Western Europe
The best Irish albums of the 1980s
24 records, ranked by how much there is to say about them.
Enya
Enya
1986
Watermark
Enya
1988
The Unforgettable Fire
U2
1984
Wide Awake in America
U2
1985
Life
Thin Lizzy
1983
Boy
U2
1980
The Joshua Tree
U2
1987
The Frog Prince – The Original Soundtrack Recording
Enya
1985
Thunder and Lightning
Thin Lizzy
1983
Chinatown
Thin Lizzy
1980
Rattle and Hum
U2
1988
Renegade
Thin Lizzy
1981
October
U2
1981
Under a Blood Red Sky
U2
1983
Magical Ring
Clannad
1983
Voyage
Christy Moore
1989
Crann Úll
Clannad
1980
Atlantic Realm
Clannad
1989
Fuaim
Clannad
1982
Red Roses for Me
The Pogues
1984
Past Present
Clannad
1989
In the Key of G
Gilbert O'Sullivan
1989
Stage Struck
Rory Gallagher
1980
Off Centre
Gilbert O'Sullivan
1980