Best Albums of the 1980s
Listed below are the best albums of the 1980s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.
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Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
976
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Year of Release:
1985
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976
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Year of Release:
1980
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970
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Year of Release:
1983
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967
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1982
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966
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1988
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Rank Score:
956
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1985
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949
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1981
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946
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1982
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944
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 28 of 100
Best Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1980 | 117 | 12% | |
| 1981 | 123 | 12% | |
| 1982 | 110 | 11% | |
| 1983 | 96 | 10% | |
| 1984 | 102 | 10% | |
| 1985 | 80 | 8% | |
| 1986 | 94 | 9% | |
| 1987 | 86 | 9% | |
| 1988 | 94 | 9% | |
| 1989 | 98 | 10% |
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| The Cure | 10 | 1% | |
| Iron Maiden | 8 | 1% | |
| Depeche Mode | 8 | 1% | |
| Rush | 8 | 1% | |
| The Fall | 7 | 1% | |
| The Smiths | 7 | 1% | |
| R.E.M. | 7 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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415 | 42% | |
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386 | 39% | |
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41 | 4% | |
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27 | 3% | |
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23 | 2% | |
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22 | 2% | |
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12 | 1% | |
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| Best Artists of the 1960s | |
|---|---|
| 1. The Beatles | |
| 2. The Velvet Underground | |
| 3. Jimi Hendrix | |
| 4. Bob Dylan | |
| 5. The Beach Boys | |
| 6. The Jimi Hendrix Experience | |
| 7. The Velvet Underground & Nico | |
| 8. Led Zeppelin | |
| 9. The Doors | |
| 10. The Rolling Stones | |
| 11. King Crimson | |
| 12. John Coltrane | |
| 13. Frank Zappa | |
| 14. The Kinks | |
| 15. Love | |
| 16. Van Morrison | |
| 17. Charles Mingus | |
| 18. Neil Young | |
| 19. Miles Davis | |
| 20. The Zombies |