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 .)

11.

Legend: The Best Of Bob Marley And The Wailers 
Compilation

 Bob Marley & The Wailers

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Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

505 charts

Rank Score:

3,814

Rank in 1984:

14

Rank in 1980s:

67

Overall Rank:

474

Average Rating:

 84 (1,021 votes)

Comments:

56

12.

Rain Dogs 

 Tom Waits

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Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

1,117 charts

Rank Score:

13,030

Rank in 1985:

2

Rank in 1980s:

14

Overall Rank:

109

Average Rating:

 84 (1,308 votes)

Comments:

85

13.

Past Masters - Volume Two 
Compilation

 The Beatles

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Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

54 charts

Rank Score:

185

Rank in 1988:

96

Rank in 1980s:

1,025

Overall Rank:

6,922

Average Rating:

 84 (391 votes)

Comments:

16

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Surfer Rosa & Come On Pilgrim 
Compilation

 Pixies

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Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

93 charts

Rank Score:

1,007

Rank in 1988:

26

Rank in 1980s:

262

Overall Rank:

1,688

Average Rating:

 84 (309 votes)

Comments:

10

15.

Ride The Lightning 

 Metallica

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Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

869 charts

Rank Score:

9,179

Rank in 1984:

2

Rank in 1980s:

22

Overall Rank:

178

Average Rating:

 84 (1,312 votes)

Comments:

78

16.

Daydream Nation 

 Sonic Youth

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Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

1,542 charts

Rank Score:

17,617

Rank in 1988:

1

Rank in 1980s:

8

Overall Rank:

69

Average Rating:

 84 (1,830 votes)

Comments:

146

17.

Spirit Of Eden 

 Talk Talk

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Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

891 charts

Rank Score:

11,274

Rank in 1988:

3

Rank in 1980s:

18

Overall Rank:

135

Average Rating:

 84 (967 votes)

Comments:

67

18.

Master Of Puppets 

 Metallica

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Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

1,231 charts

Rank Score:

13,207

Rank in 1986:

2

Rank in 1980s:

13

Overall Rank:

106

Average Rating:

 83 (1,767 votes)

Comments:

116

19.

Substance 1987 
Compilation

 New Order

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Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

310 charts

Rank Score:

2,889

Rank in 1987:

11

Rank in 1980s:

96

Overall Rank:

616

Average Rating:

 83 (461 votes)

Comments:

36

20.

Past Masters 
Compilation

 The Beatles

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Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

42 charts

Rank Score:

183

Rank in 1988:

97

Rank in 1980s:

1,037

Overall Rank:

6,978

Average Rating:

 83 (214 votes)

Comments:

10

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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).