80s Rock Album Rankings
Essential rock albums released during the 1980s.
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U2 – The Joshua Tree (1987)—
U2 – War (1983)—
Metallica – Master of Puppets (1986)—
Metallica – Ride the Lightning (1984)—
The Clash – London Calling (1980)—
Talking Heads – Remain in Light (1980)—
R.E.M. – Murmur (1983)—
R.E.M. – Automatic for the People (1992)—
Dire Straits – Brothers in Arms (1985)—
The Cure – Disintegration (1989)—
Joy Division – Unknown Pleasures (1979)—
Iron Maiden – The Number of the Beast (1982)—
Van Halen – 1984 (1984)—
Bon Jovi – Slippery When Wet (1986)—
The Smiths – The Queen Is Dead (1986)—
Sonic Youth – Daydream Nation (1988)—
Pixies – Doolittle (1989)—
Guns N' Roses – Appetite for Destruction (1987)—
The Police – Synchronicity (1983)—
Bruce Springsteen – Born in the U.S.A. (1984)—
Jane's Addiction – Nothing's Shocking (1988)—
Faith No More – The Real Thing (1989)—
The Replacements – Let It Be (1984)—
INXS – Kick (1987)—
Def Leppard – Hysteria (1987)—
The Cars – Heartbeat City (1984)—
The Stone Roses – The Stone Roses (1989)—
Prince – Purple Rain (1984)—
Talking Heads – Speaking in Tongues (1983)—
Ozzy Osbourne – Blizzard of Ozz (1980)—
Motörhead – Ace of Spades (1980)—
Skid Row – Skid Row (1989)—
Tears for Fears – Songs from the Big Chair (1985)—
The Psychedelic Furs – Forever Now (1982)—
The Cult – Electric (1987)—
Billy Idol – Rebel Yell (1983)—
Whitesnake – Whitesnake (1987)—
Journey – Frontiers (1983)—
Rush – Permanent Waves (1980)—
Rush – Moving Pictures (1981)—
Tom Petty – Full Moon Fever (1989)—
Hüsker Dü – Zen Arcade (1984)—
Dead Kennedys – Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables (1980)—
The B-52's – Cosmic Thing (1989)—
Dio – Holy Diver (1983)—
The Jesus and Mary Chain – Psychocandy (1985)—
Simple Minds – New Gold Dream (1982)—
The Jam – Sound Affects (1980)—
X – Los Angeles (1980)—
King Crimson – Discipline (1981)—