Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s by LadyGodiva

So little love for the 80s - looking to change that one chart at a time! :)

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• Chart updated: 05/05/2020 03:45
• (Created: 03/01/2015 03:40).
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The Smiths 

 The Smiths

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[First added to this chart: 03/10/2015]

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

935 charts

Rank Score:

8,643

Rank in 1984:

3

Rank in 1980s:

23

Overall Rank:

189

Average Rating:

 83 (1,440 votes)

Comments:

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Closer 

 Joy Division

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[First added to this chart: 03/10/2015]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

1,458 charts

Rank Score:

16,758

Rank in 1980:

2

Rank in 1980s:

10

Overall Rank:

80

Average Rating:

 85 (1,870 votes)

Comments:

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Isn't Anything 

 My Bloody Valentine

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[First added to this chart: 03/10/2015]

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

507 charts

Rank Score:

3,829

Rank in 1988:

6

Rank in 1980s:

64

Overall Rank:

468

Average Rating:

 80 (681 votes)

Comments:

41

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Ocean Rain 

 Echo & The Bunnymen

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[First added to this chart: 03/10/2015]

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

516 charts

Rank Score:

3,822

Rank in 1984:

13

Rank in 1980s:

65

Overall Rank:

471

Average Rating:

 79 (590 votes)

Comments:

32

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Snowball 

 The Field Mice

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[First added to this chart: 03/10/2015]

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

84 charts

Rank Score:

448

Rank in 1989:

44

Rank in 1980s:

507

Overall Rank:

3,287

Average Rating:

 74 (80 votes)

Comments:

6

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The Stone Roses 

 The Stone Roses

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[First added to this chart: 03/10/2015]

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

1,973 charts

Rank Score:

25,862

Rank in 1989:

3

Rank in 1980s:

5

Overall Rank:

34

Average Rating:

 86 (2,226 votes)

Comments:

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Gentlemen Take Polaroids 

 Japan

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[First added to this chart: 03/10/2015]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

80 charts

Rank Score:

350

Rank in 1980:

79

Rank in 1980s:

609

Overall Rank:

4,079

Average Rating:

 75 (111 votes)

Comments:

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Kings Of The Wild Frontier 

 Adam And The Ants

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[First added to this chart: 03/10/2015]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

142 charts

Rank Score:

762

Rank in 1980:

43

Rank in 1980s:

328

Overall Rank:

2,154

Average Rating:

 71 (194 votes)

Comments:

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Head Over Heels 

 Cocteau Twins

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[First added to this chart: 03/10/2015]

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

214 charts

Rank Score:

1,238

Rank in 1983:

25

Rank in 1980s:

224

Overall Rank:

1,398

Average Rating:

 77 (255 votes)

Comments:

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Psychocandy 

 The Jesus And Mary Chain

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[First added to this chart: 03/10/2015]

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

736 charts

Rank Score:

6,111

Rank in 1985:

5

Rank in 1980s:

37

Overall Rank:

292

Average Rating:

 79 (900 votes)

Comments:

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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition

Year	Albums	%
1980	14	14%
1981	7	7%
1982	12	12%
1983	9	9%
1984	11	11%
1985	9	9%
1986	5	5%
1987	10	10%
1988	10	10%
1989	12	12%

Artist	Albums	%
The Smiths	1	1%
The Cure	1	1%
Fire Engines	1	1%
Felt	1	1%
The Wake	1	1%
The Wedding Present	1	1%
Dinosaur Jr.	1	1%
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Country	Albums	%
	76	76%
	18	18%
	2	2%
	2	2%
	1	1%
	1	1%

Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 59 from 95th to 36th Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables by Dead Kennedys
Up 48 from 78th to 30th Graceland by Paul Simon
Up 32 from 79th to 47th Junkyard by The Birthday Party

Biggest fallers
Down 36 from 32nd to 68th Playing With A Different Sex by Au Pairs
Down 33 from 16th to 49th Squirrel And G-Man Twenty Four Hour Party People Plastic Face Carnt Smile (White Out) by Happy Mondays
Down 24 from 45th to 69th This Nation's Saving Grace by The Fall

New entries
Sulk by The Associates
Script Of The Bridge by The Chameleons
Bleach by Nirvana

Leavers
Fourth Drawer Down by The Associates
What Does Anything Mean? Basically by The Chameleons
Einzelhaft by Falco

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85/100	05/05/2020 22:17	sssvnnn	2,824	83/100
100/100	10/17/2015 14:22	pa	463	91/100
100/100	08/13/2015 20:54	PsychologistHD	22	85/100
100/100	04/04/2015 23:36	jackeenan	39	89/100
100/100	03/21/2015 16:51	Secondsoul	46	94/100

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From sssvnnn 05/05/2020 22:20

A chart of the "typical" 80`s artists, meaning no albums of artists that had their big times in the 60`s or 70`s. Fine.

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From pa 10/17/2015 14:23

you're taking my breath away

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From LadyGodiva 04/05/2015 01:11

Wow - thanks! :-)

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From jackeenan 04/04/2015 23:37

I love your charts so much, so many artists that dont get enought accliam on this site: The Bats, Meat Puppets, Mission Of Burma, Bauhaus, The Stranglers, The Pogues, Mudhoney, The Beat, The Go-Betweens and Vaselines. Such a unique honest taste in music.

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From Secondsoul 03/21/2015 16:53

A massive 32 artists in common with you. We seem to share a common love for the greatest decade in musical history. This is a brilliant 80s chart

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