Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
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badseed 
- Chart updated: 10/16/2016 08:45
- (Created: 07/08/2015 09:03).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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1985
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11,174
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Year of Release:
1988
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1,469
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Year of Release:
1980
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14,333
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1989
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29,897
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Year of Release:
1984
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6,047
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1986
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1,048
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Year of Release:
1980
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26,460
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1987
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5,228
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Year of Release:
1981
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1,893
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Year of Release:
1983
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7,746
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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 | % | |
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| 1980 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1981 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1982 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1983 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1984 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1985 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1986 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1987 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1988 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1989 | 10 | 10% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Smiths | 6 | 6% | |
| Nick Cave | 5 | 5% | |
| The Birthday Party | 4 | 4% | |
| R.E.M. | 3 | 3% | |
| Tom Waits | 3 | 3% | |
| Metallica | 3 | 3% | |
| Pixies | 3 | 3% | |
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35 | 35% | |
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9 | 9% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
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Down 39 from 53rd to 92nd |
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