Top Ten Favorite Albums, 1985-1989
Submitted by Macheath on Mon, 03/01/2004 - 02:39
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- 1989
- 1. Freedom - Neil Young
- 2. Oh Mercy - Bob Dylan
- 3. Paul's Boutique - Beastie Boys
- 4. New York - Lou Reed
- 5. Full Moon Fever - Tom Petty
- 6. Doolittle - The Pixies
- 7. Lyle Lovett And His Large Band - Lyle Lovett
- 8. Spike - Elvis Costello
- 9. Frank - Squeeze
- 10. The Iron Man - Pete Townshend
- 1988
- 1. Temple Of Low Men - Crowded House
- 2. Rattle And Hum - U2
- 3. Lucinda Williams - Lucinda Williams
- 4. Surfer Rosa - The Pixies
- 5. Green - R.E.M.
- 6. I'm Your Man - Leonard Cohen
- 7. Copperhead Road - Steve Earle
- 8. It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back - Public Enemy
- 9. Daydream Nation - Sonic Youth
- 10. Worker's Playtime - Billy Bragg
- 1987
- 1. Tunnel Of Love - Bruce Springsteen
- 2. The Joshua Tree - U2
- 3. Pleased To Meet Me - The Replacements
- 4. Document - R.E.M.
- 5. Sign O' The Times - Prince
- 6. Cloud Nine - George Harrison
- 7. Pontiac - Lyle Lovett
- 8. If I Should Fall From Grace With God - The Pogues
- 9. Psionic Psunspot - The Dukes of Stratosphear
- 10. Bo-Day-Shus!! - Mojo Nixon & Skid Roper
- 1986
- 1. Blood & Chocolate - Elvis Costello
- 2. King Of America - Elvis Costello
- 3. Life's Rich Pageant - R.E.M.
- 4. The Queen Is Dead - The Smiths
- 5. Georgia Satellites - Georgia Satellites
- 6. Guitar Town - Steve Earle
- 7. E.V.O.L. - Sonic Youth
- 8. Small Town Romance - Richard Thompson
- 9. Graceland - Paul Simon
- 10. Crowded House - Crowded House
- 1985
- 1. Rain Dogs - Tom Waits
- 2. Rum, Sodomy & The Lash - The Pogues
- 3. Fables Of The Reconstruction - R.E.M.
- 4. Tim - The Replacements
- 5. Meat Is Murder - The Smiths
- 6. White City-A Novel - Pete Townshend
- 7. Brothers In Arms - Dire Straits
- 8. The Rose Of England - Nick Lowe
- 9. 25 O'Clock - The Dukes of Stratosphear
- 10. Psychocandy - The Jesus & Mary Chain
Now we're at my last couple of years of high school and the beginning of college. You know, the 80s sure seems like a much better decade for music that a lot of people give it credit for. Or maybe I'm just hanging around the wrong crowd.