Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s by 
badseed 
- Chart updated: 10/16/2016 08:45
- (Created: 07/08/2015 09:03).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 08/17/2015]
Year of Release:
1985
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13,076
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85
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[First added to this chart: 08/17/2015]
Year of Release:
1988
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1,590
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[First added to this chart: 08/17/2015]
Year of Release:
1980
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16,743
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[First added to this chart: 08/17/2015]
Year of Release:
1989
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37,396
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[First added to this chart: 08/25/2015]
Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
6,808
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[First added to this chart: 08/17/2015]
Year of Release:
1986
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1,177
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[First added to this chart: 08/17/2015]
Year of Release:
1980
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30,665
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[First added to this chart: 08/17/2015]
Year of Release:
1987
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5,943
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[First added to this chart: 08/17/2015]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
1,882
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[First added to this chart: 08/25/2015]
Year of Release:
1983
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8,199
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Total albums: 98. 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 & The Bad Seeds | 5 | 5% | |
| The Birthday Party | 4 | 4% | |
| Metallica | 3 | 3% | |
| Pixies | 3 | 3% | |
| R.E.M. | 3 | 3% | |
| Tom Waits | 3 | 3% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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45 | 45% | |
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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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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 52 from 72nd to 20th Prayers On Fire by The Birthday Party |
| Up 45 from 60th to 15th Seven Churches by Possessed |
| Up 33 from 43rd to 10th Violent Femmes by Violent Femmes |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 40 from 49th to 89th Master Of Puppets by Metallica |
| Down 40 from 50th to 90th So by Peter Gabriel |
| Down 39 from 53rd to 92nd Technique by New Order |
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From decemberhotel 07/08/2015 15:07
decemberhotel 07/08/2015 15:07
Another nice list!
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