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Best avant-garde albums of the 1980s

The top 23 avant-garde albums of the 1980s on Riffiter, ranked by popularity. Community ratings take over as they come in.

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  1. Big Science cover№ 1Big ScienceLaurie Anderson · 1982
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  2. 2Mister Heartbreak coverMister HeartbreakLaurie Anderson · 1984
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  3. 3Strange Angels coverStrange AngelsLaurie Anderson · 1989
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  4. 4United States Live coverUnited States LiveLaurie Anderson · 1984
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  5. 5Three Constructions coverThree ConstructionsJohn Cage · 1989
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  6. 6Sonatas and Interludes for Prepared Piano coverSonatas and Interludes for Prepared PianoJohn Cage · 1985
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  7. 7Music of Changes coverMusic of ChangesJohn Cage · 1988
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  8. 8Sonatas & Interludes for Prepared Piano coverSonatas & Interludes for Prepared PianoJohn Cage · 1987
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  9. 9Sixteen Dances coverSixteen DancesJohn Cage · 1984
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  10. 10Digital Percussion: Works by Cage, Varèse, Farberman (London Percussion Ensemble feat. conductor Harold Farberman) coverDigital Percussion: Works by Cage, Varèse, Farberman (London Percussion Ensemble feat. conductor Harold Farberman)John Cage · 1981
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  11. 11Thirty Pieces for Five Orchestras / Music for Piano coverThirty Pieces for Five Orchestras / Music for PianoJohn Cage · 1987
  12. 12Works for Piano & Prepared Piano, Vol. IIJohn Cage · 1988
  13. 13Works for Piano & Prepared Piano, Vol. IJohn Cage · 1988
  14. 14The Complete String Quartets, Vol. 1 coverThe Complete String Quartets, Vol. 1John Cage · 1989
  15. 15Nocturne / Six Melodies / Amores / A Valentine Out of Season / Music for Marcel Duchamp coverNocturne / Six Melodies / Amores / A Valentine Out of Season / Music for Marcel DuchampJohn Cage · 1980
  16. 16Queen of Siam coverQueen of SiamLydia Lunch · 1980
  17. 17Honeymoon in Red coverHoneymoon in RedLydia Lunch · 1989
  18. 1813.13 cover13.13Lydia Lunch · 1982
  19. 19Oeuvres pour piano (Volume 1) par Jean-Joël Barbier coverOeuvres pour piano (Volume 1) par Jean-Joël BarbierErik Satie · 1985
  20. 203 Gymnopédies & Other Piano Works (Pascal Rogé) cover3 Gymnopédies & Other Piano Works (Pascal Rogé)Erik Satie · 1984
  21. 21E. Satie - R. Pöntinen coverE. Satie - R. PöntinenErik Satie · 1986
  22. 22Satie: De la période humoristique (feat. piano: Yuji Takahashi, violin: Keiko Mizuno 14-16)Erik Satie · 1985
  23. 23Piano Works (selection) coverPiano Works (selection)Erik Satie · 1989

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