Best Rock Albums of the 1980s
Essential rock albums released during the 1980s.
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U2 – The Joshua Tree—
U2 – War—
Metallica – Master of Puppets—
Metallica – Ride the Lightning—
The Clash – London Calling—
Talking Heads – Remain in Light—
R.E.M. – Murmur—
R.E.M. – Automatic for the People—
Dire Straits – Brothers in Arms—
The Cure – Disintegration—
Joy Division – Unknown Pleasures—
Iron Maiden – The Number of the Beast—
Van Halen – 1984—
Bon Jovi – Slippery When Wet—
The Smiths – The Queen Is Dead—
Sonic Youth – Daydream Nation—
Pixies – Doolittle—
Guns N' Roses – Appetite for Destruction—
The Police – Synchronicity—
Bruce Springsteen – Born in the U.S.A.—
Jane's Addiction – Nothing's Shocking—
Faith No More – The Real Thing—
The Replacements – Let It Be—
INXS – Kick—
Def Leppard – Hysteria—
The Cars – Heartbeat City—
The Stone Roses – The Stone Roses—
Prince – Purple Rain—
Talking Heads – Speaking in Tongues—
Ozzy Osbourne – Blizzard of Ozz—
Motörhead – Ace of Spades—
Skid Row – Skid Row—
Tears for Fears – Songs from the Big Chair—
The Psychedelic Furs – Forever Now—
The Cult – Electric—
Billy Idol – Rebel Yell—
Whitesnake – Whitesnake—
Journey – Frontiers—
Rush – Permanent Waves—
Rush – Moving Pictures—
Tom Petty – Full Moon Fever—
Hüsker Dü – Zen Arcade—
Dead Kennedys – Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables—
The B-52's – Cosmic Thing—
Dio – Holy Diver—
The Jesus and Mary Chain – Psychocandy—
Simple Minds – New Gold Dream—
The Jam – Sound Affects—
King Crimson – Discipline—