Pitchfork's Top 10 Albums of the 80s

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  • Ranking Pitchfork's top 10 albums of the 1980s.
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  • @Shreks_brother
    @Shreks_brother 10 місяців тому +2028

    Yes the 1880s sure had some bangers

    • @drink_listerine
      @drink_listerine 10 місяців тому +3

      LISTEN TO agelast222

    • @i_am_an_idiot_but
      @i_am_an_idiot_but 10 місяців тому +1

      @@drink_listerineno

    • @albertsain5140
      @albertsain5140 10 місяців тому

      @@drink_listerineno

    • @jathbr4113
      @jathbr4113 10 місяців тому +45

      Gotta appreciate the classics like the 1812 overture and “The Washington Post”

    • @GooGuGajoob
      @GooGuGajoob 10 місяців тому +33

      Ah yes, like the original 'boys in paris'

  • @garbz1414
    @garbz1414 10 місяців тому +235

    Anthony, please talk about the Cure more. Like please do a cure tier list or classic review or anything. I just feel like big music channels don't really bring up the band often so im sure many people would appreciate you talking about them more.

    • @HerveBoisde
      @HerveBoisde 10 місяців тому +18

      Yes to a Cure tier list. I know where he would put Pornography. 🔝

    • @Robertsmith3828
      @Robertsmith3828 10 місяців тому +23

      The lack of Cure content is criminal.

    • @bradwig
      @bradwig 9 місяців тому +14

      ya they get kinda slept on today. people know the hits and don't realize how amazing their work is

    • @fungifago
      @fungifago 3 місяці тому +9

      They all take The Cure for granted

  • @gl0ry07
    @gl0ry07 10 місяців тому +650

    I'll never lose this pain
    never dream of you again
    Disintegration is a freaking masterpiece

    • @nineinchsnails
      @nineinchsnails 10 місяців тому +14

      facts

    • @kool_thing
      @kool_thing 10 місяців тому +65

      "Disintegration is the best album ever!" - Kyle Brofloski

    • @JIMY414
      @JIMY414 10 місяців тому +8

      Not even the best cure album smh😮‍💨

    • @Aideen98
      @Aideen98 10 місяців тому +12

      Untitled and Lovesong are my fav tracks 🥰

    • @arvaakuka8568
      @arvaakuka8568 10 місяців тому +24

      Disintegration is a 10

  • @joemomma9979
    @joemomma9979 10 місяців тому +359

    This was the original list they did in 2002:
    1. Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation
    2. Talking Heads - Remain In Light
    3. Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique
    4. Pixies - Doolittle
    5. R.E.M. - Murmur
    6. The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead
    7. Pixies - Surfer Rosa
    8. Tom Waits - Rain Dogs
    9. Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back
    10. Joy Division - Closer

    • @andyspendlove1019
      @andyspendlove1019 10 місяців тому +117

      That’s a good ass list

    • @ianstratton
      @ianstratton 10 місяців тому +168

      2 Pixies albums in the top 10 is pushing it.

    • @ZakTheGuy
      @ZakTheGuy 10 місяців тому +38

      @@ianstratton Agreed. Surfer Rosa is probably my favorite from them, but Doolittle feels like it's so much more of an improvement

    • @wristofkings
      @wristofkings 10 місяців тому +11

      Swap out Doolittle and Queen is Dead (fuck Morrissey) for Songs About Fucking and Disintegration, and Daydream Nation for Sister. Pretty solid list otherwise.

    • @filth315
      @filth315 10 місяців тому +78

      ​@@wristofkingsMorrissey sucks but you gotta admit the smiths have their place. I do agree songs about fucking is a better album than Doolittle though

  • @MrJacobeee
    @MrJacobeee 10 місяців тому +184

    He’s finally gonna talk about disintegration! Greatest album of the 80’s imo..

  • @t.c.bramblett617
    @t.c.bramblett617 10 місяців тому +265

    Disintegration is not actually my favorite Cure album, but I agree objectively that it's their peak. An amazing sound

    • @pennydreadfuls_
      @pennydreadfuls_ 10 місяців тому +27

      i'd definitely put pornography on a list like this

    • @kostajovanovic3711
      @kostajovanovic3711 10 місяців тому

      ​@@pennydreadfuls_as you should

    • @duarte2140
      @duarte2140 10 місяців тому +5

      ​@@pennydreadfuls_extremely based luxury elite pfp

    • @user-im5oi4ve5z
      @user-im5oi4ve5z 10 місяців тому +2

      I've tried this album for the first time a few months ago and it almost literally bored me to tears. I mean, I love The Cure's hit songs, and it was the first time I've tried one of their albums from back to back, but god... what a painful experience.
      See, I'm not a hater, I usually try an album a few times before forming an opinion but not this one, not ever again. It's just insanely overrated imo.

    • @pennydreadfuls_
      @pennydreadfuls_ 10 місяців тому

      @@duarte2140 u know it son

  • @nah....6151
    @nah....6151 10 місяців тому +258

    I love how people seem to forget MJ and Prince are the definition of apples and oranges musically. Both were masters at their games, but it really boils down to personal preference. Pop and mainstream r&b fans I know seem to love MJ more, funk and rock fans I know seem to prefer Prince. It's very simple

    • @brentivison4942
      @brentivison4942 10 місяців тому +53

      They're two wildly popular, rather feminine, talented light-skin black dudes from the 80s.
      That's all they have in common. Their music is very different.

    • @darkbluebossa
      @darkbluebossa 10 місяців тому +8

      @@brentivison4942 that´s exactly what I was going to comment.

