Top 80 Music Albums of the 1980s
by jlsfourth 
- Chart updated: 11/05/2024 16:15
- (Created: 09/03/2014 16:08).
- Chart size: 80 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 09/03/2014]
Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
18,333
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[First added to this chart: 09/03/2014]
Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
7,020
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[First added to this chart: 09/04/2014]
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[First added to this chart: 09/03/2014]
Year of Release:
1983
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Rank Score:
1,511
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[First added to this chart: 09/03/2014]
Year of Release:
1982
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Rank Score:
16,172
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[First added to this chart: 09/03/2014]
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[First added to this chart: 09/03/2014]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
2,757
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[First added to this chart: 09/03/2014]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
1,750
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[First added to this chart: 09/03/2014]
Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
15,895
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[First added to this chart: 09/03/2014]
Year of Release:
1985
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5,198
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Total albums: 76. Page 1 of 8
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Top 80 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1980 | 10 | 13% | |
| 1981 | 8 | 10% | |
| 1982 | 12 | 15% | |
| 1983 | 10 | 13% | |
| 1984 | 7 | 9% | |
| 1985 | 5 | 6% | |
| 1986 | 4 | 5% | |
| 1987 | 9 | 11% | |
| 1988 | 6 | 8% | |
| 1989 | 9 | 11% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Billy Joel | 4 | 5% | |
| U2 | 4 | 5% | |
| John Williams (US) | 4 | 5% | |
| Peter Gabriel | 4 | 5% | |
| Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble | 4 | 5% | |
| Prince | 3 | 4% | |
| Talking Heads | 3 | 4% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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46 | 58% | |
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19 | 24% | |
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5 | 6% | |
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4 | 5% | |
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2 | 3% | |
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2 | 3% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 80 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 2 from 71st to 73rdThe Dude by Quincy Jones |
| Down 2 from 72nd to 74thHotter Than July by Stevie Wonder |
| Down 2 from 73rd to 75thPeter Gabriel (1980) by Peter Gabriel |
| New entries |
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| 4 by Foreigner |
| Songs In The Attic by Billy Joel |
| Leavers |
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| Shot Of Love by Bob Dylan |
| Permanent Vacation by Aerosmith |
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