You know I respect you 100% but Helloween is Just a pure Iron Maiden rip off in the 80's. Their album has -100% influence than the queensryche album that I posted. That is classed as one of the most intelligently made metal albums ever. I know you are only collating albums but Helloween suck big style. I was there.
Sebadoh "The Freed Man"
Dexy's Midnight Runners "Searching for the Young Soul Rebels"
The Soft Boys "Underwater Moonlight"
The Feelies "Crazy Rhythms"
Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band "Doc at the Radar Station"
Public Image "Flowers of Romance
Bruce Springsteen "Nebraska" & "Born in the U.S.A."
Moving pictures is the be-all end all of all 80's albums
But let's have some other close contenders:
Dead Kennedys - "Frankenchrist"
Dead Kennedys - "Plastic Surgery Disasters"
Dead Kennedys - "Bedtime for Democracy"
King Crimson - "Beat"
Jethro Tull - "Crest of A Knave
Kreator - "Pleasure To Kill"