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Weekend Rock Question: What Was the Best Album of the Eighties?

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March 18, 2011 5:05 PM ET
Michael Jackson's 'Thriller', Madonna's 'Like a Prayer', R.E.M.'s 'Murmur' and Public Enemy's 'It Takes a Nation of Millions...'
Michael Jackson's 'Thriller', Madonna's 'Like a Prayer', R.E.M.'s 'Murmur' and Public Enemy's 'It Takes a Nation of Millions...'

Last week, we asked Rolling Stone readers to name their favorite songwriter of all time – and we compiled the votes into an official top 10 list.

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