Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
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- Chart updated: 12/29/2025 04:45
- (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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4,072
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[First added to this chart: 07/22/2014]
Year of Release:
1982
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Rank Score:
6,234
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[First added to this chart: 07/22/2014]
Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
18,044
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[First added to this chart: 07/22/2014]
Year of Release:
1982
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1,724
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[First added to this chart: 07/22/2014]
[First added to this chart: 07/22/2014]
[First added to this chart: 07/22/2014]
Year of Release:
1982
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2,230
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[First added to this chart: 07/22/2014]
[First added to this chart: 07/22/2014]
Year of Release:
1982
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Rank Score:
1,494
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[First added to this chart: 07/22/2014]
Total albums: 40. Page 1 of 4
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1980 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1981 | 16 | 16% | |
| 1982 | 19 | 19% | |
| 1983 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1984 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1985 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1986 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1987 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1988 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1989 | 6 | 6% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Prince | 4 | 4% | |
| Talking Heads | 4 | 4% | |
| Genesis | 3 | 3% | |
| Laurie Anderson | 3 | 3% | |
| R.E.M. | 3 | 3% | |
| Grace Jones | 3 | 3% | |
| Peter Gabriel | 3 | 3% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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42 | 42% | |
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40 | 40% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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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 59 from 99th to 40thParade by Prince And The Revolution |
| Up 19 from 27th to 8thDirty Mind by Prince |
| Up 13 from 65th to 52ndClose To The Bone by Tom Tom Club |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 53 from 26th to 79thAround The World In A Day by Prince And The Revolution |
| Down 18 from 50th to 68thSpeaking In Tongues by Talking Heads |
| Down 10 from 10th to 20th1999 by Prince |
| New entries |
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| Airborn by Mike Oldfield |
| Inside Story by Grace Jones |
| Follow The Leader by Eric B. & Rakim |
| Leavers |
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| The Black Album by Prince |
| The Red And The Black by Jerry Harrison |
| Rhythm Nation 1814 by Janet Jackson |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| 10/01/2022 07:51 | leniad | 669 | 85/100 | |
| 02/25/2020 18:57 |  Tamthebam | 651 | 85/100 | |
| 07/20/2017 22:04 |  authorunknown | 64 | 83/100 | |
| 07/20/2014 21:32 |  sssvnnn | 2,877 | 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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