    • @bigbananadealer846
      @bigbananadealer846 10 місяців тому +11

      ​@@brentivison4942imagine if they did the batman soundtrack together like it was planned, MJ as batman Prince as Joker

    • @nah....6151
      @nah....6151 10 місяців тому +11

      @@bigbananadealer846could've been fun, but it would've been a record label nightmare. Sony would never let MJ work on Prince's label and Warner would've never loaned Prince out to MJ's label

    • @ericfellner2689
      @ericfellner2689 10 місяців тому +3

      Dude, everybody likes Prince and Michael Jackson.

  • @TheAffluenza
    @TheAffluenza 10 місяців тому +114

    I love Daydream Nation, I think it’s accessible and every song has a cool hook. It’s a calling card album for the band even though it’s not the ultimate statement of what made them unique in rock music.

    • @unitedleagueofgamers3633
      @unitedleagueofgamers3633 10 місяців тому +2

      Justice for Nardwuar

    • @scarecr0w62
      @scarecr0w62 10 місяців тому +8

      @@unitedleagueofgamers3633whatever you say man nard was known to push it sometimes I mean he had to he genuinely wasn’t as known or had that nice guy reputation and also bruh was known to ask very personal questions back then

    • @jsksjdjdjdjxnddnd
      @jsksjdjdjdjxnddnd 10 місяців тому +6

      @unitedleagueofgamers3633 its been 30 years, get over it

    • @ryanmoore7283
      @ryanmoore7283 8 місяців тому

      @@jsksjdjdjdjxnddndthe band are absolute dorks

    • @slumpdotexe
      @slumpdotexe 2 місяці тому +1

      punk rock inbetween the 80s and early 2000s was something else

  • @jbomb7867
    @jbomb7867 10 місяців тому +65

    Disintegration blew my freakin mind the first time I listened to it. Nothing quite like it.

  • @magmaman6384
    @magmaman6384 10 місяців тому +372

    Not including Power, Corruption and Lies by New Order is a major crime. One of the best new wave albums of the decade.

    • @noahmalmstedt9735
      @noahmalmstedt9735 10 місяців тому +10

      Yes! I just bought this album on vinyl recently i love it

    • @Arcticneo_
      @Arcticneo_ 10 місяців тому +7

      its the 19th best

    • @magmaman6384
      @magmaman6384 10 місяців тому +7

      @@Arcticneo_ It should be at least in the top 12. IMO I would put it where Sonic Youth's record is on the list.

    • @MaxMax-zo9vq
      @MaxMax-zo9vq 10 місяців тому +1

      I love it but I dunno if it makes my top ten

    • @itmightbe
      @itmightbe 10 місяців тому +5

      Yeah that or Low-Life

  • @Skilledspellzzz
    @Skilledspellzzz 10 місяців тому +136

    Only been about two years since I found out and first listened to Disintegration but by the number of times I've listened to it the enjoyment I still get out of it, it's probably my most favourite album. Truly perfect from start to finish, not a single track that slacks.

    • @mr.noride7226
      @mr.noride7226 10 місяців тому +2

      And the way Fantano described it as being “transcendent” is exactly how I would describe the feeling Disintegrating gives me as well as loneliness.

  • @AceHuman
    @AceHuman 10 місяців тому +79

    Agreed that Sade record is truly something special!

    • @0rak3l
      @0rak3l 10 місяців тому +7

      S tier for me

  • @gamermoviedude5533
    @gamermoviedude5533 10 місяців тому +132

    Just got into The Cure this year, and while Disintegration isn’t my favorite record, it’s a damn well deserved S.

    • @veslets
      @veslets 10 місяців тому +28

      Pornography is probably my favorite, even though I can hardly go back and listen to it nowadays cuz it’s so depressing

    • @mrmxyzptlk8906
      @mrmxyzptlk8906 10 місяців тому +10

      Disintegration is by their best album, perfection.
      One of the greatest albums ever.

    • @gamermoviedude5533
      @gamermoviedude5533 10 місяців тому +2

      @@veslets For sure, one of my top 3 for sure. The Head on the Door is my personal favorite.

    • @gamermoviedude5533
      @gamermoviedude5533 10 місяців тому

      @@mrmxyzptlk8906 Can’t disagree!

    • @JamesGreen-rq9cs
      @JamesGreen-rq9cs Місяць тому

      I think wish is probably my favorite but disintegration is still great

  • @llllemomn
    @llllemomn 10 місяців тому +31

    as someone whose favorite album ever is Daydream Nation and has been watching your channel for almost 10 years, this video hurts 😭 guess we’re never gonna get that Daydream Nation classic review

    • @Spitson7771
      @Spitson7771 8 місяців тому +5

      Saddest anime betrayal

  • @noahmalmstedt9735
    @noahmalmstedt9735 10 місяців тому +64

    I just got into talking heads and I’m so happy to see them in the S tier. Amazing album

  • @blakkdeaff4460
    @blakkdeaff4460 10 місяців тому +111

    “It’s easier for me to get closer to heaven than ever feel whole again”
    Disintegration, 10 outta 10

    • @mrmxyzptlk8906
      @mrmxyzptlk8906 10 місяців тому +14

      “To feel again the real belief, something more than mockery. If only I could fill my heart with love.” Perfection

    • @Robertsmith3828
      @Robertsmith3828 10 місяців тому +6

      There are so many lyrics on this album that you could pen on a notebook or in the liner of a book and then you stumble upon it years later and they still ring as true as the day you wrote then down.

