Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
by henrygreen0203 
- Chart updated: 01/29/2026 01:45
- (Created: 02/02/2014 14:28).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
3,919
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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 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1981 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1982 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1983 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1984 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1985 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1986 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1987 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1988 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1989 | 15 | 15% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Nanci Griffith | 6 | 6% | |
| Meat Puppets | 5 | 5% | |
| Bruce Springsteen | 4 | 4% | |
| Joe Ely | 4 | 4% | |
| The Long Ryders | 3 | 3% | |
| The Replacements | 3 | 3% | |
| Neil Young | 3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
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| Up 8 from 11th to 3rdAfter All These Years by Mickey Newbury |
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| Down 1 from 3rd to 4thDon't Close Your Eyes by Keith Whitley |
| Down 1 from 4th to 5thMirage by Meat Puppets |
| Down 1 from 5th to 6thSuffer by Bad Religion |
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| 07/12/2021 18:10 |  Larcx13 | 1,138 | 86/100 | |
| 12/05/2019 07:27 | Johnnyo | 2,576 | 80/100 | |
| 01/28/2019 12:48 | DJENNY | 4,338 | 100/100 | |
| 12/12/2018 06:43 |  bobbyb5 | 725 | 90/100 | |
| 01/28/2017 18:39 |  Leonard | 342 | 88/100 |
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From Johnnyo 12/05/2019 07:27 | #245379
Very nice chart
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From bobbyb5 12/12/2018 06:46 | #226845
bobbyb5 12/12/2018 06:46 | #226845
So many good ones that I forgot all about. Jason & The Scorchers, Green on Red, Rank and File, Rodney Crowell.
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