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Best hardcore punk albums of the 1980s

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

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  1. Bad Brains cover№ 1Bad BrainsBad Brains · 1982
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  2. 2Damaged coverDamagedBlack Flag · 1981
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  3. 3My War coverMy WarBlack Flag · 1984
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  4. 4Legacy of Brutality coverLegacy of BrutalityMisfits · 1985
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  5. 5Slip It In coverSlip It InBlack Flag · 1984
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  6. 6Rock for Light coverRock for LightBad Brains · 1983
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  7. 7The First Four Years coverThe First Four YearsBlack Flag · 1983
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  8. 8Out of Step coverOut of StepMinor Threat · 1983
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  9. 9Family Man coverFamily ManBlack Flag · 1984
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  10. 10In My Head coverIn My HeadBlack Flag · 1985
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  11. 11Loose Nut coverLoose NutBlack Flag · 1985
  12. 12Cause for Alarm coverCause for AlarmAgnostic Front · 1986
  13. 13The Day the Country Died coverThe Day the Country DiedSubhumans · 1983
  14. 14Quickness coverQuicknessBad Brains · 1989
  15. 15I Against I coverI Against IBad Brains · 1986
  16. 16Troops of Tomorrow coverTroops of TomorrowThe Exploited · 1982
  17. 17Let's Start a War... Said Maggie One Day coverLet's Start a War... Said Maggie One DayThe Exploited · 1983
  18. 18Group Sex coverGroup SexCircle Jerks · 1980
  19. 19Another Wasted Night coverAnother Wasted NightGang Green · 1986
  20. 20Locust Abortion Technician coverLocust Abortion TechnicianButthole Surfers · 1987
  21. 21Victim in Pain coverVictim in PainAgnostic Front · 1984
  22. 22From the Cradle to the Grave coverFrom the Cradle to the GraveSubhumans · 1984
  23. 23Golden Shower of Hits coverGolden Shower of HitsCircle Jerks · 1983
  24. 24You Got It coverYou Got ItGang Green · 1987
  25. 2529:29 Split Vision cover29:29 Split VisionSubhumans · 1986
  26. 26Psychic... Powerless... Another Man's Sac coverPsychic... Powerless... Another Man's SacButthole Surfers · 1984
  27. 27Hear Nothing See Nothing Say Nothing coverHear Nothing See Nothing Say NothingDischarge · 1982
  28. 28Live coverLiveBad Brains · 1988
  29. 29Hairway to Steven coverHairway to StevenButthole Surfers · 1988
  30. 30Grave New World coverGrave New WorldDischarge · 1986
  31. 31Worlds Apart coverWorlds ApartSubhumans · 1985
  32. 32Smoke Signals coverSmoke SignalsMDC · 1986
  33. 33Rembrandt Pussyhorse coverRembrandt PussyhorseButthole Surfers · 1986
  34. 34City Baby Attacked by Rats coverCity Baby Attacked by RatsGBH · 1982
  35. 35City Baby's Revenge coverCity Baby's RevengeGBH · 1984
  36. 36Leather, Bristles, Studs and Acne coverLeather, Bristles, Studs and AcneGBH · 1981
  37. 37Liberty and Justice for... coverLiberty and Justice for...Agnostic Front · 1987
  38. 38Older... Budweiser coverOlder... BudweiserGang Green · 1989
  39. 39Dirty Rotten LP coverDirty Rotten LPD.R.I. · 1983
  40. 40Record Collectors Are Pretentious Assholes coverRecord Collectors Are Pretentious AssholesPoison Idea · 1984
  41. 41War All the Time coverWar All the TimePoison Idea · 1987
  42. 42Kings of Punk coverKings of PunkPoison Idea · 1986
  43. 43Millions of Dead Cops coverMillions of Dead CopsMDC · 1981
  44. 44Midnight Madness and Beyond coverMidnight Madness and BeyondGBH · 1986
  45. 45No Need to Panic coverNo Need to PanicGBH · 1987
  46. 46A Fridge Too Far coverA Fridge Too FarGBH · 1989
  47. 47Why coverWhyDischarge · 1981
  48. 48Demolition War, Part I-III coverDemolition War, Part I-IIISubhumans · 1981
  49. 49Punks Not Dead coverPunks Not DeadThe Exploited · 1981
  50. 50Horror Epics coverHorror EpicsThe Exploited · 1986

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