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Albums of the 1980s
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| 808 State | | Newbuild (1988) |
| AC/DC | | Back In Black (1980) |
| AC/DC | | Blow Up Your Video (1988) |
| AC/DC | | Flick Of The Switch (1983) |
| AC/DC | | Fly On The Wall (1985) |
| AC/DC | | For Those About To Rock (1981) |
| AC/DC | | Who Made Who (1986) |
| Alice Cooper | | Constrictor (1986) |
| Alice Cooper | | Da Da (1982) |
| Alice Cooper | | Flush The Fashion (1980) |
| Alice Cooper | | Raise Your Fist and Yell (1987) |
| Alice Cooper | | Special Forces (1981) |
| Alice Cooper | | Trash (1989) |
| Alice Cooper | | Zipper Catches Skin (1982) |
| The Beastie Boys | | Licensed To Ill (1986) |
| The Beastie Boys | | Paul's Boutique (1989) |
| Beat Happening | | Jamboree (1988) |
| Black Flag | | Damaged (1981) |
| Black Sabbath | | Born Again (1983) |
| Black Sabbath | | The Eternal Idol (1987) |
| Black Sabbath Featuring Tony Iommi | | Seventh Star (1986) |
| Black Sabbath | | Headless Cross (1989) |
| Black Sabbath | | Heaven And Hell (1980) |
| Black Sabbath | | Mob Rules (1981) |
| Blondie | | Autoamerican (1980) |
| Blue Öyster Cult | | Cultösaurus Erectus (1980) |
| Bob Dylan | | Infidels (1983) |
| Bob Marley | | Legend (1984) |
| Bonnie Raitt | | Nick of Time (1989) |
| Boogie Down Productions | | Criminal Minded (1987) |
| Bruce Springsteen | | Born In The U.S.A. (1984) |
| Bruce Springsteen | | Nebraska (1982) |
| Bruce Springsteen | | The River (1980) |
| Bruce Springsteen | | Tunnel of Love (1987) |
| Choirboys | | Big Bad Noise (1987) |
Australian
| The Clash | | Combat Rock (1982) |
| The Clash | | Sandinista! (1980) |
| Cold Chisel | | Circus Animals (1982) |
| Cold Chisel | | Circus Animals (1987) |
Australian
| Cold Chisel | | East (1980) |
Australian
| Cold Chisel | | Last Stand (1983) |
| Cold Chisel | | Swingshift (1981) |
| Cold Chisel | | Twentieth Century (1984) |
| The Cult | | Love (1985) |
Released in nearly 30 countries worldwide, and selling an estimated 2.5 million copies.
| The Cure | | Boys Don't Cry (1980) |
| The Cure | | Disintegration (1989) |
| The Cure | | The Head on the Door (1985) |
| The Cure | | Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me (1987) |
| The Cure | | Pornography (1982) |
| The Cure | | The Top (1984) |
| Cyndi Lauper | | She's So Unusual (1983) |
| Daniel Johnston | | Continued Story (1985) |
| Daniel Johnston | | Yip / Jump Music (1983) |
| David Bowie | | Let's Dance (1983) |
| David Bowie | | Never Let Me Down (1987) |
| David Bowie | | Scary Monsters (1980) |
| David Gilmour | | About Face (1984) |
| Dead Kennedys | | Bedtime For Democracy (1986) |
Fourth album released by the Dead Kennedys.
| Dead Kennedys | | Frankenchrist (1985) |
| Dead Kennedys | | Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables (1980) |
| Dead Kennedys | | Give Me Convenience Or Give Me Death (1987) |
Compilation album.
| Dead Kennedys | | Plastic Surgery Disasters (1982) |
| Deep Purple | | The House Of Blue Light (1987) |
| Deep Purple | | Perfect Strangers (1984) |
| Def Leppard | | Hysteria (1987) |
| Def Leppard | | Pyromania (1983) |
| De La Soul | | 3 Feet High and Rising (1989) |
| DEVO | | Freedom Of Choice (1980) |
| DEVO | | New Traditionalists (1981) |
| DEVO | | Shout (1984) |
| Dexy's Midnight Runners | | Searching For The Young Soul Rebels (1980) |
| Dinosaur Jr. | | You're Living All Over Me (1987) |
| Dire Straits | | Brothers in Arms (1985) |
| Discharge | | Hear Nothing, See Nothing, Say Nothing (1982) |
| Divinyls | | Desperate (1983) |
| Divinyls | | Monkey Grip (1982) |
| Divinyls | | Temperamental (1985) |
| Divinyls | | What a Life! (1985) |
| Don Henley | | The End of The Innocence (1989) |
| Duran Duran | | Rio (1982) |
| Echo and the Bunnymen | | Heaven Up Here (1981) |
| Elvis Costello | | Imperial Bedroom (1982) |
| EPMD | | Strictly Business (1988) |
| Eric B. & Rakim | | Paid in Full (1987) |
| Eurythmics | | Touch (1983) |
| George Michael | | Faith (1987) |
| The Go Betweens | | 16 Lovers Lane (1988) |
| The Go Betweens | | Liberty Belle and the Black Diamond Express (1986) |
| The Go Betweens | | Tallulah (1987) |
| Go-Go's | | Beauty and the Beat (1981) |
| Guns N' Roses | | Appetite for Destruction (1987) |
| Hüsker Dü | | New Day Rising (1985) |
| Icehouse | | Man of Colours (1987) |
| Iggy Pop | | Blah Blah Blah (1986) |
| Ian Moss | | Matchbook (1989) |
Australian
| INXS | | Kick (1987) |
Australian. Singles included "Need You Tonight/Mediate", "Devil Inside", "New Sensation" and "Never Tear Us Apart".
