Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
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bertrandu 
Updated Jul 5 2019
Rating of # 1 : 5/5
Rating of # 100 : 4,36/5
Average Rating : 4,63/5
- Chart updated: 07/05/2019 09:15
- (Created: 03/12/2014 20:14).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 10/16/2014]
Year of Release:
1988
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10,154
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[First added to this chart: 07/05/2019]
Year of Release:
1984
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1,132
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[First added to this chart: 10/02/2014]
Year of Release:
1986
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3,963
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[First added to this chart: 03/12/2014]
Year of Release:
1986
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7,156
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[First added to this chart: 03/12/2014]
Year of Release:
1985
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2,999
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[First added to this chart: 03/12/2014]
Year of Release:
1987
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2,859
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[First added to this chart: 04/27/2014]
Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
10,793
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[First added to this chart: 07/08/2014]
Year of Release:
1983
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Rank Score:
4,486
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[First added to this chart: 05/27/2014]
Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
3,235
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[First added to this chart: 08/31/2014]
Year of Release:
1982
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Rank Score:
1,717
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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 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1982 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1983 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1984 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1985 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1986 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1987 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1988 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1989 | 7 | 7% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| R.E.M. | 5 | 5% | |
| The Cure | 5 | 5% | |
| The Smiths | 5 | 5% | |
| New Order | 5 | 5% | |
| Peter Gabriel | 4 | 4% | |
| Tom Waits | 3 | 3% | |
| Sonic Youth | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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57 | 57% | |
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31 | 31% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 33 from 94th to 61stPassion: Music For The Last Temptation Of Christ by Peter Gabriel |
| Up 19 from 81st to 62nd16 Lovers Lane by The Go-Betweens |
| Up 17 from 84th to 67thYou Can't Hide Your Love Forever by Orange Juice |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 34 from 61st to 95thTender Prey by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds |
| Down 30 from 67th to 97thLove Over Gold by Dire Straits |
| Down 28 from 71st to 99thPurple Rain by Prince And The Revolution |
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greatson 06/23/2014 10:08 | #115074
Your french choices look interesting!
I like Francis Cabrel, Françoise Hardy and Alain Bashung, I don`t know yet the other ones.
Thanks for introducing!
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