The 200 Best Albums Of The 1980s
Pitchfork has compiled a list. When a list is this extensive, however, it becomes fairly meaningless. Their hype: ‘Kate Bush, N.W.A., Brian Eno, Madonna, Prince, Bruce Springsteen, Sade, Sonic Youth, Janet Jackson, and the other icons who defined a decade.’ I’m so relieved that The Butthole Surfers made the list — at 189, with “Locust Abortion Technician.”