Top-rated albums of the 1980s

Listed below are the top-rated albums of the 1980s as rated by BestEverAlbums.com members!
(To qualify for this chart, an album must have had at least 10 member ratings .)

31.

Moving Pictures 

 Rush

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Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

986 charts

Rank Score:

10,039

Rank in 1981:

1

Rank in 1980s:

20

Overall Rank:

156

Average Rating:

 82 (1,261 votes)

Comments:

86

32.

You're Living All Over Me 

 Dinosaur Jr.

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Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

638 charts

Rank Score:

5,916

Rank in 1987:

5

Rank in 1980s:

40

Overall Rank:

307

Average Rating:

 82 (718 votes)

Comments:

45

33.

A Decade Of Steely Dan 
Compilation

 Steely Dan

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Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

13 charts

Rank Score:

53

Rank in 1985:

220

Rank in 1980s:

2,636

Overall Rank:

19,524

Average Rating:

 82 (57 votes)

Comments:

2

34.

Thriller 

 Michael Jackson

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Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

1,581 charts

Rank Score:

17,113

Rank in 1982:

1

Rank in 1980s:

9

Overall Rank:

76

Average Rating:

 82 (2,107 votes)

Comments:

160

35.

Singles Collection: The London Years 
Compilation

 The Rolling Stones

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Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

35 charts

Rank Score:

105

Rank in 1989:

165

Rank in 1980s:

1,594

Overall Rank:

11,078

Average Rating:

 82 (91 votes)

Comments:

5

36.

Live At The Harlem Square Club, 1963 
Live

 Sam Cooke

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Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

139 charts

Rank Score:

974

Rank in 1985:

22

Rank in 1980s:

272

Overall Rank:

1,742

Average Rating:

 82 (172 votes)

Comments:

16

37.

Kamikaze 

 Luis Alberto Spinetta

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Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

28 charts

Rank Score:

255

Rank in 1982:

86

Rank in 1980s:

780

Overall Rank:

5,256

Average Rating:

 82 (42 votes)

Comments:

2

38.

Meat Is Murder 

 The Smiths

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Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

812 charts

Rank Score:

6,818

Rank in 1985:

4

Rank in 1980s:

32

Overall Rank:

255

Average Rating:

 82 (1,257 votes)

Comments:

68

39.

On Fire 

 Galaxie 500

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Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

487 charts

Rank Score:

4,395

Rank in 1989:

5

Rank in 1980s:

56

Overall Rank:

406

Average Rating:

 82 (574 votes)

Comments:

40

40.

Paul's Boutique 

 Beastie Boys

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Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

841 charts

Rank Score:

7,250

Rank in 1989:

4

Rank in 1980s:

29

Overall Rank:

236

Average Rating:

 82 (1,010 votes)

Comments:

53

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The average rating is a Bayesian average, calculated as follows:
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AV

where:
av = mean average rating an album has currently received.
n = number of ratings an album has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an album to appear in the 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating for an album (currently 72/100).