Favourite Album For Each Year Of The 80s

I’ll help out. London Calling was technically 1979, released in the UK on December 14.

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Cheers, and was aware of the release date. It holds special meaning to me. :wink:

Released in OZ in 1980.

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1980
The Police - Zendyatta Mondatta
Steely Dan - Gaucho
Earth Wind & Fire - Faces
Genesis - Duke

1981
Rush - Moving Pictures
The Police - Ghost in the Machine
Men at Work - Business As Usual
Hall & Oates - Private Eyes
Van Halen - Fair Warning

1982 (possibly my favorite year of recorded music ever)
Rush - Signals
Toto - Toto IV
Midnight Oil - 10-1
Missing Persons - Spring Session M
INXS - Shabooh Shoobah
Michael Jackson - Thriller
Simple Minds - New Gold Dream

1983
The Police - Synchronicity
Men at Work - Cargo
Yes - 90125

1984
Van Halen - 1984
The Cars - Heartbeat City

1985
Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms
Til Tuesday - Voices Carry
INXS - Listen Like Thieves
Simple Minds - Once Upon A Time
Tears for Fears - Songs From The Big Chair

1986
a-ha - Scoundrel Days
Crowded House - Crowded House
Paul Simon - Graceland
Bangles - Different Light

1987
Midnight Oil - Diesel & Dust
INXS - Kick
Rush - Hold Your Fire

1988
Van Halen - OU812
REM - Green
Living Colour - Vivid

1989
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Mother’s Milk
B-52s - Cosmic Thing
Rush - Presto
Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever

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