I will select in the 1981-85 category Cyndi Laupers She's So Unusual.
This album was released in 1983 and was nominated for five grammies. Cyndi Lauper walked away winning only one Grammy, Best new artist.
The album was ranked 494th on Rolling Stones 500 Greatest Albums of all time list.
I loved Cyndi Lauper as a kid, most of these songs are still on my music rotation today, because they are just really fun songs.
Track Listing
"Money Changes Everything"
"Girls Just Want to Have Fun"
"When You Were Mine"
"Time After Time"
"She Bop"
"All Through The Night"
"Witness"
"I'll Kiss You"
"He's So Unusual"
"Yeah Yeah"
The videos all seem to have embedding disabled, so here are some links to live performances of the songs.
Time after Time
All Through the Night
Girls just want to have fun
When you were Mine
She Bop