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Best alternative rock albums of the 1980s

According to Riffiter listeners, the best alternative rock album of the 1980s is Disintegration by The Cure, rated 4.3/5 by 144 listeners.

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  1. Disintegration cover№ 1DisintegrationThe Cure · 19894.3Weighted score4.3 avg · 144 ratings
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  1. 2Tracy Chapman coverTracy ChapmanTracy Chapman · 19884.3 score · 4.3 avg · 140 ratings
  2. 3Doolittle coverDoolittlePixies · 19894.2 score · 4.3 avg · 78 ratings
  3. 4Greatest Hits coverGreatest HitsThe Police · 19864.2 score · 4.3 avg · 38 ratings
  4. 5Daydream Nation coverDaydream NationSonic Youth · 19884.1 score · 4.2 avg · 19 ratings
  5. 6Hatful of Hollow coverHatful of HollowThe Smiths · 19844.1 score · 4.1 avg · 270 ratings
  6. 7Louder Than Bombs coverLouder Than BombsThe Smiths · 19874.1 score · 4.1 avg · 143 ratings
  7. 8The Joshua Tree coverThe Joshua TreeU2 · 19874.0 score · 4.0 avg · 53 ratings
  8. 9Rattle and Hum coverRattle and HumU2 · 19883.9 score · 3.9 avg · 18 ratings
  9. 10Bleach coverBleachNirvana · 19893.9 score · 3.9 avg · 28 ratings
  10. 11The Smiths coverThe SmithsThe Smiths · 19843.9 score · 3.8 avg · 11 ratings
  11. 12Mother's Milk coverMother's MilkRed Hot Chili Peppers · 19893.8 score · 3.6 avg · 11 ratings
  12. 13The Red Hot Chili Peppers coverThe Red Hot Chili PeppersRed Hot Chili Peppers · 19843.7 score · 3.5 avg · 10 ratings
  13. 14Songs of the Free coverSongs of the FreeGang of Four · 19829 ratings
  14. 15The Head on the Door coverThe Head on the DoorThe Cure · 19857 ratings
  15. 16Murmur coverMurmurR.E.M. · 19837 ratings
  16. 17Surfer Rosa coverSurfer RosaPixies · 19887 ratings
  17. 18Synchronicity coverSynchronicityThe Police · 19836 ratings
  18. 19Pretty Hate Machine coverPretty Hate MachineNine Inch Nails · 19896 ratings
  19. 20War coverWarU2 · 19835 ratings
  20. 21Oh My Gawd!!!… The Flaming Lips coverOh My Gawd!!!… The Flaming LipsThe Flaming Lips · 19875 ratings
  21. 22Sister coverSisterSonic Youth · 19874 ratings
  22. 23Faith coverFaithThe Cure · 19814 ratings
  23. 24Love Hysteria coverLove HysteriaPeter Murphy · 19884 ratings
  24. 25Document coverDocumentR.E.M. · 19874 ratings
  25. 26The Unforgettable Fire coverThe Unforgettable FireU2 · 19843 ratings
  26. 27Boy coverBoyU2 · 19803 ratings
  27. 28A New Flame coverA New FlameSimply Red · 19893 ratings
  28. 29Zenyattà Mondatta coverZenyattà MondattaThe Police · 19803 ratings
  29. 30Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me coverKiss Me Kiss Me Kiss MeThe Cure · 19873 ratings
  30. 31Zen Arcade coverZen ArcadeHüsker Dü · 19843 ratings
  31. 32Happy? coverHappy?Public Image Ltd. · 19873 ratings
  32. 33Fried coverFriedJulian Cope · 19843 ratings
  33. 34Kick coverKickINXS · 19872 ratings
  34. 35Caifanes coverCaifanesCaifanes · 19882 ratings
  35. 36If I Should Fall From Grace With God coverIf I Should Fall From Grace With GodThe Pogues · 19882 ratings
  36. 37Ghost in the Machine coverGhost in the MachineThe Police · 19812 ratings
  37. 38Lifes Rich Pageant coverLifes Rich PageantR.E.M. · 19862 ratings
  38. 39Junta coverJuntaPhish · 19892 ratings
  39. 40Heyday coverHeydayThe Church · 19852 ratings
  40. 41Let It Be coverLet It BeThe Replacements · 19842 ratings
  41. 42The Blind Leading the Naked coverThe Blind Leading the NakedViolent Femmes · 19862 ratings
  42. 43October coverOctoberU2 · 19811 rating
  43. 44Pump coverPumpAerosmith · 19891 rating
  44. 45Little Creatures coverLittle CreaturesTalking Heads · 19851 rating
  45. 46The Uplift Mofo Party Plan coverThe Uplift Mofo Party PlanRed Hot Chili Peppers · 19871 rating
  46. 47Violent Femmes coverViolent FemmesViolent Femmes · 19821 rating
  47. 48Double Nickels on the Dime coverDouble Nickels on the DimeMinutemen · 19841 rating
  48. 49Infected coverInfectedThe The · 19861 rating
  49. 50Cosmic Thing coverCosmic ThingThe B-52s · 19891 rating

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