Top 20 Music Albums of the 1980s
by IvanIke 
Why so few? I limit my list to a 80/100 score ... yeah not the best decade with today's ears ...
- Chart updated: 09/08/2015 19:45
- (Created: 01/12/2015 20:13).
- Chart size: 20 albums.
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Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
10,319
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Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
8,417
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Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
1,055
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Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
1,944
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Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
4,062
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Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
5,404
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Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
3,944
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Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
2,439
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Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
17,842
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Year of Release:
1987
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497
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Total albums: 20. Page 1 of 2
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Top 20 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 6 | 30% | |
| 1981 | 2 | 10% | |
| 1982 | 1 | 5% | |
| 1983 | 1 | 5% | |
| 1984 | 1 | 5% | |
| 1985 | 1 | 5% | |
| 1986 | 1 | 5% | |
| 1987 | 3 | 15% | |
| 1988 | 2 | 10% | |
| 1989 | 2 | 10% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Talk Talk | 2 | 10% | |
| Peter Gabriel | 1 | 5% | |
| The Waterboys | 1 | 5% | |
| Lou Reed | 1 | 5% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 1 | 5% | |
| U2 | 1 | 5% | |
| The Cure | 1 | 5% | |
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Top 20 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
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Up 18 from 20th to 2nd |
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Down 1 from 2nd to 3rd |
Down 1 from 3rd to 4th |
Down 1 from 4th to 5th |
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