    • @mr.noride7226
      @mr.noride7226 9 місяців тому +3

      The line “How the end always is” has stuck with me since I first heard that song. It’s such a simple, yet mind boggling concept.

    • @blakkdeaff4460
      @blakkdeaff4460 9 місяців тому +3

      @@Robertsmith3828 Easy for you to say Robert Smith lmao

    • @Robertsmith3828
      @Robertsmith3828 9 місяців тому

      @@blakkdeaff4460 ;p

  • @nochannelmusician769
    @nochannelmusician769 10 місяців тому +127

    Daydream Nation not being their best is an opinion I can respect, but C tier is just absolutely baffling

    • @christian3050
      @christian3050 10 місяців тому +14

      Absolutely vomitrocious 😵‍💫

    • @gagemartin7207
      @gagemartin7207 10 місяців тому +6

      It’s not a C but I think there’s several sonic youth albums that are better it starts and ends well but the middle is kind of underwhelming

    • @Ryguzapi
      @Ryguzapi 10 місяців тому +21

      ​​​​@@gagemartin7207hey joni, candle and total trash are underwhelming? i guess we've got very different ears

    • @JustaRandomGuy890
      @JustaRandomGuy890 10 місяців тому +1

      Even putting it in C is still ok but saying Sister, Evol and Goo are better is a major sin

    • @nochannelmusician769
      @nochannelmusician769 10 місяців тому +2

      @@JustaRandomGuy890 that doesn’t even make sense

  • @brewforce3036
    @brewforce3036 10 місяців тому +39

    "Don't Believe the Hype" is probably one of my favorite songs to listen to when looking back and reflecting on getting involved with the military, and Afghanistan. Banger album.

  • @bobajob13
    @bobajob13 10 місяців тому +39

    Hounds of love deserved S tier. Big satisfaction at that. One of the best albums of all time, and one that means a lot to me. Truly a special project. Kate bush best art pop artist of all time.

  • @arley3166
    @arley3166 10 місяців тому +22

    This is closest we’ll ever get to a cure review

  • @GoogleAccount-or4bo
    @GoogleAccount-or4bo 10 місяців тому +24

    Disintegration classic review? Also one day a Bright Eyes classic review for one of their three best albums (LIFTED, IWAIM, F&M)

    • @beanenjoyer
      @beanenjoyer 10 місяців тому +4

      Yes I’ve been asking for disintegration forever!

  • @humberthumbert978
    @humberthumbert978 10 місяців тому +445

    Daydream Nation in C tier is an unforgivable crime

    • @johnblegen7591
      @johnblegen7591 10 місяців тому +51

      Man 5 years ago i would have totally lost my mind at tht placement. One of my top 5 albums for a long time. but recently ive gone back and it really does get kind of monotonous at points. Personally i really enjoy dirty and goo for the structure and humor on songs like dirty boots or kool thing
      Edit: Teenage riot remains the quintessential indie rock song tho

    • @ALMOSTMACROSWAG
      @ALMOSTMACROSWAG 10 місяців тому +23

      seriously, what the hell. i like the other sonic youth albums too. but nah, daydream nation is an easy S tier for me. C is just purposely controversial 🤬

    • @armandoarrojo9841
      @armandoarrojo9841 10 місяців тому +15

      wildest take ever, Daydream Nation is a classic

    • @MalMotorDedo
      @MalMotorDedo 10 місяців тому +17

      I don't care about the c tier, I just don't get how he thinks Goo is better. I do get why he would prefer Sister and Evol (Sister is just more direct and wild), but still.

    • @mandel94
      @mandel94 10 місяців тому

      Sonic Youth treated Nardwuar like shit twice. Fuck 'em.

  • @zwalde
    @zwalde 10 місяців тому +525

    You should do a sonic youth ranking video to show them the love they deserve :)

    • @JohnnyDevlogs
      @JohnnyDevlogs 10 місяців тому +91

      They were mean to nardwuar

    • @battlesreign
      @battlesreign 10 місяців тому +63

      Nardwuar incident….

    • @blossomingbeelzebub
      @blossomingbeelzebub 10 місяців тому +54

      @@battlesreign i mean, yea that was lame but it was also 30 years ago and im sure nardwuar doesnt hold a grudge on it. Also, kim gordon is a goddess.

    • @jbmp1390
      @jbmp1390 10 місяців тому

      They're a bunch of pretentious white art school kids who never possessed the talent or artistic prowess of their contemporaries.

    • @themrninja101
      @themrninja101 10 місяців тому +22

      ​@@blossomingbeelzebubthey were mean to him again when he ran into them like ten years later

  • @CrispyKorn
    @CrispyKorn 10 місяців тому +36

    Can you do the top 10 lawsuits of the 20s next ?

    • @twite5462
      @twite5462 10 місяців тому +3

      I’d go with Adkins v Children’s Hospital of D.C. from April 9, 1923 first. Definitely S Tier

  • @WeAreTheInsurgents
    @WeAreTheInsurgents 10 місяців тому +19

    So happy to finally see some love for The Cure on this channel

    • @bradwig
      @bradwig 9 місяців тому +1

      doesn't happen often enough!

  • @EqualAbstracts
    @EqualAbstracts 10 місяців тому +21

    Daydream nation is not even close being my fav sy album either, but C? Cmon man

  • @user-pj8qn5qf2r
    @user-pj8qn5qf2r 10 місяців тому +30

    we need kate bush worst to best NOW

    • @AirTails
      @AirTails 10 місяців тому +4

      I miss the worst to best series, and I would absolutely not argue with a Kate Bush one. I haven't really heard Fantano talk about anything of hers other than Hounds.

