Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
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Helios 
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- Chart updated: 03/09/2024 19:15
- (Created: 03/19/2013 07:11).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
15,209
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Year of Release:
1989
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2,170
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Year of Release:
1982
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Rank Score:
5,834
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Year of Release:
1984
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15,935
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Year of Release:
1983
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2,106
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Year of Release:
1980
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2,729
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1980 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1981 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1982 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1983 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1984 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1985 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1986 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1987 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1988 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1989 | 11 | 11% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Gary Numan | 2 | 2% | |
| Electric Light Orchestra | 2 | 2% | |
| Pink Floyd | 2 | 2% | |
| Information Society | 2 | 2% | |
| The Cure | 2 | 2% | |
| Queen | 2 | 2% | |
| Devo | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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38 | 38% | |
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19 | 19% | |
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12 | 12% | |
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8 | 8% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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| ! | 12/05/2020 06:37 | leniad | 673 | 85/100 |
| ! | 09/19/2020 19:13 | Tony58 | 39 | 77/100 |
| ! | 04/24/2019 17:59 |  ExTeaSea | 244 | 89/100 |
| ! | 12/06/2016 09:18 |  Leonard | 341 | 88/100 |
| ! | 09/27/2016 02:54 |  sssvnnn | 2,866 | 83/100 |
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From leniad 12/05/2020 06:38 | #262008
Vangelis, Gary Numan y rock en espanol, muy buena lista
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From ExTeaSea 04/24/2019 18:01 | #235455
ExTeaSea 04/24/2019 18:01 | #235455
Sweet the Surfers, Falco, XTC, Human League and you do like OMD after all. How about the Fixx? Reach the Beach is a fantastic album.
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From sssvnnn 09/27/2016 02:51 | #175873
sssvnnn 09/27/2016 02:51 | #175873
some surprisingly good albums (Bauhaus, Neubauten, Waits), some surprisingly poor albums (ELO´s and Queen´s 80´s albums,Alien Sex Fiend).
Sooner or later I´ll listen to your albums from Argentina.
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From JasonZaia 01/29/2015 01:58 | #132864
Very cool chart! - Where alternative reigns!
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