Both Pitchfork and the PFMS message board are coming out with their lists of the top albums of the 1980's some time this week, and I am curious to see what the same list would look like from Netphorians.

If you're interested, you can either PM me your list or post it here--I don't really care. Please don't make lists any longer than twenty albums. Also, please either rank them in order or indicate that you want them to all have the same weight.

Originally posted by Graveflower
1. A.R. Kane - I
2. Ultramagnetic MCs - Critical Beatdown
3. Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation
4. Pixies. The - Doolittle
5. Michael Jackson - Thriller
6. EPMD - Strictly Business
7. The Smiths - The Queen is Dead
8. Prince - Sign o' the Times
9. Durutti Column - LC
10. Cure, The - Disintegration
11. Depeche Mode - Music for the Masses
12. The Minutemen - Double Nickles on the Dime
13. Beastie Boys - Paul's Botique
14. Elvis Costello - Blood & Chocolate
15. Sonic Youth - Sister
16. Art Bears - The World As it Is Today
17. Talking Heads - Remain in Light
18. David Bowie - Scary Monsters
19. XTX - Skylarking
20. Eric B and Rakim - Paid in Full

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21. Roxy Music - Avalon
22. Sugarcubes, The - Life's Too Good
23. Human League - Dare
24. Elvis Costello - Get Happy!!
25. Pretenders, The - The Pretenders
26. Police, The - Synchronicity
27. Cars, The - Shake it Up
28. Rain Parade - Emergency 3rd Rail Power Trip
29. The Jesus & Mary Chain - Psychocandy
30. Cure, The - The Head on the Door
31. Leonard Cohen - I'm Your Man
32. Bongwater - Double Bummer

I already posted it on the pitchfork board, deal with the extra 12.

great list...probably very similar to my own if i had the time to work it out. only one problem - the stone roses debut is at least twice as good as any of the above. did you leave it off by mistake?

10. Stone Roses - Stone Roses
09. REM - Murmur
08. The Cure - Disintegration
07. Talking Heads - Remain in Light
06. The Smiths - Meat Is Murder
05. My Bloody Valentine - Isn't Anything
04. Joy Division - Closer
03. Pixies - Doolittle
02. New Order - Power, Corruption & Lies
01. Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation

Power, Corruption & Lies would've been #1 if "Leave Me Alone" had been the closing track. Stupid "The Beach" for being unnecessary. Oh, and I should probably be flamed for having the Stone Roses so low and Isn't Anything probably doesn't even deserve to be on the list, but this is just my personal preference.

wow. i'm glad to see you chose the pretenders, mr. casey!

i fucking <3 that album. too bad i've only heard half the stuff on your list :(

i really hate not having my own computer sometimes :(

1. Husker Du - New Day Rising
2. Joy Division - Closer
3. The Replacements - Tim
4. Bruce Springsteen - Born in the USA
5. The Smiths - The Queen is Dead
6. Stone Roses - s/t
7. The Cure - Disintegration
8. Public Enemy - It takes a nation of millions to hold us back
9. Rites of Spring - End on End
10. Husker Du - Zen Arcade
11. The Pixies - Surfer Rosa
12. Talking heads - Remain in Light
13. The Chameleons - Script of the Bridge
14. The Fall - This Nation's Saving Grace
15. Beat Happening - s/t
16. Guns N' Roses - Appetite for Destruction
17. New Order - Power, Corruption, and Lies
18. Mission of Burma - s/t (can this count? if not then Signals, Calls & Marches EP)
19. Galaxie 500 - On Fire
20. The Replacements - Pleased to meet me

edit: switched Smiths/Stone Roses places.

the clash - sandinista!
john lennon - double fantasy
u2 - war
devo - freedom of choice
violent femmes debut
metallica - ...and justice for all
pixies - surfer rosa
nick cave - from her to eternity
barry adamson - moss side story
micheal jackson - thriller
red hot chilli peppers - mother's milk
big black - songs about fucking

that's what comes to mind right now.

