Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
by sonicdiscourse 
- Chart updated: 01/28/2016 01:45
- (Created: 03/17/2014 06:11).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 05/08/2015]
Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
890
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[First added to this chart: 03/17/2014]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
12,095
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[First added to this chart: 03/17/2014]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
7,048
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[First added to this chart: 02/01/2015]
Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
18,250
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[First added to this chart: 06/22/2014]
Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
4,767
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[First added to this chart: 02/01/2015]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
10,291
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[First added to this chart: 03/17/2014]
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[First added to this chart: 03/17/2014]
Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
15,962
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[First added to this chart: 03/17/2014]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
4,011
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[First added to this chart: 02/14/2015]
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1981 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1982 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1983 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1984 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1985 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1986 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1987 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1988 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1989 | 9 | 9% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Hüsker Dü | 4 | 4% | |
| The Smiths | 3 | 3% | |
| Metallica | 3 | 3% | |
| Bruce Springsteen | 2 | 2% | |
| Eric B. & Rakim | 2 | 2% | |
| New Order | 2 | 2% | |
| Prince And The Revolution | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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58 | 58% | |
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27 | 27% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 27 from 70th to 43rd Diamond Life by Sade |
| Up 25 from 63rd to 38th Zen Arcade by Hüsker Dü |
| Up 24 from 87th to 63rd Deceit by This Heat |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 35 from 49th to 84th Damaged by Black Flag |
| Down 32 from 16th to 48th Never Too Much by Luther Vandross |
| Down 24 from 33rd to 57th Los Angeles by X (US) |
| New entries |
|---|
| Scary Monsters by David Bowie |
| The Ascension by Glenn Branca |
| Heartbeat by Chris & Cosey |
| Virgo by Virgo |
| Miami by The Gun Club |
| Enter by Cybotron (US) |
| Seven Waves by Suzanne Ciani |
| The River by Bruce Springsteen |
| Madonna by Madonna |
| Leavers |
|---|
| Doolittle by Pixies |
| Songs The Lord Taught Us by The Cramps |
| Crazy Rhythms by The Feelies |
| Moving Pictures by Rush |
| Vs. by Mission Of Burma |
| Combat Rock by The Clash |
| Juju by Siouxsie And The Banshees |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 05/08/2016 20:11 |  Leonard | 341 | 88/100 |
| ! | 10/07/2015 17:43 |  greatson | 906 | 80/100 |
| ! | 05/15/2015 18:20 |  Applerill | 974 | 75/100 |
| ! | 02/07/2015 13:25 | gon2bed | 136 | 77/100 |
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Skinny 08/16/2015 23:02 | #147789
Love this chart, specifically the fact that E2-E4, Scientist Rids the World..., and particularly Never Too Much are so high up.
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From gon2bed 02/07/2015 13:25 | #134280
Great, considering I have just a top 10 in my 80's!
8 albums in common:
Doolittle by Pixies (38 points)
Daydream Nation by Sonic Youth (31 points)
Appetite For Destruction by Guns N' Roses (29 points)
Closer by Joy Division (27 points)
It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back by Public Enemy (22 points)
The Stone Roses by The Stone Roses (22 points)
Murmur by R.E.M. (13 points)
Graceland by Paul Simon (8 points)
9 artists in common:
The Stone Roses
U2
Public Enemy
R.E.M.
Pixies
Guns N' Roses
Joy Division
Sonic Youth
Paul Simon
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