Best downtempo 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 downtempo album in the 1980s, ordered by how Riffiter listeners rate their catalog.
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The Pointer Sisters2 albums here4.14.3 avg · 4 ratings
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George Michael1 album here4.14.1 avg · 46 ratings
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Tangerine Dream1 album here4.04.0 avg · 38 ratings
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Billy Ocean1 album here4.04.0 avg · 11 ratings
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Bronski Beat1 album here4.04.0 avg · 4 ratings
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Jody Watley1 album here3.93.9 avg · 8 ratings
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Ryuichi Sakamoto1 album here3.93.8 avg · 3 ratings
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Luther Vandross1 album here3.83.6 avg · 4 ratings
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A Certain Ratio1 album here3.83.5 avg · 3 ratings
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Toto1 album here2 ratings
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Mtume1 album here2 ratings
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Teena Marie1 album here1 rating
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Gwen Guthrie1 album here1 rating
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Coldcut1 album here
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