Ryan Adams - Reckless

i have no concept of order but i guess this is close enough. :/

joy division - closer
the smiths - the queen is dead
chameleons uk - strange times
einsturzende neubauten - halber mensch
mbv - isn't anything
the cure - disintegration
cocteau twins - pink opaque
spacemen 3 - playing with fire
the pixies - doolittle
galaxie 500 - on fire
bruce springsteen - nebraska
the jesus and mary chain - psychocandy
the swans - children of god
sonic youth - daydream nation
cocteau twins - treasure
the cramps - songs the lord taught us
depeche mode - music for the masses
the misfits - walk among us
the television personalities - and don't the kids just love it
nick cave and the bad seeds - tender prey

Originally posted by jenniferkate


i like.

Originally posted by Tessellation
GTA3 soundtracks
24 party people soundtracks...

BILLY IDOL DANCING WIT MYSELF

Save for the Tom Waits, the Pitchfork list was fairly predictable. My issues -

1) The Soft Boys were far too high up at 65 when UM is easily in the top20 if not top10.
2) Replacements should have been in the top10
3) Predictability of Daydream Nation at #1 as well as the two Pixies records in the top10.
4) What happened to synth-pop? Duran Duran doesn't cover it as Depeche Mode, Yaz, and Erasure are all integral.
5) Too much Police. They were good, not sure if I'd call them great.

Not a perfect list but at least a decent representation of the decade. In case anyone's interested here are two other best of the 80s lists I've found -

http://topmuzik.com/gb/chart/stone80.htm
http://topmuzik.com/gb/chart/vv80album.htm

Not in any particular order.

Pixies - Surfer Rosa
Pixies - Doolittle
Queen - The Miracle
Freddie Mercury - Mr. Bad Guy
Roger Taylor - Fun In Space
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Mother's Milk
Prince - Purple Rain
Prince - Sign 'o' The Times
Prince - LoveSexy

1. prince - purple rain
2. john lennon - double fantasy
3. stone roses - s/t
4. prince - sign o' the times
5. metallica - master of puppets
6. michael jackson - thriller
7. gnr - appetite for destruction
8. paul mccartney - flowers in the dirt
9. billy joel - an innocent man
10. zz top - eliminator

(not my fave decade, i have to admit..)

Originally posted by Graveflower
1. A.R. Kane - I
2. Ultramagnetic MCs - Critical Beatdown

is it just me, or were neither of these on the pitchfork top 100?

hmm.

Originally posted by scouse_dave
1. prince - purple rain
2. john lennon - double fantasy
3. stone roses - s/t
4. prince - sign o' the times
5. metallica - master of puppets
6. michael jackson - thriller
7. gnr - appetite for destruction
8. paul mccartney - flowers in the dirt
9. billy joel - an innocent man
10. zz top - eliminator

(not my fave decade, i have to admit..)

wot no pixies, new order, joy division, sonic youth, bunnymen or smiths - for a man whose musical opinions i usually share that's a surprise. and surely as an outright thrill ride rock record nothings shocking shits on the corporate hair metal of appetite..?

new order-technique

kate bush-the whole story; the sensual world

pixies-surfer rosa

david byrne-the catherine wheel

cocteau twins-treasure

x-wild gift; live at the roxy; more fun in the new world; under the...

Exene Cervenka-old wives' tales

My bloody valentine-isn't anything

beastie boys-paul's bout.

breakfast club soundtrack

"tron" score

stone roses-s/t

Jane's add.-nothing's shock.

yez/yazoo-upstairs at eric's; you and me both

r.e.m.-murmur; green

prince-1999, controversy, sign o' the times, purple rain

depeche mode-music for the...

Talking Heads-stop making sense(deluxe), remain in light; true stories

human league-dare!

killing joke-s/t; fire dances

xtc-black sea

cure-disintegration; the head on...

Pop Group-How Much Longer Do We Tolerate Mass Murder?

happy monday-bummed

pubic image ltd.-this is what you want...; flow. of romance

magazine-the correct use of soap

peter gabriel-so(unessential if you own "shaking the tree", IMO, although "we do what we're told" and "in your eyes" must be downloaded)

joy division-closer; substance

the cure - disintegration, the head on the door
cocteau twins - blue bell knoll, treasure
joy division - closer
echo & the bunnymen - ocean rain
siouxsie & the banshees - juju
depeche mode - music for the masses
bauhaus - in the flat field
the sisters of mercy - floodland
new order - power, corruption, and lies
stone roses - s/t