Top 20 Music Albums of the 1980s by IveGotToast

• Chart updated: 06/29/2018 01:15
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1.

Speaking In Tongues 

 Talking Heads

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Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

592 charts

Rank Score:

5,181

Rank in 1983:

6

Rank in 1980s:

46

Overall Rank:

346

Average Rating:

 81 (764 votes)

Comments:

32

2. (10) 8

Disintegration 

 The Cure

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[First added to this chart: 06/28/2018]

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

1,762 charts

Rank Score:

27,733

Rank in 1989:

2

Rank in 1980s:

4

Overall Rank:

32

Average Rating:

 86 (1,966 votes)

Comments:

150

3. (1) 2

Ace Of Spades 

 Motörhead

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[First added to this chart: 06/28/2018]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

385 charts

Rank Score:

2,282

Rank in 1980:

15

Rank in 1980s:

117

Overall Rank:

785

Average Rating:

 78 (474 votes)

Comments:

31

4. (2) 2

Hatful Of Hollow 

 The Smiths

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[First added to this chart: 06/28/2018]

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

607 charts

Rank Score:

6,806

Rank in 1984:

6

Rank in 1980s:

33

Overall Rank:

259

Average Rating:

 86 (1,005 votes)

Comments:

47

5. (14) 9

Power, Corruption & Lies 

 New Order

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[First added to this chart: 06/28/2018]

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

770 charts

Rank Score:

6,971

Rank in 1983:

3

Rank in 1980s:

31

Overall Rank:

250

Average Rating:

 81 (909 votes)

Comments:

51

6. (4) 2

Discipline 

 King Crimson

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[First added to this chart: 06/28/2018]

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

435 charts

Rank Score:

3,229

Rank in 1981:

3

Rank in 1980s:

86

Overall Rank:

555

Average Rating:

 80 (589 votes)

Comments:

25

7.

Remain In Light 

 Talking Heads

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Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

1,966 charts

Rank Score:

30,654

Rank in 1980:

1

Rank in 1980s:

3

Overall Rank:

27

Average Rating:

 87 (2,223 votes)

Comments:

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8. (3) 5

Killers 

 Iron Maiden

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[First added to this chart: 06/28/2018]

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

253 charts

Rank Score:

1,275

Rank in 1981:

18

Rank in 1980s:

218

Overall Rank:

1,365

Average Rating:

 77 (448 votes)

Comments:

15

9. (5) 4

Blood Fire Death 

 Bathory

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[First added to this chart: 06/28/2018]

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

51 charts

Rank Score:

254

Rank in 1988:

73

Rank in 1980s:

777

Overall Rank:

5,260

Average Rating:

 78 (70 votes)

Comments:

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10.

Pornography 

 The Cure

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Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

669 charts

Rank Score:

5,885

Rank in 1982:

4

Rank in 1980s:

40

Overall Rank:

307

Average Rating:

 80 (947 votes)

Comments:

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Top 20 Music Albums of the 1980s composition

Year	Albums	%
1980	2	10%
1981	5	25%
1982	2	10%
1983	4	20%
1984	1	5%
1985	0	0%
1986	1	5%
1987	2	10%
1988	1	5%
1989	2	10%

Artist	Albums	%
Talking Heads	2	10%
The Cure	2	10%
The Smiths	2	10%
Slayer	1	5%
Sonic Youth	1	5%
Rush	1	5%
Motörhead	1	5%
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Country	Albums	%
	9	45%
	7	35%
	1	5%
	1	5%
	1	5%
	1	5%

Top 20 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 9 from 14th to 5th Power, Corruption & Lies by New Order
Up 8 from 10th to 2nd Disintegration by The Cure

Biggest fallers
Down 10 from 8th to 18th Welcome To Hell by Venom
Down 5 from 3rd to 8th Killers by Iron Maiden
Down 5 from 6th to 11th Into The Pandemonium by Celtic Frost

New entries
Speaking In Tongues by Talking Heads
Remain In Light by Talking Heads
Pornography by The Cure
Signals, Calls, And Marches by Mission Of Burma
The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths

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