Hatful of Hollow is a liiiiiiittle contentious.
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Ah yes right you are , thought I swapped it out, S/T it is
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Still waiting(hopefully) for 80s lists from:
@carlosa
@jonovdp
@Klawdy
@Preliminary_Point2
@saladin
@Shahid_Afridi
@Sir_Joe
@tinhillterror
And anyone else that wants to participate 
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1980
3 Back in Black - AC/DC
2 Ace of Spades - Motorhead
1 British Steel - Judas Priest
1981
3 Damaged - Black Flag
2 For Those About to Rock - AC/DC
1 Midnight Oil - Place Without A Postcard
1982
3 Midnight Oil - 10 to 1
2 Screaming For Vengeance - Judas Priest
1 The Number Of The Beast - Iron Maiden
1983
3 Kill 'Em All - Metallica
2 Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes
1 Synchronicity - The Police
1984
3 Ride The Lightning - Metallica
2 Purple Rain - Prince and the Revolution
1 1984 - Van Halen
1985
3 Live After Death - Iron Maiden
2 Rum, Sodomy & the Lash - The Pogues
1 Brothers In Arms - Dire Straits
1986
3 Master of Puppets - Metallica
2 Licensed To Ill - Beastie Boys
1 Peace Sells…But Who’s Buying? - Megadeth
1987
3 Appetite For Destruction - Guns N’ Roses
2 Midnight Oil - Diesel and Dust
1 Yo! Bum Rush The Show - Public Enemy
1988
3 And Justice For All - Metallica
2 Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back - Public Enemy
1 Tracy Chapman - Tracy Chapman
1989
3 The Real Thing - Faith No More
2 Paul’s Boutique - Beastie Boys
1 Pump - Aerosmith
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Not my bag, but I would have thought Operation Mindcrime would at least get a single vote from the bangers.
Edit: also, at some point I’ll make a Spotify playlist with a track from each of my albums, including HMs.
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1980
3- AC/DC - Back In Black
2 - Springsteen - The River
1 - Cold Chisel - East
1981
3 - Stevie Knicks - Bella Donna
2 - Aus Crawl - Sirocco
1 - Men at Work - Business as Usual
1982
3 - Michael Jackson - Thriller
2 - The Cure - P.ornography
1 - The Clash - Combat Rock
1983
3 - Huey Lewis - Sports
2 - Bowie - Let’s Dance
1 - Spandau Ballet - True
1984
3 - INXS - The Swing
2 - Hoodoo Guru’s - Stoneage Romeo’s
1 - Van Halen - 1984
1985
3 - Dire Straights - Brothers In Arms
2 - The Cult - Love
1 - Tears for Fears - Songs From the Big Chair
1986
3 - Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet
2 - AC/DC - Who Made Who
1 - Queen - A kind of Magic
1987
3 - Guns n Roses - Appetite for Destruction
2 - Def Leppard - Hysteria
1 - Midnight Oil -Diesel and Dust
1988
3 - The Style Council - Confessions of a pop group
2 - Pixies - Surfer Rosa
1 - Public Enemy - It takes a nation of millions
1989
3 - The Cure - Disintegration
2- The Cult - Sonic Temple
1 - John Lee Hooker - The Healer
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And here we go for the 80’s
And apologies for the Albums that did not make the cut in 85/86 and especially 87
1980
3 -Cold Chisel- East
2 - John Lennon- Double Fantasy
1 -Australian Crawl- Boys Light Up
1981
3 -Rush-Moving Pictures
2 -Australian Crawl- Sirocco
1 -Journey- Escape
1982
3- Cold Chisel- Circus Animals
2 -Midnight Oil- 10…1
1 -Duran Duran- Rio
1983
3 -The Police- Synchronicity
2 -David Bowie- Let’s Dance
1 -Tim Finn- Escapade
1984
3 -INXS- The Swing
2 -Van Halen-1984
1 -The Cars- Heartbeat City
1985
3 -John Mellencamp- Scarecrow
2 -INXS- Listen Like Thieves
1 -Simple Minds- Once Upon a Time
1986
3- John Farnham- Whispering Jack
2 -Van Halen- 5150
1 - Peter Gabriel- So
1987
3 -U2- The Joshua Tree
2 -John Mellencamp- The Lonesome Jubilee
1 -Def Leppard- Hysteria
1988
3- U2- Rattle and Hum
2 - Van Halen- OU812
1 -The Rockmelons- Tales of the City
1989
3 -Michael Bolton- Soul Provider****
2-Madonna- Like a Prayer
1 -Fine Young Cannibals-The Raw and the Cooked
***I am contractually obligated to nominate Michael as ongoing penance for my sins against fashion and general style in the late 80s
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I genuinely thought his cover of Dock of the Bay was good. At the time.
