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Best indie rock albums of the 1980s

The top 18 indie rock albums of the 1980s on Riffiter, ranked by popularity. Community ratings take over as they come in.

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  1. Substance cover№ 1SubstanceJoy Division · 1988
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  2. 2Confusion Is Sex (Plus Kill Yr. Idols) coverConfusion Is Sex (Plus Kill Yr. Idols)Sonic Youth · 1983
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  3. 3The Whitey Album coverThe Whitey AlbumSonic Youth · 1988
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  4. 4Chapter IV - Le Je-Ne-Sais Quoi Et Le Presque Rien coverChapter IV - Le Je-Ne-Sais Quoi Et Le Presque RienTrisomie 21 · 1986
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  5. 5Daddy's Highway coverDaddy's HighwayThe Bats · 1987
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  6. 6Passions Divisées coverPassions DiviséesTrisomie 21 · 1984
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  7. 7Le Repos Des Enfants Heureux coverLe Repos Des Enfants HeureuxTrisomie 21 · 1983
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  8. 8Sounds in the Attic coverSounds in the AtticLittle Nemo · 1989
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  9. 9Back in the D.H.S.S. coverBack in the D.H.S.S.Half Man Half Biscuit · 1985
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  10. 10Self-Inflicted Aerial Nostalgia coverSelf-Inflicted Aerial NostalgiaGuided by Voices · 1989
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  11. 11Sandbox coverSandboxGuided by Voices · 1987
  12. 12Bird Dog coverBird DogThe Verlaines · 1987
  13. 13Wake coverWakeLYCIA · 1989
  14. 14Tears In Rain coverTears In RainThis Ascension · 1989
  15. 15ACD coverACDHalf Man Half Biscuit · 1988
  16. 16Negativland Presents Over The Edge Vol. 3: The Weatherman’s Dumb Stupid Come-Out Line coverNegativland Presents Over The Edge Vol. 3: The Weatherman’s Dumb Stupid Come-Out LineNegativland · 1989
  17. 17Back Again in the D.H.S.S. coverBack Again in the D.H.S.S.Half Man Half Biscuit · 1987
  18. 18Back in the D.H.S.S. / The Trumpton Riots E.P. coverBack in the D.H.S.S. / The Trumpton Riots E.P.Half Man Half Biscuit · 1988

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