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Best calypso artists of the 1980s

Cheap drum machines and the first affordable samplers changed who was allowed to make a record. Hip-hop moved from a party you had to be at to a 12-inch you could buy, and MTV made how a song looked part of the argument.

Everyone who released a calypso album in the 1980s, ordered by how Riffiter listeners rate their catalog.

  1. 2Danny ElfmanDanny Elfman1 album here
  2. 3Jimmy BuffettJimmy Buffett1 album here
  3. 4Ebo TaylorEbo Taylor1 album here

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An artist's score here is every rating their catalog has collected. Add yours and the order moves.

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