About three months ago, I posted my 100 Favorite Albums of the 1980s in five installments. In the next couple of weeks, I’ll be posting my top 100 of the ’70s.
With the ’80s, I compared my list with those of Paste and Slant. Because Slant hasn’t ranked the LPs for this particular decade, I decided to use Pitchfork’s list in addition to Paste’s recent picks.
As I did last time, I quantified the differences between my list and those of the two online magazines. I controlled for albums I have not heard (and took into consideration Paste’s two-album limit). This resulted in 61 albums I had heard on Paste’s lists and 65 on Pitchfork’s. A “+” indicates the album was higher on their list, and a “-“ indicates the album was higher on mine. I only used my top 61 and my top 65 to compare with the respective lists, but I posted all of my picks anyway.
100. Van Morrison- Tupelo Honey
99. The Allman Brothers Band- At Fillmore East
Paste: #43 on adjusted list
98. Bob Marley- Catch a Fire
97. Santana- Abraxas
96. Bob Marley- Burnin’
95. Roxy Music- For Your Pleasure
Pitchfork: #60 on adjusted list
94. Bob Marley- Natty Dread
93. Kraftwerk- Trans-Europe Express
Paste: #41 on adjusted list
Pitchfork: #6 on adjusted list
92. Roxy Music- Siren
91. Patti Smith- Horses
Paste: #28 on adjusted list
90. Brian Eno- Another Green World
Pitchfork: #10 on adjusted list
89. Bob Dylan and the Band- The Basement Tapes
Paste: #42 on adjusted list
88. Can- Tago Mago
Pitchfork: #24 on adjusted list
87. Richard Hell and the Voidoids- Blank Generation
86. David Bowie- Aladdin Sane
Pitchfork: #52 on adjusted list
85. The Modern Lovers- The Modern Lovers
Paste: #52 on adjusted list
Pitchfork: #29 on adjusted list
84. Richard and Linda Thompson- I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight
83. Bob Dylan and the Band- Before the Flood
82. Brian Eno- Here Come the Warm Jets
Pitchfork: #20 on adjusted list
81. Talking Heads- Talking Heads: 77
See Also: Top 10 Albums of 1979, Top 10 Albums of 1978, Top 10 Albums of 1977, Top 10 Albums of 1976, Top 10 Albums of 1975, Top 10 Albums of 1974, Top 10 Albums of 1973, Top 10 Albums of 1972, Top 10 Albums of 1971, Top 10 Albums of 1970
