Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s by 
poppmusic 
Gotta rearrange a lot of this, most of the stuff from 80-100 I'd now put up in the top 50 at least.
- Chart updated: 08/15/2017 02:15
- (Created: 05/16/2015 22:25).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
7,144
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[First added to this chart: 08/05/2015]
Year of Release:
1988
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[First added to this chart: 11/22/2015]
Year of Release:
1988
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2,261
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[First added to this chart: 12/28/2015]
Year of Release:
1988
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16,312
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Year of Release:
1988
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12,580
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[First added to this chart: 05/31/2015]
Year of Release:
1988
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3,870
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[First added to this chart: 08/05/2015]
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1988
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3,445
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1980 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1981 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1982 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1983 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1984 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1985 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1986 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1987 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1988 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1989 | 9 | 9% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| R.E.M. | 5 | 5% | |
| Ozzy Osbourne | 4 | 4% | |
| The Cure | 4 | 4% | |
| Tom Waits | 4 | 4% | |
| The Smiths | 3 | 3% | |
| Bruce Springsteen | 3 | 3% | |
| Prince | 3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 42 from 56th to 98th Mechanical Resonance by Tesla |
| New entries |
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 Rum Sodomy & The Lashby The Pogues |
| Leavers |
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 Todayby Galaxie 500 |
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