Top 53 Music Albums of the 1980s by rlang36

Chart updated: 02/15/2021 11:15
(Created: 02/02/2015 04:34).
Chart size: 53 albums.

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Remain In Light

Talking Heads

[First added to this chart: 12/26/2015]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

1,965 charts

Rank Score:

30,765

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Average Rating:

87 (2,220 votes)

Comments:

192

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Daydream Nation

Sonic Youth

[First added to this chart: 12/26/2015]

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

1,541 charts

Rank Score:

17,689

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[First added to this chart: 12/26/2015]

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

2,421 charts

Rank Score:

39,197

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[First added to this chart: 03/28/2018]

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

591 charts

Rank Score:

5,168

Rank in 1983:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

349

Average Rating:

81 (761 votes)

Comments:

5. (6)

Doolittle

Pixies

[First added to this chart: 12/26/2015]

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

2,490 charts

Rank Score:

37,491

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Average Rating:

88 (2,870 votes)

Comments:

289

Substance 1987
Compilation

New Order

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

309 charts

Rank Score:

2,921

Rank in 1987:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

609

Average Rating:

83 (460 votes)

Comments:

7. (5)

Hounds Of Love

Kate Bush

[First added to this chart: 12/26/2015]

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

1,347 charts

Rank Score:

19,335

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Average Rating:

85 (1,334 votes)

Comments:

8. (7)

Disintegration

The Cure

[First added to this chart: 12/26/2015]

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

1,760 charts

Rank Score:

27,857

Rank in 1989:

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Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

86 (1,962 votes)

Comments:

150

9. (8)

The Stone Roses

[First added to this chart: 12/26/2015]

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

1,972 charts

Rank Score:

25,930

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10. (9)

[First added to this chart: 12/26/2015]

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

1,229 charts

Rank Score:

13,293

Rank in 1986:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

105

Average Rating:

83 (1,762 votes)

Comments:

116

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Top 53 Music Albums of the 1980s composition

Year	Albums	%

1980	7	13%
1981	2	4%
1982	6	11%
1983	4	8%
1984	8	15%
1985	3	6%
1986	6	11%
1987	7	13%
1988	4	8%
1989	6	11%

Artist	Albums	%

Talking Heads	2	4%
The Smiths	2	4%
Rush	2	4%
Pixies	2	4%
New Order	2	4%
Kate Bush	2	4%
Dire Straits	2	4%
Show all

Country	Albums	%

	21	40%
	18	34%
	8	15%
	3	6%
	2	4%
	1	2%

Compilation?	Albums	%
No	52	98%
Yes	1	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	52	98%
Yes	1	2%

Top 53 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 1 from 6th to 5th Doolittle by Pixies

Biggest fallers
Down 2 from 5th to 7th Hounds Of Love by Kate Bush
Down 1 from 7th to 8th Disintegration by The Cure
Down 1 from 8th to 9th The Stone Roses by The Stone Roses

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80/100	09/12/2016 10:55	TheSmiths82-87	1,839	83/100

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