Top 100 Albums of the 1980s by Pitchfork (2002) 
Pitchfork is an American online music publication. These are their best albums of 1980s.
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Top 100 Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1980 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1981 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1982 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1983 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1984 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1985 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1986 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1987 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1988 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1989 | 9 | 9% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| R.E.M. | 3 | 3% | |
| The Fall | 3 | 3% | |
| Sonic Youth | 3 | 3% | |
| Elvis Costello And The Attractions | 3 | 3% | |
| Pixies | 3 | 3% | |
| The Replacements | 3 | 3% | |
| The Smiths | 2 | 2% | |
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70/100  | 12/11/2020 08:02 |  pjohnsongolf | | 89/100 |
100/100 | 07/27/2020 14:43 |  Timestarter | | 90/100 |
50/100 | 03/06/2019 19:57 | RanchDubois | | 50/100 |
85/100 | 02/16/2018 05:50 |  adnielsen | | 72/100 |
75/100 | 08/15/2017 13:18 | sdees33 | | 81/100 |
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Pitchfork have done a more recent 80s chart which I prefer to this one. I'll try to get round to adding it.
apeiron 03/22/2015 13:11
Mostly good choices.
Talk Talk and The Replacements need to be a tad higher... otherwise, this is a fantastic chart!
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