Slayer- Reign In Blood
Morbid Angel- Altars of Madness
Sonic Youth- Daydream Nation
Prince- Sign O’ The Times
Eric B. and Rakim, Paid in Full

I was thinking on my top 10 1980-1985 albums

Im ready

was wondering when thrash albums would start showing up

im already itt

Technique by New Order. It's got great pop tunes but it's also draped in melancholy. I'd check any album by the band they're one of the greatest synthpop bands ever
EDIT
Just saw you started listening. It's a grower for sure. Also the best songs on the b side

Off top:

The Good Son
Children of God
Daydream Nation
Disintegration
Master of Puppets

Shout out:
Streetcleaner
Darklands
Your Living All Over Me
Floodland
AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted
Left Hand Path

Top 5:

1. Lou Reed – New York
2. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – The Good Son
3. David Thomas & the Wooden Birds – Monster Walks the Winter Lake
4. Sonic Youth – EVOL
5. Tom Waits – Franks Wild Years

Honorable Mentions:

• Mark Stewart – Mark Stewart
• Slint – Tweez
• Sonic Youth – Sister
• Fugazi – Repeater
• Ministry – The Land of Rape and Honey
• Gang Starr – Step Into the Arena
• Public Enemy – It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
• Vampire Rodents – War Music
• Dinosaur Jr. – You're Living All Over Me
• Pere Ubu – Cloudland
• Stan Ridgway – The Big Heat
• Killing Joke – Extremities, Dirt and Various Repressed Emotions
• Godflesh – Godflesh
• Tackhead – Tackhead Tape Time
• The Cure – Disintegration
• Cop Shoot Cop – Consumer Revolt
• Penguin Cafe Orchestra – Signs of Life
• Pixies – Doolittle
• The Jesus Lizard – Head
• Big Black – Songs About F***ing
• The Sisters of Mercy – Floodland
• R.E.M. – Document
• fIREHOSE – Ragin, Full On

no Sade? Wack

Franks wild years is such a wild ass listen. Love waits to death

Both promise and diamond life came out in the early 80s. Stronger than pride is kinda lacking tbh

nope ots my fav Sade album by far

hmm

Off top

I can safely pick my top two;

Bad is number one, by far. Probably the biggest and best pop album of all time in terms of hits - if not at least toe to toe with Thriller.

And Rhythm Nation second, my favourite Janet album. The Knowledge is so nasty

Not sure what would round out the list.. need to think.

Probably my single favourite from that time period

1. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - The Good Son
2. Pandora's Box - Original Sin
3. Talk Talk - Spirit of Eden
4. Metallica - Master of Puppets
5. Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation

6. Lou Reed - New York
7. Big Black - Atomizer
8. Fugazi - Repeater
9. B**** Magnet - Umber
10. Cop Shoot Cop - Consumer Revolt

11. Swans - Children of God
12. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Tender Prey
13. Laughing Hyenas - You Can't Pray a Lie
14. American Music Club - California
15. Tom Waits - Frank's Wild Years