AMF Top Albums of the 1980s

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The Cure really improved on their 2013 placements, and War being the highest U2 album are two nice surprises.
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[10] Kate Bush - Hounds of Love

Points: 0.896, W/L Pct: 70.02%

Finished #1 in the 1985 Poll

AM 1980s Rank: 25, Previous 1980s Poll Rank: 15

Polarization Index: 26.44

The Big Sky:

luvulongTIM (1/82)
SL3 (5/200)
Listyguy (8/200)
sonofsamiam (8/200)
babydoll (9/198)
Chris K (13/200)
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[9] Prince - Sign "☮" the Times

Points: 0.938, W/L Pct: 70.53%

Finished #2 in the 1987 Poll

AM 1980s Rank: 4, Previous 1980s Poll Rank: 9

Polarization Index: 28.83

Forever in My Life:

Rocky Raccoon (4/175)
babydoll (6/198)
Jirin (6/175)
FrankLotion (6/133)
Moonbeam (9/196)
nicolas (9/162)
sonofsamiam (12/200)
Cold Butterfly (3/30)

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Gillingham (67/68)
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[8] Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation

Points: 0.967, W/L Pct: 71.42%

Finished #2 in the 1988 Poll

AM 1980s Rank: 11, Previous 1980s Poll Rank: 11

Polarization Index: 29.09

Kissability:

Bang Jan (5/200)
DaveC (6/200)
Jap123 (3/80)
Rocky Raccoon (9/175)
FrankLotion (7/133)
Chris K (11/200)
Live in Phoenix (9/163)
luvulongTIM (6/82)
Craig (19/200)

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PlasticRam (75/76)
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[7] Joy Division - Closer

Points: 0.97, W/L Pct: 71.51%

Finished #2 in the 1980 Poll

AM 1980s Rank: 7, Previous 1980s Poll Rank: 7

Polarization Index: 28.43

Heart and Soul:

Live in Phoenix (2/163)
CupOfDreams (3/200)
SL3 (6/200)
Bang Jan (7/200)
Chris K (7/200)
Listyguy (7/200)
DaveC (9/200)
carlos74 (9/194)
Myself (10/200)

Atrocity Exhibition:

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[6] The Cure - Disintegration

Points: 1.031, W/L Pct: 72.78%

Finished #2 in the 1989 Poll

AM 1980s Rank: 35, Previous 1980s Poll Rank: 14

Polarization Index: 28.76

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carlos74 (2/194)
rumpdoll (1/94)
Jap123 (1/80)
Moonbeam (4/196)
Nassim (5/152)
Craig (11/200)
sonofsamiam (11/200)
Bang Jan (14/200)
ordinaryperson (3/42)
Gillingham (5/68)

Closedown:

Rocky Raccoon (172/175)
PlasticRam (73/76)

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MJ improves once again.

I just listened to the Swans album (over a few sittings ... nowadays, it's their "short" album). I'd have to listen to it more, and apparently my votes can't save something from bottom of the barrel status anyway, but I'd probably have given the Swans a fairly decent vote.
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Hoping for a Pixies #1 but that seems unlikely. If I made my list today the two pixies records might be #1 and #2
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Live in Phoenix wrote: Wed Sep 08, 2021 5:50 pm MJ improves once again.

I just listened to the Swans album (over a few sittings ... nowadays, it's their "short" album). I'd have to listen to it more, and apparently my votes can't save something from bottom of the barrel status anyway, but I'd probably have given the Swans a fairly decent vote.
It’s not bottom of the barrel as I’m only providing positions (so far) for the top 150 of 200 that qualified for the final round.
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[5] Michael Jackson - Thriller

Points: 1.141, W/L Pct: 74.44%

Finished #1 in the 1982 Poll

AM 1980s Rank: 3, Previous 1980s Poll Rank: 6

Polarization Index: 31.61

Baby Be Mine:

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babydoll (2/198)
Craig (4/200)
Dexter (4/177)
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FrankLotion (4/133)
Live in Phoenix (6/163)
nicolas (6/162)
Jirin (7/175)
PlasticRam (4/76)
maverick470 (6/112)
Listyguy (13/200)
Nassim (13/152)
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Beat It:

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[4] Talking Heads - Remain in Light

Points: 1.173, W/L Pct: 75.24%

Finished #1 in the 1980 Poll

AM 1980s Rank: 5, Previous 1980s Poll Rank: 5

Polarization Index: 22.79

The Great Curve:

DaveC (3/200)
Bang Jan (4/200)
ordinaryperson (1/42)
maverick470 (3/112)
Rocky Raccoon (7/175)
Cold Butterfly (2/30)
sonofsamiam (14/200)
Jirin (15/175)
FrankLotion (12/133)

The Overload:

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Reposting from last time:
Live in Phoenix wrote: Mon Jan 20, 2014 11:44 pm 3. The Smiths
2. Pixies
1. Prince
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Happy to see Thriller where it is. The other four are all leagues ahead, honestly.
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[3] Pixies - Doolittle

Points: 1.246, W/L Pct: 76.64%

Finished #1 in the 1989 Poll

AM 1980s Rank: 8, Previous 1980s Poll Rank: 2

Polarization Index: 27.67

La La Love You:

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Jirin (11/175)
maverick470 (8/112)
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Bang Jan (16/200)
SL3 (17/200)
rumpdoll (8/94)
Nassim (14/152)
FrankLotion (13/133)
Myself (20/200)

Wave of Mutilation:

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Well, surely no one beats Prince around here. He's so confident that he's putting the ownership of the Glam Slam club at stake...
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That and Morrissey’s done a great job of alienating enough former fans they’d probably not be too thrilled if he got rewarded for his outspoken sentiments.
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Kind of an underwhelming placement for Hounds of Love in this poll. I would've expected her to come in front of the 3-4 albums directly ahead of her. I think that may be a symptom of when this poll was conducted as Kate Bush's acclaim has done nothing but rise in the last couple of years.
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The top 2 were very close!
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[2] The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead

Points: 1.641, W/L Pct: 82.69%

Finished #1 in the 1986 Poll

AM 1980s Rank: 2, Previous 1980s Poll Rank: 3

Polarization Index: 22.36

There Is a Light That Never Goes Out:

DaveC (1/200)
carlos74 (1/194)
Chris K (2/200)
Craig (2/200)
mileswide (2/200)
Listyguy (4/200)
PlasticRam (2/76)
CupOfDreams (7/200)
SL3 (7/200)
Live in Phoenix (7/163)
Bang Jan (10/200)
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Bigmouth Strikes Again:

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[1] Prince and The Revolution - Purple Rain

Points: 1.643, W/L Pct: 82.58%

Finished #1 in the 1984 Poll

AM 1980s Rank: 9, Previous 1980s Poll Rank: 1

Polarization Index: 26.24

I Would Die 4 U:

sonofsamiam (1/200)
Rocky Raccoon (1/175)
FrankLotion (1/133)
maverick470 (1/112)
Chris K (4/200)
Jirin (4/175)
Myself (5/200)
Dexter (5/177)
Live in Phoenix (5/163)
nicolas (5/162)
carlos74 (7/194)
Father2TheMan (8/132)
Moonbeam (12/196)
babydoll (13/198)
Henry (15/200)
Bang Jan (17/200)

Computer Blue:

Gillingham (62/68)

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Gillingham is currently very happy with the top three right now, LOL.
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Thanks, Moonbeam! This is my favorite of all the decade polls because it was the decade of my youth - and you always produce such outstanding presentations. (And please don't feel badly at all about the delayed rollout. Life happens and that should always come first. Very happy that things are better for you now and you're back in the forum. It's not the same without you!) :greetings-waveyellow:
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Jackson wrote: Thu Sep 09, 2021 11:34 pm Kind of an underwhelming placement for Hounds of Love in this poll. I would've expected her to come in front of the 3-4 albums directly ahead of her. I think that may be a symptom of when this poll was conducted as Kate Bush's acclaim has done nothing but rise in the last couple of years.
Was just reading allmusic.com to double check and yes still two hold outs from their big 5 star rating in the top 10. All the artists influenced by Kate Bush who had been awarded the that coveted rating and they’re still holding out on Hounds and Disintegration. The Cure in fact did phenomenal just in the top 20 alone but ZERO original LP albums with a 5 star rating, only 1 single compilation cd was awarded that 5 star rating. So weird the random artists now they give their most prestigious rating to and the artists and bands they’re still holding up on.
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Moonbeam wrote: Sun Sep 05, 2021 11:06 pm I Started Something I Couldn't Finish:

Moonbeam :oops:
No worries about that, you finally finished it. And, as everyone expected, brilliantly. We are all grateful. Thank you very much!
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You weren't lying about avenging 1999's maltreatment on my ballot with a kicking of R.E.M.'s albums then, Moonbeam? :D It's more important you're in a good place though and seeing this poll presented as only you know how is just a bonus!
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Thanks for the kind words, everyone! I'll look to post some fun stats in the coming week.
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mileswide wrote: Fri Sep 10, 2021 10:55 pm You weren't lying about avenging 1999's maltreatment on my ballot with a kicking of R.E.M.'s albums then, Moonbeam? :D It's more important you're in a good place though and seeing this poll presented as only you know how is just a bonus!
The Eurythmics blasphemy is just as damning! :lol:
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The full list:

