Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
by spiritinthesky 
- Chart updated: 05/02/2017 22:15
- (Created: 10/29/2013 11:49).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 10/30/2013]
Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
2,670
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[First added to this chart: 12/15/2015]
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[First added to this chart: 10/30/2013]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
10,214
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[First added to this chart: 10/30/2013]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
26,078
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[First added to this chart: 10/30/2013]
Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
3,663
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[First added to this chart: 10/30/2013]
Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
941
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[First added to this chart: 11/20/2013]
Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
724
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[First added to this chart: 11/29/2013]
Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
4,016
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[First added to this chart: 11/11/2013]
Year of Release:
1983
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Rank Score:
2,259
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[First added to this chart: 05/02/2017]
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 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1981 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1982 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1983 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1984 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1985 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1986 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1987 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1988 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1989 | 11 | 11% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Depeche Mode | 7 | 7% | |
| U2 | 4 | 4% | |
| Talk Talk | 4 | 4% | |
| The Chameleons | 3 | 3% | |
| Simple Minds | 3 | 3% | |
| Pet Shop Boys | 3 | 3% | |
| Lowlife | 3 | 3% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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70 | 70% | |
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11 | 11% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 87 from 97th to 10th Street Fighting Years by Simple Minds |
| Up 41 from 73rd to 32nd What Does Anything Mean? Basically by The Chameleons |
| Up 41 from 63rd to 22nd Love Over Gold by Dire Straits |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 55 from 33rd to 88th The Innocents by Erasure |
| Down 51 from 20th to 71st The Head On The Door by The Cure |
| Down 46 from 11th to 57th A Broken Frame by Depeche Mode |
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| ! | 09/20/2018 14:51 |  santropez | 1 | 90/100 |
| ! | 11/16/2013 23:11 | Secondsoul | 46 | 94/100 |
| ! | 11/02/2013 12:02 |  Bach | 956 | 78/100 |
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From Secondsoul 11/16/2013 23:13 | #93008
Secondsoul 11/16/2013 23:13 | #93008
Wow, 26 albums in common with my own 80's chart. So many of my favourites are in this chart. Fantastic!
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