Top 77 Music Albums of the 1980s by BasdeWit97

These are the best albums of the 80's I've heard, listed as in my best ever albums top 100.

I've not listened to many albums of this decade, so this isn't a very reliable list. The ones I've listened to are all included here, except for the worst (eg. Bruce Springsteen)

• Chart updated: 11/15/2016 21:15
• (Created: 04/07/2013 18:50).
• Chart size: 77 albums.

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The Queen Is Dead 

 The Smiths

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[First added to this chart: 04/19/2013]

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

2,484 charts

Rank Score:

36,081

Rank in 1986:

1

Rank in 1980s:

1

Overall Rank:

16

Average Rating:

 88 (2,896 votes)

Comments:

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Graceland 

 Paul Simon

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[First added to this chart: 04/19/2013]

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

1,126 charts

Rank Score:

11,162

Rank in 1986:

3

Rank in 1980s:

16

Overall Rank:

123

Average Rating:

 81 (1,338 votes)

Comments:

80

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Brothers In Arms 

 Dire Straits

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[First added to this chart: 04/19/2013]

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

851 charts

Rank Score:

7,274

Rank in 1985:

3

Rank in 1980s:

27

Overall Rank:

224

Average Rating:

 78 (1,169 votes)

Comments:

86

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So 

 Peter Gabriel

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[First added to this chart: 04/19/2013]

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

799 charts

Rank Score:

7,195

Rank in 1986:

4

Rank in 1980s:

28

Overall Rank:

229

Average Rating:

 80 (922 votes)

Comments:

60

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The Joshua Tree 

 U2

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[First added to this chart: 04/19/2013]

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

1,853 charts

Rank Score:

19,114

Rank in 1987:

1

Rank in 1980s:

6

Overall Rank:

51

Average Rating:

 83 (2,440 votes)

Comments:

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Eye In The Sky 

 The Alan Parsons Project

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[First added to this chart: 04/19/2013]

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

183 charts

Rank Score:

1,047

Rank in 1982:

24

Rank in 1980s:

253

Overall Rank:

1,636

Average Rating:

 76 (236 votes)

Comments:

8

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Legend: The Best Of Bob Marley And The Wailers 
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 Bob Marley & The Wailers

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[First added to this chart: 04/19/2013]

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

515 charts

Rank Score:

3,379

Rank in 1984:

14

Rank in 1980s:

81

Overall Rank:

524

Average Rating:

 84 (1,029 votes)

Comments:

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Disintegration 

 The Cure

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[First added to this chart: 05/08/2013]

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

1,822 charts

Rank Score:

27,254

Rank in 1989:

2

Rank in 1980s:

4

Overall Rank:

30

Average Rating:

 86 (2,034 votes)

Comments:

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The Unforgettable Fire 

 U2

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[First added to this chart: 04/19/2013]

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

567 charts

Rank Score:

3,827

Rank in 1984:

12

Rank in 1980s:

66

Overall Rank:

458

Average Rating:

 78 (981 votes)

Comments:

58

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Hatful Of Hollow 

 The Smiths

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[First added to this chart: 04/23/2014]

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

630 charts

Rank Score:

6,331

Rank in 1984:

6

Rank in 1980s:

35

Overall Rank:

271

Average Rating:

 86 (1,038 votes)

Comments:

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Top 77 Music Albums of the 1980s composition

Year	Albums	%
1980	10	13%
1981	5	6%
1982	8	10%
1983	12	16%
1984	10	13%
1985	7	9%
1986	6	8%
1987	8	10%
1988	6	8%
1989	5	6%

Artist	Albums	%
The Smiths	5	6%
The Cure	4	5%
Metallica	4	5%
U2	4	5%
Dire Straits	3	4%
Talking Heads	3	4%
David Bowie	2	3%
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Country	Albums	%
	35	45%
	24	31%
	4	5%
	4	5%
	3	4%
	2	3%
	1	1%
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Top 77 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes

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Down 1 from 52nd to 53rd Bleach by Nirvana
Down 1 from 53rd to 54th België by Het Goede Doel
Down 1 from 54th to 55th Rendez-Vous by Jean Michel Jarre

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75/100	08/18/2017 23:30	thekrauter	106	89/100
85/100	06/24/2016 20:37	Leonard	339	88/100
90/100	04/28/2016 21:06	sageamagoo	236	92/100
90/100	02/12/2014 21:23	PauloPaz	1,760	89/100
65/100	10/17/2013 22:37	sssvnnn	2,848	83/100

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From sageamagoo 04/28/2016 21:07

I mentioned it on the main chart, I'll mention it again here.

Cardiacs.

A Little Man And A House And The Whole World Window is the album that got me into the band, sounds excitingly fresh for 1988. Please give it a try!

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From sssvnnn 10/17/2013 22:37

Some good picks some poor picks

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