Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
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[First added to this chart: 01/24/2014]
Year of Release:
1986
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1,108
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[First added to this chart: 01/24/2014]
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1984
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3,773
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[First added to this chart: 01/24/2014]
Year of Release:
1984
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971
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1989
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23,222
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Top rated album (86/100 - 2297 votes)  86 (2,297 votes)
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[First added to this chart: 01/24/2014]
Year of Release:
1985
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5,613
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6. (13) Up 7
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[First added to this chart: 01/24/2014]
Year of Release:
1987
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18,306
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[First added to this chart: 01/24/2014]
Year of Release:
1986
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751
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8. (9) Up 1
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[First added to this chart: 01/24/2014]
Year of Release:
1983
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10,110
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[First added to this chart: 01/24/2014]
Year of Release:
1985
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2,980
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[First added to this chart: 01/24/2014]
Year of Release:
1983
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8,104
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition

Year Albums %


1980 11 11%
1981 10 10%
1982 5 5%
1983 11 11%
1984 14 14%
1985 7 7%
1986 13 13%
1987 6 6%
1988 14 14%
1989 9 9%
Artist Albums %


Cocteau Twins 5 5%
U2 5 5%
The Waterboys 4 4%
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds 4 4%
The Cure 3 3%
R.E.M. 3 3%
The Pogues 3 3%
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Country Albums %


United Kingdom 52 52%
United States 20 20%
Portugal 11 11%
Australia 10 10%
Ireland 5 5%
Canada 1 1%
Mixed Nationality 1 1%
Compilation? Albums %
No 99 99%
Yes 1 1%

Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes

Biggest climbers
Climber Up 53 from 83rd to 30th
Suzanne Vega
by Suzanne Vega
Climber Up 39 from 99th to 60th
Talk Talk Talk
by The Psychedelic Furs
Climber Up 32 from 46th to 14th
Throwing Muses (1986)
by Throwing Muses
Biggest fallers
Faller Down 64 from 33rd to 97th
Substance
by Joy Division
Faller Down 52 from 5th to 57th
The Trinity Session
by Cowboy Junkies
Faller Down 39 from 38th to 77th
Reckoning
by R.E.M.
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From 06/03/2016 01:28 | #167668
Outstanding chart! Lots of lesser known gems alongside classics such as Doolittle and The Stone Roses.
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From 10/02/2014 11:35 | #123165
Nice 80's chart. I had never heard the Gist album - didn't realize it had been reissued! Thanks for pointing that one out.
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brilliant.
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From 07/11/2014 15:39 | #116456
top chart!
{Cocteau Twins - so so}
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From 02/09/2014 23:36 | #102715
Very good 80`s Chart - Go On.
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