Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
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- Chart updated: 12/26/2024 22:45
- (Created: 07/20/2014 02:43).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 07/22/2014]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
4,086
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[First added to this chart: 07/22/2014]
Year of Release:
1982
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Rank Score:
6,318
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[First added to this chart: 07/22/2014]
Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
18,194
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[First added to this chart: 07/22/2014]
Year of Release:
1982
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Rank Score:
1,730
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[First added to this chart: 07/22/2014]
Year of Release:
1982
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Rank Score:
2,265
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[First added to this chart: 07/22/2014]
Year of Release:
1982
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,427
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1980 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1981 | 17 | 17% | |
| 1982 | 19 | 19% | |
| 1983 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1984 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1985 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1986 | 3 | 3% | |
| 1987 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1988 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1989 | 7 | 7% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Prince | 5 | 5% | |
| Talking Heads | 4 | 4% | |
| Peter Gabriel | 3 | 3% | |
| Laurie Anderson | 3 | 3% | |
| Genesis | 3 | 3% | |
| R.E.M. | 3 | 3% | |
| Various Artists | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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44 | 44% | |
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39 | 39% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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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 66 from 89th to 23rd Stronger Than Pride by Sade |
| Up 37 from 52nd to 15th New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84) by Simple Minds |
| Up 36 from 66th to 30th The Golden Age Of Wireless by Thomas Dolby |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 66 from 21st to 87th Night And Day by Joe Jackson |
| Down 25 from 14th to 39th Tropical Gangsters by Kid Creole And The Coconuts |
| Down 23 from 19th to 42nd Controversy by Prince |
| New entries |
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| Talking Back To The Night by Steve Winwood |
| Around The World In A Day by Prince And The Revolution |
| The Tenement Year by Pere Ubu |
| Today by Today |
| Leavers |
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| Tommy Boy's Greatest Beats by Various Artists |
| Zenyatta Mondatta by The Police |
| Home Of The Brave by Laurie Anderson |
| World Of Wonders by Bruce Cockburn |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 10/01/2022 07:51 | leniad | 673 | 85/100 |
| ! | 02/25/2020 18:57 |  Tamthebam | 633 | 85/100 |
| ! | 07/20/2017 22:04 |  authorunknown | 64 | 83/100 |
| ! | 07/20/2014 21:32 |  sssvnnn | 2,865 | 83/100 |
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From leniad 10/01/2022 07:51 | #290089
great
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From authorunknown 07/20/2017 22:05 | #194688
authorunknown 07/20/2017 22:05 | #194688
Good one. Great to see "Stompin at the Savoy" in a list.
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From sssvnnn 07/20/2014 21:45 | #117189
sssvnnn 07/20/2014 21:45 | #117189
Very good Chart.
Lot`s of brilliant picks.
If you like the 80`s King Crimson I recommend the live albums because I think they`ve played the songs much better live as in the studio:
"Absent Lovers: Live In Montreal 1984" or "Live At Cap D'Agde 1982" or even better the live albums of the doubletrio in the 90`s: "B´Boom" or "Vroom Vroom".
Or maybe you like to have a look on my CKrimsoVRsum Chart.
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