✅ FACT Magazine: 100 Best Albums of the 1980s

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✅ FACT Magazine: 100 Best Albums of the 1980s

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Fact Magazine did a top 100 albums list covering the '80s back in June. I liked their '90s list and this one is similar in that it is great for discovering new or overlooked albums from the decade. Any list with Arthur Russell that also prefers Sister to Day Dream Nation and puts Hounds of Love in the top 5 is fine be me. Here it is:

100. V/A Ultimate Breaks & Beats 1 (1986)
99. Hans-Joachim Roedelius - Wenn der Südwind weht (1981)
98. Whodini - Escape (1984)
97. Carcass - Reek of Putrefaction (1988)
96. Philip Glass - Koyaanisqatsi (1983)
95. Soul II Soul - Club Classics, Volume One (1989)
94. Skin - Blood, Women, Roses (1987)
93. Aztec Camera - High Land, Hard Rain (1983)
92. Einstürzende Neubauten - Kollaps (1981)
91. Charanjit Singh - Synthesizing: Ten Ragas to a Disco Beat (1982)
90. Foetus - Nail (1985)
89. Psychic TV - Jack the Tab - Acid Tablets Volume One (1988)
88. Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) (1983)
87. Mad Professor - Captures Pato Banton (1988)
86. Bathory - Under the Sign of the Black Mark (1987)
85. Virginia Astley - From Gardens Where We Feel Secure (1983)
84. Naked City (John Zorn) - Torture Garden (1989)
83. Tantra - The Double Album (1980)
82. Lustmord - Paradise Disowned (1984)
81. Momus - The Poison Boyfriend (1987)
80. Antena - Camino del sol (1982)
79. Suicide - Second Album (AKA Suicide) (1980)
78. Tackhead - Tackhead Tape Time (1988)
77. Inner City - Paradise (1989)
76. Polyrock - Polyrock (1980)
75. Ryuichi Sakamoto - Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983)
74. Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables (1980)
73. Zazou / BIKAYE / CY1 - Noir et blanc (1983)
72. Ramleh - Hole in the Heart (1987)
71. Fabio Frizzi - Paura nella città dei morti viventi (1980) (1982)
70. Scientist - Scientist Rids the World of the Evil Curse of the Vampires (1981)
69. Colin Newman - Commercial Suicide (1986)
68. Geto Boys - Grip It! On That Other Level (1989)
67. The Monochrome Set - Strange Boutique (1980)
66. Ministry - The Land of Rape and Honey (1988)
65. Public Enemy - It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back (1988)
64. David Sylvian - Secrets of the Beehive (1987)
63. Bongwater - Double Bummer (1988)
62. V/A - Street Sounds UK Electro (1984)
61. Jandek - Six and Six (1981)
60. John Foxx - Metamatic (1980)
59. Just-Ice - Back to the Old School (1986)
58. Nocturnal Emissions - Drowning in a Sea of Bliss (1983)
57. Vangelis - Blade Runner (1994)
56. Kool G Rap & DJ Polo - Road to the Riches (1989)
55. The Final Cut - Deep Into the Cut (1990)
54. Nurse With Wound - Soliloquy for Lilith (1988)
53. Sade - Diamond Life (1984)
52. Morbid Angel - Altars of Madness (1989)
51. Galaxie 500 - On Fire (1989)
50. My Bloody Valentine - You Made Me Realise (1988) [EP]
49. The Units - Digital Stimulation (1980)
48. Mayhem - Deathcrush (1987) [EP]
47. The Soft Boys - Underwater Moonlight (1980)
46. Prince - Sign “O” the Times (1987)
45. Flaming Tunes - Flaming Tunes (1985)
44. Arabian Prince - Brother Arab (1989)
43. Marc & the Mambas - Torment & Toreros (1983)
42. Suzanne Ciani - Seven Waves (1982)
41. Sonic Youth - Sister (1987)
40. Jungle Brothers - Straight Out the Jungle (1988)
39. Rites of Spring - Rites of Spring (1985)
38. Big Daddy Kane - Long Live the Kane (1988)
37. The Cleaners From Venus - On Any Normal Monday (1982)
36. Bernard Szajner - Some Deaths Take Forever (1980)
35. Whitehouse - Great White Death (1985)
34. Felt - Crumbling the Antiseptic Beauty (1982)
33. N.W.A. - Straight Outta Compton (1988)
32. Pixies - Surfer Rosa (1988)
31. Half Japanese - 1/2 Gentlemen / Not Beasts (1980)
30. Brian Eno - Ambient 4: On Land (1982)
29. Minutemen - Double Nickels on the Dime (1984)
28. Rapeman - Two Nuns and a Pack Mule (1988)
27. Robert Wyatt - Old Rottenhat (1985)
26. Massacre - Killing Time (1981)
25. Muslimgauze - Coup d'Etat (1987)
24. Julee Cruise - Floating Into the Night (1989)
23. Napalm Death - Scum (1987)
22. Desmond Simmons - Alone on Penguin Island (1981)
21. Boogie Down Productions - Criminal Minded (1987)
20. The Smiths - The Smiths (1984)
19. Mr. Fingers - Ammnesia (1988)
18. Glenn Branca - The Ascension (1981)
17. Young Marble Giants - Colossal Youth (1980)
16. Ultramagnetic MC's - Critical Beatdown (1988)
15. 808 State - Newbuild (1988)
14. Tom Waits - Rain Dogs (1985)
13. Coil - Horse Rotorvator (1986)
12. Alexander Robotnick - Ce n'est q'un début (1984)
11. Cocteau Twins - Head Over Heels (1983)
10. Steve Roach - Structures From Silence (1984)
9. Too $hort - Born to Mack (1986)
8. Kraftwerk - Computerwelt (1981)
7. Minor Threat - Out of Step (1983) [EP]
6. Monoton - Monotonprodukt 07 (1982)
5. Kate Bush - Hounds of Love (1985)
4. Manuel Göttsching - E2-E4 (1984)
3. Godflesh - Streetcleaner (1989)
2. Virgo Four - Virgo (1989)
1. Arthur Russell- World of Echo (1986)

