Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
by fabm0 
- Chart updated: 03/20/2025 16:15
- (Created: 03/04/2013 18:32).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 03/04/2013]
Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
18,318
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[First added to this chart: 03/04/2013]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
1,869
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[First added to this chart: 03/04/2013]
Year of Release:
1982
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6,106
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[First added to this chart: 03/04/2013]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
10,049
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[First added to this chart: 03/04/2013]
Year of Release:
1983
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Rank Score:
5,281
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[First added to this chart: 03/04/2013]
Year of Release:
1985
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2,818
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[First added to this chart: 03/04/2013]
Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
7,017
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[First added to this chart: 03/04/2013]
Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
3,572
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9. (=)
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[First added to this chart: 03/04/2013]
Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
880
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[First added to this chart: 03/04/2013]
Year of Release:
1983
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Rank Score:
1,367
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1981 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1982 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1983 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1984 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1985 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1986 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1987 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1988 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1989 | 10 | 10% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| U2 | 6 | 6% | |
| Iron Maiden | 5 | 5% | |
| The Cure | 5 | 5% | |
| Kate Bush | 4 | 4% | |
| Simple Minds | 3 | 3% | |
| Eurythmics | 3 | 3% | |
| Dire Straits | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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43 | 43% | |
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30 | 30% | |
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8 | 8% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 10 from 81st to 71st Songs The Lord Taught Us by The Cramps |
| Up 5 from 48th to 43rd Pornography by The Cure |
| Up 2 from 86th to 84th I Love Rock 'N' Roll by Joan Jett & The Blackhearts |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 3 from 73rd to 76th The Final Countdown by Europe |
| Down 3 from 79th to 82nd Different Light by The Bangles |
| Down 2 from 43rd to 45th October by U2 |
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buzzdainer 06/14/2016 15:08 | #168680
Very nice eighties chart! Good to see Doolittle and Remain in Light given their due. This chart reminds me that my eighties chart could probably stand to have a few more albums by The Cure.
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