Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
by blueandthemoon 
- Chart updated: 11/08/2025 01:15
- (Created: 07/09/2014 01:06).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1980 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1981 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1982 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1983 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1984 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1985 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1986 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1987 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1988 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1989 | 15 | 15% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| R.E.M. | 4 | 4% | |
| The Smiths | 4 | 4% | |
| Red Hot Chili Peppers | 3 | 3% | |
| U2 | 3 | 3% | |
| Metallica | 3 | 3% | |
| Bruce Springsteen | 2 | 2% | |
| New Order | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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55 | 55% | |
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33 | 33% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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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 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 37 from 93rd to 56th Green by R.E.M. |
| Up 18 from 57th to 39th Slippery When Wet by Bon Jovi |
| Up 17 from 98th to 81st Bad by Michael Jackson |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 11 from 47th to 58th Spirit Of Eden by Talk Talk |
| Down 11 from 68th to 79th The Number Of The Beast by Iron Maiden |
| Down 10 from 87th to 97th Paid In Full by Eric B. & Rakim |
| New entries |
|---|
| Children Of God by Swans |
| Talk To Your Daughter by Robben Ford |
| The River by Bruce Springsteen |
| The Way It Is by Bruce Hornsby And The Range |
| This Nation's Saving Grace by The Fall |
| Leavers |
|---|
| Kiss The Sky by Jimi Hendrix |
| Ziggy Stardust The Motion Picture by David Bowie |
| Document by R.E.M. |
| Nebraska by Bruce Springsteen |
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Oselju 09/06/2014 18:05 | #121369
Good Choices.
Interesting chart.
Thanks for Al Di Meola... and Randy Newman !
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