Top 86 Music Albums of the 1980s
by UnliveableWilts 
- Chart updated: 04/19/2017 21:45
- (Created: 05/24/2014 15:48).
- Chart size: 86 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 05/24/2014]
Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
7,902
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[First added to this chart: 06/04/2014]
Year of Release:
1989
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31,397
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[First added to this chart: 05/24/2014]
Year of Release:
1989
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22,843
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[First added to this chart: 05/24/2014]
Year of Release:
1986
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33,542
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[First added to this chart: 12/02/2014]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
10,220
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[First added to this chart: 05/24/2014]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
3,958
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[First added to this chart: 01/03/2015]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
4,010
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[First added to this chart: 05/24/2014]
Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
6,265
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[First added to this chart: 04/06/2017]
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[First added to this chart: 08/30/2014]
Year of Release:
1989
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6,522
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Total albums: 86. Page 1 of 9
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Top 86 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1980 | 6 | 7% | |
| 1981 | 5 | 6% | |
| 1982 | 6 | 7% | |
| 1983 | 7 | 8% | |
| 1984 | 11 | 13% | |
| 1985 | 10 | 12% | |
| 1986 | 11 | 13% | |
| 1987 | 10 | 12% | |
| 1988 | 12 | 14% | |
| 1989 | 8 | 9% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | 5 | 6% | |
| The Smiths | 4 | 5% | |
| The Cure | 4 | 5% | |
| Metallica | 3 | 3% | |
| Iron Maiden | 3 | 3% | |
| Beastie Boys | 2 | 2% | |
| Tom Waits | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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36 | 42% | |
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31 | 36% | |
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8 | 9% | |
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4 | 5% | |
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4 | 5% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 86 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 4 from 45th to 41stThis Is The Sea by The Waterboys |
| Up 2 from 48th to 46thSurfer Rosa by Pixies |
| Up 2 from 47th to 45thNebraska by Bruce Springsteen |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 4 from 43rd to 47thThe Youth Of Today by Musical Youth |
| Down 4 from 44th to 48thUprising by Bob Marley & The Wailers |
| Down 3 from 41st to 44thMaster Of Puppets by Metallica |
| New entries |
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| Your Funeral... My Trial by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds |
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| ! | 01/28/2016 19:56 | Peppermint | 20 | 78/100 |
| ! | 07/24/2014 12:15 |  NowhereMan | 292 | 82/100 |
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From Peppermint 01/28/2016 19:57 | #157984
Really solid collection from the supposed decade that taste forgot.
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