East & South Asia
The best Japanese albums of the 1980s
24 records, ranked by how much there is to say about them.
Temptation of Shapely Legs
T-Square
1982
Rockoon
T-Square
1980
Stars and the Moon
T-Square
1984
The Water of the Rainbow
T-Square
1983
Adventures
T-Square
1984
Wave
T-Square
1989
Truth
T-Square
1987
R.E.S.O.R.T.
T-Square
1985
S.P.O.R.T.S.
T-Square
1986
Yes, No
T-Square
1988
Magic
T-Square
1981
Batztoutai with Memorial Gadgets
Merzbow
1986
Futurista
Ryuichi Sakamoto
1986
Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence – Soundtrack from the Motion Picture
Ryuichi Sakamoto
1983
Neo Geo
Ryuichi Sakamoto
1987
B-2 Unit
Ryuichi Sakamoto
1980
Beauty
Ryuichi Sakamoto
1989
Esperanto
Ryuichi Sakamoto
1985
The Last Emperor
Ryuichi Sakamoto
1987
Trouble in Paradise
Anri
1986
Timely!!
Anri
1983
Toki no Nai Hotel
Yumi Matsutoya
1980
Blue Blood
X Japan
1989
Vanishing Vision
X Japan
1988