| INXS | | Listen Like Thieves (1985) |
Australian (5th Album) Included their first Top 5 single in the US, "What You Need".
| INXS | | Shabooh Shoobah (1982) |
Australian (3rd Album), 1st Album to be released worldwide
| INXS | | Swing (1984) |
Australian (4th Album) Remained in the Australian Top 50 selling albums for over 2 years
| INXS | | Underneath the Colours (1981) |
Australian (2nd Album)
| Iron Maiden | | Killers (1981) |
| Iron Maiden | | Live After Death (1985) |
| Iron Maiden | | The Number Of The Beast (1982) |
| Iron Maiden | | Piece Of Mind (1983) |
| Iron Maiden | | Powerslave (1984) |
| Iron Maiden | | Seventh Son of a Seventh Son (1988) |
The video to the track 'Can I Play With Madness' starred Graham Chapman, his last film appearance before his death.
| Iron Maiden | | Somewhere In Time (1986) |
| James Brown | | In the Jungle Groove (1986) |
| Jane's Addiction | | Nothing's Shocking (1988) |
| Janet Jackson | | Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989) |
| The Jesus and Mary Chain | | Darklands (1987) |
| The Jesus and Mary Chain | | Psychocandy (1985) |
| Joy Division | | Closer (1980) |
| Judas Priest | | British Steel (1980) |
| Judas Priest | | Defenders of the Faith (1984) |
| Judas Priest | | Point of Entry (1981) |
| Judas Priest | | Screaming for Vengeance (1982) |
| Judas Priest | | Turbo (1986) |
| Kate Bush | | The Dreaming (1982) |
| Kate Bush | | Hounds Of Love (1985) |
| Kiss | | Unmasked (1980) |
| Led Zeppelin | | Coda (1982) |
| LL Cool J | | Radio (1985) |
LL Cool J stands for "Ladies Luv Cool James"
| Los Lobos | | How Will The Wolf Survive? (1984) |
| Lou Reed | | New York (1989) |
| Lucinda Williams | | Happy Woman Blues (1980) |
| Madonna | | Like A Prayer (1989) |
| Megadeth | | Killing Is My Business (1985) |
| Megadeth | | Peace Sells...But Who's Buying (1986) |
| Metallica | | And Justice For All. . . (1988) |
| Metallica | | Kill 'Em All (1983) |
| Metallica | | Master of Puppets (1986) |
| Metallica | | No Life 'til Leather (1982) |
| Metallica | | Ride The Lightning (1984) |
| Michael Jackson | | Bad (1987) |
| Michael Jackson | | Thriller (1982) |
| Minutemen | | Double Nickels on the Dime (1984) |
| Misfits | | Earth A.D. & Wolfsblood (1983) |
| Misfits | | Walk Among Us (1982) |
| Morrissey | | Viva Hate (1988) |
| Mr. Bungle | | Bowel of Chiley (1987) |
| Mr. Bungle | | The Raging Wrath of the Easter Bunny (1986) |
| My Bloody Valentine | | This is Your Bloody Valentine (1985) |
| New Order | | Substance (1987) |
| New Order | | Technique (1989) |
| Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds | | From Her to Eternity (1984) |
| NOFX | | So What If We're On Mystic! (1986) |
| Noiseworks | | Touch (1989) |
Australian
| N.W.A | | Straight Outta Compton (1989) |
| Ozzy Osbourne | | Bark At The Moon (1983) |
| Ozzy Osbourne | | Blizzard Of Ozz (1980) |
| Ozzy Osbourne | | Diary Of A Madman (1981) |
| Ozzy Osbourne | | The Ultimate Sin (1986) |
| The Pastels | | Suck on the Pastels (1988) |
| Paul Simon | | Graceland (1986) |
| Peter Gabriel | | So (1986) |
| Pink Floyd | | The Final Cut (1983) |
| Pink Floyd | | A Momentary Lapse Of Reason (1987) |
| Pixies | | Doolittle (1989) |
| Pixies | | Surfer Rosa (1988) |
| The Pogues | | Rum, Sodomy and the Lash (1985) |
| The Police | | Ghost in the Machine (1981) |
| The Police | | Synchronicity (1983) |
| The Police | | Zenyatta Mondatta (1980) |
| Prince | | 1999 (1982) |
| Prince | | Dirty Mind (1980) |
