The 50 best albums of the 80s by Louder (2018)

The family of Future's UK consumer music magazines including Classic Rock re-branded and became covered under the umbrella title of Louder (also known as Louder Sound). These are their best albums of 1980s.
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1.

Master Of Puppets 

 Metallica

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Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

1,231 charts

Rank Score:

13,217

Rank in 1986:

2

Rank in 1980s:

13

Overall Rank:

105

Average Rating:

 83 (1,768 votes)

Comments:

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2.

Appetite For Destruction 

 Guns N' Roses

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Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

1,357 charts

Rank Score:

12,251

Rank in 1987:

2

Rank in 1980s:

15

Overall Rank:

117

Average Rating:

 79 (1,913 votes)

Comments:

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3.

Back In Black 

 AC/DC

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Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

1,240 charts

Rank Score:

11,263

Rank in 1980:

3

Rank in 1980s:

17

Overall Rank:

134

Average Rating:

 80 (1,837 votes)

Comments:

139

4.

The Number Of The Beast 

 Iron Maiden

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Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

694 charts

Rank Score:

6,501

Rank in 1982:

3

Rank in 1980s:

35

Overall Rank:

269

Average Rating:

 81 (989 votes)

Comments:

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5.

Moving Pictures 

 Rush

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Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

986 charts

Rank Score:

10,049

Rank in 1981:

1

Rank in 1980s:

20

Overall Rank:

156

Average Rating:

 82 (1,261 votes)

Comments:

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6.

Powerslave 

 Iron Maiden

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Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

453 charts

Rank Score:

4,160

Rank in 1984:

11

Rank in 1980s:

60

Overall Rank:

430

Average Rating:

 81 (705 votes)

Comments:

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7.

Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son 

 Iron Maiden

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Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

342 charts

Rank Score:

2,577

Rank in 1988:

10

Rank in 1980s:

106

Overall Rank:

704

Average Rating:

 80 (534 votes)

Comments:

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8.

Ride The Lightning 

 Metallica

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Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

868 charts

Rank Score:

9,161

Rank in 1984:

2

Rank in 1980s:

22

Overall Rank:

178

Average Rating:

 84 (1,313 votes)

Comments:

78

9.

...And Justice For All 

 Metallica

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Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

609 charts

Rank Score:

5,027

Rank in 1988:

5

Rank in 1980s:

47

Overall Rank:

359

Average Rating:

 79 (1,121 votes)

Comments:

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10.

Hysteria 

 Def Leppard

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Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

396 charts

Rank Score:

2,991

Rank in 1987:

10

Rank in 1980s:

91

Overall Rank:

593

Average Rating:

 72 (543 votes)

Comments:

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The 50 best albums of the 80s composition

Year	Albums	%
1980	7	14%
1981	4	8%
1982	3	6%
1983	5	10%
1984	7	14%
1985	3	6%
1986	6	12%
1987	5	10%
1988	5	10%
1989	5	10%

Artist	Albums	%
Iron Maiden	5	10%
Rush	4	8%
Ozzy Osbourne	3	6%
Judas Priest	3	6%
Metallica	3	6%
Def Leppard	2	4%
Bon Jovi	2	4%
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Country	Albums	%
	22	44%
	20	40%
	4	8%
	1	2%
	1	2%
	1	2%
	1	2%

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Other 1980s decade charts

Listed below are 21 charts from recognised sources for 1980s. There are also 773 user submitted charts covering this period.

Title	Source	Type	Published	Country
Top 100 Albums Of The 1980s	Classic Pop	1980s decade chart	1990
Die besten Alben der 80er	Classic Rock Deutschland	1980s decade chart	2018
The REAL 100 Greatest Albums Of The '80s	Classic Rock	1980s decade chart	2017
The 100 Best Albums of the 1980s	FACT	1980s decade chart	2013
Die besten Alben der 80er	laut	1980s decade chart	2014
The 50 best albums of the 80s	Louder	1980s decade chart	2018
Die 50 besten Alben der 80er	Musikexpress.de	1980s decade chart	2003
Die 80er	Musikexpress.de	1980s decade chart	1989
Top 100 Greatest Albums of the 1980s	New Music Express	1980s decade chart	1990
The 80 Best Albums of the 1980s	Paste	1980s decade chart	2012
The 200 Best Albums of the 1980s	Pitchfork	1980s decade chart	2018
Top 100 Albums of the 1980s	Pitchfork	1980s decade chart	2002
Die 100 besten Alben der 1980er Jahre	Popkultur.de	1980s decade chart	2022
Record Mirror Albums Of The '80s	Record Mirror	1980s decade chart	1989
100 Best Albums of the Eighties	Rolling Stone	1980s decade chart	1989
Die besten Platten: die 80er	Rolling Stone Deutschland	1980s decade chart	1997
Best Albums of the 1980s	Slant Magazine	1980s decade chart	2012
250 Meisterwerke aus 5 Jahrzehnten - 80er	Sounds (DE)	1980s decade chart	2009
StuBru albums of 1980s	StuBru	1980s decade chart	2017
Die 100 besten Platten der 80er Jahre	Tempo	1980s decade chart	1989
The 500 Greatest Albums Of The 1980s	Uncut	1980s decade chart	2024

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The 50 best albums of the 80s	Louder	1980s decade chart	2018

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