Top 97 Music Albums of the 1980s
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alelsupreme 
- Chart updated: 10/30/2016 20:45
- (Created: 05/23/2014 21:10).
- Chart size: 97 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 02/12/2015]
Year of Release:
1985
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11,528
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[First added to this chart: 09/29/2014]
Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
6,042
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[First added to this chart: 06/08/2014]
Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
18,039
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[First added to this chart: 06/08/2014]
Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
7,399
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[First added to this chart: 06/08/2014]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
31,178
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[First added to this chart: 02/24/2015]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
1,805
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[First added to this chart: 06/08/2014]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
26,163
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[First added to this chart: 07/29/2015]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
1,741
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[First added to this chart: 11/29/2015]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
27,471
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[First added to this chart: 06/08/2014]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
22,628
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Total albums: 97. Page 1 of 10
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Top 97 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1981 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1982 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1983 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1984 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1985 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1986 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1987 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1988 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1989 | 15 | 15% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Smiths | 5 | 5% | |
| Tom Waits | 4 | 4% | |
| Bruce Springsteen | 3 | 3% | |
| Sonic Youth | 3 | 3% | |
| The Replacements | 3 | 3% | |
| The Cure | 3 | 3% | |
| Sade | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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50 | 52% | |
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38 | 39% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 97 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 1 from 43rd to 42ndLounge Lizards by The Lounge Lizards |
| Up 1 from 42nd to 41stSwordfishtrombones by Tom Waits |
| Up 1 from 41st to 40th1999 by Prince |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 11 from 32nd to 43rdTim by The Replacements |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| 02/16/2018 13:17 |  Leonard | 342 | 88/100 | |
| 11/08/2017 15:48 | TheSmiths82-87 | 1,829 | 83/100 | |
| 01/19/2016 16:54 |  greatson | 904 | 80/100 | |
| 10/10/2015 21:48 | luis721 | 172 | 93/100 |
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