Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
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pa 
"And then my mind made its first earnest effort to comprehend what had been infused into it concerning heaven and hell; and for the first time it recoiled, baffled; and for the first time glancing behind, on each side, and before it, it saw all round an unfathomed gulf: it felt the one point where it stood--the present; all the rest was formless cloud and vacant depth; and it shuddered at the thought of tottering, and plunging amid that chaos."
"Jane Eyre"
by Charlotte Bronte
- Chart updated: 06/03/2020 14:15
- (Created: 03/09/2014 16:26).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1980 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1981 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1982 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1983 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1984 | 16 | 16% | |
| 1985 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1986 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1987 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1988 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1989 | 11 | 11% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Smiths | 2 | 2% | |
| The Cure | 2 | 2% | |
| The Field Mice | 1 | 1% | |
| 45 Grave | 1 | 1% | |
| Yo La Tengo | 1 | 1% | |
| Television Personalities | 1 | 1% | |
| The Vaselines | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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39 | 39% | |
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31 | 31% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 1 from 60th to 59thMichel Camilo by Michel Camilo |
| Up 1 from 59th to 58thMacadam Massacre by Bérurier Noir |
| Up 1 from 58th to 57thSongs About Fucking by Big Black |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 30 from 30th to 60thSleep In Safety by 45 Grave |
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| 10/31/2019 00:48 |  Rhyner | 1,452 | 99/100 | |
| 11/06/2017 15:29 | panapsal | 231 | 93/100 | |
| 10/28/2016 18:58 |  CharlieBarley | 475 | 94/100 | |
| 07/18/2016 14:47 |  buzzdainer | 664 | 90/100 | |
| 06/14/2014 16:53 |  Bach | 969 | 78/100 |
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From CharlieBarley 10/28/2016 18:58 | #177676
CharlieBarley 10/28/2016 18:58 | #177676
Smiths. Cure. Bauhaus. Joy Division. Hurray! And even some essential 80s pop like Cyndi Lauper. The 80s was such an exceptional decade for pop it seems a shame not to have a few cheesy entries. but you have. So good. Enjoyed viewing this.
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From buzzdainer 07/18/2016 14:50 | #171502
buzzdainer 07/18/2016 14:50 | #171502
Exceptional chart! I love Double Nickels on the Dime, Remain in Light, Murmur, and The Trinity Session, among many of your other selections. Meat Puppets II is a pretty inspired top ten selection, as well--definitely an album that has never gotten enough love (except from Kurt Cobain).
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greatson 05/28/2014 19:56 | #113139
greatson 05/28/2014 19:56 | #113139
Great great chart!
Incredibly good picks that everybody should have like Mercedes Sosa, Abdullah Ibrahim, Bauhaus or John Cale!
Why are they nearly forgotten?
- to Kitaro: You`re right: My album of 1986 is not the original. I changed the date and the cover to the original album of 1983. (Who knows if it might have been realeased in japan even earlier?!)
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sssvnnn 04/02/2014 15:28 | #108314
sssvnnn 04/02/2014 15:28 | #108314
What will be the next 57? suspense.
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