Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s by 
flamingyesdept 
- Chart updated: 05/21/2025 12:15
- (Created: 10/24/2015 10:23).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1980 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1981 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1982 | 18 | 18% | |
| 1983 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1984 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1985 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1986 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1987 | 3 | 3% | |
| 1988 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1989 | 9 | 9% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Smiths | 5 | 5% | |
| Prefab Sprout | 4 | 4% | |
| XTC | 4 | 4% | |
| Cocteau Twins | 3 | 3% | |
| R.E.M. | 3 | 3% | |
| Orange Juice | 3 | 3% | |
| Yes | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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58 | 58% | |
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28 | 28% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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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 16 from 61st to 45th Script Of The Bridge by The Chameleons |
| Up 1 from 9th to 8th Speaking In Tongues by Talking Heads |
| Up 1 from 8th to 7th Skylarking by XTC |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 3 from 6th to 9th Spirit Of Eden by Talk Talk |
| Down 2 from 58th to 60th Combat Rock by The Clash |
| Down 1 from 45th to 46th Music For A New Society by John Cale |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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 90/100  | 02/02/2025 20:30 | SomethingSpecial | | 85/100 |
| 90/100 | 04/07/2024 13:54 |  Tamthebam | | 85/100 |
| 90/100 | 04/07/2024 10:13 | Moondance | | 85/100 |
| 85/100 | 05/10/2023 18:31 |  RevolverCB72 | | 84/100 |
| 90/100 | 04/28/2023 16:16 | Johnnyo | | 80/100 |
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This chart is rated in the top 9% of all charts on BestEverAlbums.com. This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 88.1/100, a mean average of 89.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 89.4/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 7.6.
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Excellent chart.
Excellent chart
sophialeviev 06/15/2018 00:25
Respect for this chart.
CharlieBarley 12/09/2016 05:36
Excellent 80s chart man. 27 albums in common. good work! Good to see Cocteau Twins. I may have to add them to my chart. This Mortal Coil are good too.
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