Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
by FieryGunHand 
- Chart updated: 03/04/2013 01:43
- (Created: 02/25/2013 03:37).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Year of Release:
1981
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8,880
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Year of Release:
1982
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Rank Score:
1,724
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Year of Release:
1985
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18,148
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Year of Release:
1982
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Rank Score:
1,121
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1989
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31,535
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Year of Release:
1987
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1,147
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Year of Release:
1980
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3,039
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1980 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1981 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1982 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1983 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1984 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1985 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1986 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1987 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1988 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1989 | 9 | 9% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Rush | 7 | 7% | |
| Cardiacs | 6 | 6% | |
| Peter Hammill | 6 | 6% | |
| Talking Heads | 5 | 5% | |
| IQ | 3 | 3% | |
| Peter Gabriel | 3 | 3% | |
| Kate Bush | 3 | 3% | |
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64 | 64% | |
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13 | 13% | |
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10 | 10% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 01/29/2017 23:12 |  corenfro | 128 | 32/100 |
| ! | 10/19/2016 22:30 | vesander | 7 | 80/100 |
| ! | 07/08/2014 08:07 |  greatson | 906 | 80/100 |
| ! | 12/15/2013 23:09 |  sssvnnn | 2,865 | 83/100 |
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From vesander 10/19/2016 22:29 | #177191
Some unique and interesting picks though a little heavy on repeated artists. Nice diversity though.
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From greatson 07/08/2014 08:07 | #116263
greatson 07/08/2014 08:07 | #116263
Some great picks!... and other I´m not happy with!
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From sssvnnn 12/15/2013 23:11 | #97719
sssvnnn 12/15/2013 23:11 | #97719
Very good Chart.
Very happy to see so many of Peter Hammill. The Margin is so impressing and intense. I haven`t listen to it for a while... Maybe it should be in my 80`s Chart.
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