[1] Prince and The Revolution - Purple Rain
[2] The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead
[3] Pixies - Doolittle
[4] Talking Heads - Remain in Light
[5] Michael Jackson - Thriller
[6] The Cure - Disintegration
[7] Joy Division - Closer
[8] Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation
[9] Prince - Sign "☮" the Times
[10] Kate Bush - Hounds of Love
[11] The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses
[12] U2 - War
[13] U2 - The Joshua Tree
[14] Prince - 1999
[15] R.E.M. - Murmur
[16] Public Enemy - It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
[17] R.E.M. - Document
[18] Tom Waits - Rain Dogs
[19] The Cure - Pornography
[20] The Cure - The Head on the Door
[21] Talk Talk - Spirit of Eden
[22] The Replacements - Let It Be
[23] The Smiths - Hatful of Hollow
[24] Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska
[25] The Jam - Sound Affects
[26] Cocteau Twins - Treasure
[27] Madonna - Like a Prayer
[28] The Cure - Seventeen Seconds
[29] Bruce Springsteen - Born in the U.S.A.
[30] Guns N' Roses - Appetite for Destruction
[31] The Smiths - The Smiths
[32] Pretenders - Pretenders
[33] David Bowie - Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)
[34] Roxy Music - Avalon
[35] Elvis Costello and The Attractions - Imperial Bedroom
[36] The Chameleons - Script of the Bridge
[37] Pixies - Surfer Rosa
[38] Arvo Pärt - Tabula Rasa
[39] R.E.M. - Green
[40] Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Tender Prey
[41] Peter Gabriel - So
[42] Paul Simon - Graceland
[43] R.E.M. - Lifes Rich Pageant
[44] Echo and the Bunnymen - Ocean Rain
[45] New Order - Power, Corruption & Lies
[46] Kate Bush - The Dreaming
[47] The Smiths - Strangeways, Here We Come
[48] Talk Talk - The Colour of Spring
[49] The Police - Synchronicity
[50] Young Marble Giants - Colossal Youth
[51] Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes
[52] Siouxsie and The Banshees - Juju
[53] Metallica - Master of Puppets
[54] Tracy Chapman - Tracy Chapman
[55] Tears for Fears - The Hurting
[56] The Sound - From the Lions Mouth
[57] Sonic Youth - Sister
[58] Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual
[59] The Sound - Jeopardy
[60] The Soft Boys - Underwater Moonlight
[61] Leonard Cohen - I'm Your Man
[62] Glenn Branca - The Ascension
[63] The Smiths - Meat Is Murder
[64] Michael Jackson - Bad
[65] Prince and The Revolution - Parade
[66] Morrissey - Viva Hate
[67] Tom Waits - Swordfishtrombones
[68] Prince - Dirty Mind
[69] Peter Gabriel - Peter Gabriel (III)
[70] New Order - Low-Life
[71] Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense
[72] The Jesus and Mary Chain - Psychocandy
[73] R.E.M. - Reckoning
[74] AC/DC - Back in Black
[75] Au Pairs - Playing with a Different Sex
[76] Wipers - Youth of America
[77] Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues
[78] The Cure - Faith
[79] New Order - Technique
[80] Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique
[81] Tears for Fears - Songs from the Big Chair
[82] Galaxie 500 - On Fire
[83] Cocteau Twins - Head Over Heels
[84] U2 - The Unforgettable Fire
[85] The Pogues - If I Should Fall from Grace with God
[86] XTC - Skylarking
[87] Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation 1814
[88] Go-Go's - Beauty and the Beat
[89] Philip Glass - Glassworks
[90] Madonna - Madonna
[91] Kraftwerk - Computer World
[92] The Go-Betweens - 16 Lovers Lane
[93] Lou Reed - New York
[94] The Human League - Dare!
[95] The Fall - This Nation's Saving Grace
[96] Cowboy Junkies - The Trinity Session
[97] Rush - Moving Pictures
[98] Hüsker Dü - New Day Rising
[99] The Replacements - Tim
[100] David Bowie - Let's Dance
[101] The Fall - Hex Enduction Hour
[102] The Cure - Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me
[103] The Pogues - Rum, Sodomy & the Lash
[104] Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade
[105] Elvis Costello and The Attractions - Get Happy!!
[106] Bruce Springsteen - The River
[107] Neil Young - Freedom
[108] Depeche Mode - Music for the Masses
[109] Julee Cruise - Floating into the Night
[110] The Housemartins - London 0 Hull 4
[111] Pet Shop Boys - Actually
[112] Run-D.M.C. - Raising Hell
[113] The Waterboys - This Is the Sea
[114] X - Los Angeles
[115] Minutemen - Double Nickels on the Dime
[116] Sade - Diamond Life
[117] This Heat - Deceit
[118] Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast
[119] De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising
[120] The Feelies - Crazy Rhythms
[121] Kate Bush - The Sensual World
[122] Philip Glass - Koyaanisqatsi
[123] Eurythmics - Touch
[124] My Bloody Valentine - Isn't Anything
[125] Tom Waits - Franks Wild Years
[126] Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine
[127] Eric B. & Rakim - Paid in Full
[128] Grace Jones - Nightclubbing
[129] Sinéad O'Connor - The Lion and the Cobra
[130] U2 - Boy
[131] The Chameleons - Strange Times
[132] Duran Duran - Rio
[133] Meat Puppets - Meat Puppets II
[134] Prefab Sprout - Steve McQueen/Two Wheels Good
[135] Brian Eno - David Byrne - My Life in the Bush of Ghosts
[136] Soft Cell - Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret
[137] Sonic Youth - EVOL
[138] The The - Soul Mining
[139] Madonna - True Blue
[140] N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton
[141] Mission of Burma - Signals, Calls and Marches EP
[142] Elvis Costello and The Attractions - Blood and Chocolate
[143] Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
[144] Elvis Costello - King Of America
[145] X - Wild Gift
[146] Prince and The Revolution - Around the World in a Day
[147] Prince - Controversy
[148] Slayer - Reign in Blood
[149] Pretenders - Learning to Crawl
[150] Swans - Children of God
[151] Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms
[152] Richard and Linda Thompson - Shoot Out the Lights
[153] Echo and the Bunnymen - Heaven Up Here
[154] R.E.M. - Chronic Town (EP)
[155] The Gun Club - Fire of Love
[156] The Velvet Underground - VU
[157] Squeeze - East Side Story
[158] The Clash - Combat Rock
[159] Madonna - Like a Virgin
[160] George Michael - Faith
[161] Aztec Camera - High Land, Hard Rain
[162] The Police - Ghost in the Machine
[163] The Blue Nile - Hats
[164] Beastie Boys - Licensed to Ill
[165] Bob Marley and the Wailers - Uprising
[166] Nirvana - Bleach
[167] XTC - English Settlement
[168] This Mortal Coil - It'll End in Tears
[169] Crowded House - Crowded House
[170] Janet Jackson - Control
[171] ABC - The Lexicon of Love
[172] R.E.M. - Fables of the Reconstruction
[173] Neneh Cherry - Raw Like Sushi
[174] Laurie Anderson - Big Science
[175] Talking Heads - Little Creatures
[176] Depeche Mode - Black Celebration
[177] Dead Can Dance - Within the Realm of a Dying Sun
[178] Elvis Costello and The Attractions - Trust
[179] The Psychedelic Furs - Talk Talk Talk
[180] The Sisters of Mercy - Floodland
[181] Rush - Permanent Waves
[182] Run-D.M.C. - Run-D.M.C.
[183] The Rolling Stones - Tattoo You
[184] Metallica - Ride the Lightning
[185] Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever
[186] Bruce Springsteen - Tunnel of Love
[187] Arthur Russell - World of Echo
[188] Van Halen - 1984
[189] Jane's Addiction - Nothing's Shocking
[190] The Police - Zenyatta Mondatta
[191] Metallica - Kill 'Em All
[192] The Traveling Wilburys - Traveling Wilburys, Volume One
[193] INXS - Kick
[194] Dire Straits - Making Movies
[195] Dick Gaughan - Handful of Earth
[196] Black Flag - Damaged
[197] Eric B. & Rakim - Follow the Leader
[198] Japan - Tin Drum
[199] Donald Fagen - The Nightfly
[200] Def Leppard - Hysteria

A spreadsheet with the results is here.
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I'm surprised to see Master of Puppets so far ahead of Ride the Lightning, I don't think there is a huge gap of quality between them and I cant picture someone living one and casting the other.
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Nassim wrote: Sat Sep 11, 2021 10:43 am I'm surprised to see Master of Puppets so far ahead of Ride the Lightning, I don't think there is a huge gap of quality between them and I cant picture someone living one and casting the other.
I guess Master of Puppets is considered more of a classic, but I prefer Ride the Lightning by quite some distance.
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Here are some voter stats! Like the song poll rollout, these stats will contain the following:

First, stats about alignment between each voter's list and other lists. I'll post Kendall's tau for each voter with the overall list: the higher the number, the more aligned the voter's list aligned with the overall list. I'll also post the other voters with the 10 highest and 10 lowest Kendall's tau values for each voter in the Friends and Foes sections.

Next, stats about albums. First, I'll post the albums where each voter is the top fan or biggest hater, as judged by percentile. Do you wonder how your list impacted the overall rankings? The Balloons and Anchors will identify the albums which your list had the highest impact on raising the rank (balloons) and lowering the rank (anchors).
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Re: AMF Top Albums of the 1980s

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andyd1010

Kendall's tau with overall list: -0.272

Friends:
ordinaryperson: 0.351
Jap123: 0.330
PlasticRam: 0.288
Holden: 0.282
Gillingham: 0.251
maverick470: 0.244
Nassim: 0.159
Cold.Butterfly: 0.136
Kingoftonga: 0.135
Live.in.Phoenix: 0.124

Foes:
Chris.K.: -0.295
sonofsamiam: -0.219
Craig: -0.193
Bang.Jan: -0.129
Dexter: -0.128
Listyguy: -0.108
mileswide: -0.102
Rocky.Raccoon: -0.094
SL3: -0.083
Jirin: -0.078

Top Fan:
Bruce Springsteen - Born in the U.S.A. (1/78)
Elvis Costello and The Attractions - Get Happy!! (3/78)

Biggest Hater:
Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique (78/78)
Sonic Youth - Sister (76/78)
Run-D.M.C. - Raising Hell (75/78)

Balloons:
Elvis Costello and The Attractions - Get Happy!!: +18
Bruce Springsteen - The River: +14
Leonard Cohen - I'm Your Man: +8
Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast: +7
AC/DC - Back in Black: +6
Elvis Costello - King Of America: +6
Prefab Sprout - Steve McQueen/Two Wheels Good: +6
Richard and Linda Thompson - Shoot Out the Lights: +6
U2 - The Unforgettable Fire: +6
David Bowie - Let's Dance: +5

