Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
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briggs54 
- Chart updated: 03/22/2018 07:15
- (Created: 06/09/2014 09:56).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Year of Release:
1984
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4,753
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Year of Release:
1985
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11,692
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Year of Release:
1988
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10,214
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Year of Release:
1981
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1,725
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[First added to this chart: 07/28/2015]
Year of Release:
1981
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1,543
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1980 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1981 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1982 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1983 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1984 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1985 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1986 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1987 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1988 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1989 | 17 | 17% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Sonic Youth | 2 | 2% | |
| Hüsker Dü | 2 | 2% | |
| The Replacements | 2 | 2% | |
| Tom Waits | 2 | 2% | |
| Pixies | 2 | 2% | |
| Anthony Davis | 2 | 2% | |
| Jon Hassell | 1 | 1% | |
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63 | 63% | |
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17 | 17% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 11/13/2024 09:07 |  Purplepash | 1,690 | 88/100 |
| ! | 05/09/2019 20:32 |  sssvnnn | 2,865 | 83/100 |
| ! | 05/22/2015 10:45 | Roal | 149 | 78/100 |
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From sssvnnn 05/09/2019 20:34 | #236053
sssvnnn 05/09/2019 20:34 | #236053
Brillisnt chsrt with a lot of wonderful rare picks: Massacre, Tuxedomoon, Samla...
( are you sure "The Kiss And Other Movements" is Nyman`s best album in the 80`s?)
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From Roal 05/22/2015 10:42 | #142193
Nice to see Minutemen on top.
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