20. N.W.A- Straight Outta Compton
Paste: excluded
Slant: +4
19. Prince- Sign O’ the Times
Paste: -5
Slant: +10
18. Run-D.M.C.- Raising Hell
Paste: -27
Slant: -26
17. Eric B. and Rakim- Follow the Leader
Paste and Slant: excluded
16. Pixies- Surfer Rosa
Paste: -2
Slant: -13
15. Bruce Springsteen- Nebraska
Paste: two-album rule exclusion by Paste
Slant: -26
14. Talking Heads- Remain in Light
Paste: +7
Slant: +9
13. Tom Waits- Swordfishtrombones
Paste: excluded
Slant: -8
12. Bruce Springsteen- Born in the U.S.A.
Paste: +8
Slant: -16
11. R.E.M.- Lifes Rich Pageant
Paste: +6
Slant: -27
10. U2- The Joshua Tree
Paste: +2
Slant: -10
9. Pixies- Doolittle
Paste: +8
Slant: -18
8. The Replacements- Let It Be
Paste: -5
Slant: -24
7. The Replacements- Tim
Paste: two-album rule exclusion by Paste
Slant: -38
6. Joy Division- Closer
Paste: -22
Slant: tie
5. Public Enemy- It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
Paste: -6
Slant: +2
4. Beastie Boys- Paul’s Boutique
Paste: -8
Slant: tie
3. Sonic Youth- Daydream Nation
Paste: -7
Slant: -22
2. R.E.M.- Murmur
Paste: -25
Slant: -9
1. The Smiths- The Queen is Dead
Paste: -1
Slant: -13
See Also: Favorite Movies of the 1980s, Top 10 Albums of 1989, Top 10 Albums of 1988, Top 10 Albums of 1987, Top 10 Albums of 1986, Top 10 Albums of 1985, Top 10 Albums of 1984, Top 10 Albums of 1983, Top 10 Albums of 1982, Top 10 Albums of 1981, Top 10 Albums of 1980
