your top albums from the 80's

[MiscGenius]

ok so what are your picks for the best albums from this time?
genre does not matter and anything that you think was tops and defined the music for the time is good. i will go and make my list and post it here soon.

:idea:

[Vicky]

Ok, lets try these for starters:

Maybe not the music that is my favorite in some cases but these would be the top defining albums IMO.

Thriller (1982) - Michael Jackson
Purple Rain (1984) - Prince and the Revolution
Hysteria (1987) - Def Leppard
Ghost In The Machine (1981) - The Police
Born in the USA (1984) - Bruce Springsteen
Pretty Hate Machine (1989) - Nine Inch Nails
Low-Life (1985) - New Order
Imperial Bedroom (1982) - Elvis Costello and The Attractions
True Blue (1986) - Madonna
War (1983) - U2

[Dusty Chalk]

Asterisk indicates favourite of that year.

1980 -
*Talking Heads, Remain in Light
Peter Gabriel (third one)
Bauhaus, In the Flat Field
Tangerine Dream, Tangram
Genesis, Duke
Mike Oldfield, QE2
Buggles, Age of Plastic
OMD, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
OMD, Organisation
Devo, Freedom of Choice

1981 -
Blue Oyster Cult, Fire of Unknown Origin
King Crimson, Discipline
Human League, Dare
OMD, Architecture & Morality
Bauhaus, Mask
Oingo Boingo, Only A Lad
Soft Cell, Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret
Rush, Moving Pictures
Tangerine Dream, Exit
Genesis, Abacab
Buggles, Adventures in Modern Recording
Devo, New Traditionalists

1982 -
Talk Talk, The Party's Over
Peter Gabriel, Security
Laurie Anderson, Big Science
Thomas Dolby, Golden Age of Wireless
Oingo Boingo, Nothing to Fear
Tangerine Dream, White Eagle
Tangerine Dream, Logos
Jethro Tull, Broadsword and the Beast
Mike Oldfield, Five Miles Out
King Crimson, Beat
Depeche Mode, A Broken Frame
Yazoo, Upstairs at Eric's
Devo, Oh, No! It's Devo

1983 -
U2, War
Metallica, Kill 'Em All
New Order, Power, Corruption & Lies
Fixx, Reach the Beach
Oingo Boingo, Good For Your Soul
Bauhaus, Burning from the Inside
Tangerine Dream, Hyperborea
Eddie Jobson/Zinc, The Green Album
Genesis
Mike Oldfield, Crises
Depeche Mode, Construction Time Again
Yazoo, You and Me Both
OMD, Dazzle Ships

1984 -
*Planet P Project, Pink World
Metallica, Ride the Lightning
Laurie Anderson, Mister Heartbreak
Laurie Anderson, United States Live
Tones on Tail, Pop
Art of Noise, Who's Afraid of...?
Vangelis, Soil Festivities
Legendary Pink Dots, The Lovers
Depeche Mode, Some Great Reward
Alison Moyet, Alf
OMD, Junk Culture

1985 -
*Marillion, Misplaced Childhood
Yello, Stella
Kate Bush, Hounds of Love
Oingo Boingo, Dead Man's Party
Tangerine Dream, Le Parc
Grace Jones, Slave to the Rhythm
Eddie Jobson, Theme of Secrets
Skinny Puppy, Bites
v/a, Piano One (Private Music)
Legendary Pink Dots, Asylum

1986 -
*Talk Talk, The Colour of Spring
Metallica, Master of Puppets
Tangerine Dream, Underwater Sunlight
Art of Noise, In Visible Silence
Genesis, Invisible Touch
Skinny Puppy, Mind: The Perpetual Intercourse
Legendary Pink Dots, Island of Jewels
Depeche Mode, Black Celebration

1987 -
*Tear Garden, Tired Eyes Slowly Burning
Tangerine Dream, Tyger
Yello, One Second
Art of Noise, In No Sense? Nonsense!
Skinny Puppy, Cleanse, Fold and Manipulate
Depeche Mode, Music for the Masses

