Top 50 Albums of the 1980s

50. Violent Femmes
Violent Femmes
1983, Folk Punk

49. Bad Brains
Bad Brains
1982, Hardcore Punk

48. The Gun Club
Fire of Love
1981, Punk Blues

47. Galaxie 500
On Fire
1984, Slowcore

46. Swell Maps
... In ''Jane from Occupied Europe''
1980, Post-Punk

45. The Replacements
Let It Be
1984, Alternative Rock

44. Echo & the Bunnymen
Ocean Rain
1984, Post-Punk

43. NoMeansNo
Wrong
1989, Post-Hardcore

42. The Jesus & Mary Chain
Psychocandy
1985, Noise Pop

41. Cardiacs
On Land and In the Sea
1989, Art Punk

40. Maanam
Maanam
1980, New Wave

39. Flipper
Album: Generic Flipper
1982, Noise Rock

38. The Soft Boys
Underwater Moonlight
1980, Neo-Psychedelia

37. Hüsker Dü
Zen Arcade
1984, Post-Hardcore

36. Soft Cell
Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret
1981, Synthpop

35. Klaus Mitffoch
Klaus Mitffoch
1984, Post-Punk

34. Dead Kennedys
Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables
1980, Hardcore Punk

33. Mission of Burma
Vs.
1982, Post-Punk

32. The Stone Roses
The Stone Roses
1989, Baggy/ Madchester

31. New Order
Power, Corruption & Lies
1983, Synthpop

30. Kult
Spokojnie
1988, Post-Punk

29. The Durutti Column
LC
1981, Art Rock

28. Big Black
Atomizer
1986, Noise Rock

27. Killing Joke
Killing Joke
1980, Post-Punk

26. Siekiera
Nowa Aleksandria
1985, Coldwave

25. Tuxedomoon
Desire
1981, Post-Punk

24. Meat Puppets
Meat Puppets II
1984, Cowpunk

23. Minutemen
Double Nickels on the Dime
1984, Post-Punk

22. Glenn Branca
The Ascension
1981, No Wave

21. Bauhaus
In the Flat Field
1980, Gothic Rock

20. Talk Talk
Spirit of Eden
1988, Post-Rock

19. The Sound
Jeopardy
1980, Post-Punk

18. The Feelies
Crazy Rhythms
1980, Post-Punk

17. Dinosaur Jr.
You're Living All Over Me
1987, Noise Rock

16. Sisters of Mercy
First & Last and Always
1985, Gothic Rock

15. Wipers
Youth of America
1981, Post-Punk

14. Siouxsie & the Banshees
Juju
1981, Gothic Rock

13. The Chameleons
Strange Times
1986, Post-Punk

12. The Fall
This Nation's Saving Grace
1985, Post-Punk

11. Tom Waits
Rain Dogs
1985, Singer/ Songwriter

10. CCCP Fedeli alla Linea
Affinita-divergenze fra il compagno Togliatti e noi...
1986, Post-Punk

9. This Heat
Deceit
1981, Experimental Rock

8. Sonic Youth
Daydream Nation
1988, Noise Rock

7. Peter Gabriel
Peter Gabriel 3: Melt
1980, Art Rock

6. Kate Bush
Hounds of Love
1986, Art Pop

5. Depeche Mode
Music for the Masses
1987, Synthpop

4. Pixies
Doolittle
1989, Alternative Rock

3. Talking Heads
Remain In Light
1980, New Wave

2. The Smiths
The Queen Is Dead
1986, Jangle Pop

1. The Cure
Pornography
1982, Gothic Rock