Top 26 Music Albums of the 1980s
by marshallsbrother 
Obviously this chart is a work in progress. My collection doesn't seem to have much good stuff from the eighties, a situation I will need to remedy. Feel free to offer suggestions to help me flesh this out.
- Chart updated: 08/31/2013 13:09
- (Created: 07/14/2013 06:33).
- Chart size: 26 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 07/13/2013]
Year of Release:
1989
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31,271
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[First added to this chart: 08/22/2013]
Year of Release:
1989
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26,126
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[First added to this chart: 07/14/2013]
Year of Release:
1983
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Rank Score:
4,479
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[First added to this chart: 08/22/2013]
[First added to this chart: 07/14/2013]
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[First added to this chart: 08/31/2013]
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1985
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Rank Score:
18,029
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Year of Release:
1988
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1,481
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Total albums: 26. Page 1 of 3
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Top 26 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1981 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1982 | 1 | 4% | |
| 1983 | 1 | 4% | |
| 1984 | 3 | 12% | |
| 1985 | 3 | 12% | |
| 1986 | 1 | 4% | |
| 1987 | 5 | 19% | |
| 1988 | 7 | 27% | |
| 1989 | 5 | 19% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| The Sugarcubes | 2 | 8% | |
| Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | 2 | 8% | |
| The Jesus And Mary Chain | 2 | 8% | |
| Hoodoo Gurus | 2 | 8% | |
| The Beatles | 2 | 8% | |
| The Lemonheads | 1 | 4% | |
| Kate Bush | 1 | 4% | |
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Top 26 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 5 from 11th to 16thAt First Sight, Violets Are Blue by The Stems |
| Down 5 from 12th to 17thMeat Puppets II by Meat Puppets |
| Down 5 from 13th to 18thDaydream Nation by Sonic Youth |
| New entries |
|---|
| Disintegration by The Cure |
| Tender Prey by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds |
| Appetite For Destruction by Guns N' Roses |
| Thriller by Michael Jackson |
| Pump by Aerosmith |
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