Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
by platus 
- Chart updated: 04/30/2015 10:15
- (Created: 07/23/2013 10:33).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 04/02/2015]
Year of Release:
1985
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11,689
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[First added to this chart: 04/02/2015]
Year of Release:
1982
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2,486
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[First added to this chart: 04/09/2015]
Year of Release:
1980
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3,926
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[First added to this chart: 04/30/2015]
Year of Release:
1989
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31,534
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[First added to this chart: 04/09/2015]
Year of Release:
1980
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27,535
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[First added to this chart: 04/30/2015]
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[First added to this chart: 04/02/2015]
Year of Release:
1987
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18,317
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[First added to this chart: 04/02/2015]
Year of Release:
1982
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Rank Score:
803
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[First added to this chart: 04/02/2015]
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[First added to this chart: 04/09/2015]
Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
7,018
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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 | 20 | 20% | |
| 1981 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1982 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1983 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1984 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1985 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1986 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1987 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1988 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1989 | 11 | 11% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Tom Waits | 2 | 2% | |
| Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band | 2 | 2% | |
| Ry Cooder | 2 | 2% | |
| Bruce Springsteen | 2 | 2% | |
| Pixies | 2 | 2% | |
| Talking Heads | 2 | 2% | |
| Frank Zappa | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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44 | 44% | |
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39 | 39% | |
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7 | 7% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 72nd to 73rd Walking Into Mirrors by Johnny Warman |
| Down 1 from 73rd to 74th Fisherman's Blues by The Waterboys |
| Down 1 from 74th to 75th Purple Rain by Prince And The Revolution |
| New entries |
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| Daydream Nation by Sonic Youth |
| Leavers |
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| Flip by Nils Lofgren |
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| ! | 02/25/2020 09:01 |  Tamthebam | 645 | 85/100 |
| ! | 06/08/2016 08:29 |  greatson | 906 | 80/100 |
| ! | 05/08/2016 15:22 |  sssvnnn | 2,865 | 83/100 |
| ! | 04/10/2016 19:58 |  Leonard | 341 | 88/100 |
| ! | 07/10/2015 16:13 |  decemberhotel | 54 | 83/100 |
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From sssvnnn 05/08/2016 15:22 | #165408
sssvnnn 05/08/2016 15:22 | #165408
Pretty cool albums in common: John Cale, French Frith Kaiser Thompson, Coyne, Hammill.
Very good chart.
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From decemberhotel 07/10/2015 16:13 | #145477
decemberhotel 07/10/2015 16:13 | #145477
I really enjoyed many of your selections. Fine list indeed.
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