Alternative Rock Music of the 1980s
Albums released between 1980 and 1989 tagged as Alternative Rock.
Document
R.E.M. · 1987
Synchronicity
The Police · 1983
Murmur
R.E.M. · 1983
Green
R.E.M. · 1988
Lifes Rich Pageant
R.E.M. · 1986
Doolittle
Pixies · 1989
Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me
The Cure · 1987
Bleach
Nirvana · 1989
Fables of the Reconstruction
R.E.M. · 1985
Eponymous
R.E.M. · 1988
Mother’s Milk
Red Hot Chili Peppers · 1989
The Head on the Door
The Cure · 1985
Standing on a Beach: The Singles
The Cure · 1986
The Red Hot Chili Peppers
Red Hot Chili Peppers · 1984
Cosmic Thing
The B‐52s · 1989
Surfer Rosa
Pixies · 1988
Daydream Nation
Sonic Youth · 1988
Nothing’s Shocking
Jane’s Addiction · 1988
Disintegration
The Cure · 1989
Heartattack and Vine
Tom Waits · 1980
Franks Wild Years
Tom Waits · 1987
Hatful of Hollow
The Smiths · 1984
EVOL
Sonic Youth · 1986
The Joshua Tree
U2 · 1987
Zenyattà Mondatta
The Police · 1980
The Uplift Mofo Party Plan
Red Hot Chili Peppers · 1987
Love
The Cult · 1985
Reckoning
R.E.M. · 1984
We Care a Lot
Faith No More · 1985
The Unforgettable Fire
U2 · 1984
Greatest Hits
The Police · 1986
High Land, Hard Rain
Aztec Camera · 1983
Sister
Sonic Youth · 1987
Rattle and Hum
U2 · 1988
Love
Aztec Camera · 1987
New Day Rising
Hüsker Dü · 1985
Violent Femmes
Violent Femmes · 1983
Pretty in Pink: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Various Artists · 1986
Viva Hate
Morrissey · 1988
Let It Be
The Replacements · 1984