Anchors:
De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising: -10
Eric B. & Rakim - Paid in Full: -9
Minutemen - Double Nickels on the Dime: -9
Run-D.M.C. - Raising Hell: -9
The Human League - Dare!: -8
Hüsker Dü - New Day Rising: -7
Prince - Dirty Mind: -7
Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique: -5
Slayer - Reign in Blood: -4
Sonic Youth - Sister: -4


babydoll

Kendall's tau with overall list: 0.175

Friends:
Moonbeam: 0.265
Henry: 0.197
bonnielaurel: 0.137
Myself: 0.127
rumpdoll: 0.091
nicolas: 0.084
carlos74: 0.078
Chris.K.: 0.077
FrankLotion: 0.076
ordinaryperson: 0.060

Foes:
Brad: -0.127
Father2TheMan: -0.120
Jap123: -0.078
luvulongTIM: -0.078
CupOfDreams: -0.061
Dexter: -0.058
Rocky.Raccoon: -0.054
PlasticRam: -0.052
andyd1010: -0.047
mileswide: -0.044

Top Fan:
Prince and The Revolution - Parade (1/198)
Pet Shop Boys - Actually (4/198)
Grace Jones - Nightclubbing (5/198)
The Cure - Pornography (7/198)
Madonna - Like a Virgin (12/198)
Julee Cruise - Floating into the Night (14/198)
The Pogues - If I Should Fall from Grace with God (16/198)
Go-Go's - Beauty and the Beat (38/198)
Japan - Tin Drum (55/198)

Biggest Hater:
AC/DC - Back in Black (198/198)
Metallica - Master of Puppets (197/198)
Depeche Mode - Black Celebration (195/198)
My Bloody Valentine - Isn't Anything (192/198)
Rush - Moving Pictures (188/198)
The Cure - Seventeen Seconds (182/198)

Balloons:
Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation 1814: +27
The Pogues - If I Should Fall from Grace with God: +22
Madonna - Like a Virgin: +20
Madonna - Madonna: +19
Prince and The Revolution - Around the World in a Day: +19
Soft Cell - Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret: +19
David Bowie - Let's Dance: +18
Julee Cruise - Floating into the Night: +18
Go-Go's - Beauty and the Beat: +17
Pet Shop Boys - Actually: +17

Anchors:
My Bloody Valentine - Isn't Anything: -26
Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine: -26
This Heat - Deceit: -25
Depeche Mode - Music for the Masses: -22
Minutemen - Double Nickels on the Dime: -22
Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast: -21
Swans - Children of God: -21
U2 - Boy: -19
Rush - Moving Pictures: -18
The Clash - Combat Rock: -18


Bang Jan

Kendall's tau with overall list: 0.348

Friends:
sonofsamiam: 0.558
CupOfDreams: 0.323
Chris.K.: 0.257
DaveC: 0.235
Brad: 0.160
SL3: 0.153
Jirin: 0.151
mileswide: 0.130
Moonbeam: 0.124
Listyguy: 0.123

Foes:
Gillingham: -0.263
bonnielaurel: -0.221
ordinaryperson: -0.164
Holden: -0.157
Henry: -0.142
Cold.Butterfly: -0.131
andyd1010: -0.129
rumpdoll: -0.104
Nassim: -0.049
nicolas: -0.040

Top Fan:
Talk Talk - Spirit of Eden (1/200)
Rush - Permanent Waves (3/200)
Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation (5/200)
The Sound - From the Lions Mouth (11/200)
The Fall - This Nation's Saving Grace (19/200)
The Blue Nile - Hats (24/200)
This Mortal Coil - It'll End in Tears (50/200)

Biggest Hater:
AC/DC - Back in Black (200/200)
Jane's Addiction - Nothing's Shocking (197/200)
Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine (196/200)
Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms (192/200)
Neil Young - Freedom (186/200)
Nirvana - Bleach (184/200)

Balloons:
Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade: +23
The Fall - This Nation's Saving Grace: +23
Prefab Sprout - Steve McQueen/Two Wheels Good: +21
XTC - Skylarking: +21
The Blue Nile - Hats: +19
Kraftwerk - Computer World: +18
Rush - Moving Pictures: +18
The Fall - Hex Enduction Hour: +18
The Gun Club - Fire of Love: +18
This Heat - Deceit: +18

Anchors:
Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine: -25
Grace Jones - Nightclubbing: -23
Sade - Diamond Life: -23
U2 - Boy: -17
AC/DC - Back in Black: -15
Neil Young - Freedom: -15
The Housemartins - London 0 Hull 4: -15
X - Los Angeles: -15
David Bowie - Let's Dance: -14
Madonna - Like a Virgin: -14


bonnielaurel

Kendall's tau with overall list: -0.025

Friends:
Henry: 0.246
nicolas: 0.150
babydoll: 0.137
FrankLotion: 0.115
andyd1010: 0.108
Rocky.Raccoon: 0.073
Cold.Butterfly: 0.058
rumpdoll: 0.046
Nassim: 0.041
Moonbeam: 0.037

Foes:
CupOfDreams: -0.278
Bang.Jan: -0.221
mileswide: -0.170
Brad: -0.144
sonofsamiam: -0.138
DaveC: -0.122
SL3: -0.117
Chris.K.: -0.101
Jirin: -0.083
Jap123: -0.048

Top Fan:
Michael Jackson - Thriller (1/188)
Sade - Diamond Life (2/188)
Michael Jackson - Bad (3/188)
Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms (4/188)
George Michael - Faith (6/188)
Tracy Chapman - Tracy Chapman (8/188)
The Police - Ghost in the Machine (9/188)
The Pogues - Rum, Sodomy & the Lash (11/188)
Duran Duran - Rio (18/188)

Biggest Hater:
Morrissey - Viva Hate (188/188)
Joy Division - Closer (187/188)
The Smiths - Meat Is Murder (186/188)
The Smiths - The Smiths (185/188)
The Smiths - Strangeways, Here We Come (184/188)
Pixies - Surfer Rosa (183/188)
New Order - Low-Life (182/188)
Hüsker Dü - New Day Rising (181/188)
Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade (180/188)
The Sound - From the Lions Mouth (177/188)
The Replacements - Let It Be (173/188)
New Order - Power, Corruption & Lies (172/188)
The Smiths - Hatful of Hollow (167/188)
The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses (152/188)

Balloons:
Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation 1814: +29
The Pogues - Rum, Sodomy & the Lash: +22
Sade - Diamond Life: +21
Kraftwerk - Computer World: +20
Rush - Moving Pictures: +20
Madonna - Madonna: +17
Duran Duran - Rio: +16
Madonna - True Blue: +16
The Pogues - If I Should Fall from Grace with God: +16
Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms: +15

Anchors:
The Feelies - Crazy Rhythms: -25
Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine: -22
This Heat - Deceit: -20
The Chameleons - Strange Times: -19
Hüsker Dü - New Day Rising: -17
Minutemen - Double Nickels on the Dime: -15
Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade: -14
Philip Glass - Koyaanisqatsi: -14
The Replacements - Tim: -14
The Velvet Underground - VU: -14


Brad

Kendall's tau with overall list: 0.137

Friends:
CupOfDreams: 0.280
DaveC: 0.247
mileswide: 0.191
Bang.Jan: 0.160
Chris.K.: 0.142
Craig: 0.108
luvulongTIM: 0.089
Listyguy: 0.069
Father2TheMan: 0.069
rumpdoll: 0.067

Foes:
bonnielaurel: -0.144
Myself: -0.134
babydoll: -0.127
Dexter: -0.122
Moonbeam: -0.120
Cold.Butterfly: -0.100
Henry: -0.089
nicolas: -0.082
FrankLotion: -0.080
Kingoftonga: -0.056

Top Fan:
Elvis Costello and The Attractions - Imperial Bedroom (1/200)
My Bloody Valentine - Isn't Anything (4/200)
R.E.M. - Chronic Town (EP) (5/200)
The Velvet Underground - VU (6/200)
R.E.M. - Reckoning (7/200)
Elvis Costello and The Attractions - Blood and Chocolate (8/200)
Dire Straits - Making Movies (10/200)
The Gun Club - Fire of Love (11/200)
Minutemen - Double Nickels on the Dime (12/200)
R.E.M. - Fables of the Reconstruction (16/200)
Meat Puppets - Meat Puppets II (19/200)
The Clash - Combat Rock (22/200)
The Replacements - Tim (23/200)
Elvis Costello and The Attractions - Trust (31/200)

Biggest Hater:
Neneh Cherry - Raw Like Sushi (200/200)
Japan - Tin Drum (196/200)
Prince - Dirty Mind (195/200)
Eric B. & Rakim - Paid in Full (194/200)
Sade - Diamond Life (192/200)
Go-Go's - Beauty and the Beat (191/200)
Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes (190/200)
Peter Gabriel - So (183/200)
Roxy Music - Avalon (177/200)

Balloons:
Elvis Costello and The Attractions - Blood and Chocolate: +23
Elvis Costello and The Attractions - Get Happy!!: +22
The Gun Club - Fire of Love: +20
Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade: +19
R.E.M. - Chronic Town (EP): +18
The Replacements - Tim: +18
The Velvet Underground - VU: +18
Echo and the Bunnymen - Heaven Up Here: +17
Minutemen - Double Nickels on the Dime: +17
Elvis Costello - King Of America: +15

Anchors:
Eric B. & Rakim - Paid in Full: -33
Sade - Diamond Life: -28
Grace Jones - Nightclubbing: -27
Neneh Cherry - Raw Like Sushi: -23
De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising: -22
Janet Jackson - Control: -17
Run-D.M.C. - Raising Hell: -17
Nirvana - Bleach: -15
Tears for Fears - Songs from the Big Chair: -15
Madonna - Like a Virgin: -14
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Re: AMF Top Albums of the 1980s

