Top 97 Music Albums of the 1980s
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Rain Dogs 
United States Tom Waits
Buy album United States
[First added to this chart: 02/12/2015]
Year of Release:
1985
Appears in:
1,148 charts
Rank Score:
11,216
Rank in 1985:
2
Rank in 1980s:
14
Overall Rank:
113
Average Rating:
 84 (1,357 votes)
Comments:
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Hatful Of Hollow 
United Kingdom The Smiths
Buy album United States
[First added to this chart: 09/29/2014]
Year of Release:
1984
Appears in:
638 charts
Rank Score:
6,064
Rank in 1984:
6
Rank in 1980s:
34
Overall Rank:
268
Average Rating:
Top rated album (85/100 - 1063 votes)  85 (1,063 votes)
Comments:
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Hounds Of Love 
United Kingdom Kate Bush
Buy album United States
[First added to this chart: 06/08/2014]
Year of Release:
1985
Appears in:
1,430 charts
Rank Score:
17,741
Rank in 1985:
1
Rank in 1980s:
7
Overall Rank:
53
Average Rating:
Top rated album (85/100 - 1433 votes)  85 (1,433 votes)
Comments:
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Let It Be 
United States The Replacements
Buy album United States
[First added to this chart: 06/08/2014]
Year of Release:
1984
Appears in:
842 charts
Rank Score:
7,333
Rank in 1984:
5
Rank in 1980s:
26
Overall Rank:
206
Average Rating:
 82 (951 votes)
Comments:
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Doolittle 
United States Pixies
Buy album United States
[First added to this chart: 06/08/2014]
Year of Release:
1989
Appears in:
2,565 charts
Rank Score:
30,085
Rank in 1989:
1
Rank in 1980s:
2
Overall Rank:
17
Average Rating:
Top rated album (88/100 - 2983 votes)  88 (2,983 votes)
Comments:
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Youth Of America 
United States Wipers
Buy album United States
[First added to this chart: 02/24/2015]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
260 charts
Rank Score:
1,712
Rank in 1981:
14
Rank in 1980s:
157
Overall Rank:
1,017
Average Rating:
 81 (249 votes)
Comments:
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Disintegration 
United Kingdom The Cure
Buy album United States
[First added to this chart: 06/08/2014]
Year of Release:
1989
Appears in:
1,861 charts
Rank Score:
25,636
Rank in 1989:
2
Rank in 1980s:
4
Overall Rank:
28
Average Rating:
Top rated album (86/100 - 2089 votes)  86 (2,089 votes)
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Fire Of Love 
United States The Gun Club
Buy album United States
[First added to this chart: 07/29/2015]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
279 charts
Rank Score:
1,915
Rank in 1981:
10
Rank in 1980s:
136
Overall Rank:
908
Average Rating:
 77 (319 votes)
Comments:
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Remain In Light 
United States Talking Heads
Buy album United States
[First added to this chart: 11/29/2015]
Year of Release:
1980
Appears in:
2,054 charts
Rank Score:
26,613
Rank in 1980:
1
Rank in 1980s:
3
Overall Rank:
26
Average Rating:
Top rated album (87/100 - 2321 votes)  87 (2,321 votes)
Comments:
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The Stone Roses 
United Kingdom The Stone Roses
Buy album United States
[First added to this chart: 06/08/2014]
Year of Release:
1989
Appears in:
2,049 charts
Rank Score:
22,076
Rank in 1989:
3
Rank in 1980s:
5
Overall Rank:
33
Average Rating:
Top rated album (86/100 - 2319 votes)  86 (2,319 votes)
Comments:
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Top 97 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes

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Climber Up 1 from 42nd to 41st
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by Prince
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Faller Down 11 from 32nd to 43rd
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by The Replacements
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 !		11/08/2017 15:48 TheSmiths82-87  Ratings distribution  1,82883/100
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