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GREATEST ALBUMS OF THE 80S here is the music critics current list of the greatest rock and pop albums of the 80s.....
... ... 1 18 Public Enemy It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back 1988 2 19 Prince Sign 'O' the Times 1987 3 30 The Smiths The Queen Is Dead 1986 4 32 Michael Jackson Thriller 1982 5 38 U2 The Joshua Tree 1987 6 40 Talking Heads Remain in Light 1980 7 43 Joy Division Closer 1980 8 45 Prince and The Revolution Purple Rain 1984 9 59 R.E.M. Murmur 1983 10 60 The Stone Roses The Stone Roses 1989 11 63 Guns 'n' Roses Appetite for Destruction 1987 12 64 De La Soul 3 Feet High and Rising 1989 13 67 Paul Simon Graceland 1986 14 68 The Jesus and Mary Chain Psychocandy 1985 15 79 Pixies Doolittle 1989 16 87 Sonic Youth Daydream Nation 1988 17 99 Pixies Surfer Rosa 1988 18 113 Tom Waits Swordfishtrombones 1983 19 118 Tom Waits Rain Dogs 1985 20 120 Pretenders Pretenders 1980 21 122 Bruce Springsteen Nebraska 1982 22 125 Beastie Boys Paul's Boutique 1989 23 127 AC/DC Back in Black 1980 24 133 Bruce Springsteen Born in the U.S.A. 1984 25 143 N.W.A. Straight Outta Compton 1988 26 148 Prince and The Revolution 1999 1982 27 151 Beastie Boys Licensed to Ill 1986 28 165 Run-D.M.C. Raising Hell 1986 29 169 The Smiths The Smiths 1984 30 177 Peter Gabriel So 1986 31 195 Bruce Springsteen The River 1980 32 196 The Human League Dare! 1981 33 212 Elvis Costello and The Attractions Imperial Bedroom 1982 34 217 Prefab Sprout Steve McQueen/Two Wheels Good 1985 35 220 Hüsker Dü Zen Arcade 1984 36 222 Kate Bush Hounds of Love 1985 37 224 The Police Synchronicity 1983 38 237 U2 War 1983 39 239 The Pogues Rum, Sodomy & the Lash 1985 40 240 The Replacements Let It Be 1984 ....mmmm...there is quite a few of these albums that i have never heard so i will have to sort that out....tom waits is a total mystery to me...will have to dig out a few of his albums....never saw what was so great about the beastie boys???? but maybe someone can shine some light on this but good to see the wee man getting 3 albums in there 
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Public Enemy no 1 ? 
Rapping doesn't require any skills that can be compared to playing an actual instrument anybody with a sense of rhythm can rap ! i like some of the others mentioned , tho' And  to see Prince in there
Tom waits is ok , imo | |
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blackboab said: ....mmmm...there is quite a few of these albums that i have never heard so i will have to sort that out....tom waits is a total mystery to me...will have to dig out a few of his albums....never saw what was so great about the beastie boys???? but maybe someone can shine some light on this but good to see the wee man getting 3 albums in there
I know "Licensed to Ill" and "Paul's Boutique" are supposed to be the Beasties' landmark albums, but I think they got a lot better after the 80's. If you wanna know why they're truly great, check out "Check Your Head". | |
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THRILLER was the greatest album of the 80's and they know it  "Americans consume the most fast food than any nation on Earth and the stupid motherfuckers wonder why they are so fat? " - Oprah Winfrey | |
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HUSKER DU  Finally they get some love from the mainstream 
That Public Enemy album is way overrated | |
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Dewrede said: Public Enemy no 1 ? :
One, One, One
Suckers to the side, I know you hate my 98, your gonna get some | |
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lilgish said: HUSKER DU
Finally they get some love from the mainstream
I prefer New Day Rising to Zen Arcade, but it's nice to see them up there. Acclaimed Music is a great site, but I always feel like it's weighted a little too heavily to the NME/Melody Maker view of the world. Psychocandy and Dare, for example, are good albums, but I don't think they quite rank with SOTT or Remain in Light. | |
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