    • @wakingthewitch7855
      @wakingthewitch7855 10 місяців тому

      YES

    • @wakingthewitch7855
      @wakingthewitch7855 10 місяців тому

      @@AirTailsso??? It would be even more interesting that way

  • @tylercraig5633
    @tylercraig5633 10 місяців тому +90

    Disintegration is EASILY S Tier

    • @punpun1443
      @punpun1443 10 місяців тому +7

      Best album ever

    • @robf1557
      @robf1557 10 місяців тому +1

      @@jefficient1 disagree, while Last Dance for example doesnt really add anything of substance to the record, its a great song overall and I'm glad they put it on the re-issue

    • @robf1557
      @robf1557 10 місяців тому

      @@jefficient1 thats fair

    • @robinchatterjee1519
      @robinchatterjee1519 10 місяців тому +3

      homesick and last dance essential in this album !!@@jefficient1

    • @kool_thing
      @kool_thing 10 місяців тому +1

      @@jefficient1 Homesick is one of my favourite songs on the album. Absolutely sublime imo

  • @charlie172011
    @charlie172011 10 місяців тому +26

    I tried mine (chronological order):
    Closer (1980)
    Remain in Light (1980)
    Moving Pictures (1981)
    Thriller (1982)
    Meat Is Murder (1985)
    Rain Dogs (1985)
    Master of Puppets (1986)
    Doolittle (1989)
    Disintegration (1989)
    The Stone Roses (1989)
    Honorable mentions: Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) (1980), The River (1980), Discipline (1981), Clics Modernos (1983), Double Nickels on the Dime (1984), Hounds of Love (1985), Signos (1986), Sign "O" the Times (1987), Spirit of Eden (1988), Daydream Nation (1988).

    • @Smithy97
      @Smithy97 10 місяців тому +2

      The stone roses is huge in Britain but way underrated worldwide

    • @DerekDerekDerekDerekDerekDerek
      @DerekDerekDerekDerekDerekDerek 10 місяців тому

      ​@@Smithy97it's known amongst music fans.

    • @DancingMad17
      @DancingMad17 7 місяців тому +1

      Good selection of albums. Better than pitchforks

    • @Prodbyjah464
      @Prodbyjah464 5 місяців тому +1

      Yeah I’m surprised master of puppets didn’t make it on the list considering how god level it is

  • @mpumelelokhumalo7107
    @mpumelelokhumalo7107 10 місяців тому +32

    I'm glad I've found someone that agrees that Bad is a better album experience than Thriller. Also i, too, think it works better as a compilation than as a studio album

    • @michaelsevilla3697
      @michaelsevilla3697 8 місяців тому

      exactly I just wish michael would have released more than 2 albums during the 80s like release new albums at a faster rate instead of 4 years even luther vandross and billy ocean released at least 5 albums a decade michael was too much of a perfectionist I guess

    • @MykaelOnyx
      @MykaelOnyx 6 місяців тому +2

      @@michaelsevilla3697I think it’s also to do with the backlash and critiques from the media post Thriller hype. Also with the fact he wanted Bad to be an even bigger album than Thriller could of influenced the long gap between albums.
      I just wish he released more albums in general but like you said he was too much of a perfectionist.

  • @joe3701
    @joe3701 10 місяців тому +14

    I said Melon Wanna Be Startin’ Something, He Got To Be Startin’ Something

    • @happyfriendshippal
      @happyfriendshippal 10 місяців тому

      I wanna be fartin bum shit, I said I wanna be fartin bum shit

  • @Amit_l92
    @Amit_l92 10 місяців тому +41

    Thriller has to be an A. It was groundbreaking and still is to this day.

    • @Prodbyjah464
      @Prodbyjah464 5 місяців тому +4

      It’s all down to personal enjoyment for fantano, not it’s impact or influence. He even did a classic review for the album because he recognises that it has classic status but that doesn’t mean he personally enjoys it the most.

    • @seanhein6599
      @seanhein6599 18 днів тому +1

      @@Prodbyjah464 Yeah but the purpose of these rankings he does is a bit blurred. Like is he ranking how Pitchfork got it right or wrong or is he ranking how he enjoys the album. If it's the latter, makes sense but if it's the former, in my humble opinion, I think Pitchfork got it right to put it at #2.

    • @Prodbyjah464
      @Prodbyjah464 18 днів тому

      @@seanhein6599 I mean not really, like I said the entire purpose is based off of personal enjoyment, not whether or not he thought pitchfork got it right. That can only be judged after he goes through the whole list. It really ain’t that hard to figure out that fantano rates things on how much he likes them, not some criteria that determines whether things are good or bad. Ik it seems that way cause he can explain why he likes and dislikes stuff but that’s the truth.

    • @seanhein6599
      @seanhein6599 18 днів тому +1

      @@Prodbyjah464 For other decades he did mention about how Pitchfork got it right. I go try to dig them. For one on top of my head, it's Kid A on one of his lists about each year's top album of the 2000s by Pitchfork. So I thought it's also about how Pitchfork got it right. But maybe it's just a passive remark he made. I hear you though. I'm not disagreeing with you, it's his taste but also I thought there's that extra bit in these videos.

    • @seanhein6599
      @seanhein6599 18 днів тому

      @@Prodbyjah464 Video I mentioned is titled "Pitchfork's AOTYs of the 2000s".

  • @Thevelvetrope3733
    @Thevelvetrope3733 10 місяців тому +156

    Pitchfork really gives Janet the love that she deserves.

