Western Europe
The best British albums of the 1980s
24 records, ranked by how much there is to say about them.
Kate Bush
Kate Bush
1984
The Sensual World
Kate Bush
1989
Hounds of Love
Kate Bush
1985
Kate Bush
Kate Bush
1983
The Dreaming
Kate Bush
1982
The Whole Story
Kate Bush
1986
Never for Ever
Kate Bush
1980
Arena
Duran Duran
1984
Big Thing
Duran Duran
1988
Duran Duran
Duran Duran
1981
Carnival
Duran Duran
1982
Master Mixes
Duran Duran
1987
Seven and the Ragged Tiger
Duran Duran
1983
Decade
Duran Duran
1989
Rio
Duran Duran
1982
Notorious
Duran Duran
1986
From Luxury to Heartache
Culture Club
1986
Colour by Numbers
Culture Club
1983
This Time – The First Four Years
Culture Club
1987
Kissing to Be Clever
Culture Club
1982
Waking Up with the House on Fire
Culture Club
1984
Rare
David Bowie
1982
Baal
David Bowie
1982
Love over Gold
Dire Straits
1982