Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
by ewhittenburg 
- Chart updated: 02/14/2015 04:45
- (Created: 02/14/2015 04:42).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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1985
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11,690
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1987
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11,228
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1984
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7,909
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1980
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10,143
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1986
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10,776
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1986
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12,554
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1986
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1,433
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1983
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2,240
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Year of Release:
1989
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26,223
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1980 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1981 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1982 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1983 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1984 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1985 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1986 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1987 | 16 | 16% | |
| 1988 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1989 | 16 | 16% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Metallica | 4 | 4% | |
| Mötley Crüe | 4 | 4% | |
| The Cure | 3 | 3% | |
| Tom Waits | 3 | 3% | |
| Bruce Springsteen | 3 | 3% | |
| Lyle Lovett | 3 | 3% | |
| Run-D.M.C. | 3 | 3% | |
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73 | 73% | |
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18 | 18% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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