Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
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Liedzeit 
- Chart updated: 06/05/2020 12:45
- (Created: 08/20/2014 11:28).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 08/22/2014]
Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
18,042
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[First added to this chart: 08/22/2014]
[First added to this chart: 08/22/2014]
Year of Release:
1980
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1,287
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[First added to this chart: 08/22/2014]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
14,643
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1980 | 26 | 26% | |
| 1981 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1982 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1983 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1984 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1985 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1986 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1987 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1988 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1989 | 10 | 10% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Cure | 5 | 5% | |
| Kate Bush | 3 | 3% | |
| The Residents | 3 | 3% | |
| Sparks | 3 | 3% | |
| Kevin Coyne | 3 | 3% | |
| Multicoloured Shades | 2 | 2% | |
| John Cale | 2 | 2% | |
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65 | 65% | |
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15 | 15% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 1 from 95th to 94thFlux + Mutability by David Sylvian & Holger Czukay |
| Up 1 from 94th to 93rdSecrets Of The Beehive by David Sylvian |
| New entries |
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| It'll End In Tears by This Mortal Coil |
| Leavers |
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| Re-Ac-Tor by Neil Young & Crazy Horse |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| 07/30/2020 10:46 |  Purplepash | 1,736 | 88/100 | |
| 02/28/2020 03:19 |  Tamthebam | 651 | 85/100 | |
| 02/06/2018 22:22 |  greatson | 904 | 80/100 | |
| 09/01/2014 18:31 | Nickie | 489 | 79/100 |
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From jlinville 07/29/2020 20:33 | #256426
I absolutely adore this chart. These charts help us discover music and your chart excels at that! I did not realize Tracey Thorn had an album that early. I'm hunting it down right now.
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| Best Artists of the 1980s | |
|---|---|
| 1. The Smiths | |
| 2. Prince | |
| 3. The Cure | |
| 4. Pixies | |
| 5. Talking Heads | |
| 6. U2 | |
| 7. Metallica | |
| 8. Kate Bush | |
| 9. R.E.M. | |
| 10. The Stone Roses | |
| 11. Sonic Youth | |
| 12. Michael Jackson | |
| 13. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 14. Iron Maiden | |
| 15. Prince And The Revolution | |
| 16. Tom Waits | |
| 17. Joy Division | |
| 18. New Order | |
| 19. Talk Talk | |
| 20. Rush |
