Top 38 Music Albums of the 1980s
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JoaoMoreira 
- Chart updated: 02/11/2024 16:15
- (Created: 01/08/2014 23:42).
- Chart size: 38 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 07/05/2017]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
10,211
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[First added to this chart: 01/21/2019]
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[First added to this chart: 01/10/2014]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
3,490
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[First added to this chart: 01/10/2014]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
5,710
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[First added to this chart: 12/27/2019]
Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
1,170
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[First added to this chart: 06/03/2016]
Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
5,207
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[First added to this chart: 08/11/2020]
Year of Release:
1982
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Rank Score:
16,135
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[First added to this chart: 11/08/2020]
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[First added to this chart: 02/09/2024]
Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
15,908
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[First added to this chart: 02/15/2023]
Total albums: 38. Page 1 of 4
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Top 38 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1980 | 4 | 11% | |
| 1981 | 4 | 11% | |
| 1982 | 5 | 13% | |
| 1983 | 4 | 11% | |
| 1984 | 3 | 8% | |
| 1985 | 6 | 16% | |
| 1986 | 4 | 11% | |
| 1987 | 1 | 3% | |
| 1988 | 3 | 8% | |
| 1989 | 4 | 11% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Tom Waits | 2 | 5% | |
| Kate Bush | 2 | 5% | |
| The Stone Roses | 1 | 3% | |
| Michael Jackson | 1 | 3% | |
| The Blue Nile | 1 | 3% | |
| Jorge Palma | 1 | 3% | |
| Fausto | 1 | 3% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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13 | 34% | |
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11 | 29% | |
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4 | 11% | |
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3 | 8% | |
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3 | 8% | |
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1 | 3% | |
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1 | 3% | |
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Top 38 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
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| Down 1 from 24th to 25th King Solomon's Mines (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Jerry Goldsmith |
| Down 1 from 25th to 26th Rain Dogs by Tom Waits |
| Down 1 from 26th to 27th Hounds Of Love by Kate Bush |
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| Lágrima by Amália Rodrigues |
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