Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
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Vaggelis 
- Chart updated: 12/10/2014 17:45
- (Created: 12/10/2014 14:46).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 12/10/2014]
Year of Release:
1985
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2,789
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[First added to this chart: 12/10/2014]
Year of Release:
1980
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2,074
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[First added to this chart: 12/10/2014]
Year of Release:
1986
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12,568
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[First added to this chart: 12/10/2014]
Year of Release:
1982
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6,132
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[First added to this chart: 12/10/2014]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
8,810
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[First added to this chart: 12/10/2014]
Year of Release:
1983
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1,714
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[First added to this chart: 12/10/2014]
Year of Release:
1983
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Rank Score:
1,588
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[First added to this chart: 12/10/2014]
Year of Release:
1989
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26,202
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[First added to this chart: 12/10/2014]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
3,959
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[First added to this chart: 12/10/2014]
Year of Release:
1983
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1,501
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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 | 17 | 17% | |
| 1981 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1982 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1983 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1984 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1985 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1986 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1987 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1988 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1989 | 6 | 6% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Iron Maiden | 7 | 7% | |
| Marillion | 4 | 4% | |
| Metallica | 4 | 4% | |
| Rush | 3 | 3% | |
| Judas Priest | 3 | 3% | |
| Depeche Mode | 3 | 3% | |
| Whitesnake | 3 | 3% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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53 | 53% | |
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28 | 28% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 2 from 18th to 20thKeeper Of The Seven Keys Part 1 by Helloween |
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| New entries |
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| Victims Of The Future by Gary Moore |
| Leavers |
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| Bonded By Blood by Exodus (US) |
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From greatson 03/19/2015 10:08 | #137306
greatson 03/19/2015 10:08 | #137306
Lot´s of good picks, but too much Hard-Rock/Metal for me!
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