Current score: 67/200
$ grep "\[X\]" 1980s.md | wc -l
- 1. Prince and the Revolution - Purple Rain
- 2. Michael Jackson - Thriller
- 3. N.W.A. - Straight Outta Compton
- 4. Kate Bush - Hounds of Love
- 5. Talking Heads - Remain in Light
- 6. Public Enemy - It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
- 7. Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation
- 8. Janet Jackson - Control
- 9. The Cure - Disintegration
- 10. Sade - Diamond Life
- 11. Eric B. & Rakim - Paid in Full
- 12. Joy Division - Closer
- 13. The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead
- 14. Pixies - Doolittle
- 15. Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique
- 16. Madonna - Madonna
- 17. Prince - Sign O' the Times
- 18. Kraftwerk - Computer World
- 19. New Order - Power, Corruption & Lies
- 20. Boogie Down Productions - Criminal Minded
- 21. De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising
- 22. Laurie Anderson - Big Science
- 23. Minor Threat - Complete Discography
- 24. Talk Talk - Spirit of Eden
- 25. Arthur Russell - World of Echo
- 26. Prince - 1999
- 27. Cocteau Twins - Treasure
- 28. Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska
- 29. Eric B. & Rakim - Follow the Leader
- 30. Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation 1814
- 31. Slayer - Reign in Blood
- 32. Pixies - Surfer Rosa
- 33. Prince - Dirty Mind
- 34. Leonard Cohen - I’m Your Man
- 35. The Replacements - Let It Be
- 36. Black Flag - Damaged
- 37. Sade - Stronger Than Pride
- 38. Run-D.M.C. - Raising Hell
- 39. R.E.M. - Murmur
- 40. The Jesus and Mary Chain - Psychocandy
- 41. Bad Brains - Bad Brains
- 42. Tom Waits - Rain Dogs
- 43. The Smiths - Hatful of Hollow
- 44. Sinéad O’Connor - The Lion and the Cobra
- 45. Fugazi - Fugazi
- 46. Dinosaur Jr. - You’re Living All Over Me
- 47. U2 - The Joshua Tree
- 48. Slick Rick - The Great Adventures of Slick Rick
- 49. Paul Simon - Graceland
- 50. ESG - Come Away With ESG
- 51. Sonic Youth - EVOL
- 52. Minutemen - Double Nickels on the Dime
- 53. David Bowie - Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)
- 54. The Replacements - Tim
- 55. Metallica - Master of Puppets
- 56. Bruce Springsteen - Born in the U.S.A.
- 57. Galaxie 500 - On Fire
- 58. My Bloody Valentine - Isn’t Anything
- 59. Kate Bush - The Sensual World
- 60. EPMD - Strictly Business
- 61. Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense
- 62. Glenn Branca - The Ascension
- 63. Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - From Her to Eternity
- 64. Grace Jones - Nightclubbing
- 65. Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes
- 66. Vangelis - Blade Runner (Music From the Original Soundtrack)
- 67. Julee Cruise - Floating Into the Night
- 68. Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade
- 69. Metallica - Ride the Lightning
- 70. Ultramagnetic MC’s - Critical Beatdown
- 71. Motörhead - Ace of Spades
- 72. Michael Jackson - Bad
- 73. This Heat - Deceit
- 74. Bob Marley & the Wailers - Uprising
- 75. Siouxsie and the Banshees - Juju
- 76. Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine
- 77. Depeche Mode - Music for the Masses
- 78. Madonna - Like a Prayer
- 79. The Fall - This Nation’s Saving Grace
- 80. Manuel Göttsching - E2-E4
- 81. Brian Eno / David Byrne - My Life in the Bush of Ghosts
- 82. Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast
- 83. Jungle Brothers - Straight Out the Jungle
- 84. Lucinda Williams - Lucinda Williams
- 85. The Blue Nile - Hats
- 86. Guns N’ Roses - Appetite for Destruction
- 87. Tears for Fears - Songs From the Big Chair
- 88. The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses
- 89. Cocteau Twins - Blue Bell Knoll
- 90. R.E.M. - Reckoning
- 91. George Michael - Faith
- 92. Fleetwood Mac - Tango in the Night
- 93. Steve Reich - “Different Trains” / “Electric Counterpoint”
- 94. Morbid Angel - Altars of Madness
- 95. Brian Eno / Daniel Lanois / Roger Eno - Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks
- 96. Fela Kuti - Coffin for Head of State
- 97. The Raincoats - Odyshape
- 98. Nirvana - Bleach
- 99. Kool G Rap / DJ Polo - Road to the Riches
- 100. Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual
- 101. Alice Coltrane - Turiya Sings
- 102. Wipers - Youth of America
- 103. Beastie Boys - Licensed to Ill
- 104. Public Image Ltd - Second Edition
- 105. Boogie Down Productions - By All Means Necessary
- 106. Laurie Spiegel - The Expanding Universe
- 107. The Feelies - Crazy Rhythms
- 108. Young Marble Giants - Colossal Youth
- 109. The Cure - The Head on the Door
- 110. X - Los Angeles
- 111. Roxy Music - Avalon
- 112. New Order - Technique
- 113. Spacemen 3 - Playing With Fire
- 114. INXS - Kick
- 115. Madonna - Like a Virgin
- 116. Misfits - Walk Among Us
- 117. Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston
- 118. Philip Glass - Solo Piano
- 119. Steely Dan - Gaucho
- 120. Run-D.M.C. - Run-D.M.C.