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Released November 1983 (The Unforgettable Fire was released in 1984)
Released October 1987
That’s a heavy price to pay for such an old indiscretion…surely the statute of limitations has kicked in by now 
Please update your 1984 and 1988 entries and tag me when you’ve done so.
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And done!
Swoodley, if you knew me in the late 80’s, you’d understand my need for self-flagellation today…
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Ok folks…it’s the weekend and time to get those little jobs done
Jobs like…completing your 1980s album survey list
Please do so (or let me know if you’re giving this one a miss):
@carlosa
@jack_mack50
@jonovdp
@Klawdy
@Preliminary_Point2
@Sir_Joe
@tinhillterror
@TwoDogs
Still open for anyone else who would like to have a go
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Ok…last call for entries for the 1980s List
Please either submit your list or just let me know that you won’t be doing one for this decade.
Cheers
@carlosa
@jack_mack50
@jonovdp
@Klawdy
@Preliminary_Point2
@Sir_Joe
@tinhillterror
@TwoDogs
Metallica - And justice for all
What about it?
Best of the decade.
Do yourself a favour!!!
Final Results for the 1980s
| 1980 - Artist & Album | Votes |
|---|---|
| AC/DC – Back In Black | 26 |
| Cold Chisel - East | 15 |
| Talking Heads - Remain In Light | 14 |
| Joy Division - Closer | 10 |
| John Lennon - Double Fantasy | 9 |
| David Bowie - Scary Monsters | 7 |
| Motorhead - Ace of Spades | 7 |
| Split Enz - True Colours | 7 |
| Dire Straits - Making Movies | 6 |
| Peter Gabriel - Self-titled 3 (aka Melt) | 5 |
| XTC - Black Sea | 5 |
| The Jam - Sound Affects | 4 |
| Judas Priest - British Steel | 4 |
| Dead Kennedy’s - Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables | 3 |
| Devo - Freedom Of Choice | 3 |
| Flowers - Icehouse | 3 |
| Paul McCartney - McCartney II | 3 |
| REO Speedwagon - Hi Infidelity | 3 |
| Rush - Permanent Waves | 3 |
| Tom Waits - Heart Attack and Vine | 3 |
| U2 - Boy | 3 |
| Van Halen - Women And Children First | 3 |
| Australian Crawl - The Boys Light Up | 2 |
| Billy Joel - Glass Houses | 2 |
| Blues Brothers Soundtrack | 2 |
| Bob Dylan - Saved | 2 |
| Bruce Springsteen - The River | 2 |
| The Clash - Sandinista | 2 |
| Magazine - The Correct Use of Soap | 2 |
| Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard Of Ozz | 2 |
| The Police - Zenyatta Mondatta | 2 |
| Pretenders - Pretenders | 2 |
| Rolling Stones - Emotional Rescue | 2 |
| Steely Dan - Gaucho | 2 |
| Adam and the Ants - Kings Of The Wild Frontier | 1 |
| B52s - Wild Planet | 1 |
| The Models - Alphabravocharliedeltafoxtrotgolf | 1 |
| Ultravox - Vienna | 1 |
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| 1981 - Artist & Album | Votes |
|---|---|
| Midnight Oil - Place Without A Postcard | 14 |
| Men At Work - Business As Usual | 12 |
| Rolling Stones - Tattoo You | 11 |
| Rush - Moving Pictures | 9 |
| The Church - Of Skins And Heart | 8 |
| Australian Crawl - Sirocco | 7 |
| Human League - Dare | 7 |
| U2 - October | 7 |
| Van Halen - Fair Warning | 7 |
| Sunnyboys - Sunnyboys | 6 |
