Best Albums of the 1980s

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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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1980s decade summary

Year	Albums The number of albums from each year featuring in the greatest album charts.	Score Total rank score for each year (made up of the total rank score from all albums in that year)	Top Ranked Album The top ranked album from each year and where it ranks in the overall chart.
1980	2,121	193,637	Remain In Light (27th)by Talking Heads
1981	2,158	120,017	Moving Pictures (155th)by Rush
1982	2,131	147,963	Thriller (77th)by Michael Jackson
1983	2,128	135,104	Murmur (142nd)by R.E.M.
1984	2,136	170,716	Purple Rain (81st)by Prince And The Revolution
1985	2,138	143,559	Hounds Of Love (57th)by Kate Bush
1986	2,265	170,097	The Queen Is Dead (17th)by The Smiths
1987	2,468	162,345	The Joshua Tree (52nd)by U2
1988	2,562	151,856	Daydream Nation (69th)by Sonic Youth
1989	2,582	197,334	Doolittle (18th)by Pixies
Total	22,689	1,592,626

The best artists of the 1980s were The Smiths, Prince, Pixies, The Cure, Talking Heads, U2, Metallica, Kate Bush, R.E.M. and The Stone Roses.

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991.

Twitch

Ministry

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

29 charts

Rank Score:

191

Rank in 1986:

Rank in 1980s:

991

Overall Rank:

6,719

Average Rating:

72 (41 votes)

Comments:

992.

Kings Of Metal

Manowar

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

27 charts

Rank Score:

191

Rank in 1988:

Rank in 1980s:

992

Overall Rank:

6,721

Average Rating:

71 (61 votes)

Comments:

993.

Songs To Learn And Sing
Compilation

Echo & The Bunnymen

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

43 charts

Rank Score:

191

Rank in 1985:

Rank in 1980s:

993

Overall Rank:

6,722

Average Rating:

80 (71 votes)

Comments:

994.

Filigree & Shadow

This Mortal Coil

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

62 charts

Rank Score:

191

Rank in 1986:

Rank in 1980s:

994

Overall Rank:

6,730

Average Rating:

75 (66 votes)

Comments:

995.

Vun Drinne Noh Drusse

BAP

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

17 charts

Rank Score:

191

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996.

Squirrel And G-Man Twenty Four Hour Party People Plastic Face Carnt Smile (White Out)

Happy Mondays

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

44 charts

Rank Score:

191

Rank in 1987:

Rank in 1980s:

996

Overall Rank:

6,744

Average Rating:

73 (50 votes)

Comments:

997.

...Off The Bone
Compilation

The Cramps

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

26 charts

Rank Score:

190

Rank in 1983:

Rank in 1980s:

997

Overall Rank:

6,753

Average Rating:

73 (47 votes)

Comments:

998.

Famous Blue Raincoat

Jennifer Warnes

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

25 charts

Rank Score:

190

Rank in 1987:

Rank in 1980s:

998

Overall Rank:

6,763

Average Rating:

69 (31 votes)

Comments:

999.

The Pink Opaque
Compilation

Cocteau Twins

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

41 charts

Rank Score:

190

Rank in 1986:

Rank in 1980s:

999

Overall Rank:

6,766

Average Rating:

78 (69 votes)

Comments:

1000.

All Over The Place

The Bangles

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

54 charts

Rank Score:

190

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Best Albums of the 1980s composition

Year	Albums	%

1980	116	12%
1981	122	12%
1982	111	11%
1983	97	10%
1984	102	10%
1985	80	8%
1986	95	10%
1987	87	9%
1988	93	9%
1989	97	10%

Artist	Albums	%

The Cure	10	1%
Depeche Mode	8	1%
Rush	8	1%
Iron Maiden	8	1%
The Fall	7	1%
The Smiths	7	1%
R.E.M.	7	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	416	42%
	386	39%
	40	4%
	27	3%
	23	2%
	23	2%
	12	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	965	97%
Yes	35	4%

Live?	Albums	%
No	977	98%
Yes	23	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	988	99%
Yes	12	1%

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