Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
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JMGL95 
EXTRA: Favourite songs of the 80s (1 per artist) ->
1. The Smiths - How Soon Is Now? (Hatful of Hollow)
2. The Cure - Just Like Heaven (Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me)
3. Pixies - Where Is My Mind? (Doolittle)
4. The Stone Roses - This Is the One (The Stone Roses)
5. Prince - Purple Rain (Purple Rain)
6. The Stranglers - Golden Brown (La Folie)
7. Bruce Springsteen - The River (The River)
8. Sonic Youth - Teen Age Riot (Daydream Nation)
9. Metallica - Fade to Black (Ride the Lightning)
10. Michael Jackson - Billie Jean (Thriller)
- Chart updated: 04/01/2026 16:15
- (Created: 03/03/2015 21:01).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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1986
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31,163
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1989
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21,940
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1989
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25,380
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1984
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8,780
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1984
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7,576
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Year of Release:
1986
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12,253
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1983
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9,644
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1985
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6,737
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1980 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1981 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1982 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1983 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1984 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1985 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1986 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1987 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1988 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1989 | 8 | 8% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| 山下達郎 [Tatsuro Yamashita] | 4 | 4% | |
| The Smiths | 4 | 4% | |
| The Cure | 3 | 3% | |
| Tom Waits | 3 | 3% | |
| Bruce Springsteen | 3 | 3% | |
| New Order | 3 | 3% | |
| Metallica | 3 | 3% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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35 | 35% | |
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35 | 35% | |
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17 | 17% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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| ! | 09/03/2021 20:33 | leniad | 669 | 85/100 |
| ! | 02/12/2021 20:05 | DJENNY | 4,333 | 100/100 |
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buzzdainer TOP 100 COMMENTER 06/05/2016 22:51 | #167976
Outstanding chart! I love seeing classics like Doolittle and The Stone Roses ranked alongside a bunch of less obvious material. Great choices.
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Imaybeparanoid 05/19/2016 07:59 | #166454
Great, a lot in common
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