So anyway the 1980's??? I remember them very well and on the whole it was a pretty bleak time, terrible fashions, millions unemployed, social unrest, the constant threat of nuclear war and Pete Waterman.
However I along with many others who grew up in that decade do remember it with a nostalgic glow and although a lot of the music was on the cheesy side here is a 100 reasons why it certainly wasnt all that bad.
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100) Lloyd Cole And The Commotions - Rattlesnakes (1984)
99) Hothouse Flowers - People (1988)
98) Green On Red - Gas Food Lodging (1985)
97) Red Hot Chili Peppers - Mother's Milk (1989)
96) New Model Army - The Ghost of Cain (1986)
95) Front 242 - Front by Front (1988)
94) Big Country - The Crossing (1983)
93) David Bowie - Scary Monsters (1980)
92) Ministry - The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste (1989)
91) Ultramagnetic MC's - Critical Beatdown (1988)
90) Tears For Fears - The Hurting (1983)
89) The Teardrop Explodes - Kilimanjaro (1980)
88) Meat Beat Manifesto - Storm the Studio (1989)
87) The Ocean Blue - The Ocean Blue (1989)
86) Sinead O Connor - The Lion and the Cobra (1987)
85) Faith No More - The Real Thing (1989)
84) Paul Simon - Graceland (1986)
83) Dinosaur Jr - You're Living All Over Me (1987)
82) The Mekons - Fear and Whiskey (1985)
81) The Bolshoi - Friends (1986)
80) That Petrol Emotion - Babble (1987)
79) Dire Straits - Making Movies (1981)
78) Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever (1989)
77) Fields Of The Nephilim - The Nephilim (1988)
76) INXS - Kick (1987)
75) The Alarm - Strength (1985)
74) Soundgarden - Louder Than Love (1989)
73) Eric B & Rakim - Paid In Full (1987)
72) The Chameleons - Strange Times (1986)
71) Genesis - Duke (1980)
70) Julian Cope - World Shut Your Mouth (1984)
69) REM - Murmur (1983)
68) Loop - Heaven's End (1987)
67) The Waterboys - A Pagan Place (1984)
66) Renegade Soundwave - Soundclash (1989)
65) Peter Gabriel - So (1986)
64) The Replacements - Tim (1985)
63) U2 - The Unforgettable Fire (1984)
62) The Soft Boys - Underwater Moonlight (1980)
61) The Mission - The First Chapter (1987)
60) Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska (1982)
59) The Young Gods - L'eau Rouge (1989)
58) Cocteau Twins - Treasure (1984)
57) The Wonder Stuff - The Eight Legged Groove Machine (1988)
56) All About Eve - All About Eve (1988)
55) Marillion - Misplaced Childhood (1985)
54) The Fall - This Nation's Saving Grace (1985)
53) Talk Talk - The Colour of Spring (1986)
52) Galaxie 500 - Today (1988)
51) Echo & The Bunnymen - Heaven Up Here (1981)
50) The Church - Starfish (1988)
49) Nirvana - Bleach (1989)
48) Depeche Mode - Music For The Masses (1987)
47) The Field Mice - Snowball (1989)
46) The Cult - Love (1985)
45) Miracle Legion - Me and Mr Ray (1987)
44) Talking Heads - Remain In Light (1980)
43) The Dream Syndicate - The Days of Wine and Roses (1982)
42) The Pale Fountains - Pacific Street (1984)
41) The Chills - Kaleidoscope World (1986)
40) Gaye Bykers On Acid - Stewed to the Gills (1989)
39) Peter Gabriel - Melt (1980)
38) Prince - Purple Rain (1984)
37) Pixies - Surfer Rosa (1988)
36) Public Enemy - It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back (1988)
35) The House Of Love - The House Of Love (1988)
34) Julian Cope - Fried (1984)
33) Depeche Mode - Black Celebration (1986)
32) Opal - Happy Nightmare Baby (1987)
31) Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Tender Prey (1988)
30) REM - Life's Rich Pageant (1986)
29) This Mortal Coil - It'll End in Tears (1984)
28) The Pogues - If I Should Fall From Grace With God (1988)
27) The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead (1986)
26) Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique (1989)
25) Guns N Roses - Appetite For Destruction (1987)
24) The Chameleons - Script of the Bridge (1983)
23) Janes Addiction - Nothings Shocking (1988)
22) De La Soul - 3 Feet High And Rising (1989)
21) The Rain Parade - Emergency Third Rail Power Trip (1983)
20) The Waterboys - Fishermans Blues (1988)
19) The Jesus And Mary Chain - Psychocandy (1985)
18) The The - Soul Mining (1983)
17) Joy Division - Closer (1980)
16) The Cure - Disintegration (1989)
15) U2 - The Joshua Tree (1987)
14) Pixies - Doolittle (1989)
13) Echo & The Bunnymen - Ocean Rain (1984)
12) NWA - Straight Outta Compton (1988)
11) The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses (1989)
10) Spacemen 3 - The Perfect Prescription (1987)
09) This Mortal Coil - Filigree & Shadow (1986)
08) Pop Will Eat Itself - This Is The Day...This Is The Hour...This Is This (1989)
07) Galaxie 500 - On Fire (1989)
06) Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine (1989)
05) Kate Bush - Hounds Of Love (1985)
04) The Sisters Of Mercy - First & Last & Always (1985)
03) The Cure - Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me (1987)
02) REM - Green (1988)
01) The Waterboys - This Is The Sea (1985)
