Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
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Joao74 
- Chart updated: 11/29/2014 15:45
- (Created: 01/23/2014 18:50).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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1986
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1,047
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Year of Release:
1984
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3,855
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Year of Release:
1984
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906
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1989
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21,922
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1985
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5,458
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1987
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17,956
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Year of Release:
1986
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742
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Year of Release:
1983
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9,514
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Year of Release:
1985
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2,994
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[First added to this chart: 01/24/2014]
Year of Release:
1983
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7,739
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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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 | % | |
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| Cocteau Twins | 5 | 5% | |
| U2 | 5 | 5% | |
| The Waterboys | 4 | 4% | |
| Nick Cave | 4 | 4% | |
| The Cure | 3 | 3% | |
| R.E.M. | 3 | 3% | |
| The Pogues | 3 | 3% | |
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pavelthevelvet 07/11/2014 15:39 | #116456
pavelthevelvet 07/11/2014 15:39 | #116456
top chart!
{Cocteau Twins - so so}
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newjlp 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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buzzdainer TOP 100 COMMENTER 06/03/2016 01:28 | #167668
buzzdainer TOP 100 COMMENTER 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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