    • @xBINARYGODx
      @xBINARYGODx 10 місяців тому +9

      maybe a bit too much - its not like she doesn't get love on other lists. This list feels like its overdoing it like it will make up for how that a$$hole treated her and ruined her career.

    • @arvaakuka8568
      @arvaakuka8568 10 місяців тому +7

      @@xBINARYGODx I'm not aware of the history but how was her career ruined? She is one of the most successful pop musicians of all time as numbers go, but I'm happy to learn some Jackson lore.

    • @tariqthomas9090
      @tariqthomas9090 10 місяців тому +18

      @@xBINARYGODxNah. Janet Jackson can never be praised too much in my opinion. She’s incredible.
      Her influence and artistry with Jam and Lewis spans much, much larger than people give her credit for. Control itself basically pioneered New Jack Swing, industrial pop, and masterfully fused R&B, pop, and even hip hop.

    • @jf1573
      @jf1573 10 місяців тому

      Basically, Justin Timberlake and Janet pulled light striptease stunt at the SuperBowl. Because Americans aren‘t aware that women have breasts, the nation collectively lost its mind and called the stunt Nipple-Gate. Then, Justin threw her under the bus saying he wasn‘t aware that ripping her clothes apart would expose her … (yes, sure). Then, she was blacklisted.

    • @nah....6151
      @nah....6151 10 місяців тому +4

      @@arvaakuka8568 she was "ruined" in the sense that it seemed to end her hitmaking days literally overnight. It was so ridiculous how people reacted and people have come around, but it still doesn't undo the backlash she went through. In comparison, Michael and Madonna saw massive backlashes too, but they were never publicly flogged the way Janet was and having radio and MTV boycotting them

  • @Fartsanchez
    @Fartsanchez 10 місяців тому +28

    This got me to go back to relisten to Disintegration. My god that album is just so magical and wonderful. Only negative I can say about it is that it was the first domino to get me into really artsy sadboy music, which made me kind of a pretentious tw*t during my teenage years

    • @L0veLYLAd
      @L0veLYLAd Місяць тому

      When it’s so good that the only bad thing is how it made you hop on a trend

  • @demonssinglosongs
    @demonssinglosongs 10 місяців тому +8

    daydream nation was done so dirty here. fires on all cylinders and never stops until the end of the record. teen age riot, silver rocket, the sprawl, cross the breeze, total trash, candle and the trilogy are all timers and it all comes together to make the best album of the 80s

  • @ThatShaunBoy
    @ThatShaunBoy 10 місяців тому +7

    I got into Disintegration because of that Robert Smith South Park episode where Kyle shouts that Disintegration is greatest album ever. Thankful for that.

    • @Robertsmith3828
      @Robertsmith3828 10 місяців тому +3

      “I can’t let Barbara Streisand do this to the whole world….”

  • @ememems24nazwisko55
    @ememems24nazwisko55 10 місяців тому +21

    80s was amazing decade

  • @danielcubides5170
    @danielcubides5170 10 місяців тому +25

    Thriller on the B row is wild. Makes me jump over Melon

    • @jorgekech
      @jorgekech 10 місяців тому +2

      melon is a sheep that why

    • @andymulai2765
      @andymulai2765 10 місяців тому +8

      Off the wall and bad>>

    • @saintkevinofficial
      @saintkevinofficial 10 місяців тому +1

      ​@@andymulai2765Off The Wall, yes, but Bad is not as good as those two albums. Go listen to "Just Good Friends", "Speed Demon" and "Leave Me Alone" then tell me they're better than the worst moments on Thriller and Off The Wall. Some of the most generic shit Michael has ever recorded.

    • @andymulai2765
      @andymulai2765 10 місяців тому

      @@saintkevinofficial nah of all the tracks you diss speed demon😭easily better then the girl is mine, lady in my life, wanna be starting something and arguably baby be mine and as for the other 2 they go even harder

    • @tariqthomas9090
      @tariqthomas9090 10 місяців тому +7

      ⁠@@andymulai2765 I disagree on Wanna Be Startin Something. That is an EPIC pop song. From beginning to end, it’s pretty much wildly perfect.
      I also think Baby Be Mine is great but other than I agree.

  • @llllemomn
    @llllemomn 10 місяців тому +10

    You’re Living All Over Me is a great record, but as a noise rock fan I feel like both YLAOM and Daydream Nation serve different purposes. YLAOM feels like amazing noise rock perfectly cut out into pop tracks, with great hooks and energy. Daydream Nation, however, feels like a trickling, slow descent into a noise-abyss, songs moving to the fringes of sound and creating atmospheres which can’t be found on any other records from the 80s. Truly a standout record and highlights the capabilities of recording and pushed the limits for noise rock and alt. rock as a whole

    • @nachum0041
      @nachum0041 10 місяців тому +2

      Absolutely agree. Besides being noise rock the albums sound nothing alike.
      Both are in my top 5 though

  • @brycestpeter
    @brycestpeter 9 місяців тому +1

    It makes me so happy to see you putting The Cure's Disintegration in S tier among all the other pretty much perfect 80's albums.

  • @DaSpartanProductinos
    @DaSpartanProductinos 10 місяців тому +8

    After seeing The Cure this summer, transcendant is the perfect word. Robert Smith in his fucking 60s is schooling most vocal contempories in his form. Vintage form. I could go on about Disintegration for days. Lovesong could be the greatest love song ever, Plainsong the greatest opener ever, and Untitled a great closer as well. So many other songs like Pictures of You, Fascination Street, Lullaby, Prayers for Rain, and my goodness the title track. It's in my desert island albums for a reason. It's magnificent

  • @skeksis1085
    @skeksis1085 10 місяців тому +107

    Straight Outta Compton has too many forgettable songs to deserve a spot here. There are too many equally genre-creating or genre-defining records that are 10s from start to finish for me to like the pick
    I can't understand why it made the list when equally important (but altogether better) records like Master of Puppets or Moving Pictures didn't

    • @RobinHood-cd9mh
      @RobinHood-cd9mh 10 місяців тому +15

      Probably more about it's influence. Its best known tracks are anthems.

