Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
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Mother Nature's Son 
My favourite albums of the 1980s.
- Chart updated: 10/19/2019 17:15
- (Created: 09/01/2013 16:41).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Hand on my heart, I really enjoy myself listening to this album (and Kylie Minogue in general). There's just something about Kylie's vocals, they're simply adorable. It's more or less the same album as the debut, it's got SAW (and thus the 80s) written all over it. However, "Tell Tale Signs", "My Secret Heart" and "Tears on My Pillow" are pretty, nostalgic-tinged exceptions to the 80s pump.
Favourite tracks: "Never Too Late" & "Tears on My Pillow" [First added to this chart: 10/01/2017]
Favourite tracks: "Never Too Late" & "Tears on My Pillow" [First added to this chart: 10/01/2017]
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Fueled with diesel and dust... in an 80s way! Big anthems on one side and surprisingly atmospheric songs on the other side.
Favourite tracks: "Beds Are Burning" & "Dreamworld" [First added to this chart: 08/03/2016]
Favourite tracks: "Beds Are Burning" & "Dreamworld" [First added to this chart: 08/03/2016]
Year of Release:
1987
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She looks extremely innocent album, doesn't she? Like the prom photo of Laura Palmer! The album is produced/written by the famous (infamous!) Stock Aitken Waterman trio, so if you recognize those three names, you also recognize the sound of this album. The music is a delight and nothing short of adorable!
Favourite tracks: "It's No Secret" & "Turn It into Love" [First added to this chart: 08/04/2017]
Favourite tracks: "It's No Secret" & "Turn It into Love" [First added to this chart: 08/04/2017]
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1980 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1981 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1982 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1983 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1984 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1985 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1986 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1987 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1988 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1989 | 10 | 10% |
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| Queen | 5 | 5% | |
| XTC | 4 | 4% | |
| Barbra Streisand | 4 | 4% | |
| Paul McCartney | 4 | 4% | |
| Goombay Dance Band | 3 | 3% | |
| U2 | 3 | 3% | |
| Julian Lennon | 3 | 3% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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49 | 49% | |
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30 | 30% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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 90/100  | 12/16/2018 19:45 | NSPE | | 77/100 |
| 100/100 | 07/15/2016 19:23 |  buzzdainer | | 90/100 |
| 90/100 | 07/01/2016 08:33 |  Leonard | | 88/100 |
| 70/100 | 03/31/2015 18:58 |  sssvnnn | | 83/100 |
| 100/100 | 02/12/2015 06:21 |  serpico | | 80/100 |
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From buzzdainer 07/15/2016 19:27
buzzdainer 07/15/2016 19:27
Outstanding chart! Doolittle, Graceland, and The Stone Roses are all excellent albums that never seem to get old. I had sort of forgotten about Enya's Watermark album until I saw your chart--that's one I'd like to give a fresh listen. Thanks for providing so much fodder for discovery here!
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From serpico 02/12/2015 06:24
serpico 02/12/2015 06:24
¡Gran selección de discos! Me encanta ver tantos discos de Queen, la verdad que todos los discos que sacaron en los 80's me parecen buenos. También incluiste a Depeche Mode y Kate Bush, grandes elecciones también.
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From JasonZaia 02/10/2015 23:43
Great chart! Very cool to see Queen's 'A Kind of Magic'! - a great album!
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NowhereMan 07/25/2014 21:25
NowhereMan 07/25/2014 21:25
Full marks for top spot.
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