Top 49 Music Albums of the 1980s by dexmc

• Chart updated: 10/31/2020 12:45
• (Created: 09/08/2013 20:08).
• Chart size: 49 albums.

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Pretty Hate Machine 

 Nine Inch Nails

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[First added to this chart: 03/16/2014]

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

475 charts

Rank Score:

3,434

Rank in 1989:

9

Rank in 1980s:

81

Overall Rank:

531

Average Rating:

 79 (670 votes)

Comments:

45

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The Joshua Tree 

 U2

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[First added to this chart: 02/06/2016]

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

1,813 charts

Rank Score:

19,917

Rank in 1987:

1

Rank in 1980s:

6

Overall Rank:

52

Average Rating:

 83 (2,388 votes)

Comments:

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The Real Thing 

 Faith No More

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[First added to this chart: 01/26/2017]

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

314 charts

Rank Score:

2,150

Rank in 1989:

12

Rank in 1980s:

128

Overall Rank:

830

Average Rating:

 78 (471 votes)

Comments:

23

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Moving Pictures 

 Rush

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[First added to this chart: 03/16/2014]

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

986 charts

Rank Score:

10,192

Rank in 1981:

1

Rank in 1980s:

20

Overall Rank:

153

Average Rating:

 82 (1,257 votes)

Comments:

86

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Ride The Lightning 

 Metallica

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[First added to this chart: 03/16/2014]

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

870 charts

Rank Score:

9,227

Rank in 1984:

2

Rank in 1980s:

22

Overall Rank:

174

Average Rating:

 84 (1,305 votes)

Comments:

78

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Powerslave 

 Iron Maiden

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[First added to this chart: 04/13/2019]

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

453 charts

Rank Score:

4,208

Rank in 1984:

11

Rank in 1980s:

60

Overall Rank:

428

Average Rating:

 81 (702 votes)

Comments:

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Hard Promises 

 Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers

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[First added to this chart: 06/15/2016]

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

127 charts

Rank Score:

454

Rank in 1981:

57

Rank in 1980s:

503

Overall Rank:

3,260

Average Rating:

 75 (155 votes)

Comments:

10

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Permanent Waves 

 Rush

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[First added to this chart: 10/08/2015]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

436 charts

Rank Score:

3,154

Rank in 1980:

8

Rank in 1980s:

86

Overall Rank:

561

Average Rating:

 81 (599 votes)

Comments:

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The Number Of The Beast 

 Iron Maiden

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[First added to this chart: 07/16/2014]

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

693 charts

Rank Score:

6,546

Rank in 1982:

3

Rank in 1980s:

35

Overall Rank:

269

Average Rating:

 81 (985 votes)

Comments:

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Piece Of Mind 

 Iron Maiden

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[First added to this chart: 02/28/2016]

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

303 charts

Rank Score:

1,728

Rank in 1983:

16

Rank in 1980s:

159

Overall Rank:

1,029

Average Rating:

 80 (502 votes)

Comments:

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Top 49 Music Albums of the 1980s composition

Year	Albums	%
1980	6	12%
1981	6	12%
1982	3	6%
1983	7	14%
1984	5	10%
1985	3	6%
1986	3	6%
1987	5	10%
1988	5	10%
1989	6	12%

Artist	Albums	%
Metallica	4	8%
The Police	3	6%
U2	3	6%
Van Halen	3	6%
Dire Straits	3	6%
Rush	3	6%
Iron Maiden	3	6%
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Country	Albums	%
	26	53%
	14	29%
	3	6%
	3	6%
	2	4%
	1	2%

Top 49 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes

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Up 1 from 25th to 24th Love Over Gold by Dire Straits

Biggest fallers
Down 1 from 24th to 25th Pyromania by Def Leppard

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