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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1. (2) 1

World Of Echo 

 Arthur Russell

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[First added to this chart: 05/08/2015]

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

124 charts

Rank Score:

1,051

Rank in 1986:

22

Rank in 1980s:

254

Overall Rank:

1,627

Average Rating:

 76 (119 votes)

Comments:

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Surfer Rosa 

 Pixies

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[First added to this chart: 03/17/2014]

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

1,289 charts

Rank Score:

13,535

Rank in 1988:

2

Rank in 1980s:

12

Overall Rank:

98

Average Rating:

 85 (1,822 votes)

Comments:

112

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It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back 

 Public Enemy

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[First added to this chart: 03/17/2014]

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

819 charts

Rank Score:

7,070

Rank in 1988:

4

Rank in 1980s:

30

Overall Rank:

246

Average Rating:

 80 (971 votes)

Comments:

56

4. (11) 7

Hounds Of Love 

 Kate Bush

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[First added to this chart: 02/01/2015]

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

1,347 charts

Rank Score:

19,249

Rank in 1985:

1

Rank in 1980s:

7

Overall Rank:

58

Average Rating:

 85 (1,336 votes)

Comments:

98

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Double Nickels On The Dime 

 Minutemen

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[First added to this chart: 06/22/2014]

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

565 charts

Rank Score:

5,201

Rank in 1984:

7

Rank in 1980s:

45

Overall Rank:

343

Average Rating:

 80 (623 votes)

Comments:

47

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Spirit Of Eden 

 Talk Talk

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[First added to this chart: 02/01/2015]

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

891 charts

Rank Score:

11,259

Rank in 1988:

3

Rank in 1980s:

17

Overall Rank:

134

Average Rating:

 84 (965 votes)

Comments:

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Lucinda Williams 

 Lucinda Williams

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[First added to this chart: 03/17/2014]

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

84 charts

Rank Score:

308

Rank in 1988:

60

Rank in 1980s:

667

Overall Rank:

4,538

Average Rating:

 76 (88 votes)

Comments:

3

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Purple Rain 
Soundtrack

 Prince And The Revolution

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[First added to this chart: 03/17/2014]

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

1,378 charts

Rank Score:

16,461

Rank in 1984:

1

Rank in 1980s:

11

Overall Rank:

81

Average Rating:

 83 (1,592 votes)

Comments:

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9. (4) 5

3 Feet High And Rising 

 De La Soul

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[First added to this chart: 03/17/2014]

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

520 charts

Rank Score:

3,813

Rank in 1989:

6

Rank in 1980s:

66

Overall Rank:

472

Average Rating:

 78 (573 votes)

Comments:

34

10. (14) 4

Monotonprodukt 07 

 Monoton

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[First added to this chart: 02/14/2015]

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

34 charts

Rank Score:

197

Rank in 1982:

107

Rank in 1980s:

954

Overall Rank:

6,530

Average Rating:

 74 (30 votes)

Comments:

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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	%
Hüsker Dü	4	4%
The Smiths	3	3%
Metallica	3	3%
Prince	2	2%
Bruce Springsteen	2	2%
Eric B. & Rakim	2	2%
New Order	2	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	58	58%
	27	27%
	4	4%
	2	2%
	2	2%
	2	2%
	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... And Super Creeps 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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90/100	05/08/2016 20:11	Leonard	319	88/100
85/100	10/07/2015 17:43	greatson	888	80/100
100/100	05/15/2015 18:20	Applerill	976	75/100
95/100	02/07/2015 13:25	gon2bed	136	77/100

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From Skinny 08/16/2015 23:02

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

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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