100 Best Albums of the 1980s

#1

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Thriller

Michael Jackson · 1982

👍 4M ▶ 548M

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#2

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Greatest Hits

Queen · 1981

👍 2M ▶ 362M

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#3

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Guns N' Roses (EP)

Guns N' Roses · 1988

👍 1M ▶ 325M

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#4

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Appetite for Destruction

Guns N' Roses · 1987

👍 1M ▶ 301M

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#5

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Make It Big

Wham! · 1984

👍 1M ▶ 280M

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#6

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Hunting High and Low

A-Ha · 1985

👍 1M ▶ 264M

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#7

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Slippery When Wet

Bon Jovi · 1986

👍 1M ▶ 236M

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#8

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Back in Black

AC/DC · 1980

👍 1M ▶ 227M

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#9

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Whenever You Need Somebody

Rick Astley · 1987

👍 2M ▶ 200M

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#10

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True Blue (Madonna album)

Madonna · 1986

👍 793K ▶ 189M

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#11

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Synchronicity (The Police album)

The Police · 1983

👍 689K ▶ 160M

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#12

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Toto IV

Toto · 1982

👍 636K ▶ 142M

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#13

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The Final Countdown (album)

Europe · 1986

👍 688K ▶ 136M

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#14

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Bad (album)

Michael Jackson · 1987

👍 931K ▶ 125M

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#15

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Sweet Dreams

Eurythmics · 1983

👍 868K ▶ 122M

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#16

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The Works

Queen · 1984

👍 722K ▶ 112M

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#17

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G N' R Lies

Guns N' Roses · 1988

👍 435K ▶ 111M

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#18

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Songs from the Big Chair

Tears For Fears · 1985

👍 890K ▶ 107M

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#19

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The 1st Album

Modern Talking · 1985

👍 425K ▶ 102M

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#20

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The Game (Queen album)

Queen · 1980

👍 632K ▶ 101M

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#21

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The Best of Rod Stewart (1989 album)

Rod Stewart · 1989

👍 405K ▶ 94M

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#22

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Colour by Numbers

Culture Club · 1983

👍 348K ▶ 94M

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#23

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Rebel Yell

Billy Idol · 1983

👍 415K ▶ 81M

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#24

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Whitney Houston (album)

Whitney Houston · 1985

👍 335K ▶ 74M

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#25

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The Best of Blondie

Blondie · 1981

👍 415K ▶ 73M

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#26

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Whitney (album)

Whitney Houston · 1987

👍 329K ▶ 72M

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#27

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...But Seriously

Phil Collins · 1989

👍 346K ▶ 66M

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#28

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Born in the U.S.A.

Bruce Springsteen · 1984

👍 276K ▶ 65M

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#29

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Various Artists

Dirty Dancing (soundtrack) · 1987

👍 379K ▶ 65M

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#30

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Reckless

Bryan Adams · 1984

👍 247K ▶ 64M

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#31

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Ready for Romance

Modern Talking · 1986

👍 343K ▶ 63M

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#32

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No Protection (Starship album)

Starship · 1987

👍 250K ▶ 63M

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#33

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Youthquake

Dead Or Alive · 1985

👍 456K ▶ 62M

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#34

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Agent Provocateur

Foreigner · 1984

👍 319K ▶ 62M

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#35

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Legend (Bob Marley and the Wailers album)

Bob Marley · 1984

👍 433K ▶ 61M

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#36

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Frontiers

Journey · 1983

👍 272K ▶ 57M

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#37

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Super Trouper

ABBA · 1980

👍 347K ▶ 55M

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#38

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Faith (George Michael album)

George Michael · 1987

👍 262K ▶ 54M

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#39

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A Kind of Magic

Queen · 1986

👍 316K ▶ 50M

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#40

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Ride the Lightning

Metallica · 1984

👍 414K ▶ 49M

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#41

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1984

Van Halen · 1984

👍 317K ▶ 48M

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#42

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True

Spandau Ballet · 1983

👍 267K ▶ 48M

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#43

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...And Justice for All (album)

Metallica · 1988

👍 320K ▶ 47M

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#44

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The Joshua Tree

U2 · 1987

👍 276K ▶ 47M

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#45

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New Jersey (album)

Bon Jovi · 1988

👍 170K ▶ 45M

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#46

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...Nothing Like the Sun

Sting · 1987

👍 203K ▶ 44M

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#47

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Hysteria

Def Leppard · 1987

👍 224K ▶ 43M

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#48

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Like a Prayer

Madonna · 1989

👍 221K ▶ 42M

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#49

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Raise!

