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Best afrobeat albums of the 1980s

The top 21 afrobeat albums of the 1980s on Riffiter, ranked by popularity. Community ratings take over as they come in.

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  1. À La Jamaique cover№ 1À La JamaiqueManu Dibango · 1985
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  1. 2Afrijazzy coverAfrijazzyManu Dibango · 1986
  2. 3Electric Africa coverElectric AfricaManu Dibango · 1985
  3. 4Teacher Don't Teach Me Nonsense coverTeacher Don't Teach Me NonsenseFela Kuti · 1986
  4. 5Anything You Sow coverAnything You SowWilliam Onyeabor · 1985
  5. 6Body & Soul coverBody & SoulWilliam Onyeabor · 1980
  6. 7Perambulator coverPerambulatorFela Kuti · 1983
  7. 8Hypertension coverHypertensionWilliam Onyeabor · 1982
  8. 9Black President coverBlack PresidentFela Kuti · 1981
  9. 10ODOO: Overtake Don Overtake Overtake coverODOO: Overtake Don Overtake OvertakeFela Kuti · 1989
  10. 11No Cause for Alarm? coverNo Cause for Alarm?Femi Kuti · 1989
  11. 12Gone Clear (The Complete Kingston Sessions) coverGone Clear (The Complete Kingston Sessions)Manu Dibango · 1980
  12. 13L'Aventure Ambiguë (Bande Original Du Film) coverL'Aventure Ambiguë (Bande Original Du Film)Manu Dibango · 1984
  13. 14Deliverance coverDeliveranceManu Dibango · 1987
  14. 15Pat Thomas & Ebo TaylorEbo Taylor · 1984
  15. 16Sweeter Than Honey Calypso “Mahuno” and High Lifes CelebrationEbo Taylor · 1980
  16. 17Conflict Nkru!Ebo Taylor · 1980
  17. 18Hitsville Re-Visited coverHitsville Re-VisitedEbo Taylor · 1982
  18. 19Ambassador coverAmbassadorManu Dibango · 1980
  19. 20Soul Makossa coverSoul MakossaManu Dibango · 1985
  20. 21Nsamanfo: People’s Highlife Vol.1Ebo Taylor · 1981

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