Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
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skelter54 
- Chart updated: 04/12/2020 18:15
- (Created: 07/18/2013 02:47).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 08/13/2013]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
3,914
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47
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[First added to this chart: 08/13/2013]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
4,149
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[First added to this chart: 08/13/2013]
Year of Release:
1987
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18,535
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[First added to this chart: 08/13/2013]
Year of Release:
1983
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Rank Score:
4,588
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[First added to this chart: 08/13/2013]
Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
674
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[First added to this chart: 08/13/2013]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
1,962
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[First added to this chart: 08/13/2013]
Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
10,824
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[First added to this chart: 08/13/2013]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
2,195
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[First added to this chart: 08/13/2013]
Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
3,711
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[First added to this chart: 08/13/2013]
Year of Release:
1984
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7,965
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1980 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1981 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1982 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1983 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1984 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1985 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1986 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1987 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1988 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1989 | 11 | 11% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Bruce Springsteen | 4 | 4% | |
| Steve Winwood | 3 | 3% | |
| Peter Gabriel | 3 | 3% | |
| Tom Waits | 3 | 3% | |
| Van Morrison | 3 | 3% | |
| The Alan Parsons Project | 3 | 3% | |
| Paul McCartney | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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49 | 49% | |
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38 | 38% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 64 from 81st to 17th Full Moon Fever by Tom Petty |
| Up 51 from 83rd to 32nd Oh Mercy by Bob Dylan |
| Up 47 from 91st to 44th Nebraska by Bruce Springsteen |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 63 from 30th to 93rd Texas Flood by Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble |
| Down 45 from 19th to 64th The Unforgettable Fire by U2 |
| Down 42 from 42nd to 84th Poetic Champions Compose by Van Morrison |
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| 85/100 | 11/28/2013 21:43 |  sssvnnn | | 83/100 |
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From sssvnnn 11/28/2013 21:44
sssvnnn 11/28/2013 21:44
lot´s of good music.
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