50 Best Albums of the 80s

1. synchronicity ~ the Police ('83)
2. thriller ~ Michael Jackson ('82)
3. legend ~ Bob Marley & the Wailers ('84)
4. paul's boutique ~ Beastie Boys ('89)
5. purple rain ~ Prince & the Revolution ('84)
6. appetite for destruction ~ Guns N' Roses ('87)
7. the joshua tree ~ U2 ('87)
8. kick ~ INXS ( '87)
9. the wall ~ Pink Floyd ('80)
10. pyromania ~ Def Leppard ('83)
11. something to believe in ~ APB ('85)
12. london calling ~ the Clash ('80)
13. mother's milk ~ Red Hot Chili Peppers ('89)
14. it takes a nation of millions to hold us back ~ Public Enemy ('88)
15. 1984 ~ Van Halen ('84)
16. sign o the times ~ Prince ('87)
17. licensed to ill ~ Beastie Boys ('85)
18. scarecrow ~ John Cougar Mellencamp ('85)
19. glass houses ~ Billy Joel ('80)
20. born in the u.s.a. ~ Bruce Springsteen ('84)
21. singles 45 and under ~ Squeeze ('82)
22. paid in full ~ Eric B. & Rakim ('87)
23. let love rule ~ Lenny Kravitz ('89)
24. shout at the devil ~ Motley Crue ('83)
25. graceland ~ Paul Simon ('86)
26. songs from the big chair ~ Tears for Fears ('85)
27. full moon fever ~ Tom Petty ('89)
28. back in black ~ AC/DC ('80)
29. catching up with ~ Depeche Mode ('85)
30. master of puppets ~ Metallica ('86)
31. straight outta compton ~ N.W.A. ('88)
32. the dream of the blue turtles ~ Sting ('85)
33. 3 feet high and rising ~ De La Soul ('89)
34. 1999 ~ Prince ('82)
35. tracy chapman ~ Tracy Chapman ('88)
36. building the perfect beast ~ Don Henley ('84)
37. nothing's shocking ~ Jane's Addiction ('88)
38. disintegration ~ the Cure ('89)
39. raising hell ~ Run DMC ('86)
40. slippery when wet ~ Bon Jovi ('86)
41. diamond life ~ Sade ('84)
42. ghost in the machine ~ The Police ('81)
43. criminal minded ~ Boogie Down Productions ('87)
44. so ~ Peter Gabriel ('86)
45. don't say no ~ Billy Squier ('81)
46. little creatures ~ Talking Heads ('85)
47. listen like theives ~ INXS ('85)
48. combat rock ~ The Clash ('83)
49. the pretenders ~ the Pretenders ('80)
50. tattoo you ~ the Rolling Stones ('81)