    • @skeksis1085
      @skeksis1085 10 місяців тому +20

      @@RobinHood-cd9mh If that's the criteria then this list should be exclusively MJ records

    • @c4gam1ng12
      @c4gam1ng12 10 місяців тому +24

      It’s Pitchfork. There almost no chance they’d put a genuine metal album on a top 10 decade list, despite an album like Master of Puppets being near perfect (in my opinion) and incredibly influential.

    • @JDLaney-zk4wb
      @JDLaney-zk4wb 10 місяців тому +4

      This list came out pretty close to when that horrible Straight Outta Compton movie came out and I think that had a huge impact on it. The fact that this is in the top 10 and not Paul’s Boutique or The Queen is Dead or Paid in Full is a crime.

    • @xBINARYGODx
      @xBINARYGODx 10 місяців тому

      I mean, it's a top 200, not a top 10, Melon is just focusing here. Don't worry, there are screwy entries all over the place.

  • @flowaroundtherock
    @flowaroundtherock 10 місяців тому +7

    Daydream Nation is one of my top 10 favourite albums

  • @alexandernrulf4626
    @alexandernrulf4626 10 місяців тому

    I really love these types of videos so much and i hope you wil do one for The 70s aswell

  • @nickalleye
    @nickalleye 10 місяців тому +8

    Petition for Fantano to make a classic review for Disintegration.

  • @chasem4774
    @chasem4774 10 місяців тому +14

    Yeah you going to hell for that sonic youth take.

  • @sillybilly4710
    @sillybilly4710 10 місяців тому +5

    I NEED you to do a Kate Bush tier list omg it’s so so overlooked

  • @legendwalking5231
    @legendwalking5231 10 місяців тому +9

    Michael Jackson disrespect is insane

  • @michaelpfogerty
    @michaelpfogerty 10 місяців тому +34

    I'm genuinely surprised there's no Pixies

    • @noahmalmstedt9735
      @noahmalmstedt9735 10 місяців тому +7

      Fr

    • @stevenc6969
      @stevenc6969 10 місяців тому +17

      Doolittle is better than that Sonic Youth one for sure.

    • @willjoejack7469
      @willjoejack7469 10 місяців тому +7

      i literally looked through the entire list the other week to see where pixies ranked, surfer rosa was way high up on the ranking considering its the record every modern rock band try rip off, and doolittle i think was 13ish. for me theyd be 1st n 2nd respectively but ig i am biased lol. idk if ive ever heard fantano even mention pixies

    • @michaelpfogerty
      @michaelpfogerty 10 місяців тому +2

      @@willjoejack7469 That's nice to hear they got some love. Thanks for your research, sir!

    • @michaelpfogerty
      @michaelpfogerty 10 місяців тому +1

      @@stevenc6969 absolutely!

  • @robologo
    @robologo 10 місяців тому +3

    I like how you list many other good albums as competitors

  • @justagdplayer4665
    @justagdplayer4665 10 місяців тому

    Hey Fantano, great video, but can you talk about some albums that shouldve made the list in your opinion after the tier list next time? Doesnt need to be long, could be a minute, but it would be fun.

  • @andreylucass
    @andreylucass 9 місяців тому +8

    Where's Radiohead?

  • @kay_jay_em
    @kay_jay_em 10 місяців тому +26

    As someone who is trying to increase my 80s vinyl, the music of the 80s is incredibly strong…so many albums I need…

  • @BernardOLearyie
    @BernardOLearyie 10 місяців тому +7

    Doolittle, The Queen Is Dead, Closer, and Power Corruption & Lies all being outside the Top 10 makes me feel like Pitchfork are second-guessing themselves. Like, they're worried people would think a publication with a historical bias towards indie rock would *obviously* pick those records, so they pushed them down the list.

    • @kostajovanovic3711
      @kostajovanovic3711 10 місяців тому +2

      "at least" they're consistent in ignoring realises outside of the Anglosphere

  • @prodpyra
    @prodpyra 10 місяців тому +2

    PLEASE do more "prince" videos man we'd love to hear your thoughts about him .

  • @anabell7184
    @anabell7184 10 місяців тому +1

    plainsong from disintegration has been my alarm sound for years :) thanks robert smith

  • @jisellesharmaignequintao5804
    @jisellesharmaignequintao5804 10 місяців тому +47

    Paul Simon’s Graceland really deserves to be in the Top 10 Greatest Albums of the 80s...

    • @JarrettMehldau
      @JarrettMehldau 10 місяців тому +3

      "Hearts & Bones" is also great.

