Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
by joathome 
- Chart updated: 04/16/2025 15:45
- (Created: 04/11/2014 11:28).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 04/11/2014]
Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
18,299
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[First added to this chart: 04/11/2014]
Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
1,898
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[First added to this chart: 04/11/2014]
Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
2,771
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[First added to this chart: 04/11/2014]
Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
7,121
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[First added to this chart: 04/11/2014]
Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
10,699
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[First added to this chart: 04/11/2014]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
26,260
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[First added to this chart: 04/11/2014]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
476
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[First added to this chart: 04/11/2014]
Year of Release:
1983
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Rank Score:
5,538
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[First added to this chart: 04/11/2014]
Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
33,766
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[First added to this chart: 04/11/2014]
Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1980 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1981 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1982 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1983 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1984 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1985 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1986 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1987 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1988 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1989 | 13 | 13% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| U2 | 5 | 5% | |
| Midnight Oil | 4 | 4% | |
| INXS | 4 | 4% | |
| R.E.M. | 4 | 4% | |
| Sting | 3 | 3% | |
| Téléphone | 3 | 3% | |
| Tears For Fears | 3 | 3% | |
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38 | 38% | |
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22 | 22% | |
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17 | 17% | |
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10 | 10% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 21 from 56th to 35thDoolittle by Pixies |
| Up 11 from 43rd to 32ndBorn In The U.S.A. by Bruce Springsteen |
| Up 11 from 40th to 29thSauver L'Amour by Daniel Balavoine |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 23 from 35th to 58thRain Dogs by Tom Waits |
| Down 14 from 23rd to 37thEntre Gris Clair Et Gris Foncé by Jean-Jacques Goldman |
| Down 9 from 38th to 47thSouthside by Texas |
| New entries |
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| Speaking In Tongues by Talking Heads |
| Leavers |
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| Stray Cats by Stray Cats |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 12/17/2020 09:40 |  desh79 | 1,278 | 93/100 |
| ! | 06/02/2016 14:19 |  buzzdainer | 669 | 90/100 |
| ! | 06/23/2014 09:25 |  greatson | 906 | 80/100 |
| ! | 05/27/2014 09:38 | PauloPaz | 1,759 | 89/100 |
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From buzzdainer 06/02/2016 14:20 | #167595
buzzdainer 06/02/2016 14:20 | #167595
Outstanding selections! I love your enthusiastic rankings for Disintegration and Graceland.
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From greatson 06/23/2014 09:25 | #115070
greatson 06/23/2014 09:25 | #115070
well done.
I hope I´ll find the time to check out your french choices...
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