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Vote Now! The Best Albums of the 80s

     

B000WS4QJGWell, we stuck our feet into it last month, polling our readers to figure out their picks of the best soul albums of the 70s (See the results HERE).   It was a lot of fun, so of course we're doing it again this month by having you pick the greatest albums of the 1980s.

princeWe heard you loud and clear that you wanted more choices!  So in our 80s poll you'll get a chance to choose from 100 albums that were nominated by you, our readers.  We'll be posting the results daily, and you can see them and can leave us your comments by clicking hereWe'll post the final results on around April 7.

Some initial rules we set in doing this: 

  • Only studio albums of new music count (no live or greatest hits albums)
  • The album must have been initially released between 1980 and 1989

Voting Complete

Click Here to see final results

Comments

First of all Mr.review i

First of all Mr.review i thought that was a little to opinionated.You put all those unnecessary negative words(to fill)in your column and ended up saying that it was highly recommended.Ms. Leela James is what this tainted industry needs.Her first project

most albums i agree with ,

most albums i agree with , but how did a pop album like Thriller get on here? also where is Chapter 8s "this loves for real" album?

BLUE MAGIC...LETS NOT FORGET

BLUE MAGIC...LETS NOT FORGET THE MAGIC OF THE BLUE...

THANKS FOR GIVEN ME A CHANGE

THANKS FOR GIVEN ME A CHANGE TO VOTE FOR MY BEST SINGER
GO ANITA

THESE ARE NOT 80's TRACKS

THESE ARE NOT 80's TRACKS AND MUSIC.......IF YOU WANNA KNOW WHAT THE 80"s MUSIC WAS AND THE TOP CHOICES WERE AND STILL ARE HOLLA AT ME.......I HAVE A ENTIRE STORAGE UNIT FULL OF VINYL,REEL TO REEL AND CASSETTE TAPES ON MUSIC YALL PROBABLY AIN'T NEVER HEARD OR FORGOT ABOUT.............PEACE FOR NOW!!!

woot!!! THRILLER IS THE BEST

woot!!! THRILLER IS THE BEST ALBUM FOR ALL TIME!!!

I thought the list was on

I thought the list was on point,(speaking from someone who owns majority of them, but i thought you left out MS DENEICE WILLIAMS'S MY MELODY (1981)

I thought the list was on

I thought the list was on point,(speaking from someone who owns majority of them)I also thought the lovely MS DENEICE WILLIAMS'S MY MELODY (1981) should have made the list

HOW COULD WE FORGET THE VERY

HOW COULD WE FORGET THE VERY TALENTED PAUL HARDCASTLE WITH RAIN FOREST. SONG CAME OUT IN 1985. ADE,BASS ROCK EXPRESS,EGYPTIAN LOVER,SUGARHILL GANG,GHETTO JUMP,PACK JAM BY THE JONZUN CREW,CYBOTRON,SPYDER D,THE SMURFS SONG,EDDIE DRENNON AND THE BBS UNLIMITED,TASTE OF HONEY,TAVARES,EU,THIRD WORLD,CASHMERE,DEADOTA,STARBUCK,MISTER MAGIC BY GROVER WASHINGTON(70's),THE DRAMATICS,DYNASTY,52ND STREET,BB AND Q BAND.......NOW WHEN YOU POST UP KIDS MAKE SURE YOU ARE WORKING WITH THE ENTIRE DECK OF CARDS. I WILL TEST YA HOMEBOY ON THIS MUSIC.....PEACE!!! ATL.....

OH YEAH DID I MENTION

OH YEAH DID I MENTION KRAFTWERK,GARY NUMAN AND DEVO TO NAME A FEW MORE.....LIST WAY TOO LONG TO POST BUT HOPEFULLY YOU GET THE POINT..........