Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s by Imaybeparanoid 
Honorable mentions:
Fisherman's Blues - The Waterboys | Key Lime Pie - Camper Van Beethoven
Thundersteel - Riot | Strange Times - The Chameleons | Fried - Julian Cope
Mommy's Little Monster - Social Distortion | Actually - Pet Shop Boys
The Perfect Prescription - Spacemen 3 | Zen Arcade - Husker Du
Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables - Dead Kennedys | Melissa - Mercyul Fate
How Will I Laugh Tomorrow When I Can't Even Smile Today? - Suicidal Tendencies
Nothing's Shocking - Jane's Addiction | Lightning To The Nations - Diamond Head
Playing With a Different Sex - Au Pairs | Clutching at Straws - Marillion
- Chart updated: 01/08/2017 15:15
- (Created: 08/23/2015 13:38).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 09/01/2015]
Year of Release:
1986
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39,101
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[First added to this chart: 09/01/2015]
Year of Release:
1989
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25,862
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[First added to this chart: 09/01/2015]
Year of Release:
1984
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8,643
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[First added to this chart: 10/20/2015]
Year of Release:
1987
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5,951
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[First added to this chart: 10/20/2015]
Year of Release:
1989
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27,773
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[First added to this chart: 10/20/2015]
Year of Release:
1989
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4,424
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[First added to this chart: 12/23/2015]
Year of Release:
1988
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11,259
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[First added to this chart: 09/01/2015]
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1987
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6,374
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[First added to this chart: 09/01/2015]
Year of Release:
1981
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10,129
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[First added to this chart: 10/19/2015]
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1989
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37,371
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1980 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1981 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1982 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1983 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1984 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1985 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1986 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1987 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1988 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1989 | 8 | 8% |
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| The Smiths | 5 | 5% | |
| Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble | 2 | 2% | |
| Cocteau Twins | 2 | 2% | |
| Metallica | 2 | 2% | |
| Dinosaur Jr. | 2 | 2% | |
| R.E.M. | 2 | 2% | |
| Galaxie 500 | 2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 3 from 14th to 11th Ocean Rain by Echo & The Bunnymen |
| Up 2 from 10th to 8th Strangeways, Here We Come by The Smiths |
| Up 1 from 8th to 7th Spirit Of Eden by Talk Talk |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 4 from 5th to 9th Moving Pictures by Rush |
| Down 2 from 12th to 14th Chasing Promises by Breathless |
| Down 1 from 9th to 10th Doolittle by Pixies |
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90/100  | 11/06/2017 05:04 | DJENNY | | 100/100 |
100/100 | 01/19/2017 00:00 |  CharlieBarley | | 94/100 |
 90/100 | 12/07/2016 00:08 | conallmalone | | 88/100 |
| 100/100 | 06/07/2016 16:23 | chriskarman | | 93/100 |
| 95/100 | 03/27/2016 01:15 | TheSmiths82-87 | | 83/100 |
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From CharlieBarley 01/19/2017 00:03
CharlieBarley 01/19/2017 00:03
There are a fair few albums on here I don't know but I like all the ones I do know hence 100. Top marks. Great to see The Fall on here. I am only just getting into them. They are great. Love the video for Hit The North. Overall a very nice chart. It would be good to see your 00s and 10s charts too.
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