Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s by dmercado

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[First added to this chart: 05/06/2014]
Year of Release:
1983
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5,422
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[First added to this chart: 05/06/2014]
Year of Release:
1983
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5,515
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[First added to this chart: 01/28/2015]
Year of Release:
1983
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[First added to this chart: 07/15/2018]
Year of Release:
1983
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10,349
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Year of Release:
1983
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927
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[First added to this chart: 07/15/2018]
Year of Release:
1983
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5,112
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[First added to this chart: 07/15/2018]
Year of Release:
1983
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Rank Score:
1,397
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[First added to this chart: 05/06/2014]
Year of Release:
1983
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Rank Score:
990
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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 %


The Smiths 6 6%
Talking Heads 4 4%
U2 4 4%
R.E.M. 4 4%
The Police 3 3%
Madonna 3 3%
Bruce Springsteen 3 3%
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Country Albums %


United States 52 52%
United Kingdom 34 34%
Ireland 4 4%
Canada 2 2%
Spain 2 2%
Australia 2 2%
Dominican Republic 1 1%
Show all
Compilation? Albums %
No 97 97%
Yes 3 3%
Live? Albums %
No 99 99%
Yes 1 1%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 98 98%
Yes 2 2%

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Faller Down 46 from 33rd to 79th
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Faller Down 38 from 37th to 75th
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