| Prince | | Purple Rain (1984) |
| Prince | | Sign 'O' The Times (1987) |
| Public Enemy | | It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back (1988) |
| Public Enemy | | Yo! Bum Rush the Show (1987) |
| Public Image Ltd. | | Flowers Of Romance (1981) |
| Rainbow | | Bent Out Of Shape (1983) |
| Rainbow | | Difficult To Cure (1981) |
| Rainbow | | Straight Between The Eyes (1982) |
| Rain Parade | | Emergency Third Rail Power Trip (1983) |
| Ramones | | End of the Century (1980) |
| Ramones | | Pleasant Dreams (1981) |
| Ramones | | Subterranean Jungle (1983) |
| Red Hot Chili Peppers | | Freaky Styley (1985) |
| Red Hot Chili Peppers | | The Uplift Mofo Party Plan (1987) |
| R.E.M. | | Chronic Town (1982) |
An E.P.
| R.E.M. | | Document (1987) |
| R.E.M. | | Fables Of The Reconstruction (1985) |
| R.E.M. | | Green (1988) |
| R.E.M. | | Life's Rich Pageant (1986) |
| R.E.M. | | Murmur (1983) |
| R.E.M. | | Reckoning (1984) |
| The Replacements | | Let It Be (1984) |
| The Replacements | | Tim (1985) |
| Richard & Linda Thompson | | Shoot Out the Lights (1982) |
| Robert Plant | | Pictures At Eleven (1982) |
| The Rolling Stones | | Tattoo You (1981) |
| Roxy Music | | Avalon (1982) |
| Run DMC | | Raising Hell (1986) |
| Screaming Trees | | Clairvoyance (1986) |
| Screaming Trees | | Even If and Especially When (1987) |
| Screaming Trees | | Other Worlds (1985) |
| Slade | | The Amazing Kamikaze Syndrome (1983) |
| Slade | | Til Deaf Do Us Part (1982) |
| Slade | | We'll Bring the House Down (1981) |
| Slayer | | Hell Awaits (1985) |
| Slayer | | Live Undead (1985) |
| Slayer | | Reign In Blood (1986) |
| Slayer | | Show No Mercy (1983) |
| Slayer | | South Of Heaven (1988) |
| The Smiths | | Hatful Of Hollow (1984) |
"The rain falls hard on a humdrum town, this town has dragged you down"
| The Smiths | | Louder Than Bombs (1987) |
| The Smiths | | Meat is Murder (1985) |
| The Smiths | | The Queen Is Dead (1986) |
| The Smiths | | Strangeways, Here We Come (1987) |
| Sonic Youth | | Bad Moon Rising (1985) |
Third album by the alternative rock band.
| Sonic Youth | | Daydream Nation (1988) |
| Steve Earle | | Guitar Town (1986) |
| Suicidal Tendencies | | Join The Army (1987) |
| Talking Heads | | Little Creatures (1985) |
| Talking Heads | | Remain in Light (1980) |
| Talking Heads | | Stop Making Sense (1984) |
Talking Heads were an American rock band formed in 1974 in New York City who were active until 1991. The band comprised David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth and Jerry Harrison.
| Television Personalities | | They Could Have Been Bigger Than the Beatles (1982) |
| Tom Waits/Crystal Gayle | | One From The Heart (1982) |
| Tom Waits | | Heartattack And Vine (1980) |
Featuring 'Jersey Girl', often covered by Bruce Springsteen on stage.
| Tom Waits | | Rain Dogs (1985) |
Featuring 'Downtown Train', later a hit for Rod Stewart.
| Tom Waits | | Shadows of Intolerance (1982) |
| Tonight | | Tonight (1984) |
| U2 | | Boy (1980) |
| U2 | | The Joshua Tree (1987) |
| U2 | | October (1981) |
| U2 | | Rattle And Hum (1988) |
| U2 | | Under A Blood Red Sky (1983) |
| U2 | | The Unforgettable Fire (1984) |
| U2 | | War (1983) |
| X | | Los Angeles (1980) |
| X | | Wild Gift (1981) |
| Young Marble Giants | | Colossal Youth (1981) |
| ZZ Top | | Eliminator (1983) |
Frank Beard - famously, the only member of ZZ Top not to have a beard.
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