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carlos74

Kendall's tau with overall list: 0.307

Friends:
Craig: 0.249
Listyguy: 0.197
DaveC: 0.196
Henry: 0.175
Chris.K.: 0.173
Myself: 0.112
nicolas: 0.102
CupOfDreams: 0.098
Moonbeam: 0.089
mileswide: 0.088

Foes:
Holden: -0.259
ordinaryperson: -0.232
Gillingham: -0.176
Jap123: -0.137
PlasticRam: -0.110
sonofsamiam: -0.095
luvulongTIM: -0.082
Kingoftonga: -0.059
andyd1010: -0.057
Cold.Butterfly: -0.040

Top Fan:
The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead (1/194)
New Order - Technique (3/194)
Bruce Springsteen - The River (4/194)
Leonard Cohen - I'm Your Man (10/194)
Cowboy Junkies - The Trinity Session (11/194)
The Smiths - The Smiths (13/194)

Biggest Hater:
This Heat - Deceit (194/194)
Philip Glass - Koyaanisqatsi (192/194)
Glenn Branca - The Ascension (191/194)
Tom Waits - Franks Wild Years (190/194)
The Psychedelic Furs - Talk Talk Talk (189/194)
Talk Talk - Spirit of Eden (188/194)

Balloons:
Cowboy Junkies - The Trinity Session: +26
Bruce Springsteen - The River: +24
The Cure - Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me: +23
Cocteau Twins - Head Over Heels: +22
New Order - Technique: +20
Madonna - Madonna: +17
Depeche Mode - Music for the Masses: +16
Galaxie 500 - On Fire: +16
Neil Young - Freedom: +16
Pet Shop Boys - Actually: +16

Anchors:
This Heat - Deceit: -29
Philip Glass - Koyaanisqatsi: -25
Tom Waits - Franks Wild Years: -21
The Fall - Hex Enduction Hour: -19
Rush - Moving Pictures: -18
De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising: -17
Eric B. & Rakim - Paid in Full: -17
Philip Glass - Glassworks: -16
The Psychedelic Furs - Talk Talk Talk: -16
Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique: -14


Chris K

Kendall's tau with overall list: 0.459

Friends:
Craig: 0.384
CupOfDreams: 0.267
sonofsamiam: 0.258
Bang.Jan: 0.257
Listyguy: 0.240
carlos74: 0.173
DaveC: 0.160
Brad: 0.142
Henry: 0.101
Jirin: 0.081

Foes:
Holden: -0.332
andyd1010: -0.295
PlasticRam: -0.285
ordinaryperson: -0.229
Jap123: -0.227
Gillingham: -0.208
Cold.Butterfly: -0.140
Kingoftonga: -0.130
luvulongTIM: -0.108
bonnielaurel: -0.101

Top Fan:
U2 - The Joshua Tree (1/200)
The Smiths - Strangeways, Here We Come (5/200)
XTC - Skylarking (6/200)
The Go-Betweens - 16 Lovers Lane (8/200)
Echo and the Bunnymen - Ocean Rain (14/200)
The Smiths - Meat Is Murder (16/200)
New Order - Power, Corruption & Lies (17/200)

Biggest Hater:
Janet Jackson - Control (200/200)
N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton (199/200)
Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast (198/200)
Rush - Permanent Waves (195/200)
Pretenders - Learning to Crawl (193/200)
The Housemartins - London 0 Hull 4 (192/200)
Eric B. & Rakim - Follow the Leader (191/200)

Balloons:
The Go-Betweens - 16 Lovers Lane: +30
XTC - Skylarking: +25
Galaxie 500 - On Fire: +17
The Fall - This Nation's Saving Grace: +17
The Replacements - Tim: +17
Duran Duran - Rio: +16
Kraftwerk - Computer World: +16
Mission of Burma - Signals, Calls and Marches EP: +16
Elvis Costello and The Attractions - Get Happy!!: +15
Prefab Sprout - Steve McQueen/Two Wheels Good: +15

Anchors:
Tom Waits - Franks Wild Years: -28
Sade - Diamond Life: -25
Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast: -24
The Housemartins - London 0 Hull 4: -22
Philip Glass - Koyaanisqatsi: -19
The Chameleons - Strange Times: -18
Au Pairs - Playing with a Different Sex: -16
Rush - Moving Pictures: -16
Pretenders - Learning to Crawl: -14
Rush - Permanent Waves: -14


Cold Butterfly

Kendall's tau with overall list: -0.116

Friends:
Holden: 0.313
rumpdoll: 0.185
ordinaryperson: 0.183
PlasticRam: 0.174
andyd1010: 0.136
Kingoftonga: 0.133
Jap123: 0.082
Henry: 0.078
bonnielaurel: 0.058
Gillingham: 0.055

Foes:
sonofsamiam: -0.197
CupOfDreams: -0.151
Chris.K.: -0.140
Jirin: -0.133
Bang.Jan: -0.131
Brad: -0.100
Rocky.Raccoon: -0.093
Craig: -0.090
DaveC: -0.057
SL3: -0.049

Top Fan:
Public Enemy - It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back (1/30)

Biggest Hater:
X - Los Angeles (30/30)
Run-D.M.C. - Run-D.M.C. (29/30)

Balloons:
De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising: +3
Meat Puppets - Meat Puppets II: +2
Tom Waits - Rain Dogs: +2
Cocteau Twins - Treasure: +1
Cowboy Junkies - The Trinity Session: +1
Dead Can Dance - Within the Realm of a Dying Sun: +1
Elvis Costello and The Attractions - Trust: +1
Janet Jackson - Control: +1
Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation 1814: +1
Julee Cruise - Floating into the Night: +1

Anchors:
X - Los Angeles: -5
Arvo Pärt - Tabula Rasa: -2
Brian Eno - David Byrne - My Life in the Bush of Ghosts: -2
Hüsker Dü - New Day Rising: -2
Philip Glass - Koyaanisqatsi: -2
The Psychedelic Furs - Talk Talk Talk: -2
ABC - The Lexicon of Love: -1
Go-Go's - Beauty and the Beat: -1
Madonna - Like a Prayer: -1
R.E.M. - Murmur: -1


Craig

Kendall's tau with overall list: 0.357

Friends:
Chris.K.: 0.384
Listyguy: 0.249
carlos74: 0.249
DaveC: 0.153
CupOfDreams: 0.137
Henry: 0.136
sonofsamiam: 0.116
Dexter: 0.113
Bang.Jan: 0.113
Brad: 0.108

Foes:
ordinaryperson: -0.399
Holden: -0.351
PlasticRam: -0.259
Jap123: -0.251
Gillingham: -0.197
andyd1010: -0.193
rumpdoll: -0.127
Kingoftonga: -0.123
Cold.Butterfly: -0.090
Nassim: -0.085

Top Fan:
U2 - The Joshua Tree (1/200)
Crowded House - Crowded House (10/200)
Mission of Burma - Signals, Calls and Marches EP (22/200)
Sonic Youth - Sister (29/200)

Balloons:
The Go-Betweens - 16 Lovers Lane: +29
Mission of Burma - Signals, Calls and Marches EP: +25
Beastie Boys - Licensed to Ill: +16
Crowded House - Crowded House: +15
The Smiths - Meat Is Murder: +14
The Smiths - Strangeways, Here We Come: +8
Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes: +7
Peter Gabriel - So: +6
Sonic Youth - Sister: +5
The Replacements - Let It Be: +5

Anchors:
R.E.M. - Lifes Rich Pageant: -6
Echo and the Bunnymen - Ocean Rain: -5
New Order - Power, Corruption & Lies: -5
R.E.M. - Fables of the Reconstruction: -4
The Waterboys - This Is the Sea: -4
Arvo Pärt - Tabula Rasa: -3
Bruce Springsteen - Born in the U.S.A.: -3
Kate Bush - The Dreaming: -3
Pretenders - Pretenders: -3
Prince - 1999: -3


CupOfDreams

Kendall's tau with overall list: 0.288

Friends:
DaveC: 0.342
Bang.Jan: 0.323
Brad: 0.280
Chris.K.: 0.267
sonofsamiam: 0.253
SL3: 0.180
mileswide: 0.162
Jirin: 0.152
Craig: 0.137
Listyguy: 0.124

Foes:
bonnielaurel: -0.278
Henry: -0.182
Cold.Butterfly: -0.151
Holden: -0.140
Gillingham: -0.102
nicolas: -0.093
ordinaryperson: -0.088
rumpdoll: -0.086
babydoll: -0.061
PlasticRam: -0.052

Top Fan:
Swans - Children of God (1/200)
Pixies - Doolittle (2/200)
Cocteau Twins - Treasure (4/200)
Pixies - Surfer Rosa (5/200)
The Jam - Sound Affects (6/200)
Cocteau Twins - Head Over Heels (8/200)
X - Los Angeles (10/200)
Hüsker Dü - New Day Rising (12/200)
Sonic Youth - EVOL (13/200)
Dead Can Dance - Within the Realm of a Dying Sun (19/200)
The Sisters of Mercy - Floodland (31/200)

Biggest Hater:
Michael Jackson - Bad (200/200)
Van Halen - 1984 (197/200)
Donald Fagen - The Nightfly (196/200)
Bruce Springsteen - Born in the U.S.A. (193/200)
U2 - The Joshua Tree (190/200)
Madonna - Madonna (188/200)
Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual (186/200)

Balloons:
Swans - Children of God: +27
Cocteau Twins - Head Over Heels: +26
Hüsker Dü - New Day Rising: +23
Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade: +21
R.E.M. - Chronic Town (EP): +20
The Fall - Hex Enduction Hour: +19
X - Wild Gift: +19
Echo and the Bunnymen - Heaven Up Here: +17
The Fall - This Nation's Saving Grace: +17
This Heat - Deceit: +17

Anchors:
Grace Jones - Nightclubbing: -25
Eurythmics - Touch: -23
Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast: -20
Pet Shop Boys - Actually: -18
Rush - Moving Pictures: -18
The Housemartins - London 0 Hull 4: -18
Madonna - Like a Virgin: -16
Rush - Permanent Waves: -15
U2 - Boy: -14
Beastie Boys - Licensed to Ill: -13
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Re: AMF Top Albums of the 1980s

