Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
by RockyRaccoon

« View previous chartView next chart »
There are 5 comments for this chart from BestEverAlbums.com members and Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s has an average rating of 84 out of 100 (from 9 votes). Please log in or create an account to leave a comment or assign a rating.

Log in or create an account to rate this chart, leave comments or join the discussion.
Share this chart
Collector's summary Help The maximum rank used by the Collector's Summary is configurable from your profile (top 100 is currently selected). Log in or create an account to discover the great albums that are missing from your music collection!
Sort Sort by
1. (=)
Rain Dogs 
United States Tom Waits
Available from United States
[First added to this chart: 02/20/2014]
Year of Release:
1985
Appears in:
1,151 charts
Rank Score:
11,136
Rank in 1985:
2
Rank in 1980s:
14
Overall Rank:
113
Average Rating:
 84 (1,361 votes)
Comments:
View 89
2. (=)
Ride The Lightning 
United States Metallica
Available from United States
[First added to this chart: 02/20/2014]
Year of Release:
1984
Appears in:
930 charts
Rank Score:
8,849
Rank in 1984:
2
Rank in 1980s:
20
Overall Rank:
152
Average Rating:
 84 (1,390 votes)
Comments:
View 81
3. (=)
Brothers In Arms 
United Kingdom Dire Straits
Available from United States
[First added to this chart: 02/20/2014]
Year of Release:
1985
Appears in:
879 charts
Rank Score:
6,869
Rank in 1985:
3
Rank in 1980s:
28
Overall Rank:
223
Average Rating:
 78 (1,200 votes)
Comments:
View 88
4. (=)
Master Of Puppets 
United States Metallica
Available from United States
[First added to this chart: 02/20/2014]
Year of Release:
1986
Appears in:
1,305 charts
Rank Score:
11,998
Rank in 1986:
2
Rank in 1980s:
12
Overall Rank:
95
Average Rating:
 83 (1,857 votes)
Comments:
View 120
5. (=)
Graceland 
United States Paul Simon
Available from United States
[First added to this chart: 02/20/2014]
Year of Release:
1986
Appears in:
1,151 charts
Rank Score:
10,370
Rank in 1986:
3
Rank in 1980s:
16
Overall Rank:
120
Average Rating:
 81 (1,376 votes)
Comments:
View 82
6. (=)
Spirit Of Eden 
United Kingdom Talk Talk
Available from United States
[First added to this chart: 02/20/2014]
Year of Release:
1988
Appears in:
938 charts
Rank Score:
10,256
Rank in 1988:
3
Rank in 1980s:
17
Overall Rank:
125
Average Rating:
 84 (1,021 votes)
Comments:
View 70
7. (=)
Songs From The Big Chair 
United Kingdom Tears For Fears
Available from United States
[First added to this chart: 02/20/2014]
Year of Release:
1985
Appears in:
657 charts
Rank Score:
5,148
Rank in 1985:
6
Rank in 1980s:
44
Overall Rank:
320
Average Rating:
 79 (710 votes)
Comments:
View 49
8. (=)
Moving Pictures 
Canada Rush
Available from United States
[First added to this chart: 02/20/2014]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
1,032 charts
Rank Score:
8,632
Rank in 1981:
1
Rank in 1980s:
21
Overall Rank:
161
Average Rating:
 83 (1,311 votes)
Comments:
View 87
9. (=)
Doolittle 
United States Pixies
Available from United States
[First added to this chart: 02/20/2014]
Year of Release:
1989
Appears in:
2,570 charts
Rank Score:
29,814
Rank in 1989:
1
Rank in 1980s:
2
Overall Rank:
17
Average Rating:
Top rated album (88/100 - 2989 votes)  88 (2,989 votes)
Comments:
View 293
10. (=)
The Joshua Tree 
Ireland U2
Available from United States
[First added to this chart: 02/20/2014]
Year of Release:
1987
Appears in:
1,894 charts
Rank Score:
17,912
Rank in 1987:
1
Rank in 1980s:
6
Overall Rank:
52
Average Rating:
 83 (2,484 votes)
Comments:
View 231
Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
« View previous chartView next chart »
Don't agree with this chart? Create your own from the My Charts page!

Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition

Artist Albums %


Metallica 4 4% Filter chart to just show these albums
Rush 4 4% Filter chart to just show these albums
R.E.M. 3 3% Filter chart to just show these albums
Sonic Youth 3 3% Filter chart to just show these albums
The Replacements 2 2% Filter chart to just show these albums
Tom Waits 2 2% Filter chart to just show these albums
Dire Straits 2 2% Filter chart to just show these albums
Show all
Country Albums %


United States 46 46% Filter chart to just show these albums
United Kingdom 31 31% Filter chart to just show these albums
Mixed Nationality 7 7% Filter chart to just show these albums
Canada 4 4% Filter chart to just show these albums
Denmark 3 3% Filter chart to just show these albums
Ireland 2 2% Filter chart to just show these albums
Brazil 1 1% Filter chart to just show these albums
Show all

Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes

Biggest fallers
Faller Down 1 from 71st to 72nd
Abigail
by King Diamond
Faller Down 1 from 72nd to 73rd
The Colour Of Spring
by Talk Talk
Faller Down 1 from 73rd to 74th
Nebraska
by Bruce Springsteen
New entries
New entry
Star People
by Miles Davis
Leavers
Leaver
Bonded By Blood
by Exodus (US)
TitleSourceTypePublishedCountry
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s flyingcitrus1980s decade chart2018Unknown
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980sManso1980s decade chart2021
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s StefanR101980s decade chart2020
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980sTheNowhereGuy1980s decade chart2020
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s Mattdup2791980s decade chart2020
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980sJamie1980s decade chart2023Unknown
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980sTidus19971980s decade chart2019
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980spdapperens1980s decade chart2014
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980sfrankoceanlover1980s decade chart2024Unknown
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s JR1980s decade chart2024

Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s similarity to your chart(s)


Join 50,000+ music fans


Join now It only takes a moment.
RockyRaccoon has shared 6 more decade charts with the community. Browse them all here.
TitleSourceTypePublishedCountry
Top 100 Music Albums of the 2020s RockyRaccoon2020s decade chart2026
Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s RockyRaccoon2010s decade chart2023
Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s RockyRaccoon2000s decade chart2023

Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s ratings

Average Rating: 
84/100 (from 9 votes)
  Ratings distribution Help Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AV
where:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating.

N.B. The average rating for this chart will not be reliable as it has been rated very few times.

Showing latest 3 ratings for this chart.  | Show all 9 ratings for this chart.

Sort Sort by
RatingDate updatedMemberChart ratingsAvg. chart rating
The chart has been updated since this rating was assigned   
95/100
 !		02/04/2022 11:02 IlMala  Ratings distribution  17895/100
The chart has been updated since this rating was assigned   
85/100
 !		10/22/2020 21:54 leniad  Ratings distribution  67085/100
The chart has been updated since this rating was assigned   
80/100
 !		08/30/2019 06:27 Johnnyo  Ratings distribution  2,68980/100

Please log in or create an account if you want to be able to leave a rating

Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s favourites


Please log in or create an account if you want to be able to add a favourite

Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s forum mentions

This chart has been referenced 1 time on the forums, Explore the wider forum discussion to see what members have said about it.
From RockyRaccoon 02/21/2015 21:46 in Chart talk
“Fixed up so it works a lot better than I think it did before. It's got a lot more metal in it than it did before.”
View forum post →

Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s comments

Showing all 5 comments |
Top Comments First | Newest First | Positive Sentiment First | Longest Comments First
(Showing comments with any number of votes. Manage Profile)
[Rating ignored]Help The person who submitted this rating does not have a public chart of their own which allows member feedback, and therefore their rating does not contribute towards the average.  
From 02/23/2015 18:34 | #135513
Twenty-six albums in common, interesting given likely different exposure and quantified opinions. Fairly obvious to see how our rankings lead to our different taste.
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) · 1
Reply
[Rating ignored]Help The person who submitted this rating does not have a public chart of their own which allows member feedback, and therefore their rating does not contribute towards the average.  
From 01/24/2016 22:18 | #157543
Lot´s of very good picks.
Love Tom Waits, Violent Femmes, Sonic Youth... Love to see so many ENO albums.
Sorry, but I´m not into your Hard-Rock, and Metal albums.
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) · 0
Reply
From 02/20/2026 07:56 | #313223
Tom Waits, Metallica and Pixies in your top 10: nice! (Edited)
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) · 0
Reply
[Rating ignored]Help The person who submitted this rating does not have a public chart of their own which allows member feedback, and therefore their rating does not contribute towards the average.  
From 08/30/2019 06:28 | #241932
Very interesting mix of artists and genre.
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) · 0
Reply
[Rating ignored]Help The person who submitted this rating does not have a public chart of their own which allows member feedback, and therefore their rating does not contribute towards the average.  
From 03/06/2018 23:03 | #210250
Super varied list, love it!
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) · 0
Reply
Anonymous
What do you think of this chart? Join the conversation!!

Log in or create an account to rate this chart, leave comments or join the discussion.