Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
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- Chart updated: 01/13/2017 19:45
- (Created: 07/04/2015 18:08).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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1980
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739
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Year of Release:
1980
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1,525
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Year of Release:
1989
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31,535
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Year of Release:
1980
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4,695
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Year of Release:
1985
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584
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 19 | 19% | |
| 1981 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1982 | 19 | 19% | |
| 1983 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1984 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1985 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1986 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1987 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1988 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1989 | 9 | 9% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| U.K. Subs | 9 | 9% | |
| XTC | 7 | 7% | |
| Killing Joke | 5 | 5% | |
| Pixies | 4 | 4% | |
| The Damned | 4 | 4% | |
| Suicidal Tendencies | 3 | 3% | |
| New Model Army | 3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 94th to 95th The Real Thing by Faith No More |
| Down 1 from 95th to 96th Only Lovers Left Alive by The Wanderers |
| Down 1 from 96th to 97th 9 by Public Image Ltd. |
| New entries |
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| Oranges & Lemons by XTC |
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| ! | 02/27/2022 07:09 |  Purplepash | 1,690 | 88/100 |
| ! | 12/23/2017 21:32 | Dankel | 175 | 84/100 |
| ! | 07/17/2016 21:59 |  buzzdainer | 669 | 90/100 |
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From Dankel 12/23/2017 21:33 | #203784
Dankel 12/23/2017 21:33 | #203784
Lots of interesting music here
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From buzzdainer 07/17/2016 22:03 | #171469
buzzdainer 07/17/2016 22:03 | #171469
This is a really terrific eighties chart. I love Doolittle, Skylarking, and Surfer Rosa, among a number of your other picks--these albums never become dated for me. Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables is a pretty great top ten pick, a punk album that is both funny and political. There's much on your chart that I haven't yet heard, so I look forward to digging in to those unfamiliar choices, starting with Brand New Age.
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