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DaveC

Kendall's tau with overall list: 0.313

Friends:
CupOfDreams: 0.342
Brad: 0.247
Bang.Jan: 0.235
carlos74: 0.196
Listyguy: 0.173
mileswide: 0.167
Chris.K.: 0.160
Craig: 0.153
Jirin: 0.143
maverick470: 0.123

Foes:
bonnielaurel: -0.122
Gillingham: -0.117
Holden: -0.109
Dexter: -0.101
ordinaryperson: -0.057
Cold.Butterfly: -0.057
Henry: -0.027
rumpdoll: -0.015
babydoll: -0.014
PlasticRam: -0.008

Top Fan:
The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead (1/200)
Pixies - Doolittle (2/200)
Talking Heads - Remain in Light (3/200)
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Tender Prey (5/200)
Philip Glass - Glassworks (11/200)
Dick Gaughan - Handful of Earth (13/200)
Au Pairs - Playing with a Different Sex (14/200)
Talking Heads - Little Creatures (18/200)
The Fall - This Nation's Saving Grace (19/200)
U2 - Boy (21/200)
Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense (23/200)
The Psychedelic Furs - Talk Talk Talk (35/200)
The Fall - Hex Enduction Hour (43/200)

Biggest Hater:
Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique (200/200)
Beastie Boys - Licensed to Ill (199/200)
Metallica - Kill 'Em All (198/200)
De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising (194/200)
Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation 1814 (189/200)

Balloons:
Elvis Costello and The Attractions - Get Happy!!: +23
Philip Glass - Glassworks: +23
The Fall - Hex Enduction Hour: +23
The Fall - This Nation's Saving Grace: +22
The Replacements - Tim: +20
Mission of Burma - Signals, Calls and Marches EP: +19
Julee Cruise - Floating into the Night: +18
Neil Young - Freedom: +18
Au Pairs - Playing with a Different Sex: +17
Cowboy Junkies - The Trinity Session: +17

Anchors:
Eric B. & Rakim - Paid in Full: -25
Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast: -25
Kate Bush - The Sensual World: -25
De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising: -24
Sinéad O'Connor - The Lion and the Cobra: -24
Run-D.M.C. - Raising Hell: -21
This Heat - Deceit: -18
AC/DC - Back in Black: -15
Rush - Permanent Waves: -15
This Mortal Coil - It'll End in Tears: -15


Dexter

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Jirin: 0.130
Rocky.Raccoon: 0.119
Live.in.Phoenix: 0.119
Craig: 0.113
Father2TheMan: 0.113
Bang.Jan: 0.101
Listyguy: 0.067
nicolas: 0.051
FrankLotion: 0.046

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ordinaryperson: -0.196
Gillingham: -0.194
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andyd1010: -0.128
Brad: -0.122
Jap123: -0.112
rumpdoll: -0.108
DaveC: -0.101
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Top Fan:
Guns N' Roses - Appetite for Destruction (1/177)
AC/DC - Back in Black (2/177)
Metallica - Master of Puppets (9/177)
Run-D.M.C. - Raising Hell (10/177)
Def Leppard - Hysteria (13/177)
Jane's Addiction - Nothing's Shocking (30/177)
Run-D.M.C. - Run-D.M.C. (36/177)

Balloons:
Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation 1814: +26
Bruce Springsteen - The River: +20
George Michael - Faith: +18
Run-D.M.C. - Raising Hell: +18
Madonna - Madonna: +17
Beastie Boys - Licensed to Ill: +16
N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton: +15
AC/DC - Back in Black: +14
Rush - Moving Pictures: +13
Richard and Linda Thompson - Shoot Out the Lights: +12

Anchors:
The Waterboys - This Is the Sea: -18
Sinéad O'Connor - The Lion and the Cobra: -17
Kate Bush - The Sensual World: -15
My Bloody Valentine - Isn't Anything: -15
Tom Waits - Franks Wild Years: -14
Grace Jones - Nightclubbing: -12
Minutemen - Double Nickels on the Dime: -12
Julee Cruise - Floating into the Night: -10
The Cure - Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me: -10
Elvis Costello and The Attractions - Get Happy!!: -9


Father2TheMan

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Brad: 0.069
Gillingham: 0.065

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sonofsamiam: -0.051
Moonbeam: -0.039
Rocky.Raccoon: -0.039
rumpdoll: -0.035

Top Fan:
Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation 1814 (1/132)
Beastie Boys - Licensed to Ill (4/132)
Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever (6/132)
Janet Jackson - Control (7/132)
Soft Cell - Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret (12/132)

Biggest Hater:
Cocteau Twins - Treasure (132/132)
Cocteau Twins - Head Over Heels (131/132)
This Mortal Coil - It'll End in Tears (129/132)
My Bloody Valentine - Isn't Anything (128/132)
Philip Glass - Glassworks (127/132)
Dead Can Dance - Within the Realm of a Dying Sun (125/132)
Kate Bush - Hounds of Love (124/132)
Kate Bush - The Dreaming (123/132)
Siouxsie and The Banshees - Juju (122/132)

Balloons:
Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation 1814: +24
The Housemartins - London 0 Hull 4: +18
The Cure - Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me: +17
Pet Shop Boys - Actually: +16
Run-D.M.C. - Raising Hell: +13
Janet Jackson - Control: +12
Soft Cell - Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret: +12
Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast: +11
Madonna - Like a Virgin: +11
Rush - Moving Pictures: +11

Anchors:
Philip Glass - Koyaanisqatsi: -24
My Bloody Valentine - Isn't Anything: -18
Sade - Diamond Life: -15
Tom Waits - Franks Wild Years: -15
Elvis Costello and The Attractions - Get Happy!!: -13
This Mortal Coil - It'll End in Tears: -12
Dead Can Dance - Within the Realm of a Dying Sun: -11
Eric B. & Rakim - Paid in Full: -10
Grace Jones - Nightclubbing: -10
Laurie Anderson - Big Science: -10


FrankLotion

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bonnielaurel: 0.115
sonofsamiam: 0.106
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Moonbeam: 0.089
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Nassim: 0.074
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Holden: -0.040
mileswide: -0.037
carlos74: -0.037
Craig: -0.027
Listyguy: -0.022
Cold.Butterfly: -0.020

Top Fan:
Prince and The Revolution - Purple Rain (1/133)

Biggest Hater:
Metallica - Ride the Lightning (133/133)
The Sound - Jeopardy (130/133)
Julee Cruise - Floating into the Night (129/133)
Au Pairs - Playing with a Different Sex (128/133)
U2 - Boy (127/133)
Echo and the Bunnymen - Heaven Up Here (126/133)
The Chameleons - Script of the Bridge (125/133)
X - Wild Gift (123/133)

Balloons:
Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation 1814: +19
Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade: +17
Run-D.M.C. - Raising Hell: +16
Slayer - Reign in Blood: +13
N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton: +12
De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising: +10
Meat Puppets - Meat Puppets II: +8
The Police - Ghost in the Machine: +8
Minutemen - Double Nickels on the Dime: +7
Prince - Dirty Mind: +7

Anchors:
Eurythmics - Touch: -16
Julee Cruise - Floating into the Night: -14
U2 - Boy: -12
Laurie Anderson - Big Science: -11
The Fall - This Nation's Saving Grace: -11
Au Pairs - Playing with a Different Sex: -10
My Bloody Valentine - Isn't Anything: -10
Neil Young - Freedom: -10
The Go-Betweens - 16 Lovers Lane: -10
The Sound - Jeopardy: -10


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Dexter: -0.194
carlos74: -0.176
Jirin: -0.171
Listyguy: -0.171
Live.in.Phoenix: -0.171
Myself: -0.150

Top Fan:
Tom Waits - Swordfishtrombones (1/68)

Biggest Hater:
Guns N' Roses - Appetite for Destruction (68/68)
Prince - Sign ''☮'' the Times (67/68)
Pixies - Doolittle (65/68)
Prince and The Revolution - Purple Rain (62/68)
The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead (60/68)

Balloons:
Julee Cruise - Floating into the Night: +11
Swans - Children of God: +10
The Fall - This Nation's Saving Grace: +7
Lou Reed - New York: +6
This Mortal Coil - It'll End in Tears: +6
Tom Waits - Swordfishtrombones: +6
Brian Eno - David Byrne - My Life in the Bush of Ghosts: +5
Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska: +5
De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising: +5
Neil Young - Freedom: +5

Anchors:
Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast: -11
Rush - Moving Pictures: -8
The Fall - Hex Enduction Hour: -6
Guns N' Roses - Appetite for Destruction: -5
R.E.M. - Reckoning: -4
Slayer - Reign in Blood: -4
XTC - Skylarking: -4
Grace Jones - Nightclubbing: -3
Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine: -3
Sinéad O'Connor - The Lion and the Cobra: -3
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Re: AMF Top Albums of the 1980s

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Henry

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Holden: -0.100
maverick470: -0.096
sonofsamiam: -0.090

Top Fan:
Michael Jackson - Thriller (1/200)
Peter Gabriel - So (2/200)
Donald Fagen - The Nightfly (4/200)
Pretenders - Learning to Crawl (5/200)
Squeeze - East Side Story (6/200)
Tears for Fears - Songs from the Big Chair (7/200)
Roxy Music - Avalon (8/200)
Pretenders - Pretenders (10/200)
Madonna - True Blue (12/200)
The Cure - Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me (13/200)
David Bowie - Let's Dance (17/200)
The Police - Zenyatta Mondatta (22/200)
U2 - The Unforgettable Fire (32/200)

Biggest Hater:
Tom Waits - Rain Dogs (200/200)
Laurie Anderson - Big Science (199/200)
Tom Waits - Swordfishtrombones (198/200)
Public Enemy - It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back (197/200)
The Soft Boys - Underwater Moonlight (186/200)
The Chameleons - Strange Times (181/200)
The Waterboys - This Is the Sea (180/200)
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Tender Prey (161/200)

