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Guitar World - top 50 guitar albums of 1980's

Just saw this in a new 30th anniversary book from the mag, showing stuff from all the old issues. This was in the Feb 1990 issue, editors picks

51 (tie). Spinal Tap - This is Spinal Tap
50. Yngwie Malmsteen - Trilogy/Steve Morse - High Tension Wires
49. Eric Johnson - Tones
48. Van Halen - Women & Children First
47. XTC - Oranges & Lemons
46. The Cult - Sonic Temple
45. Son Seals - Chicago Fire
44. David Lindley & El Rayo-x - Very Greasy
43. Dire Straits - Brothers in Armd
42. Deap Purple - Perfect Strangers
41. Michael Hedges - Aerial Boundaries
40. Jimmy Page - Outrider
39. John Fogerty - Centerfield
38. Whitesnake - Whitesnake
37. Van Halen - Fair Warning
36. Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - In Step
35. U2 - The Unforgettable Fire
34. Steve Vai - Flex-able
33. Allan Holdsworth - Roadgames
32. Guns 'N Roses - Appetite for Destruction
31. Steve Morse - The Introduction
30. Jeff Beck - There & Back
29. The Police - Synchronicity
28. Eric Clapton - Crossroads
27. R.E.M. - Murmur
26. King Crimson - Discipline
25. The Clash - London Calling
24. Jeff Beck - Guitar Shop
23. Frank Zappa - Shut up & play yer Guitar
22. Allan Holdsworth - Allan Holdsworth, I.O.U
21. The Dreggs - Industry Standard
20. David Lindley - El Rayo-X
19. Stanley Jordan - Magic Touch
18. John Hyatt (with Ry Cooper) - Bring the Family
17. Joe Satriani - Not of this Earth
16. Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - Couldn't stand the Weather
15. Jimi Hendrix - Radio One
14. Metallica - Master of Puppets
13. Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation
12. Jimi Hendrix - Live at the Winterland
11. ZZ Top - Eliminator
10. Danny Gatton - Unfinished Business
9. Prince - Purple Rain
8. Dave Lee Roth - Eat 'em & smile
7. U2 - War
6. Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard of Oz
5. AC/DC - Back in Black
4. Yngwie Malmsteem - Rising Force
3. Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - Texas Flood
2. Joe Satrianni - Surfing with the Alien
1. Van Halen - 1984