| Black Flag - Damaged | 5 |
| Echo & The Bunnymen - Heaven Up Here | 5 |
| Siouxsie And The Banshees - Juju | 5 |
| Journey - Escape | 4 |
| The Police - Ghost in the Machine | 4 |
| Psychedelic Furs - Talk Talk Talk | 4 |
| AC/DC - For Those About to Rock | 3 |
| Brian Eno + David Byrne - My Life in the Bush of Ghosts | 3 |
| Foreigner - 4 | 3 |
| Germs - What We Do Is Secret | 3 |
| The Gun Club - Fire of Love | 3 |
| Iron Maiden - Killers | 3 |
| Models - Local and/or General | 3 |
| Rick James - Street Songs | 3 |
| Stevie Nicks - Bella Donna | 3 |
| This Heat - Deceit | 3 |
| The Wipers - Youth Of America | 3 |
| ZZ Top - El Loco | 3 |
| The Angels - Night Attack | 2 |
| Billy Field - Bad Habits | 2 |
| Black Sabbath - Mob Rules | 2 |
| Buddy Guy - Stone Crazy | 2 |
| The Kinks - Give The People What They Want | 2 |
| Mark Gillespie – Sweet Nothing | 2 |
| Motley Crüe - Too Fast For Love | 2 |
| Phil Collins - Face Value | 2 |
| Prince - Controversy | 2 |
| Spandau Ballet – Journeys To Glory | 2 |
| Toto - Turn Back | 2 |
| Billy Idol - Billy Idol | 1 |
| The Cure - Faith | 1 |
| Duran Duran - Duran Duran | 1 |
| Grace Jones - Nightclubbing | 1 |
| Kraftwerk - Computer World | 1 |
| Matt Finish - Short Note | 1 |
| Muddy Waters - King Bee | 1 |
| OMD - Architecture and Morality | 1 |
| The Stray Cats - The Stray Cats | 1 |
| Ultravox – Rage In Eden | 1 |
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| 1982 - Artist & Album | Votes |
|---|---|
| Midnight Oil - 10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1 | 35 |
| Cold Chisel - Circus Animals | 16 |
| Michael Jackson - Thriller | 14 |
| Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska | 10 |
| Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast | 10 |
| Roxy Music - Avalon | 7 |
| Split Enz – Time And Tide | 7 |
| Bad Brains - Bad Brains | 5 |
| XTC - English Settlement | 5 |
| ABC – The Lexicon Of Love | 4 |
| The Clash - Combat Rock | 4 |
| Icehouse - Primitive Man | 4 |
| Dire Straits - Love Over Gold | 3 |
| Goanna - Spirit of Place | 3 |
| John Cougar - American Fool | 3 |
| Psychedelic Furs - Forever Now | 3 |
| Rush - Signals | 3 |
| Ted Hawkins - Watch Your Step | 3 |
| Toto - Toto IV | 3 |
| Alan Parsons Project - Eye In The Sky | 2 |
| The Birthday Party - Junkyard | 2 |
| The Cure - P.ornography | 2 |
| Discharge - Hear Nothing, See Nothing, Say Nothing | 2 |
| Hunters & Collectors - Hunters & Collectors | 2 |
| INXS - Shabooh Shoobah | 2 |
| Joe Jackson - Night And Day | 2 |
| Judas Priest - Screaming For Vengeance | 2 |
| KISS - Creatures of the Night | 2 |
| Laurie Anderson - Big Science | 2 |
| Led Zeppelin - Coda | 2 |
| Men Without Hats - Rhythm of Youth | 2 |
| Paul McCartney - Tug of War | 2 |
| Talking Heads - The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads | 2 |
| The Church – The Blurred Crusade | 1 |
| Duran Duran- Rio | 1 |
| John Harrison - Creepshow OST | 1 |
| ManoWar - Battle Hymns | 1 |
| MDC - Millions Of Dead Cops | 1 |
| Motels - All Four One | 1 |
| Prince - 1999 | 1 |
| Simple Minds - New Gold Dream 81-84 | 1 |
| Tom Petty - Long After Dark | 1 |
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