Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
by MARTINBORS 
- Chart updated: 05/17/2022 21:45
- (Created: 04/29/2014 22:09).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 09/23/2019]
Year of Release:
1986
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4,378
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[First added to this chart: 09/23/2019]
Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
606
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[First added to this chart: 09/23/2019]
Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
3,691
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[First added to this chart: 09/23/2019]
Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
18,049
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[First added to this chart: 09/23/2019]
Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
3,994
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[First added to this chart: 09/23/2019]
Year of Release:
1980
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4,122
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[First added to this chart: 09/23/2019]
Year of Release:
1983
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4,479
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[First added to this chart: 09/23/2019]
Year of Release:
1987
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8,674
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[First added to this chart: 09/23/2019]
Year of Release:
1988
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10,208
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[First added to this chart: 09/23/2019]
Year of Release:
1986
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33,167
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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 | % | |
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| 1980 | 16 | 16% | |
| 1981 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1982 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1983 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1984 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1985 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1986 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1987 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1988 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1989 | 7 | 7% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| U2 | 4 | 4% | |
| The Smiths | 3 | 3% | |
| XTC | 3 | 3% | |
| The Cure | 3 | 3% | |
| Kate Bush | 3 | 3% | |
| Peter Gabriel | 3 | 3% | |
| Mano Negra | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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60 | 60% | |
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18 | 18% | |
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8 | 8% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 17 from 93rd to 76thSearching For The Young Soul Rebels by Dexys Midnight Runners |
| Up 14 from 92nd to 78th25 O'Clock by The Dukes Of Stratosphear |
| Up 13 from 26th to 13thSecrets Of The Beehive by David Sylvian |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 28 from 67th to 95thE2-E4 by Manuel Göttsching |
| Down 19 from 68th to 87thCafé Bleu by The Style Council |
| Down 17 from 73rd to 90thThe Age Of Consent by Bronski Beat |
| New entries |
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| Pretenders by Pretenders |
| The People Who Grinned Themselves To Death by The Housemartins |
| North Of A Miracle by Nick Heyward |
| Disintegration by The Cure |
| Leavers |
|---|
| Koyaanisqatsi by Philip Glass |
| Gone To Earth by David Sylvian |
| Introducing The Style Council by The Style Council |
| Parade by Prince And The Revolution |
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| 07/05/2020 16:23 |  jnfbn | 309 | 96/100 | |
| 10/29/2019 15:08 | leniad | 669 | 85/100 | |
| 09/10/2017 15:57 |  Oselju | 243 | 84/100 | |
| 06/23/2014 09:08 |  greatson | 904 | 80/100 | |
| 04/30/2014 09:40 | PauloPaz | 1,759 | 89/100 |
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From greatson 06/23/2014 09:09 | #115068
greatson 06/23/2014 09:09 | #115068
Great Chart!
I like your David Sylvian-Japan focus!
20 artists in common is a lot for my chart.
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