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Best classical albums of the 1980s

The top 50 classical albums of the 1980s on Riffiter, ranked by popularity. Community ratings take over as they come in.

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  1. Koyaanisqatsi cover№ 1KoyaanisqatsiPhilip Glass · 1983
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  2. 2Mishima coverMishimaPhilip Glass · 1985
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  3. 3Solo Piano coverSolo PianoPhilip Glass · 1989
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  4. 4Meredith Monk: Dolmen Music coverMeredith Monk: Dolmen MusicMeredith Monk · 1981
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  5. 5Struggle for Pleasure coverStruggle for PleasureWim Mertens · 1983
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  6. 6Meredith Monk: Turtle Dreams coverMeredith Monk: Turtle DreamsMeredith Monk · 1983
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  7. 7A Man of No Fortune, and With a Name to Come coverA Man of No Fortune, and With a Name to ComeWim Mertens · 1986
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  8. 8Winter Was Hard coverWinter Was HardKronos Quartet · 1988
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  9. 9White Man Sleeps coverWhite Man SleepsKronos Quartet · 1987
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  10. 10Meredith Monk: Do You Be coverMeredith Monk: Do You BeMeredith Monk · 1987
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  11. 11Vergessen coverVergessenWim Mertens · 1982
  12. 12For Amusement Only coverFor Amusement OnlyWim Mertens · 1981
  13. 13War Requiem coverWar RequiemBenjamin Britten · 1985
  14. 14Christmas Concertos coverChristmas ConcertosArcangelo Corelli · 1983
  15. 15The Songs That Got Away coverThe Songs That Got AwaySarah Brightman · 1989
  16. 16Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 / Haydn, Telemann & Torelli: Trumpet Concertos coverBach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 / Haydn, Telemann & Torelli: Trumpet ConcertosRiccardo Muti · 1985
  17. 17Piano Concertos Nos. 2 and 4 coverPiano Concertos Nos. 2 and 4Boston Symphony Orchestra · 1985
  18. 18Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor" coverPiano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor"Boston Symphony Orchestra · 1981
  19. 19Symphony No. 2 in C minor coverSymphony No. 2 in C minorBoston Symphony Orchestra · 1987
  20. 20Symphony No. 6 "Pastoral" coverSymphony No. 6 "Pastoral"Boston Symphony Orchestra · 1988
  21. 21Beethoven: Symphony no. 5 / Leonore Overture no. 3 / Schubert: Symphony no. 8 "Unfinished" coverBeethoven: Symphony no. 5 / Leonore Overture no. 3 / Schubert: Symphony no. 8 "Unfinished"Boston Symphony Orchestra · 1988
  22. 22Gloria / Stabat Mater coverGloria / Stabat MaterBoston Symphony Orchestra · 1989
  23. 23Panufnik: Sinfonia Votiva / Sessions: Concerto for Orchestra coverPanufnik: Sinfonia Votiva / Sessions: Concerto for OrchestraBoston Symphony Orchestra · 1989
  24. 24Peer Gynt coverPeer GyntSan Francisco Symphony · 1984
  25. 25Symphonies 4 & 5 coverSymphonies 4 & 5San Francisco Symphony · 1988
  26. 26Violin Concerto / Romance coverViolin Concerto / RomanceThe Philadelphia Orchestra · 1989
  27. 27Rachmaninoff Plays Rachmaninoff: Concertos 2 & 3 coverRachmaninoff Plays Rachmaninoff: Concertos 2 & 3The Philadelphia Orchestra · 1987
  28. 28Four Legends from the "Kalevala" coverFour Legends from the "Kalevala"The Philadelphia Orchestra · 1986
  29. 29Tchaikovsky Symphony no. 6 in D Minor “pathétique” coverTchaikovsky Symphony no. 6 in D Minor “pathétique”The Philadelphia Orchestra · 1983
  30. 30Piano Concerto No. 3 coverPiano Concerto No. 3The Philadelphia Orchestra · 1986
  31. 31Brahms A German Requiem coverBrahms A German RequiemChicago Symphony Orchestra · 1983
  32. 32Symphony no. 9 coverSymphony no. 9Chicago Symphony Orchestra · 1986
  33. 33Symphony no. 6 "Pathétique" coverSymphony no. 6 "Pathétique"Chicago Symphony Orchestra · 1984
  34. 34Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto no. 1 / Dohnanyi: Variations on a Nursery Song, op. 25 coverTchaikovsky: Piano Concerto no. 1 / Dohnanyi: Variations on a Nursery Song, op. 25Chicago Symphony Orchestra · 1986
  35. 35Symphony no. 9 "From the New World" coverSymphony no. 9 "From the New World"Wiener Philharmoniker · 1980
  36. 36Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture / Tchaikovsky: Marche Slave / Beethoven: Wellington's Victory coverTchaikovsky: 1812 Overture / Tchaikovsky: Marche Slave / Beethoven: Wellington's VictoryWiener Philharmoniker · 1982
  37. 37Konzert für Violine und Orchester No. 3 in G major, KV 216 / Konzert für Violine und Orchester No. 5 in A major, KV. 219 coverKonzert für Violine und Orchester No. 3 in G major, KV 216 / Konzert für Violine und Orchester No. 5 in A major, KV. 219Wiener Philharmoniker · 1983
  38. 38Symphony no. 9 coverSymphony no. 9Wiener Philharmoniker · 1982
  39. 39Das Rheingold coverDas RheingoldWiener Philharmoniker · 1983
  40. 40Symphonie No. 9 coverSymphonie No. 9Wiener Philharmoniker · 1980
  41. 41Götterdämmerung coverGötterdämmerungWiener Philharmoniker · 1983
  42. 42Double Concerto / Academic Festival Overture coverDouble Concerto / Academic Festival OvertureWiener Philharmoniker · 1983
  43. 43Die Walküre coverDie WalküreWiener Philharmoniker · 1983
  44. 44Ave Verum Corpus: Motets and Anthems coverAve Verum Corpus: Motets and AnthemsJohn Rutter · 1989
  45. 45La Gioconda (Orchestra e Coro del Teatro alla Scala, Milano feat. conductor: Antonino Votto) coverLa Gioconda (Orchestra e Coro del Teatro alla Scala, Milano feat. conductor: Antonino Votto)Amilcare Ponchielli · 1987
  46. 46Verklärte Nacht / Variationen für Orchester (Berliner Philharmoniker feat. conductor: Herbert von Karajan) coverVerklärte Nacht / Variationen für Orchester (Berliner Philharmoniker feat. conductor: Herbert von Karajan)Arnold Schönberg · 1985
  47. 47The Piano Music coverThe Piano MusicArnold Schönberg · 1988
  48. 48Verklärte Nacht (Schönberg Ensemble) coverVerklärte Nacht (Schönberg Ensemble)Arnold Schönberg · 1986
  49. 49Moses und Aron (Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Chorus feat. conductor Sir Georg Solti) coverMoses und Aron (Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Chorus feat. conductor Sir Georg Solti)Arnold Schönberg · 1985
  50. 50Zemlinsky, Trio Op. 3 / Schönberg, Verklärte Nacht Op. 4 (Clementi-Trio Köln) coverZemlinsky, Trio Op. 3 / Schönberg, Verklärte Nacht Op. 4 (Clementi-Trio Köln)Arnold Schönberg · 1987

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