Earth, Wind & Fire · 1981

👍 334K ▶ 41M

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#50

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Escape

Journey · 1981

👍 245K ▶ 40M

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#51

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An Innocent Man

Billy Joel · 1983

👍 245K ▶ 38M

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#52

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Hounds of Love

Kate Bush · 1985

👍 352K ▶ 37M

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#53

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Brothers in Arms (album)

Dire Straits · 1985

👍 173K ▶ 36M

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#54

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Trash (Alice Cooper album)

Alice Cooper · 1989

👍 177K ▶ 36M

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#55

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Greatest Hits

Fleetwood Mac · 1988

👍 216K ▶ 35M

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#56

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Like a Virgin

Madonna · 1984

👍 270K ▶ 35M

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#57

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Crowded House

Crowded House · 1986

👍 213K ▶ 33M

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#58

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Heartbeat City

The Cars · 1984

👍 180K ▶ 33M

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#59

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The Number of the Beast

Iron Maiden · 1982

👍 219K ▶ 32M

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#60

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A New Flame

Simply Red · 1989

👍 166K ▶ 31M

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#61

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Eliminator

ZZ Top · 1983

👍 158K ▶ 31M

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#62

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The Secret of Association

Paul Young · 1985

👍 138K ▶ 30M

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#63

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Lost in Love

Air Supply · 1980

👍 159K ▶ 30M

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#64

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Actually

Pet Shop Boys · 1987

👍 136K ▶ 30M

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#65

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Tango in the Night

Fleetwood Mac · 1987

👍 170K ▶ 29M

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#66

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Diesel and Dust

Midnight Oil · 1987

👍 141K ▶ 29M

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#67

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Labour of Love

UB40 · 1983

👍 168K ▶ 29M

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#68

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Face Value

Phil Collins · 1981

👍 202K ▶ 28M

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#69

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Hot Space

Queen · 1982

👍 215K ▶ 28M

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#70

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Tracy Chapman (album)

Tracy Chapman · 1988

👍 221K ▶ 27M

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#71

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Midnight Love

Marvin Gaye · 1982

👍 188K ▶ 26M

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#72

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Knee Deep in the Hoopla

Jefferson Starship · 1985

👍 138K ▶ 26M

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#73

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Dare

The Human League · 1981

👍 127K ▶ 26M

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#74

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Decade

Duran Duran · 1989

👍 158K ▶ 25M

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#75

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Different Light

The Bangles · 1986

👍 146K ▶ 25M

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#76

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Greatest Hits

The Human League · 1988

👍 132K ▶ 25M

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#77

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A Flock of Seagulls (album)

A Flock Of Seagulls · 1982

👍 165K ▶ 25M

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#78

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So (album)

Peter Gabriel · 1986

👍 175K ▶ 24M

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#79

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The Seeds of Love

Tears For Fears · 1989

👍 136K ▶ 24M

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#80

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Full Moon Fever

Tom Petty · 1989

👍 158K ▶ 24M

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#81

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Forever Young

Alphaville · 1984

👍 207K ▶ 24M

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#82

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Storm Front

Billy Joel · 1989

👍 144K ▶ 24M

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#83

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Please (Pet Shop Boys album)

Pet Shop Boys · 1986

👍 125K ▶ 23M

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#84

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Bon Jovi

Bon Jovi · 1984

👍 100K ▶ 22M

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#85

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Permanent Vacation

Aerosmith · 1987

👍 89K ▶ 21M

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#86

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Straight Outta Compton

N.W.A · 1988

👍 239K ▶ 21M

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#87

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Labour of Love II

UB40 · 1989

👍 90K ▶ 21M

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#88

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Bill Withers' Greatest Hits

Bill Withers · 1981

👍 235K ▶ 21M

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#89

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Music for the Masses

Depeche Mode · 1987

👍 124K ▶ 21M

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#90

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Somewhere in Time

Iron Maiden · 1986

👍 130K ▶ 21M

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#91

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Look Sharp!

Roxette · 1988

👍 93K ▶ 21M

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#92

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The Singles 81→85

Depeche Mode · 1985

👍 115K ▶ 21M

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#93

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Licensed to Ill

Beastie Boys · 1986

👍 192K ▶ 20M

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#94

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The Visitors

Abba · 1981

👍 118K ▶ 20M

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#95

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Let's Dance

David Bowie · 1983

👍 158K ▶ 20M

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#96

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Foreign Affair

Tina Turner · 1989

👍 89K ▶ 20M

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#97

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Piece of Mind

Iron Maiden · 1983

👍 143K ▶ 19M

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#98

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Skid Row album

Skid Row · 1989

👍 125K ▶ 19M

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#99

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No Jacket Required

Phil Collins · 1985

👍 103K ▶ 19M

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#100

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Kissing to Be Clever

Culture Club · 1982

👍 113K ▶ 18M

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