Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
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John Lennon and Yoko Ono's double fantasy. After 5 years of parenting, John Lennon was ready to start over. Here, nearly every John Lennon song is replied with a Yoko Ono song. John usually sticks to a more typical choice of genre while Yoko crazes out a bit more! In the light of John Lennon's murder three weeks after the album's release, it's a bit ironic to think of his famous quote "Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans." found in the song "Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)"!

Favourite tracks: "(Just Like) Starting Over", "Watching the Wheels" & "Woman"
[First added to this chart: 09/17/2013]
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1980
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Oh my lord - a boring Christmas no longer exists with this joyful holiday collection! Of course you already know all about Mary's boy child, but hearing danceable versions of certain non-danceable classics is truly delightful as well.

Favourite tracks: "Mary's Boy Child - Oh My Lord" & "Zion's Daughter (Tochter Zion)"
[First added to this chart: 12/31/2015]
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1981
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8
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The type of Autumn stuff you listen to late October. As beautiful as pearls!

Favourite tracks: "The Silver Ball" & "An Echo of Night"
[First added to this chart: 12/20/2015]
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1984
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292
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As dreamy as "Don't Dream It's Over" and as strong as "Something So Strong". Crowded House go lots of different places on their debut album!

Favourite tracks: "Don't Dream It's Over" & "Something So Strong"
[First added to this chart: 05/01/2015]
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1986
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition

Year Albums %


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%
Artist Albums %


Queen 5 5%
Barbra Streisand 4 4%
Paul McCartney 4 4%
XTC 4 4%
Goombay Dance Band 3 3%
U2 3 3%
Julian Lennon 3 3%
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Country Albums %


United Kingdom 49 49%
United States 30 30%
Germany 6 6%
Ireland 5 5%
Mixed Nationality 4 4%
Australia 3 3%
Switzerland 1 1%
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Soundtrack? Albums %
No 99 99%
Yes 1 1%

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From 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 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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Great chart! Very cool to see Queen's 'A Kind of Magic'! - a great album!
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Full marks for top spot.
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14. Blue Haze by Miles Davis
15. Charlie Parker by Charlie Parker
16. Honky-Tonkin' by Hank Williams
17. Interprète Ses Dernières Compositions, 2ème Série by Georges Brassens
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