Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s by stangetzaway 
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- (Created: 09/02/2016 10:28).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Year of Release:
1984
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6,818
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Year of Release:
1984
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16,466
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Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
25,870
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Year of Release:
1988
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1,881
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1986
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39,116
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Year of Release:
1982
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946
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1980 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1981 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1982 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1983 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1984 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1985 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1986 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1987 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1988 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1989 | 6 | 6% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Smiths | 5 | 5% | |
| The Go-Betweens | 4 | 4% | |
| The Triffids | 4 | 4% | |
| R.E.M. | 4 | 4% | |
| Midnight Oil | 4 | 4% | |
| Bruce Springsteen | 3 | 3% | |
| Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | 3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 8 from 23rd to 15th The Blurred Crusade by The Church |
| Up 2 from 30th to 28th Born Sandy Devotional by The Triffids |
| Up 2 from 29th to 27th Speaking In Tongues by Talking Heads |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 12 from 19th to 31st Biograph by Bob Dylan |
| Down 5 from 15th to 20th The Joshua Tree by U2 |
| Down 3 from 14th to 17th Sign 'O' The Times by Prince |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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 90/100  | 08/18/2023 20:49 | Johnnyo | | 80/100 |
| 90/100 | 05/10/2022 00:31 |  Larcx13 | | 86/100 |
| 100/100 | 02/21/2020 02:03 | DJENNY | | 100/100 |
| 85/100 | 11/03/2016 12:22 | TheSmiths82-87 | | 83/100 |
| 90/100 | 10/05/2016 13:08 |  CharlieBarley | | 94/100 |
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From Johnnyo 08/18/2023 20:49
Excellent chart
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From CharlieBarley 10/05/2016 13:09
CharlieBarley 10/05/2016 13:09
Good to see The Smiths, R.E.M,. Prince and Kate Bush. And good to see some 80s pop in there too. Good chart.
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