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Best pop albums of the 1980s

According to Riffiter listeners, the best pop album of the 1980s is Purple Rain by Prince, rated 4.6/5 by 21 listeners.

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  1. Purple Rain cover№ 1Purple RainPrince · 19844.4Weighted score4.6 avg · 21 ratings
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  1. 2Like a Prayer coverLike a PrayerMadonna · 19894.1 score · 4.2 avg · 20 ratings
  2. 3Thriller coverThrillerMichael Jackson · 19824.1 score · 4.1 avg · 864 ratings
  3. 4The Very Best of Supertramp coverThe Very Best of SupertrampSupertramp · 19894.1 score · 4.1 avg · 304 ratings
  4. 5Bad coverBadMichael Jackson · 19874.0 score · 4.1 avg · 119 ratings
  5. 6Alchemy: Dire Straits Live coverAlchemy: Dire Straits LiveDire Straits · 19844.0 score · 4.0 avg · 22 ratings
  6. 7Whitney coverWhitneyWhitney Houston · 19874.0 score · 4.0 avg · 21 ratings
  7. 8Who Made Who coverWho Made WhoAC/DC · 19863.9 score · 3.9 avg · 23 ratings
  8. 9Like a Virgin coverLike a VirginMadonna · 19843.9 score · 3.8 avg · 12 ratings
  9. 10Powerslave coverPowerslaveIron Maiden · 19843.8 score · 3.8 avg · 29 ratings
  10. 11Whitney Houston coverWhitney HoustonWhitney Houston · 19859 ratings
  11. 12Silk Electric coverSilk ElectricDiana Ross · 19829 ratings
  12. 13The Beach Boys coverThe Beach BoysThe Beach Boys · 19859 ratings
  13. 14Batman coverBatmanPrince · 19898 ratings
  14. 15Controversy coverControversyPrince · 19818 ratings
  15. 16"...Famous Last Words..." cover"...Famous Last Words..."Supertramp · 19828 ratings
  16. 17Tao coverTaoRick Springfield · 19857 ratings
  17. 18Brother Where You Bound coverBrother Where You BoundSupertramp · 19856 ratings
  18. 19Free as a Bird coverFree as a BirdSupertramp · 19876 ratings
  19. 20Self Control coverSelf ControlLaura Branigan · 19846 ratings
  20. 21Break Out coverBreak OutThe Pointer Sisters · 19836 ratings
  21. 22Paris coverParisSupertramp · 19805 ratings
  22. 23Hunting High and Low coverHunting High and Lowa-ha · 19855 ratings
  23. 24Face Value coverFace ValuePhil Collins · 19815 ratings
  24. 25Super Trouper coverSuper TrouperABBA · 19805 ratings
  25. 26Can't Slow Down coverCan't Slow DownLionel Richie · 19835 ratings
  26. 27Provision coverProvisionScritti Politti · 19885 ratings
  27. 28Truthdare Doubledare coverTruthdare DoubledareBronski Beat · 19865 ratings
  28. 29Can't Hold Back coverCan't Hold BackEddie Money · 19865 ratings
  29. 30Der Kommissar coverDer KommissarAfter the Fire · 19825 ratings
  30. 31Voice of the Heart coverVoice of the HeartCarpenters · 19835 ratings
  31. 32The Innocents coverThe InnocentsErasure · 19885 ratings
  32. 33...But Seriously cover...But SeriouslyPhil Collins · 19894 ratings
  33. 34The Works coverThe WorksQueen · 19844 ratings
  34. 35New Jersey coverNew JerseyBon Jovi · 19884 ratings
  35. 36Graceland coverGracelandPaul Simon · 19864 ratings
  36. 37True Colors coverTrue ColorsCyndi Lauper · 19864 ratings
  37. 38The Dreaming coverThe DreamingKate Bush · 19824 ratings
  38. 39Measure for Measure coverMeasure for MeasureIcehouse · 19864 ratings
  39. 40High Country Snows coverHigh Country SnowsDan Fogelberg · 19854 ratings
  40. 41Building the Perfect Beast coverBuilding the Perfect BeastDon Henley · 19844 ratings
  41. 42Branigan 2 coverBranigan 2Laura Branigan · 19834 ratings
  42. 43Barry coverBarryBarry Manilow · 19804 ratings
  43. 44Two Hearts coverTwo HeartsMen at Work · 19854 ratings
  44. 45Born To Love coverBorn To LoveRoberta Flack · 19834 ratings
  45. 46Waking Up With the House on Fire coverWaking Up With the House on FireCulture Club · 19844 ratings
  46. 47Another View coverAnother ViewThe Velvet Underground · 19864 ratings
  47. 48Reel Life coverReel LifeBoy Meets Girl · 19884 ratings
  48. 49Dance! ... Ya Know It coverDance! ... Ya Know ItBobby Brown · 19894 ratings
  49. 50All for Love coverAll for LoveNew Edition · 19854 ratings

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