Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s by asimpkins 
Before I start echoing the consensus, I'm going to start the list with some great to good albums that I think are ranked way too low in the 80s.
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- (Created: 06/21/2012 06:42).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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1989
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1982
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1988
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514
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1985
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602
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1987
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501
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1986
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1980 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1981 | 2 | 2% | |
| 1982 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1983 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1984 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1985 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1986 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1987 | 20 | 20% | |
| 1988 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1989 | 15 | 15% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Meat Puppets | 7 | 7% | |
| Lou Reed | 6 | 6% | |
| The Smiths | 6 | 6% | |
| R.E.M. | 6 | 6% | |
| New Order | 5 | 5% | |
| The Replacements | 5 | 5% | |
| Bruce Springsteen | 4 | 4% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 20 from 61st to 41st Hatful Of Hollow by The Smiths |
| Up 15 from 55th to 40th Pretty Hate Machine by Nine Inch Nails |
| Up 4 from 43rd to 39th On Fire by Galaxie 500 |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 33 from 10th to 43rd Hootenanny by The Replacements |
| Down 29 from 15th to 44th Double Fantasy by John Lennon & Yoko Ono |
| Down 5 from 40th to 45th The River by Bruce Springsteen |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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 75/100  | 04/08/2016 01:49 |  Sean | | 82/100 |
| 70/100 | 07/16/2014 11:03 |  greatson | | 80/100 |
| 80/100 | 08/30/2013 10:12 |  sssvnnn | | 83/100 |
| 90/100 | 05/12/2013 21:56 |  MrFrogger | | 88/100 |
| 90/100 | 07/12/2012 16:48 | monosyllables | | 75/100 |
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From MrFrogger 05/12/2013 21:56
MrFrogger 05/12/2013 21:56
This chart proves that the 80's did indeed rock.
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From monosyllables 07/12/2012 16:49
Who says the 80's were crappy?? Haha, if they were, it inspired a lot of talented artists to step up an improve their decade, and this list is exemplary of the effort. I was beginning to think I was the only one out there who liked Mistrial!
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junodog4 07/04/2012 04:44
junodog4 07/04/2012 04:44
Gleaned excellent music from what is perceived as a crappy decade. Tom Petty, Meat Puppets, REM, Husker Du, Dionsaur Jr., and Talking Heads? It's all good! Great 80s chart.
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