    • @sebastiano728
      @sebastiano728 10 місяців тому

      Agreed, one of my fav albums of all time

  • @GwentheNinth
    @GwentheNinth 10 місяців тому +7

    *Daydream Nation is put in C* I can feel my teenage self cringing in the past

  • @jordanestes1997
    @jordanestes1997 10 місяців тому

    I dont normally this anthony but... sick shirt (also agree with most of the takes in this video, for the albums ive heard, gotta listen to some of em)

  • @Amber_xo_133
    @Amber_xo_133 10 місяців тому +1

    10. Stevie Nicks - Belladonna
    9. Prince - Purple Rain
    8. The Cure - Disintegration
    7. Duran Duran - Rio
    6. Tears for Fears - Songs from the Big Chair
    5. The Pretenders - Pretenders II
    4. Depeche Mode - Speak & Spell
    3. Metallica - Kill em all
    2. Madonna - True Blue
    1. Michael Jackson - Thriller

    • @DefenseOnTitan
      @DefenseOnTitan 5 днів тому

      Madonna True blue deserves to be there

  • @stevenc6969
    @stevenc6969 10 місяців тому +5

    Needs more Paul's Boutique, that list.

  • @gardenboydon
    @gardenboydon 10 місяців тому +8

    These albums are fantastic! Def not hating on the list. Personally, I would have added Pixies "Doolittle" and Metallica's "master of puppets"

  • @hapahapahappy
    @hapahapahappy 8 місяців тому

    Absolutely insane to me that there is no Replacements on their top ten imo. I was kind of wondering if you had any thoughts about the new Ed Stasium mix of Tim. It's so so sooo good

  • @blakemeads9225
    @blakemeads9225 10 місяців тому +1

    I couldn’t agree more about It Takes A Nation Of Millions. Absolutely fantastic hip hop record. Top five for me. It hits just as hard today as it did back then, both in terms of production and social commentary. Chuck D was absolutely ferocious on this record.
    I also absolutely agree about Daydream Nation. I would actually be a little harsher. I like certain tracks on it like the title track and The Sprawl. But I honestly find a majority of the album to be a slog to get through. They did way more interesting and punchy work in the 90’s.

  • @robinchatterjee1519
    @robinchatterjee1519 10 місяців тому +33

    The cure disintegration is amazing one of my all time favs. Will check out purple rain/prince too btw!

    • @edward8597
      @edward8597 10 місяців тому +19

      "Will check out purple rain/prince too btw!" Oh sweet Jesus, do yourself a favour and *savour* that moment for all it's worth. I am so jealous of you for having the opportunity to listen to *Purple Rain*, in my opinion the best album ever made, for the first time. I hope it does for you even 10% of what it did for me. Happy listening!

    • @d3dsh0t
      @d3dsh0t 10 місяців тому

      @@edward8597i havent heard it yet but i like your enthusiasm about it so much that im gonna try and check it out tonight

  • @gabrielszakaly6232
    @gabrielszakaly6232 10 місяців тому +21

    Paul’s Boutique is a masterpiece. It’s a classic but still kinda underrated somehow. Paved the way for how sampling is done. I would love it if you did a classic review of this at the end of the year?

    • @mr.dirtydan3338
      @mr.dirtydan3338 10 місяців тому

      There is something funny about public enemy and bernie sanders being on the same wavelength at that time

    • @derkeheath5172
      @derkeheath5172 10 місяців тому

      I love Boutique, but personally MUCH prefer the punk aesthetic and eclecticism of Check Your Head.

    • @Bronn92
      @Bronn92 10 місяців тому

      He made a Beastie Boys Tier List

    • @bennyjames7806
      @bennyjames7806 10 місяців тому

      @@jefficient1 yeah right. S tier no question.

    • @bennyjames7806
      @bennyjames7806 10 місяців тому

      @@Bronn92 so what? He can still review a single album from a tier list.

  • @lucaamedeowilber1557
    @lucaamedeowilber1557 10 місяців тому

    dawg u wild for that thriller ranking

  • @edcound971
    @edcound971 10 місяців тому +7

    Love this list although I'm angry at pitchfork for not recognising 3 Feet High and Rising as the best hiphop album of the 80s

    • @MaxMax-zo9vq
      @MaxMax-zo9vq 10 місяців тому

      It’s up there but I would say It Takes a Nation and Slick Rick are a cut above for me

  • @jacobringenwald
    @jacobringenwald 10 місяців тому +6

    I get all the points about Daydream Nation, but C is WILD

  • @theCalebQuinn
    @theCalebQuinn 10 місяців тому +3

    Washing Machine and the Bad Moon Rising + Flower EP release never get enough love. Sonic Youth tier list!

  • @alexsim225
    @alexsim225 10 місяців тому +2

    breaking into the main channel got me wanting to listen to The Girl Is Mine ♥

  • @ZakTheGuy
    @ZakTheGuy 10 місяців тому +2

    I was thinking the same thing regarding Sonic Youth, especially when it comes to Goo. 90% of everything on Goo as me waaaay more interested than the stuff on Daydream Nation.

  • @jaidenramsey5966
    @jaidenramsey5966 10 місяців тому +5

    Justice for “the girl is mine”!!!

  • @benjamin78987
    @benjamin78987 10 місяців тому +7

    Insane that Discipline didn't make their top 200 list

  • @masonlarkins
    @masonlarkins 10 місяців тому

    Can’t wait for the 70s list in 2024!

  • @nardinyouryard
    @nardinyouryard 10 місяців тому +1

    Can’t wait for Pitchfork’s 10 albums of the 70s

  • @MisterBrimm
    @MisterBrimm 10 місяців тому +9

    You know, not a half bad list at all. Love that Kate Bush is getting all the love she deserves.

  • @Taylor.
    @Taylor. 10 місяців тому +8

    WHERE IS THE BEATLES TIER LIST, FANTANA?

  • @The_Room_2_Doggys_Revenge
    @The_Room_2_Doggys_Revenge 10 місяців тому +6

    Remain in Light is so freaking awesome!

