Pitchfork's Top 100 Albums of the 1980s

Can you name the top 100 albums of the 1980s as ranked by Pitchfork?

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1. Sonic Youth1987
2. Talking Heads1980
3. Beastie Boys1989
4. Pixies1989
5. R.E.M.1983
6. The Smiths1986
7. Pixies1988
8. Tom Waits1985
9. Public Enemy1988
10. Joy Division1980
11. Tom Waits1983
12. Prince & The Revolution1984
13. The Fall1985
14. Sonic Youth 1987
15. XTC1986
16. Galaxie 5001989
17. Minutemen1984
18. De La Soul1989
19. Public Image Ltd.1980
20. This Heat1981
21. Brian Eno & David Byrne1981
22. My Bloody Valentine1988
23. The Jesus & Mary Chain1985
24. Gang of Four1981
25. Black Flag1981
26. Evlis Costello & The Attractions1980
27. Michael Jackson1982
28. New Order1983
29. The Replacements 1984
30. U21987
31. Sonic Youth1986
32. Hüsker Dü1984
33. The Fall1982
34. Talk Talk1988
ArtistAlbumYear
35. N.W.A.1988
36. Violent Femmes1983
37. The Replacements1985
38. The Cure1989
39. The Stone Roses1989
40. Dinosaur Jr. 1987
41. Beastie Boys1986
42. The Cowboy Junkies1988
43. Run-DMC1986
44. Kraftwerk1981
45. Prince1987
46. XTC1982
47. John Zorn 1989
48. R.E.M. 1987
49. Mission of Burma1982
50. Spacemen 31987
51. Leonard Cohen1988
52. Eric B. & Rakim1987
53. Mission of Burma1981
54. Big Black1987
55. The Police1983
56. King Crimson1981
57. Pixies1987
58. Elvis Costello1982
59. Guns N' Roses1987
60. Bruce Springsteen1982
61. Nurse with Wound1982
62. R.E.M.1984
63. Young Marble Giants1980
64. Television Personalities1981
65. The Soft Boys1980
66. The Dukes of Stratosphear1987
67. The Pogues1985
68. Talking Heads1984
ArtistAlbumYear
69. The Feelies1980
70. Elvis Costello1981
71. The Replacements1987
72. Meat Puppets1985
73. Coil1987
74. Mekons1985
75. Boogie Down Productions1987
76. The dB's1981
77. The Smiths1987
78. They Might Be Giants1989
79. Manuel Göttsching1981
80. Hüsker Dü1985
81. Cocteau Twins1988
82. The Fall1983
83. Talk Talk1986
84. ESG1983
85. Paul Simon1986
86. The Police1981
87. Prince1980
88. Spacemen 31989
89. Boredoms1989
90. Jane's Addiction1988
91. X1980
92. Kate Bush1985
93. David Bowie1980
94. Meat Puppets1983
95. Duran Duran1982
96. Rites of Spring1985
97. Mekons1989
98. Cocteau Twins1984
99. Gang of Four1982
100. Minor Threat1984
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