Balloons:
Madonna - Madonna: +34
The Cure - Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me: +27
David Bowie - Let's Dance: +25
The Go-Betweens - 16 Lovers Lane: +25
Madonna - True Blue: +22
XTC - Skylarking: +20
Pretenders - Learning to Crawl: +19
Sade - Diamond Life: +19
Tears for Fears - Songs from the Big Chair: +19
The Police - Ghost in the Machine: +19

Anchors:
Tom Waits - Franks Wild Years: -27
The Feelies - Crazy Rhythms: -26
The Waterboys - This Is the Sea: -26
The Chameleons - Strange Times: -24
Run-D.M.C. - Raising Hell: -22
Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast: -19
Laurie Anderson - Big Science: -19
Sinéad O'Connor - The Lion and the Cobra: -19
The Sisters of Mercy - Floodland: -17
The Fall - Hex Enduction Hour: -15


Holden

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Rocky.Raccoon: -0.204
Listyguy: -0.182
SL3: -0.166
Bang.Jan: -0.157

Top Fan:
Pixies - Doolittle (1/18)

Biggest Hater:
Talking Heads - Remain in Light (11/18)

Balloons:
Bruce Springsteen - Born in the U.S.A.: +1
Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast: +1
Joy Division - Closer: +1
Pixies - Surfer Rosa: +1
Rush - Moving Pictures: +1

Anchors:
Arvo Pärt - Tabula Rasa: -1
De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising: -1
Guns N' Roses - Appetite for Destruction: -1
Hüsker Dü - New Day Rising: -1
Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation: -1


Jap123

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carlos74: -0.137
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Rocky.Raccoon: -0.105
babydoll: -0.078
bonnielaurel: -0.048

Top Fan:
The Cure - Disintegration (1/80)
Prefab Sprout - Steve McQueen/Two Wheels Good (7/80)

Biggest Hater:
Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) (80/80)
Prince and The Revolution - Parade (79/80)
George Michael - Faith (78/80)
David Bowie - Let's Dance (76/80)
Echo and the Bunnymen - Ocean Rain (75/80)
David Bowie - Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) (71/80)
Michael Jackson - Thriller (69/80)

Balloons:
The Pogues - Rum, Sodomy & the Lash: +13
The Blue Nile - Hats: +12
The Go-Betweens - 16 Lovers Lane: +12
Prefab Sprout - Steve McQueen/Two Wheels Good: +9
Bruce Springsteen - The River: +7
The Smiths - Hatful of Hollow: +6
Pixies - Surfer Rosa: +5
Roxy Music - Avalon: +4
The Pogues - If I Should Fall from Grace with God: +4
The Replacements - Let It Be: +4

Anchors:
David Bowie - Let's Dance: -8
The Clash - Combat Rock: -8
The Cure - Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me: -8
De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising: -7
Depeche Mode - Music for the Masses: -7
Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This): -6
Laurie Anderson - Big Science: -6
Guns N' Roses - Appetite for Destruction: -5
Prince and The Revolution - Parade: -5
Bob Marley and the Wailers - Uprising: -4


Jirin

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DaveC: 0.143
Dexter: 0.130
SL3: 0.121
Myself: 0.118
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Top Fan:
Tom Waits - Rain Dogs (1/175)
Tom Waits - Swordfishtrombones (2/175)
Tom Waits - Franks Wild Years (3/175)
The Sound - Jeopardy (12/175)
The Housemartins - London 0 Hull 4 (19/175)

Biggest Hater:
Tears for Fears - Songs from the Big Chair (175/175)
Soft Cell - Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret (174/175)
The Police - Zenyatta Mondatta (171/175)
Talking Heads - Little Creatures (170/175)
Wipers - Youth of America (167/175)
The Fall - Hex Enduction Hour (165/175)
Sonic Youth - EVOL (164/175)
Sinéad O'Connor - The Lion and the Cobra (163/175)
Prince - Controversy (159/175)
Peter Gabriel - Peter Gabriel (III) (157/175)

Balloons:
Elvis Costello and The Attractions - Get Happy!!: +20
Lou Reed - New York: +19
The Housemartins - London 0 Hull 4: +19
This Heat - Deceit: +18
Cowboy Junkies - The Trinity Session: +17
Tom Waits - Franks Wild Years: +16
New Order - Technique: +15
Tom Waits - Swordfishtrombones: +15
N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton: +12
Neil Young - Freedom: +12

Anchors:
Sinéad O'Connor - The Lion and the Cobra: -25
Pet Shop Boys - Actually: -19
The Fall - Hex Enduction Hour: -17
Wipers - Youth of America: -17
Run-D.M.C. - Raising Hell: -15
The Feelies - Crazy Rhythms: -15
This Mortal Coil - It'll End in Tears: -15
Peter Gabriel - Peter Gabriel (III): -12
R.E.M. - Chronic Town (EP): -12
Soft Cell - Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret: -12


Kingoftonga

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Nassim: -0.031
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Top Fan:
Talk Talk - Spirit of Eden (1/116)
The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses (2/116)
Peter Gabriel - Peter Gabriel (III) (3/116)
Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues (7/116)
Brian Eno - David Byrne - My Life in the Bush of Ghosts (8/116)
R.E.M. - Green (9/116)
Arthur Russell - World of Echo (11/116)

Biggest Hater:
Crowded House - Crowded House (116/116)
Black Flag - Damaged (115/116)
XTC - Skylarking (112/116)
Cowboy Junkies - The Trinity Session (111/116)
Minutemen - Double Nickels on the Dime (109/116)
The Velvet Underground - VU (106/116)

Balloons:
Kraftwerk - Computer World: +16
Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms: +15
Depeche Mode - Music for the Masses: +12
ABC - The Lexicon of Love: +10
Brian Eno - David Byrne - My Life in the Bush of Ghosts: +10
Madonna - Madonna: +10
Kate Bush - The Sensual World: +9
De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising: +8
R.E.M. - Chronic Town (EP): +8
Arthur Russell - World of Echo: +7

Anchors:
Minutemen - Double Nickels on the Dime: -13
Cowboy Junkies - The Trinity Session: -12
The Pogues - Rum, Sodomy & the Lash: -12
The Velvet Underground - VU: -10
Pretenders - Learning to Crawl: -9
The Jesus and Mary Chain - Psychocandy: -9
Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade: -8
XTC - Skylarking: -8
Dead Can Dance - Within the Realm of a Dying Sun: -7
Tom Waits - Swordfishtrombones: -7
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Re: AMF Top Albums of the 1980s

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Listyguy

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Myself: 0.110
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Top Fan:
U2 - War (1/200)
Richard and Linda Thompson - Shoot Out the Lights (12/200)
The Traveling Wilburys - Traveling Wilburys, Volume One (20/200)
The Soft Boys - Underwater Moonlight (21/200)

Biggest Hater:
Slayer - Reign in Blood (200/200)
Grace Jones - Nightclubbing (199/200)
ABC - The Lexicon of Love (198/200)
The Jesus and Mary Chain - Psychocandy (197/200)
De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising (194/200)
Kraftwerk - Computer World (193/200)
Prefab Sprout - Steve McQueen/Two Wheels Good (187/200)
Arvo Pärt - Tabula Rasa (186/200)
Galaxie 500 - On Fire (182/200)

Balloons:
Go-Go's - Beauty and the Beat: +26
Madonna - Madonna: +25
Richard and Linda Thompson - Shoot Out the Lights: +23
Elvis Costello and The Attractions - Blood and Chocolate: +20
Hüsker Dü - New Day Rising: +20
Aztec Camera - High Land, Hard Rain: +18
The Pogues - If I Should Fall from Grace with God: +18
Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms: +16
Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade: +16
New Order - Technique: +16

Anchors:
Philip Glass - Koyaanisqatsi: -25
Grace Jones - Nightclubbing: -24
Sade - Diamond Life: -23
De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising: -21
The Feelies - Crazy Rhythms: -19
Neil Young - Freedom: -17
Au Pairs - Playing with a Different Sex: -16
The Jesus and Mary Chain - Psychocandy: -16
Cowboy Junkies - The Trinity Session: -14
Eric B. & Rakim - Paid in Full: -14


Live in Phoenix

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Father2TheMan: 0.082
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Top Fan:
Bruce Springsteen - Born in the U.S.A. (1/163)
Joy Division - Closer (2/163)
Bruce Springsteen - Tunnel of Love (11/163)
Young Marble Giants - Colossal Youth (12/163)
Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual (13/163)
Nirvana - Bleach (14/163)
The Rolling Stones - Tattoo You (18/163)
Van Halen - 1984 (27/163)

Biggest Hater:
The Cure - Pornography (163/163)
Dire Straits - Making Movies (162/163)
Elvis Costello and The Attractions - Trust (161/163)
Mission of Burma - Signals, Calls and Marches EP (160/163)
The Feelies - Crazy Rhythms (158/163)
New Order - Technique (157/163)
The Gun Club - Fire of Love (156/163)
Prince and The Revolution - Around the World in a Day (154/163)
Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense (152/163)
Squeeze - East Side Story (147/163)

Balloons:
Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade: +22
The Human League - Dare!: +22
David Bowie - Let's Dance: +18
Pretenders - Learning to Crawl: +18
Soft Cell - Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret: +16
Neil Young - Freedom: +14
Meat Puppets - Meat Puppets II: +13
Nirvana - Bleach: +13
The Police - Ghost in the Machine: +12
The Velvet Underground - VU: +12

Anchors:
The Feelies - Crazy Rhythms: -22
Kate Bush - The Sensual World: -19
Elvis Costello and The Attractions - Trust: -15
Squeeze - East Side Story: -14
Talking Heads - Little Creatures: -14
The Psychedelic Furs - Talk Talk Talk: -14
X - Los Angeles: -14
Aztec Camera - High Land, Hard Rain: -13
Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast: -13
The Gun Club - Fire of Love: -13


luvulongTIM

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mileswide: 0.079
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Dexter: -0.159
Jirin: -0.150
Moonbeam: -0.144
Listyguy: -0.136
Myself: -0.115
Chris.K.: -0.108
Henry: -0.103
Rocky.Raccoon: -0.090
carlos74: -0.082

