Culture Club

85 The Rise & Fall – Madness

84 Stay On These Roads – A-ha

83 Computer World – Kraftwerk

82 Closer – Joy Division

81 The Head On The Door – The Cure

80 Control – Janet Jackson

79 Mange Tout – Blancmange

78 The Ups And Downs Of – Stephen “Tin Tin” Duffy

77 You And Me Both – Yazoo

76 World Machine – Level 42

75 Pelican West – Haircut 100

74 Soul Mining – The The

73 IV – Peter Gabriel

72 The Party’s Over – Talk Talk

71 OMD – Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

70 The Luxury Gap – Heaven 17

69 The Golden Age Of Wireless – Thomas Dolby

68 Raw Like Sushi – Neneh Cherry

67 Quick Step And Side Kick – Thompson Twins

66 The Dreaming – Kate Bush

65 See Jungle!... – Bow Wow Wow

64 Porcupine – Echo & The Bunnymen

63 Disintegration – The Cure

62 Spirit Of Eden – Talk Talk

61 Touch – Eurythmics

60 True – Spandau Ballet

59 Brilliant Trees – David Sylvian

58 The Innocents – Erasure

57 Meat Is Murder – The Smiths

56 Fantastic – Wham!

55 How To Be A Zillionaire! – ABC

54 Steve McQueen – Prefab Sprout

53 Beauty Stab – ABC

52 Introspective – Pet Shop Boys

51 A Secret Wish – Propaganda

50 Synchronicity – The Police

49 The Visitors – ABBA

48 It’s My Life – Talk Talk

47 Diamond Life – Sade

46 Tonight – David Bowie

45 Human’s Lib – Howard Jones

44 The Visible Silence – Art Of Noise

43 Never For Ever – Kate Bush

42 Duck Rock – Malcolm McLaren

41 Tin Drum – Japan

40 Technique – New Order

39 The Seeds Of Love – Tears For Fears

38 The Pleasure Principle – Gary Numan

37 Avalon – Roxy Music

36 The Colour Of Spring – Talk Talk

35 Infected – The The

34 Actually – Pet Shop Boys

33 So – Peter Gabriel

32 Let’s Dance – David Bowie

31 Vienna – Ultravox

30 Like A Virgin – Madonna

29 Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret – Soft Cell

28 Into The Gap – Thompson Twins

27 Madonna – Madonna

26 Speak And Spell – Depeche Mode

25 New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84) – Simple Minds

24 The Queen Is Dead – The Smiths

23 Secrets Of The Beehive – David Sylvian

22 Black Celebration – Depeche Mode

21 Welcome To The Pleasuredome – Frankie Goes To Hollywood

20 Absolutely – Madness

19 Rage In Eden – Ultravox

18 Music For The Masses – Depeche Mode

17 Like A Prayer – Madonna

16 The Hurting – Tears For Fears

15 Purple Rain – Prince

14 Hounds Of Love – Kate Bush

13 Architecture And Morality – Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

12 Duran Duran – Duran Duran

11 True Blue – Madonna

10 Upstairs At Eric’s – Yazoo

9 Please – Pet Shop Boys

8 Kings Of The Wild Frontier – Adam And The Ants

7 Songs From The Big Chair – Tears For Fears

6 Hunting High And Low – A-ha

5 Thriller – Michael Jackson

4 Prince Charming – Adam And The Ants

3 The Lexicon Of Love – ABC

2 Rio – Duran Duran

1 Dare – The Human League

 

Bubbling Under

 

Grace Jones – Slave To The Rhythm

Frankie Goes To Hollywood – Liverpool

Arcadia – So Red The Rose

Eurythmics – 1984

Kylie Minogue – Enjoy Yourself

Level 42 – Standing In The Light

Duran Duran – Notorious

David Bowie – Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)

The Teardrop Explodes – Kilimanjaro

Talking Heads – Speaking In Tongues

Sting – The Dream Of The Blue Turtles

INXS – Kick

Phil Collins – No Jacket Required

The Human League – Travelogue

Japan – Gentlemen Take Polaroids

Jean Michel Jarre – Zoolook

Talking Heads – Little Creatures

Kylie Minogue – Kylie

Adam Ant – Friend Or Foe

The Style Council – Our Favourite Shop

Visage – The Anvil

Kim Wilde – Close

King – Steps In Time

China Crisis – Flaunt The Imperfection

Heaven 17 – The Luxury Gap

Talking Heads – Remain In Light

Erasure – The Circus

The Associates – Sulk

Prince – Sign O’ The Times

 

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What sort of insanity is this with Hounds of Love so low? And Please above Actually? Oh dear.

 

And Duran Duran can feck off for good.

 

Excellent to see Disintegration and The Queen is Dead in it.

 

Stone Roses missing.

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a good list, just in the wrong order :lol:

 

and any list that fails to include Super Trouper is flawed! :o

Tonight at #46!

 

That was a pig's ear of an album with no possible resuscitation of it's reputation possible (apart from Loving The Alien)

 

And what's The Dreaming doing so low!

And what's The Dreaming doing so low!

 

 

I was really surprised that it was in the list at all.

Just realised Prince Charming is at 4! This is such a poor album. Especially compared to Kings of the Wild Frontier

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