Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
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dmercado 
- Chart updated: 07/15/2018 05:15
- (Created: 05/06/2014 06:44).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 05/06/2014]
Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
33,662
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[First added to this chart: 05/06/2014]
Year of Release:
1989
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22,940
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[First added to this chart: 05/06/2014]
Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
6,271
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[First added to this chart: 05/06/2014]
Year of Release:
1982
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Rank Score:
16,232
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[First added to this chart: 07/15/2018]
Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
3,907
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[First added to this chart: 05/06/2014]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
6,539
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[First added to this chart: 05/06/2014]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
27,524
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[First added to this chart: 07/15/2018]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
2,573
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[First added to this chart: 05/06/2014]
Year of Release:
1983
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Rank Score:
5,294
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[First added to this chart: 05/06/2014]
Year of Release:
1983
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5,537
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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 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1981 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1982 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1983 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1984 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1985 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1986 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1987 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1988 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1989 | 8 | 8% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Smiths | 6 | 6% | |
| Talking Heads | 4 | 4% | |
| U2 | 4 | 4% | |
| R.E.M. | 4 | 4% | |
| Madonna | 3 | 3% | |
| Bruce Springsteen | 3 | 3% | |
| Metallica | 3 | 3% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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52 | 52% | |
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34 | 34% | |
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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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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 46 from 65th to 19thThe River by Bruce Springsteen |
| Up 45 from 96th to 51stSteve McQueen by Prefab Sprout |
| Up 38 from 43rd to 5thTim by The Replacements |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 50 from 26th to 76thPsychocandy by The Jesus And Mary Chain |
| Down 46 from 33rd to 79thUprising by Bob Marley & The Wailers |
| Down 38 from 37th to 75thActually by Pet Shop Boys |
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