Top 54 Music Albums of the 1980s
by 
mutley88 
This being the era I grew up in I owned a lot of these recordings at the time. revisiting some of them is like looking at old photos, poems love letters some embarrassing but all full of nostalgia. Most of my guilty pleasures are from this era whilst I was forming my musical palate, some of which are now unpalatable. Still there's some gems amongst it and was probably the last era of genuine invention and originality.
- Chart updated: 07/29/2024 14:15
- (Created: 10/30/2014 13:46).
- Chart size: 54 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 10/30/2014]
Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
11,865
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87
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[First added to this chart: 10/30/2014]
Year of Release:
1983
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Rank Score:
5,124
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[First added to this chart: 10/31/2014]
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[First added to this chart: 11/08/2014]
Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
10,891
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[First added to this chart: 11/17/2014]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
651
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[First added to this chart: 11/18/2014]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
32,405
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[First added to this chart: 06/17/2015]
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Top 54 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1980 | 10 | 19% | |
| 1981 | 13 | 24% | |
| 1982 | 8 | 15% | |
| 1983 | 3 | 6% | |
| 1984 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1985 | 3 | 6% | |
| 1986 | 4 | 7% | |
| 1987 | 1 | 2% | |
| 1988 | 4 | 7% | |
| 1989 | 8 | 15% |
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| The Specials | 1 | 2% | |
| Paul McCartney | 1 | 2% | |
| Talking Heads | 1 | 2% | |
| The Sound | 1 | 2% | |
| Enya | 1 | 2% | |
| The Sisters Of Mercy | 1 | 2% | |
| Echo & The Bunnymen | 1 | 2% | |
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34 | 63% | |
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9 | 17% | |
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2 | 4% | |
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2 | 4% | |
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2 | 4% | |
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