Overall Chart : Best Ever Albums

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Album

Band

21.

Doolittle

Pixies

Year of Release:	1989	Appears in:	799 charts
Rank in 1989:	1	Rank Score:	39,255
Rank in 1980s	1	Overall Rank:	21
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24.

The Queen Is Dead

The Smiths

Year of Release:	1986	Appears in:	722 charts
Rank in 1986:	1	Rank Score:	35,058
Rank in 1980s	2	Overall Rank:	24
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30.

The Joshua Tree

Year of Release:	1987	Appears in:	659 charts
Rank in 1987:	1	Rank Score:	30,844
Rank in 1980s	3	Overall Rank:	30
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31.

The Stone Roses

Year of Release:	1989	Appears in:	642 charts
Rank in 1989:	2	Rank Score:	30,506
Rank in 1980s	4	Overall Rank:	31
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45.

Appetite For Destruction

Guns N' Roses

Year of Release:	1987	Appears in:	485 charts
Rank in 1987:	2	Rank Score:	20,812
Rank in 1980s	5	Overall Rank:	45
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48.

Daydream Nation

Sonic Youth

Year of Release:	1988	Appears in:	472 charts
Rank in 1988:	1	Rank Score:	19,977
Rank in 1980s	6	Overall Rank:	48
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60.

Closer

Joy Division

Year of Release:	1980	Appears in:	417 charts
Rank in 1980:	1	Rank Score:	17,437
Rank in 1980s	7	Overall Rank:	60
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64.

Thriller

Michael Jackson

Year of Release:	1982	Appears in:	447 charts
Rank in 1982:	1	Rank Score:	16,867
Rank in 1980s	8	Overall Rank:	64
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69.

Disintegration

The Cure

Year of Release:	1989	Appears in:	395 charts
Rank in 1989:	3	Rank Score:	15,873
Rank in 1980s	9	Overall Rank:	69
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70.

Remain in Light

Talking Heads

Year of Release:	1980	Appears in:	429 charts
Rank in 1980:	2	Rank Score:	15,727
Rank in 1980s	10	Overall Rank:	70
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Overall chart composition

Decade	Albums	%

1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	11	1%
1960s	98	10%
1970s	231	23%
1980s	163	16%
1990s	227	23%
2000s	215	22%
2010s	55	6%

Band	Albums	%

The Beatles	13	1%
Bob Dylan	12	1%
David Bowie	10	1%
Pink Floyd	10	1%
U2	10	1%
Bruce Springsteen	9	1%
R.E.M.	8	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	531	53%
	351	35%
	31	3%
	17	2%
	17	2%
	15	2%
	11	1%
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