Top Fan:
Kate Bush - Hounds of Love (1/82)
Sinéad O'Connor - The Lion and the Cobra (5/82)
The Chameleons - Strange Times (9/82)

Biggest Hater:
Tom Waits - Rain Dogs (82/82)
The Human League - Dare! (79/82)

Balloons:
The Housemartins - London 0 Hull 4: +15
The Replacements - Tim: +9
Go-Go's - Beauty and the Beat: +7
The Blue Nile - Hats: +7
Cocteau Twins - Head Over Heels: +6
David Bowie - Let's Dance: +6
The Chameleons - Strange Times: +6
The Jesus and Mary Chain - Psychocandy: +5
AC/DC - Back in Black: +4
Michael Jackson - Bad: +4

Anchors:
Tom Waits - Franks Wild Years: -11
Depeche Mode - Black Celebration: -9
Depeche Mode - Music for the Masses: -9
The Human League - Dare!: -7
Eurythmics - Touch: -6
Nirvana - Bleach: -6
Dead Can Dance - Within the Realm of a Dying Sun: -5
Sonic Youth - EVOL: -5
Tom Waits - Swordfishtrombones: -5
Bruce Springsteen - The River: -4


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Top Fan:
Prince and The Revolution - Purple Rain (1/112)
R.E.M. - Lifes Rich Pageant (7/112)

Biggest Hater:
Madonna - True Blue (112/112)
Madonna - Like a Virgin (111/112)
R.E.M. - Chronic Town (EP) (110/112)
The Clash - Combat Rock (109/112)
Meat Puppets - Meat Puppets II (106/112)

Balloons:
N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton: +12
Go-Go's - Beauty and the Beat: +11
Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms: +9
U2 - The Unforgettable Fire: +8
AC/DC - Back in Black: +7
De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising: +7
George Michael - Faith: +7
Bruce Springsteen - The River: +6
R.E.M. - Reckoning: +6
Beastie Boys - Licensed to Ill: +5

Anchors:
My Bloody Valentine - Isn't Anything: -13
R.E.M. - Chronic Town (EP): -12
Sinéad O'Connor - The Lion and the Cobra: -12
Madonna - Like a Virgin: -8
The Clash - Combat Rock: -8
David Bowie - Let's Dance: -7
Minutemen - Double Nickels on the Dime: -7
Bob Marley and the Wailers - Uprising: -6
Cowboy Junkies - The Trinity Session: -6
Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade: -6


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Top Fan:
R.E.M. - Murmur (1/200)
Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast (3/200)
Neneh Cherry - Raw Like Sushi (6/200)
The The - Soul Mining (7/200)
Lou Reed - New York (8/200)
Aztec Camera - High Land, Hard Rain (12/200)
Rush - Moving Pictures (16/200)
Echo and the Bunnymen - Heaven Up Here (21/200)
Black Flag - Damaged (22/200)
ABC - The Lexicon of Love (25/200)
Morrissey - Viva Hate (28/200)
Elvis Costello - King Of America (30/200)

Biggest Hater:
Def Leppard - Hysteria (200/200)
Bruce Springsteen - The River (199/200)
Prince - 1999 (192/200)
Eurythmics - Touch (191/200)
Tears for Fears - The Hurting (186/200)

Balloons:
The Go-Betweens - 16 Lovers Lane: +26
Lou Reed - New York: +23
The The - Soul Mining: +21
Rush - Moving Pictures: +20
The Pogues - Rum, Sodomy & the Lash: +20
Echo and the Bunnymen - Heaven Up Here: +19
Elvis Costello and The Attractions - Get Happy!!: +19
Elvis Costello - King Of America: +18
Prefab Sprout - Steve McQueen/Two Wheels Good: +18
Aztec Camera - High Land, Hard Rain: +17

Anchors:
Eurythmics - Touch: -31
Kate Bush - The Sensual World: -27
Sade - Diamond Life: -25
XTC - English Settlement: -25
De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising: -23
Philip Glass - Koyaanisqatsi: -22
Bruce Springsteen - The River: -20
The Blue Nile - Hats: -20
Talking Heads - Little Creatures: -18
George Michael - Faith: -16
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Re: AMF Top Albums of the 1980s

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Moonbeam

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Top Fan:
Prince - 1999 (1/196)
Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) (2/196)
Madonna - Like a Prayer (5/196)
Prince - Controversy (6/196)
Eurythmics - Touch (7/196)
Madonna - Madonna (10/196)
David Bowie - Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) (13/196)
Siouxsie and The Banshees - Juju (16/196)
The Human League - Dare! (17/196)
Depeche Mode - Black Celebration (28/196)
Prince and The Revolution - Around the World in a Day (31/196)
INXS - Kick (46/196)

Biggest Hater:
AC/DC - Back in Black (196/196)
The Traveling Wilburys - Traveling Wilburys, Volume One (195/196)
The Pogues - Rum, Sodomy & the Lash (193/196)
Bob Marley and the Wailers - Uprising (192/196)
R.E.M. - Reckoning (191/196)
Bruce Springsteen - Tunnel of Love (190/196)
R.E.M. - Murmur (189/196)
R.E.M. - Document (187/196)
The Pogues - If I Should Fall from Grace with God (174/196)

Balloons:
Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation 1814: +29
Madonna - Madonna: +29
Kraftwerk - Computer World: +26
The Human League - Dare!: +24
Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This): +22
Prince - Controversy: +22
The Cure - Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me: +20
Depeche Mode - Music for the Masses: +17
Prince and The Revolution - Around the World in a Day: +17
Pet Shop Boys - Actually: +16

Anchors:
My Bloody Valentine - Isn't Anything: -21
Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine: -20
The Pogues - Rum, Sodomy & the Lash: -20
Bob Marley and the Wailers - Uprising: -18
Minutemen - Double Nickels on the Dime: -18
Cowboy Junkies - The Trinity Session: -17
AC/DC - Back in Black: -16
R.E.M. - Reckoning: -16
Neil Young - Freedom: -15
R.E.M. - Chronic Town (EP): -15


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Top Fan:
The Cure - Disintegration (1/200)
New Order - Low-Life (2/200)
The Cure - Seventeen Seconds (3/200)
The Cure - The Head on the Door (11/200)
Tears for Fears - The Hurting (12/200)
Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine (23/200)
This Mortal Coil - It'll End in Tears (50/200)

Biggest Hater:
Elvis Costello - King Of America (200/200)
Arthur Russell - World of Echo (199/200)
The Replacements - Tim (197/200)
XTC - English Settlement (196/200)
Elvis Costello and The Attractions - Imperial Bedroom (194/200)
R.E.M. - Lifes Rich Pageant (185/200)
Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska (180/200)
The Jam - Sound Affects (160/200)

Balloons:
Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation 1814: +28
Philip Glass - Glassworks: +23
Madonna - True Blue: +20
Cocteau Twins - Head Over Heels: +18
Glenn Branca - The Ascension: +18
Julee Cruise - Floating into the Night: +17
Kraftwerk - Computer World: +16
Madonna - Like a Virgin: +15
New Order - Technique: +15
The Cure - Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me: +15

Anchors:
Hüsker Dü - New Day Rising: -21
Elvis Costello and The Attractions - Get Happy!!: -20
The Housemartins - London 0 Hull 4: -20
The Replacements - Tim: -20
Eurythmics - Touch: -19
Minutemen - Double Nickels on the Dime: -18
Bruce Springsteen - The River: -17
Elvis Costello - King Of America: -17
The Fall - Hex Enduction Hour: -17
The Gun Club - Fire of Love: -17


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Top Fan:
Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique (1/152)
Kraftwerk - Computer World (2/152)
Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes (3/152)
The Replacements - Let It Be (4/152)
Metallica - Ride the Lightning (6/152)
Galaxie 500 - On Fire (7/152)
The Feelies - Crazy Rhythms (8/152)
XTC - English Settlement (22/152)
Metallica - Kill 'Em All (32/152)
The Waterboys - This Is the Sea (35/152)

Biggest Hater:
Pet Shop Boys - Actually (152/152)
The Police - Synchronicity (146/152)
The Police - Ghost in the Machine (140/152)
The Cure - Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me (138/152)

Balloons:
Kraftwerk - Computer World: +23
Galaxie 500 - On Fire: +20
The Pogues - Rum, Sodomy & the Lash: +18
Glenn Branca - The Ascension: +16
Meat Puppets - Meat Puppets II: +16
X - Wild Gift: +15
X - Los Angeles: +14
Madonna - Madonna: +13
Slayer - Reign in Blood: +13
The Waterboys - This Is the Sea: +13

Anchors:
Pet Shop Boys - Actually: -23
This Heat - Deceit: -23
My Bloody Valentine - Isn't Anything: -19
Rush - Moving Pictures: -18
The Cure - Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me: -18
Rush - Permanent Waves: -14
This Mortal Coil - It'll End in Tears: -12
Grace Jones - Nightclubbing: -11
Julee Cruise - Floating into the Night: -11
R.E.M. - Reckoning: -11


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Top Fan:
Tom Waits - Rain Dogs (1/162)
Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska (2/162)
Slayer - Reign in Blood (12/162)

Biggest Hater:
This Heat - Deceit (162/162)
The Fall - This Nation's Saving Grace (159/162)
Depeche Mode - Music for the Masses (155/162)
Young Marble Giants - Colossal Youth (154/162)
Madonna - Like a Prayer (148/162)

Balloons:
Philip Glass - Glassworks: +22
Lou Reed - New York: +20
The Pogues - Rum, Sodomy & the Lash: +19
Bruce Springsteen - The River: +17
The Pogues - If I Should Fall from Grace with God: +17
David Bowie - Let's Dance: +16
Elvis Costello - King Of America: +15
Bob Marley and the Wailers - Uprising: +13
Neil Young - Freedom: +13
Slayer - Reign in Blood: +13

