Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
by 
greatson 
The 80´s were the most importend decade for my musical development.
I entered the 80`s as a 7 year old and left them beeing 17.
So I decided to construct these decade chart as a musical biographie from now to then.
I think it´s Ok to rate the music that I discovered recently (often via BEA) higher than the music of my childhood.
All albums I discoverd after the 80`s are ratetd "normally" starting with the best.
I added the (approximate) date of my first contact with the certain album.
- Chart updated: 01/15/2020 07:15
- (Created: 01/08/2014 20:31).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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(~95)
[First added to this chart: 01/08/2014]
(~92)
[First added to this chart: 01/08/2014]
(~17)
[First added to this chart: 02/20/2018]
(~05)
[First added to this chart: 01/29/2014]
(~94)
[First added to this chart: 01/29/2014]
(~12)
[First added to this chart: 01/29/2014]
(~13)
[First added to this chart: 01/08/2014]
(19)
[First added to this chart: 01/15/2020]
(~98)
[First added to this chart: 01/08/2014]
(15)
[First added to this chart: 09/08/2015]
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 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1981 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1982 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1983 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1984 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1985 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1986 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1987 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1988 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1989 | 10 | 10% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| John Cale | 2 | 2% | |
| Leonard Cohen | 2 | 2% | |
| Andre Heller | 2 | 2% | |
| Pink Floyd | 2 | 2% | |
| 喜多郎 [Kitarō] | 2 | 2% | |
| Tangerine Dream | 2 | 2% | |
| The Police | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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28 | 28% | |
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22 | 22% | |
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15 | 15% | |
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10 | 10% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
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| Up 1 from 99th to 98thMein Wien by Peter Alexander |
| Up 1 from 98th to 97thMozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik / Symphony No. 40 In G Minor by István Kertész / Wiener Philharmoniker |
| Up 1 from 97th to 96thDecember by George Winston |
| New entries |
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| Prisms by Michael Garrison |
| Leavers |
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| Händel: Orgelkonzerte, Vol 1 by Karl Richter |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| 05/07/2020 01:32 |  Rhyner | 1,452 | 99/100 | |
| 05/05/2020 19:49 | StreakyNuno | 130 | 82/100 | |
| 09/21/2018 14:27 |  LedZep | 1,103 | 84/100 | |
| 09/21/2018 10:11 |  Liedzeit | 77 | 85/100 | |
| 02/11/2018 07:00 |  bobbyb5 | 725 | 90/100 |
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From StreakyNuno 05/05/2020 19:49 | #250945
Great great album by Fausto Por este rio acima...
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From Liedzeit 09/21/2018 10:13 | #221376
Liedzeit 09/21/2018 10:13 | #221376
Quite a lot of Albums unknown to me. But judging by the ones I do know, this is excellent. Hm, there is Mr Cohen included. Well, anyway...
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From bobbyb5 02/11/2018 07:03 | #207574
bobbyb5 02/11/2018 07:03 | #207574
Very good, Mein Herr. Heh heh.
I love a lot of the German albums you have here.
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CharlieBarley 02/10/2018 00:00 | #207499
CharlieBarley 02/10/2018 00:00 | #207499
Original selection of 80s music. Love the song Caruso by Lucio Dalla from his album that's one of my favourite songs of all time - wish it was more well known in the UK. He sings it so well. Good to see Falco too he was a crazy genius alright. May they both rest in peace.
Great chart.
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From LevLandau 02/09/2018 16:17 | #207471
Впервые вижу Высоцкого здесь
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From platus 04/03/2017 10:15 | #188580
Very interesting chart
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buzzdainer 07/07/2016 12:05 | #170762
buzzdainer 07/07/2016 12:05 | #170762
A really quirky and surprising eighties chart. Disintegration and Freedom are terrific albums, and it's gratifying to see Billy Bragg on here, too. I have not heard Wir Drehen Die Erde, but you've stoked my curiosity!
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LadyGodiva 08/04/2015 22:26 | #147114
LadyGodiva 08/04/2015 22:26 | #147114
And you have Einzelhaft... <3
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From LadyGodiva 08/04/2015 22:25 | #147113
LadyGodiva 08/04/2015 22:25 | #147113
Really truly love this chart - a fabulous and slightly crazy mix of 80s gems! It is nice to find someone else on the site who were musically formed by the bad hair decade! :)
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Leonard 04/29/2015 11:17 | #140516
Leonard 04/29/2015 11:17 | #140516
Much new music to discover!!!
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