Top 90 Music Albums of the 1980s
by pentapolin 
- Chart updated: 08/09/2014 00:15
- (Created: 05/22/2014 05:50).
- Chart size: 90 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 05/22/2014]
Year of Release:
1982
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16,125
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Year of Release:
1984
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290
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1985
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3,674
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[First added to this chart: 05/22/2014]
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1982
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556
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[First added to this chart: 05/27/2014]
Year of Release:
1980
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5,367
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Total albums: 90. Page 1 of 9
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Top 90 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1980 | 14 | 16% | |
| 1981 | 5 | 6% | |
| 1982 | 14 | 16% | |
| 1983 | 9 | 10% | |
| 1984 | 15 | 17% | |
| 1985 | 8 | 9% | |
| 1986 | 10 | 11% | |
| 1987 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1988 | 5 | 6% | |
| 1989 | 6 | 7% |
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| Paul McCartney | 6 | 7% | |
| Queen | 6 | 7% | |
| The Alan Parsons Project | 6 | 7% | |
| Stevie Wonder | 5 | 6% | |
| Mike Oldfield | 4 | 4% | |
| Kate Bush | 4 | 4% | |
| Prefab Sprout | 4 | 4% | |
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Captain_Dude 07/07/2014 19:39 | #116225
Captain_Dude 07/07/2014 19:39 | #116225
Love the chart! Very refreshing to see so many pop albums. I get the feeling that these truly are favorites of yours and that they enjoy a lot of rotation when you're listening to music. (Not a fan of Kate Bush, though...but, that's just me.)
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sssvnnn 06/09/2014 15:10 | #114099
sssvnnn 06/09/2014 15:10 | #114099
80`s Pop Chart.OK
But I think there are lot`s of poor 80`s albums of bands that did brilliant albums in the 70`s and poor albums in the 80`s like most of the "Prog-Rock" bands: Alan Parsons, Supertramp, Mike Oldfield or Queen.
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craola 05/22/2014 16:25 | #112612
craola 05/22/2014 16:25 | #112612
Nice list. Hard to argue with Thriller. What an incredible album that is.
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