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.

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[First added to this chart: 10/30/2014]
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1981
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[First added to this chart: 10/30/2014]
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1981
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172
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[First added to this chart: 11/08/2014]
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1981
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298
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[First added to this chart: 11/08/2014]
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1981
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450
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[First added to this chart: 11/08/2014]
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1981
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2,995
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[First added to this chart: 11/08/2014]
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1981
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1,318
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[First added to this chart: 11/09/2014]
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1981
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262
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"I believe in truth though I lie a lot."

First time I ever got drunk this was the album playing, never sounded the same since.

Absolute Banger: The Things That Dreams Are Made Of
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1981
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2,056
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"Out in club land having fun & now I'm hiding from the sun."

First nightclub i ever went to Tainted Love was the song playing, gave the place an air of anticipation/menace never the same again.

Absolute Banger: Tainted Love (Extended Version)
[First added to this chart: 11/11/2014]
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1981
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907
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[First added to this chart: 11/11/2014]
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1981
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Top 54 Music Albums of the 1980s composition

Year Albums %


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%
Artist Albums %


UB40 1 2%
Bob Marley & The Wailers 1 2%
Heaven 17 1 2%
The Selecter 1 2%
Grace Jones 1 2%
The Pogues 1 2%
Chris Isaak 1 2%
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Country Albums %


United Kingdom 34 63%
United States 9 17%
Mixed Nationality 2 4%
Jamaica 2 4%
Ireland 2 4%
Canada 1 2%
Australia 1 2%
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Top 50 Music Albums of 1981chriskarman1981 year chart2015Unknown
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Top 50 Music Albums of the 1980sleafthief671980s decade chart2012
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