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Joshua tree voted the best album of the 80s

Generalzod

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U2's Joshua Tree voted the best album of the 1980s
U2's The Joshua Tree has been named the best album of the 1980s.

Released in 1987, it made U2 one of the world's biggest bands, thanks to anthems like With Or Without You and Where The Streets Have No Name.

Now, listeners to BBC Radio 2's Sounds of the 80s have chosen it as the decade's best record, in a poll marking National Album Day on Saturday.

Dire Straits' Brothers In Arms came second, followed by The Stone Roses' eponymous debut.

All but one of the top 20 are by male artists, with the exception being Kate Bush's Hounds Of Love - which lands at number 11.

Albums by Madonna, Janet Jackson, Tracy Chapman and Grace Jones feature further down the list.


https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-54467937
 

horrie hastings

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How many votes did U2 get?

Thriller should really top the list by some distance. Stone Roses shouldn't be top 10 in even a British list.

From the top ten i have 2 albums , Thriller by Michael Jackson and Dare by Human League in the top 20 i have 2 more , Faith by George Michael and Actually by The Pet Shop Boys.
 

horrie hastings

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And here is 11 to 40 on the list

11. Kate Bush – 'Hounds Of Love'
12. Duran Duran - 'Rio'
13. Tears For Fears - 'Songs From The Big Chair'
14. Bruce Springsteen - 'Born In The USA'
15. AC/DC - 'Back In Black'
16. Deacon Blue - 'Raintown'
17. Frankie Goes To Hollywood - 'Welcome To The Pleasuredome'
18. INXS - 'Kick'
19. George Michael - 'Faith'
20. Pet Shop Boys - 'Actually'
21. Peter Gabriel - 'So'
22. Queen - 'The Works'
23. Bon Jovi – 'Slippery When Wet'
24. The Cure – 'Disintegration'
25. Tracy Chapman - 'Tracy Chapman'
26. Fleetwood Mac - 'Tango In The Night'
27. ABBA - 'Super Trouper'
28. David Bowie - 'Let's Dance'
29. a-ha - 'Hunting High & Low'
30. Wham! - 'Make It Big'
31. Madonna - 'True Blue'
32. Depeche Mode – 'Music For The Masses'
= 33. Soft Cell – 'Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret'
= 33. Whitney Houston - 'Whitney'
35. Phil Collins - 'No Jacket Required'
36. Sade - 'Diamond Life'
37. Public Enemy – 'It Takes A Nation Of Millions'
38. Spandau Ballet - 'True'
39. Soul II Soul - 'Club Classics Vol. One'
40. Kylie Minogue - 'Kylie'

From 20 to 40 I have
22- Queen -The Works
27- ABBA Super Trouper
31-Madonna True Blue
38-Spandau Ballet- true [vinyl ].

So seven of the top 40 on CD and 1 on vinyl.
 

horrie hastings

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Just went through the better half's collection and
33-Whitney
40- Kylie
were there .

Most of the artist mentioned i have albums from, just not the mentioned ones in the poll.
 

Matua

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I should mention that although I questioned Joshua Tree's place at the top I don't have an issue with it being top 10. It's a great album.
 

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