It contains a few EPs. I'm not sure how they are handled here, but they should all be noted as such since I basically copied it from a Rate Your Music user list.

Edit: A link would probably have been helpful. . . :angry-banghead:
http://www.factmag.com/2013/06/24/the-1 ... 0s-100-81/
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Re: FACT Magazine: 100 Best Albums of the 1980s

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Manuel Göttsching and Kate Bush in the top 5 of the decade? Kraftwerk in the top 10? Mr. Fingers makes the top 20? I love it!
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Re: FACT Magazine: 100 Best Albums of the 1980s

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FACT isn't very big on pop-oriented music, I gather? Thriller doesn't even appear. :D Closest there is are Eurythmics and Prince.
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Re: FACT Magazine: 100 Best Albums of the 1980s

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COCTEAU TWINS' HEAD OVER HEELS :) I knew that album was more influencial than people gave it credit for. This just proves my point. First album to ever fully incorporate DREAMPOP into their sound which has become a blueprint for numerous bands not just of the dreampop or shoegaze genre. Like I said I honestly feel if Robin Guthrie had all the kind of control Kevin Shields has in MBV they would have gotten all the credit they DESERVED but because it is equal parts Liz as it is Robin they're not gonna name a woman as an influencial figure in such a groundbreaking genre. Patti Smith is called the QUEEN OF PUNK NOT PROTO PUNK but actual punk rock. She predated the Ramones but they're not gonna call her full on punk rock. NOT a female songwriter. She'd be considered the first punk rock artist of all time. That somehow doesn't make punk look as edgy and rebellious as they want it to look so they clump her with all the PROTO punk bands.
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