Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s by blueandthemoon

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[First added to this chart: 07/09/2014]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
154
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[First added to this chart: 07/09/2014]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
13,632
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[First added to this chart: 07/09/2014]
Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
5,943
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[First added to this chart: 07/09/2014]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
37,696
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[First added to this chart: 07/09/2014]
Year of Release:
1984
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16,502
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[First added to this chart: 07/09/2014]
Year of Release:
1983
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Rank Score:
10,714
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[First added to this chart: 07/09/2014]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
272
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[First added to this chart: 07/09/2014]
Year of Release:
1988
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2,459
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[First added to this chart: 01/10/2016]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
1,530
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[First added to this chart: 07/09/2014]
Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
3,799
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition

Year Albums %


1980 6 6%
1981 5 5%
1982 12 12%
1983 9 9%
1984 11 11%
1985 14 14%
1986 7 7%
1987 7 7%
1988 14 14%
1989 14 14%
Artist Albums %


R.E.M. 4 4%
Red Hot Chili Peppers 4 4%
Metallica 3 3%
The Smiths 3 3%
Pixies 3 3%
Beastie Boys 2 2%
Dinosaur Jr. 2 2%
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Country Albums %


United States 61 61%
United Kingdom 27 27%
Canada 3 3%
Jamaica 3 3%
Ireland 2 2%
Mixed Nationality 1 1%
Australia 1 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 93 93%
Yes 7 7%
Live? Albums %
No 98 98%
Yes 2 2%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 99 99%
Yes 1 1%

Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes

Biggest climbers
Climber Up 4 from 33rd to 29th
Chronic Town
by R.E.M.
Climber Up 2 from 55th to 53rd
Bug
by Dinosaur Jr.
Climber Up 2 from 46th to 44th
Cosmic Thing
by The B-52's
Biggest fallers
Faller Down 11 from 11th to 22nd
Steve McQueen
by Prefab Sprout
Faller Down 4 from 27th to 31st
Strangeways, Here We Come
by The Smiths
Faller Down 4 from 28th to 32nd
New Jersey
by Bon Jovi

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From 09/06/2014 18:05
Good Choices.
Interesting chart.
Thanks for Al Di Meola... and Randy Newman !
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