Top 50 Music Albums of the 1980s by Dingerbell

• Chart updated: 05/14/2018 09:45
• (Created: 06/26/2013 20:44).
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Doolittle 

 Pixies

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[First added to this chart: 07/02/2013]

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

2,542 charts

Rank Score:

32,528

Rank in 1989:

1

Rank in 1980s:

2

Overall Rank:

18

Average Rating:

 88 (2,943 votes)

Comments:

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Let It Be 

 The Replacements

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[First added to this chart: 07/02/2013]

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

829 charts

Rank Score:

7,540

Rank in 1984:

5

Rank in 1980s:

26

Overall Rank:

211

Average Rating:

 82 (935 votes)

Comments:

73

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You Made Me Realise 

 My Bloody Valentine

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[First added to this chart: 01/05/2014]

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

147 charts

Rank Score:

890

Rank in 1988:

31

Rank in 1980s:

293

Overall Rank:

1,872

Average Rating:

 83 (278 votes)

Comments:

28

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Spirit Of Eden 

 Talk Talk

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[First added to this chart: 07/02/2013]

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

917 charts

Rank Score:

10,386

Rank in 1988:

3

Rank in 1980s:

17

Overall Rank:

133

Average Rating:

 84 (998 votes)

Comments:

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Daydream Nation 

 Sonic Youth

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[First added to this chart: 07/02/2013]

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

1,583 charts

Rank Score:

15,864

Rank in 1988:

1

Rank in 1980s:

10

Overall Rank:

75

Average Rating:

 84 (1,864 votes)

Comments:

147

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Paul's Boutique 

 Beastie Boys

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[First added to this chart: 07/02/2013]

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

868 charts

Rank Score:

6,708

Rank in 1989:

4

Rank in 1980s:

30

Overall Rank:

245

Average Rating:

 82 (1,040 votes)

Comments:

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Psychocandy 

 The Jesus And Mary Chain

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[First added to this chart: 07/02/2013]

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

760 charts

Rank Score:

5,615

Rank in 1985:

5

Rank in 1980s:

40

Overall Rank:

304

Average Rating:

 79 (920 votes)

Comments:

68

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Remain In Light 

 Talking Heads

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[First added to this chart: 07/02/2013]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

2,031 charts

Rank Score:

28,368

Rank in 1980:

1

Rank in 1980s:

3

Overall Rank:

26

Average Rating:

 87 (2,290 votes)

Comments:

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Jane From Occupied Europe 

 Swell Maps

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[First added to this chart: 07/02/2013]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

75 charts

Rank Score:

284

Rank in 1980:

84

Rank in 1980s:

722

Overall Rank:

4,881

Average Rating:

 74 (77 votes)

Comments:

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Come On Pilgrim 

 Pixies

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[First added to this chart: 01/05/2014]

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

308 charts

Rank Score:

2,026

Rank in 1987:

16

Rank in 1980s:

130

Overall Rank:

855

Average Rating:

 80 (565 votes)

Comments:

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Top 50 Music Albums of the 1980s composition

Year	Albums	%
1980	10	20%
1981	2	4%
1982	5	10%
1983	2	4%
1984	4	8%
1985	5	10%
1986	4	8%
1987	4	8%
1988	10	20%
1989	4	8%

Artist	Albums	%
Pixies	3	6%
The Replacements	2	4%
Joy Division	2	4%
Misfits	2	4%
My Bloody Valentine	2	4%
New Order	2	4%
Philip Glass	2	4%
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Country	Albums	%
	30	60%
	14	28%
	2	4%
	1	2%
	1	2%
	1	2%
	1	2%

Top 50 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 7 from 50th to 43rd Signals, Calls, And Marches by Mission Of Burma
Up 7 from 49th to 42nd 13 Songs by Fugazi
Up 7 from 48th to 41st Epicus Doomicus Metallicus by Candlemass

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Tim by The Replacements
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Glassworks by Philip Glass
J.S.Bach: Mass In B Minor by John Eliot Gardiner / English Baroque Soloists / Monteverdi Choir
Mozart: Requiem by Herbert von Karajan / Wiener Philharmoniker

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The Nightfly by Donald Fagen
Wrong by NoMeansNo
The House Of Love by The House Of Love
Is This Real? by Wipers
1964-1985 Affinità-Divergenze Fra Il Compagno Togliatti E Noi Del Conseguimento Della Maggiore Età by CCCP Fedeli Alla Linea
Architecture & Morality by Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
Satie: 3 Gymnopédies & Other Piano Works by Pascal Rogé

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75/100	07/16/2014 11:21	greatson	903	80/100
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