Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
by Kuzh69 
- Chart updated: 03/08/2019 08:45
- (Created: 10/27/2014 22:17).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 10/27/2014]
Year of Release:
1987
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18,317
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[First added to this chart: 10/27/2014]
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1989
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26,075
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[First added to this chart: 10/27/2014]
Year of Release:
1986
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33,900
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I normally don't include compilation albums on these charts, Except for this one, because many of these songs are not available
On the studio albums... either not there, or in a 7 or 12 inch single format, which are so good in the expanded form. [First added to this chart: 10/27/2014]
On the studio albums... either not there, or in a 7 or 12 inch single format, which are so good in the expanded form. [First added to this chart: 10/27/2014]
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1987
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2,857
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[First added to this chart: 10/27/2014]
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1984
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7,849
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[First added to this chart: 10/27/2014]
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1983
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10,040
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[First added to this chart: 10/27/2014]
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1984
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941
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[First added to this chart: 10/27/2014]
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1983
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5,281
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[First added to this chart: 10/27/2014]
Year of Release:
1980
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15,231
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[First added to this chart: 10/27/2014]
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1985
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4,462
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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 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 26 | 26% | |
| 1981 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1982 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1983 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1984 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1985 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1986 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1987 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1988 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1989 | 4 | 4% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| U2 | 4 | 4% | |
| The Cure | 4 | 4% | |
| The Chameleons | 3 | 3% | |
| The Smiths | 3 | 3% | |
| New Order | 3 | 3% | |
| Bruce Springsteen | 3 | 3% | |
| R.E.M. | 3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 2 from 19th to 17th Avalon by Roxy Music |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 2 from 17th to 19th Remain In Light by Talking Heads |
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| ! | 11/26/2019 18:07 |  Ledgin72 | 35 | 87/100 |
| ! | 11/26/2019 12:43 |  Tamthebam | 645 | 85/100 |
| ! | 11/26/2019 10:52 |  DommeDamian | 1,004 | 89/100 |
| ! | 11/26/2019 09:10 |  kynes | 25 | 94/100 |
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RoundTheBend 01/22/2021 03:03 | #264816
RoundTheBend 01/22/2021 03:03 | #264816
Jealous of your Athens experience with R.E.M.! Very nice list also... I think it has a better balance of the 80s than mine, while also representing the correct copious amounts of R.E.M. and U2.
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From Ledgin72 11/26/2019 18:07 | #245190
Ledgin72 11/26/2019 18:07 | #245190
I think it’s wire telling that 26 albums come from 1980. This was one rough decade for music.
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From Tamthebam 11/26/2019 12:45 | #245186
Tamthebam 11/26/2019 12:45 | #245186
Brilliant 80’s chart includes all the usual suspects from that decade. U2 REM Springsteen The Cure The Smiths.
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From kynes 11/26/2019 09:11 | #245184
kynes 11/26/2019 09:11 | #245184
a wonderful place to direct people who are looking to delve into the jangly, melodic traditions of the 1980s
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CA Dreamin 10/23/2018 17:31 | #223120
CA Dreamin 10/23/2018 17:31 | #223120
I first complimented this list four years ago. Easily my favorite '80s list on BEA!
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Boltzmann 03/24/2018 23:28 | #211643
Boltzmann 03/24/2018 23:28 | #211643
Would’ve loved to see something else than post-punk and its offspring of subgenres.
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From Ulf 03/24/2018 08:34 | #211610
great.
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From RoundTheBend 06/30/2017 04:51 | #193455
RoundTheBend 06/30/2017 04:51 | #193455
26 albums in common! And a fellow R.E.M. & U2 fan. Very cool you got to see them in Athens free during the Murmur period!!!!
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From dexmc 06/17/2017 23:02 | #192804
Great Chart. Lots of good stuff. I really like seeing The Police and The Cars
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bobbyb5 02/25/2017 06:57 | #186311
bobbyb5 02/25/2017 06:57 | #186311
Only the wisest of men would have the grand intelligence and superior taste to include Psychedelic Furs, Wild Planet, Romantics, and Shake It Up. Why oh why can't everyone be as wildly intelligent as you.
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