Top 20 Music Albums of the 1980s
by bigbird 
- Chart updated: 04/19/2017 13:15
- (Created: 02/26/2014 08:26).
- Chart size: 20 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 05/06/2014]
Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
11,199
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[First added to this chart: 05/06/2014]
Year of Release:
1983
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Rank Score:
3,152
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[First added to this chart: 05/06/2014]
Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
1,844
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[First added to this chart: 05/06/2014]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
1,472
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[First added to this chart: 05/06/2014]
Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
12,125
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[First added to this chart: 04/19/2017]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
3,470
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[First added to this chart: 05/06/2014]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
3,426
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[First added to this chart: 04/30/2014]
Year of Release:
1982
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Rank Score:
926
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Year of Release:
1984
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8,924
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[First added to this chart: 05/06/2014]
Year of Release:
1989
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1,954
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Total albums: 20. Page 1 of 2
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Top 20 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 3 | 15% | |
| 1981 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1982 | 1 | 5% | |
| 1983 | 2 | 10% | |
| 1984 | 1 | 5% | |
| 1985 | 2 | 10% | |
| 1986 | 2 | 10% | |
| 1987 | 1 | 5% | |
| 1988 | 3 | 15% | |
| 1989 | 5 | 25% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Metallica | 4 | 20% | |
| Tom Waits | 2 | 10% | |
| Midnight Oil | 2 | 10% | |
| Violent Femmes | 1 | 5% | |
| John Lennon & Yoko Ono | 1 | 5% | |
| Cosmic Psychos | 1 | 5% | |
| Beastie Boys | 1 | 5% | |
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Top 20 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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Up 4 from 12th to 8th |
Up 3 from 9th to 6th |
| Biggest fallers |
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Down 7 from 8th to 15th |
Down 6 from 10th to 16th |
Down 5 from 14th to 19th |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 11/01/2015 15:17 |  LedZep | 1,100 | 84/100 |
| ! | 04/30/2014 09:41 | PauloPaz | 1,759 | 89/100 |
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bigbird 12/20/2014 00:58 | #129721
Yes JMan, I only have two of their albums... one being Go The Hack and the other is Blokes You Can Trust.
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