1988 -
*Talk Talk, Spirit of Eden
Metallica, ...And Justice For All
Tangerine Dream, Optical Race
Vangelis, Direct
Skinny Puppy, VIVIsectVI
Legendary Pink Dots, Any Day Now
Devo, Total Devo

1989 -
Nine Inch Nails, Pretty Hate Machine
Cure, Disintegration
Ministry, The Mind is a Terrible Thing to Taste
Tangerine Dream, Lily on the Beach
Legendary Pink Dots, Golden Age

[seraphim]

Top albums from the 80's? This sounds like a definate thinker, but fun; and no genres? I could list a dozen bands that I discovered after the fact, but instead I'll limit myself to the bands and albums that I listened to the most through the 80's (that were released in the 80's).

Blondie - Autoamerican [1980]
Gang of Four - Yellow [1980]
Oingo Boingo - Only A Lad [1981]
The Cure - Pornography [1982]
Bauhaus - Burning From the Inside [1983]
Alphaville - Forever Young [1984]
Psychedelic Furs - Mirror Moves [1984]
Skinny Puppy - Remission [1984]
Love & Rockets - Express [1986]
Depeche Mode - Black Celebration [1986]
Lions & Ghosts - Velvet Kiss, Lick of the Lime [1987]
Pop Will Eat Itself - Box Frenzy [1987]
Flesh For Lulu - Long Live The New Flesh [1987]
Information Society - Information Society [1988]
Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine [1989]
New Model Army - Thunder and Consolation [1989]

[Dusty Chalk]

I can't believe I forgot PWEI and New Model Army.

[seraphim]

I can't believe I forgot PWEI and New Model Army.

I personally choose to believe that PWEI were seriously an under-rated band and did a lot to open the door for other hip-hop, sample based artists of today. I know they're all doing their own things now, hell, Clint Mansell does fantastic soundtrack work, but I miss that band.

And NMA...well, it doesn't get any better than them.

[MiscGenius]

sheesh i really had to think about this for a bit but i came up with this

joy division closer 1980

black flag damaged 1981

hall & oates private eyes 1981

david bowie let's dance 1984

the cure the head on the door 1985

tears for fears songs from the big chair 1985

dire straits brothers in arms 1985

r.e.m. life's rich pageant 1986

bon jovi slippery when wet 1986

xtc skylarking 1986

inxs kick 1987

[CaseInPoint]

1. Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret /1981/ - Soft Cell
2. Disintegration /1989/ - The Cure
3. Rio /1982/ - Duran Duran
4. The Lexicon Of Love /1982/ - ABC
5. Combat Rock /1982/ - The Clash
6. The Raw & The Cooked /1989/ - Fine Young Cannibals
7. Colour By Numbers /1983/ - Culture Club
8. Sound Affects /1980/ - The Jam
9. Spirit Of Eden /1988/ - Talk Talk
10.Touch /1983/ - Eurythmics
11.Peter Gabriel (III) /1980/ - Peter Gabriel
12.Low-Life /1985/ - New Order

Wow, all over the map but these are the ones that were relevant for me.

:)

[Trentreant]

Blizzard Of Ozz (1980) - Ozzy Osbourne
Back In Black (1980) - AC/DC
Tattoo You (1980) - The Rolling Stones
Pyromania (1983) - Def Leppard
Ghost In The Machine (1981) - The Police
Zen Arcade (1984) - Husker Du
Disintegration (1989) - The Cure
Psychocandy (1984) - The Jesus and Mary Chain

[Dusty Chalk]

Yup, more I forgot: Police and Eurythmics.

[MiscGenius]

oh man
the culture club lol
i remember those videos
kama kama kama kama kama karma chameleon

:)

[Red and Shiny]

No love for Joe Jackson? Oh well, maybe he was not really all that decade defining after all :)

[ProAudioX]

No love for Joe Jackson? Oh well, maybe he was not really all that decade defining after all :)

Or Steely Dan.
"Hey 19"

I gotta come back with my own list at some point.

[Dusty Chalk]

Nope, just forgot them both.

(Makes a mental note to add Joe Jackson's Beat Crazy and I'm the Man, and whatever Steely Dan albums to his list.)