- 121. Pretenders - Pretenders
- 122. Beat Happening - Beat Happening
- 123. The Go-Go’s - Beauty and the Beat
- 124. Bruce Springsteen - Tunnel of Love
- 125. Peter Gabriel - Peter Gabriel
- 126. Pet Shop Boys - Actually
- 127. David Bowie - Let’s Dance
- 128. AC/DC - Back in Black
- 129. The D.O.C. - No One Can Do It Better
- 130. Scientist - Scientist Rids the World of the Evil Curse of the Vampires
- 131. Echo & the Bunnymen - Ocean Rain
- 132. Prefab Sprout - Steve McQueen
- 133. XTC - Skylarking
- 134. Jane’s Addiction - Nothing’s Shocking
- 135. Big Black - Songs About Fucking
- 136. Neneh Cherry - Raw Like Sushi
- 137. Horace Andy - Dance Hall Style
- 138. Big Daddy Kane - Long Live the Kane
- 139. The Durutti Column - Vini Reilly
- 140. 3rd Bass - The Cactus Album
- 141. Celtic Frost - To Mega Therion
- 142. Midori Takada - Through the Looking Glass
- 143. Descendents - Milo Goes to College
- 144. The Clash - Sandinista!
- 145. Daniel Johnston - Hi, How Are You: The Unfinished Album
- 146. Geto Boys - Grip It! On That Other Level
- 147. Virginia Astley - In the Gardens Where We Feel Secure
- 148. Rites of Spring - Rites of Spring
- 149. Anita Baker - Rapture
- 150. La Monte Young - The Well-Tuned Piano
- 151. The Clean - Compilation
- 152. Meat Puppets - II
- 153. Meredith Monk - Dolmen Music
- 154. LL Cool J - Radio
- 155. Elvis Costello & the Attractions - Imperial Bedroom
- 156. Stevie Wonder - Hotter Than July
- 157. MC Lyte - Lyte as a Rock
- 158. Judas Priest - British Steel
- 159. Various Artists - The Indestructible Beat of Soweto
- 160. Mr. Fingers - Amnesia
- 161. Richard and Linda Thompson - Shoot Out the Lights
- 162. King Sunny Adé & His African Beats - Syncro System
- 163. Ryuichi Sakamoto - Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
- 164. Pauline Oliveros / Stuart Dempster / Panaiotis - Deep Listening
- 165. Swell Maps - Jane From Occupied Europe
- 166. Ice-T - Rhyme Pays
- 167. Au Pairs - Playing With a Different Sex
- 168. Nurse With Wound - Soliloquy for Lilith
- 169. The Faith/Void - The Faith/Void
- 170. Yellowman - Mister Yellowman
- 171. Scritti Politti - Cupid & Psyche 85
- 172. Duran Duran - Rio
- 173. Tina Turner - Private Dancer
- 174. Ornette Coleman - In All Languages
- 175. Godflesh - Streetcleaner
- 176. Psychic TV - Dreams Less Sweet
- 177. Queen Latifah - All Hail the Queen
- 178. Joe Jackson - Night and Day
- 179. LiLiPUT - LiLiPUT
- 180. 808 State - 90
- 181. Nuno Canavarro - Plux Quba
- 182. ABBA - The Visitors
- 183. The B-52’s - Wild Planet
- 184. Change - The Glow of Love
- 185. Too $hort - Life Is... Too $hort
- 186. Paul McCartney - McCartney II
- 187. Tom Tom Club - Tom Tom Club
- 188. Yoko Ono - Season of Glass
- 189. Butthole Surfers - Locust Abortion Technician
- 190. Ini Kamoze - Ini Kamoze
- 191. Bronski Beat - The Age of Consent
- 192. Salt-N-Pepa - Hot, Cool & Vicious
- 193. Flipper - Generic Album - Flipper
- 194. Patrice Rushen - Straight From the Heart
- 195. Cecil Taylor - For Olim
- 196. Virgo - Virgo
- 197. Whodini - Escape
- 198. Mercyful Fate - Don't Break the Oath
- 199. Tenor Saw - Fever
- 200. Malcolm McLaren - Duck Rock