Anchors:
This Heat - Deceit: -22
My Bloody Valentine - Isn't Anything: -19
Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine: -17
Hüsker Dü - New Day Rising: -16
X - Los Angeles: -16
Depeche Mode - Music for the Masses: -15
Eric B. & Rakim - Paid in Full: -15
The Fall - This Nation's Saving Grace: -15
Minutemen - Double Nickels on the Dime: -14
Echo and the Bunnymen - Heaven Up Here: -13


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Top Fan:
Talking Heads - Remain in Light (1/42)

Biggest Hater:
AC/DC - Back in Black (42/42)
U2 - War (37/42)

Balloons:
Lou Reed - New York: +5
Rush - Moving Pictures: +5
Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine: +3
Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska: +2
Peter Gabriel - So: +2
Bruce Springsteen - Born in the U.S.A.: +1
Janet Jackson - Control: +1
Joy Division - Closer: +1
Morrissey - Viva Hate: +1
Prince and The Revolution - Purple Rain: +1

Anchors:
Cocteau Twins - Treasure: -2
Guns N' Roses - Appetite for Destruction: -2
Hüsker Dü - New Day Rising: -2
New Order - Technique: -2
The Replacements - Tim: -2
ABC - The Lexicon of Love: -1
AC/DC - Back in Black: -1
Cowboy Junkies - The Trinity Session: -1
David Bowie - Let's Dance: -1
Eric B. & Rakim - Paid in Full: -1
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Re: AMF Top Albums of the 1980s

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Top Fan:
Paul Simon - Graceland (1/76)
Bob Marley and the Wailers - Uprising (7/76)

Biggest Hater:
Elvis Costello and The Attractions - Get Happy!! (76/76)
Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation (75/76)
U2 - The Unforgettable Fire (70/76)

Balloons:
The Pogues - Rum, Sodomy & the Lash: +12
Kraftwerk - Computer World: +10
De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising: +9
ABC - The Lexicon of Love: +8
Galaxie 500 - On Fire: +8
The Housemartins - London 0 Hull 4: +8
Bob Marley and the Wailers - Uprising: +6
Bruce Springsteen - The River: +6
Neneh Cherry - Raw Like Sushi: +5
Swans - Children of God: +5

Anchors:
The Feelies - Crazy Rhythms: -11
The Jesus and Mary Chain - Psychocandy: -8
Elvis Costello and The Attractions - Get Happy!!: -7
Eric B. & Rakim - Paid in Full: -5
Madonna - Madonna: -4
Beastie Boys - Licensed to Ill: -3
Elvis Costello - King Of America: -3
Pet Shop Boys - Actually: -3
R.E.M. - Fables of the Reconstruction: -3
Brian Eno - David Byrne - My Life in the Bush of Ghosts: -2


Rocky Raccoon

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Top Fan:
Prince and The Revolution - Purple Rain (1/175)
Prince - Sign ''☮'' the Times (4/175)
R.E.M. - Document (6/175)
The Police - Synchronicity (10/175)
Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade (11/175)
Prince - Dirty Mind (18/175)
Neil Young - Freedom (23/175)
X - Wild Gift (24/175)

Biggest Hater:
Swans - Children of God (175/175)
The The - Soul Mining (174/175)
The Cure - Faith (173/175)
The Cure - Disintegration (172/175)
Talk Talk - The Colour of Spring (171/175)
The Blue Nile - Hats (169/175)
Kate Bush - The Sensual World (156/175)
The Go-Betweens - 16 Lovers Lane (151/175)
The Cure - The Head on the Door (143/175)

Balloons:
Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade: +25
Neil Young - Freedom: +20
Richard and Linda Thompson - Shoot Out the Lights: +17
XTC - Skylarking: +17
Bruce Springsteen - The River: +16
Run-D.M.C. - Raising Hell: +16
The Pogues - Rum, Sodomy & the Lash: +15
X - Wild Gift: +15
Bob Marley and the Wailers - Uprising: +14
De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising: +14

Anchors:
Philip Glass - Koyaanisqatsi: -25
Kate Bush - The Sensual World: -20
Tom Waits - Franks Wild Years: -18
Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast: -16
This Mortal Coil - It'll End in Tears: -16
The Blue Nile - Hats: -15
Julee Cruise - Floating into the Night: -14
The Cure - Faith: -14
Grace Jones - Nightclubbing: -13
Swans - Children of God: -13


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Nassim: 0.076
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Top Fan:
The Cure - Disintegration (1/94)
Talk Talk - The Colour of Spring (4/94)
Wipers - Youth of America (7/94)

Biggest Hater:
Crowded House - Crowded House (94/94)
Brian Eno - David Byrne - My Life in the Bush of Ghosts (93/94)
Aztec Camera - High Land, Hard Rain (91/94)
Pretenders - Pretenders (81/94)

Balloons:
Swans - Children of God: +13
The Fall - Hex Enduction Hour: +13
The Blue Nile - Hats: +10
Glenn Branca - The Ascension: +9
Julee Cruise - Floating into the Night: +8
Kraftwerk - Computer World: +8
Minutemen - Double Nickels on the Dime: +8
Laurie Anderson - Big Science: +7
The Feelies - Crazy Rhythms: +7
Cocteau Twins - Head Over Heels: +6

Anchors:
Philip Glass - Koyaanisqatsi: -9
Bruce Springsteen - Born in the U.S.A.: -8
Dead Can Dance - Within the Realm of a Dying Sun: -8
The Cure - Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me: -8
Bob Marley and the Wailers - Uprising: -6
Depeche Mode - Music for the Masses: -6
New Order - Low-Life: -6
Crowded House - Crowded House: -5
Aztec Camera - High Land, Hard Rain: -4
Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique: -4


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Top Fan:
Kate Bush - The Dreaming (1/200)
The Chameleons - Script of the Bridge (2/200)
The Smiths - Hatful of Hollow (4/200)
Dire Straits - Making Movies (10/200)
The Jesus and Mary Chain - Psychocandy (12/200)
Kate Bush - The Sensual World (14/200)
Laurie Anderson - Big Science (18/200)
N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton (19/200)
The Cure - Faith (24/200)
Depeche Mode - Music for the Masses (30/200)

Biggest Hater:
Paul Simon - Graceland (200/200)
Elvis Costello and The Attractions - Blood and Chocolate (199/200)
The Sisters of Mercy - Floodland (198/200)
Richard and Linda Thompson - Shoot Out the Lights (197/200)
R.E.M. - Fables of the Reconstruction (196/200)
Leonard Cohen - I'm Your Man (195/200)
Duran Duran - Rio (191/200)
Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues (189/200)
R.E.M. - Green (186/200)

Balloons:
The The - Soul Mining: +24
Cowboy Junkies - The Trinity Session: +22
Swans - Children of God: +21
Squeeze - East Side Story: +19
The Fall - This Nation's Saving Grace: +19
The Human League - Dare!: +19
Kraftwerk - Computer World: +18
The Blue Nile - Hats: +16
Depeche Mode - Music for the Masses: +15
N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton: +15

Anchors:
Sinéad O'Connor - The Lion and the Cobra: -24
The Feelies - Crazy Rhythms: -23
Philip Glass - Koyaanisqatsi: -20
The Housemartins - London 0 Hull 4: -20
Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade: -17
The Sisters of Mercy - Floodland: -17
The Velvet Underground - VU: -17
Elvis Costello and The Attractions - Blood and Chocolate: -16
Richard and Linda Thompson - Shoot Out the Lights: -16
Duran Duran - Rio: -15


sonofsamiam

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Jirin: 0.182
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Craig: 0.116
FrankLotion: 0.106
DaveC: 0.083

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Holden: -0.257
Gillingham: -0.254
andyd1010: -0.219
Cold.Butterfly: -0.197
ordinaryperson: -0.187
rumpdoll: -0.162
Jap123: -0.143
bonnielaurel: -0.138
carlos74: -0.095
nicolas: -0.093

Top Fan:
Prince and The Revolution - Purple Rain (1/200)
Public Enemy - It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back (2/200)
Arvo Pärt - Tabula Rasa (4/200)
De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising (5/200)
Philip Glass - Koyaanisqatsi (6/200)
Glenn Branca - The Ascension (9/200)
This Heat - Deceit (10/200)
Rush - Moving Pictures (16/200)
Eric B. & Rakim - Paid in Full (17/200)
Eric B. & Rakim - Follow the Leader (40/200)

Biggest Hater:
The Rolling Stones - Tattoo You (200/200)
Lou Reed - New York (198/200)
INXS - Kick (197/200)
Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever (196/200)
Dick Gaughan - Handful of Earth (190/200)
Tracy Chapman - Tracy Chapman (189/200)

Balloons:
Glenn Branca - The Ascension: +25
Rush - Moving Pictures: +25
Prefab Sprout - Steve McQueen/Two Wheels Good: +24
The Fall - This Nation's Saving Grace: +22
Philip Glass - Glassworks: +21
Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade: +20
The Fall - Hex Enduction Hour: +20
XTC - Skylarking: +19
Slayer - Reign in Blood: +18
The Replacements - Tim: +17

Anchors:
Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine: -23
The Chameleons - Strange Times: -22
U2 - Boy: -22
The Waterboys - This Is the Sea: -19
Bruce Springsteen - The River: -18
Grace Jones - Nightclubbing: -17
The Housemartins - London 0 Hull 4: -17
The Sisters of Mercy - Floodland: -17
Lou Reed - New York: -15
Madonna - Like a Virgin: -15
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Re: AMF Top Albums of the 1980s

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Thanks for all the work you put into this, Moonbeam! This is always one of my favorite parts of your presentations. (And I'm proud to see you listed as my #1 friend, back when I was Myself instead of myself. Sorry about being an anchor for "Touch." I like that album, but apparently not as much as most.)
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Re: AMF Top Albums of the 1980s

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So great to have you back in the forum, Moonbeam! With a long-awaited and (of course) immaculate presentation!

As I’m not being able to work on the website right now (and not even contributing much to this forum nowadays) you are an inspiration to me! :greetings-waveyellow:
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