    • @billhicks8
      @billhicks8 10 місяців тому

      God, I hate this overrated band, but I feel like it is only me

    • @The_Room_2_Doggys_Revenge
      @The_Room_2_Doggys_Revenge 10 місяців тому +2

      @@billhicks8 it's probably just a phase

  • @Flipty18
    @Flipty18 10 місяців тому +4

    "Daydream Nation" isn't in S-tier = I don't care about any other opinion of this man

  • @equinesound
    @equinesound 10 місяців тому +6

    Daydream Nation is a band at the height of their creative powers. The songwriting and experimental balance was never before or after as strong. This take is probably why I only agree with this critic 50% of the time. No arguments with RIL and Disintegration though

    • @ata5855
      @ata5855 7 місяців тому +1

      I'm okay with his take of how it rates relative to their other albums, but it's placement in C Tier relative to the 80s in general, and specifically compared to the dross he places higher, is insane and culturally illiterate.

  • @philowe2997
    @philowe2997 10 місяців тому +12

    Daydream Nation as a C is a crime against music

  • @MrHobocopter
    @MrHobocopter 10 місяців тому +2

    Yes, there's still hope for a Dinosaur Jr. - YLAOM classics review. Make it happen Fandango!

  • @DahcipheR
    @DahcipheR 10 місяців тому +33

    How the hell was Tears for Fears' Songs from the Big Chair or Springsteen's Born in the U.S.A. not even in the top 25?

    • @pinthecool1
      @pinthecool1 10 місяців тому

      Because the first sucks and the second is not snobbish enough for Pitchfork. Also it's not perfect (although surely is top 50 material)

    • @Redarmy1917
      @Redarmy1917 10 місяців тому +20

      Songs From the Big Chair is a fucking 10. Easily.

    • @MaxMax-zo9vq
      @MaxMax-zo9vq 10 місяців тому +5

      Both amazing but Big Chair is more a top 20 and I much prefer Nebraska to Born in the U.S.A.

    • @DahcipheR
      @DahcipheR 10 місяців тому +18

      @@pinthecool1 How the hell does Songs from the Big Chair suck? The songwriting and hits on there are not only emblematic of the period, but the album has a great share of badass variety in pop, prog, rock, and new wave. Id suggest a relisten, my guy. As for Bruce, I figured Born in the USA was rebellious and edgy enough to find a high spot on there, lol.

    • @mmurmurjohnson2368
      @mmurmurjohnson2368 10 місяців тому +5

      Songs from the big chair is just as much a clinic of a perfect album as Purple Rain, easily a masterpiece and timeless work of art

  • @Danvzr
    @Danvzr 10 місяців тому +3

    Daydream nation in C is crazy

  • @WestPictures
    @WestPictures 10 місяців тому +5

    All the realest homies know that the best song on Thriller is "PYT"

  • @pillbugm8914
    @pillbugm8914 10 місяців тому

    This got me to listen to the Sade album and I loved it

  • @ConstantBurningFire
    @ConstantBurningFire 10 місяців тому

    I agree with all these assessments. My question is which albums would you replace the ones that are rated “A” and below with?
    When I think about the 80s so much flashes into my consciousness that it is hard to settle on what would even be top 20.

    • @joeogle7729
      @joeogle7729 10 місяців тому

      I think New Order's Low Life deserves a spot on the list

  • @popeisyiyi1613
    @popeisyiyi1613 10 місяців тому +5

    Daydream Nation in C is a big L

  • @JoeH679
    @JoeH679 10 місяців тому +14

    I think Violent Femmes self titled and especially The Replacements: Let it Be should be in an 80's top ten. On a personal note, X: Wild Gift is a ten. I feel like people forget that Dead Kennedys:Fresh Fruit is an 80's album, definitely in with a shout of top 10. Also, Brian Eno: Ambient 4, probably my favourite Eno ambient project, and another 10 for me.

    • @ianbent0n
      @ianbent0n 10 місяців тому +1

      Let It Be not on this list is fucking crazy. Take off Sade.

  • @damalgr
    @damalgr 10 місяців тому +1

    Cure tier list would be dope

  • @TheJrod482x
    @TheJrod482x 10 місяців тому +1

    As soon as Diamond Life came up, I went and listened to Smooth Operator.

  • @coryjohnson2486
    @coryjohnson2486 10 місяців тому +13

    Logic killing it with the tier lists 🤘🏻

  • @nessleepk
    @nessleepk 10 місяців тому +8

    Falco 3 not being included is crazy, easy S Tier carried by the groundbreaking and generational Rock Me Amadeus

    • @edward8597
      @edward8597 10 місяців тому +1

      "Jeanny" kicks "Rock Me Amadeus" though.

    • @patty1181
      @patty1181 10 місяців тому +1

      And don't forget Vienna calling!

  • @Bronn92
    @Bronn92 10 місяців тому +1

    I won't complain if he talks about Talking Heads again now that they announced a 4K restoration of Stop Making Sense. The live album is just fantastic.

  • @TopFix
    @TopFix 10 місяців тому +1

    🎵 0:00 - 0:02 - ........... that's fine
    Think we got too sexy for that metro housin' (way too sexy)
    Diamond popped out, almost swallowed sixty thousand (sixty piece)🎵

  • @realbigpot
    @realbigpot 10 місяців тому +5

    Please do a cure discography ranking

  • @lizzz-io9sb
    @lizzz-io9sb 10 місяців тому +4

    Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual should've been included

  • @matthew196x
    @matthew196x 10 місяців тому +1

    0:35 nice flow

  • @suntzu751
    @suntzu751 10 місяців тому

    80AD was such a good decade for music