Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
by 
flamingyesdept 
- Chart updated: 11/28/2025 22:15
- (Created: 10/24/2015 10:23).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
There are 5 comments for this chart from BestEverAlbums.com members and Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s has an average rating of 88 out of 100 (from 17 votes). Please log in or register to leave a comment or assign a rating.
View the complete list of 57,000 charts on BestEverAlbums.com from The Charts page.
This chart is currently filtered to only show non compilation albums. (Remove this filter)
Buy album 
- #Sponsored
[First added to this chart: 12/06/2015]
Year of Release:
1980
Appears in:
Rank Score:
27,606
Rank in 1980:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
[First added to this chart: 10/26/2015]
Year of Release:
1986
Appears in:
Rank Score:
34,018
Rank in 1986:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
[First added to this chart: 10/26/2015]
Year of Release:
1985
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,747
Rank in 1985:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
[First added to this chart: 10/26/2015]
Year of Release:
1983
Appears in:
Rank Score:
10,077
Rank in 1983:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
[First added to this chart: 10/26/2015]
Year of Release:
1984
Appears in:
Rank Score:
6,017
Rank in 1984:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
[First added to this chart: 12/06/2015]
Year of Release:
1985
Appears in:
Rank Score:
18,187
Rank in 1985:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
[First added to this chart: 10/26/2015]
Year of Release:
1988
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,733
Rank in 1988:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
[First added to this chart: 10/26/2015]
Year of Release:
1986
Appears in:
Rank Score:
4,433
Rank in 1986:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
[First added to this chart: 04/06/2016]
Year of Release:
1983
Appears in:
Rank Score:
5,042
Rank in 1983:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
[First added to this chart: 12/06/2015]
Year of Release:
1988
Appears in:
Rank Score:
10,240
Rank in 1988:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Total albums: 99. Page 1 of 10
Don't agree with this chart? Create your own from the My Charts page!
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
|||
| The Smiths | 5 | 5% | |
| XTC | 4 | 4% | |
| Prefab Sprout | 4 | 4% | |
| R.E.M. | 3 | 3% | |
| Orange Juice | 3 | 3% | |
| Cocteau Twins | 3 | 3% | |
| 山下達郎 [Tatsuro Yamashita] | 2 | 2% | |
| Show all | |||
| Country | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
|||
| |
58 | 58% | |
| |
28 | 28% | |
 |
4 | 4% | |
 |
3 | 3% | |
 |
2 | 2% | |
 |
1 | 1% | |
 |
1 | 1% | |
| Show all | |||
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 5 from 11th to 6th Hounds Of Love by Kate Bush |
| Up 1 from 6th to 5th Hatful Of Hollow by The Smiths |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 2 from 5th to 7th Isn't Anything by My Bloody Valentine |
| Down 1 from 7th to 8th Skylarking by XTC |
| Down 1 from 8th to 9th Speaking In Tongues by Talking Heads |
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s similar charts
| Title | Source | Type | Published | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The 500 Greatest Albums Of The 1980s | Uncut | 1980s decade chart | 2024 | |
| Greatest albums of the 1980s | Ultimate Record Collection (Magazine) | 1980s decade chart | 2024 | |
| Uncut: The 500 Greatest Albums Of The 1980s (1-100) | WayneMC | Custom chart | 2024 | |
| Top 99 Music Albums of the 1980s | sebfox | 1980s decade chart | 2019 |  |
| Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | matterhornrider | 1980s decade chart | 2025 | |
| Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | chriskarman | 1980s decade chart | 2022 | |
| Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | Tidus1997 | 1980s decade chart | 2019 | |
| Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | juanr1096 | 1980s decade chart | 2025 | |
| Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | iamthewalrus | 1980s decade chart | 2022 | |
| Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s |  meccalecca | 1980s decade chart | 2024 | |
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s similarity to your chart(s)
Not a member? Registering is quick, easy and FREE!
Why register?
- Join a passionate community of over 50,000 music fans.
- Create & share your own charts.
- Have your say in the overall rankings.
- Post comments in the forums and vote on polls.
- Comment on or rate any album, artist, track or chart.
- Discover new music & improve your music collection.
- Customise the overall chart using a variety of different filters & metrics.
- Create a wishlist of albums.
- Help maintain the BEA database.
- Earn member points and gain access to increasing levels of functionality!
- ... And lots more!
Register now - it only takes a moment!
Other decade charts by flamingyesdept
| Title | Source | Type | Published | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 100 Music Albums of the 2020s | flamingyesdept | 2020s decade chart | 2025 | |
| Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | flamingyesdept | 2010s decade chart | 2025 | |
| Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | flamingyesdept | 2000s decade chart | 2025 | |
| Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | flamingyesdept | 1990s decade chart | 2025 | |
| Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | flamingyesdept | 1980s decade chart | 2025 | |
flamingyesdept has created 4 other 1980s decade charts - click here to explore them all.
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s ratings
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AVwhere:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating.
Showing latest 5 ratings for this chart. | Show all 17 ratings for this chart.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 02/02/2025 20:30 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,105 | 85/100 |
| ! | 04/07/2024 13:54 |  Tamthebam | 645 | 85/100 |
| ! | 04/07/2024 10:13 | Moondance | 476 | 85/100 |
| ! | 05/10/2023 18:31 |  RevolverCB72 | 81 | 83/100 |
| ! | 04/28/2023 16:16 | Johnnyo | 2,558 | 80/100 |
Rating metrics:
Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some charts can have several thousand ratings)
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.
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s favourites
Showing all 1 members who have added this chart as a favourite
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s comments
Showing all 5 comments |
Most Helpful First | Newest First | Positive Sentiment First |
Longest Comments First
(Only showing comments with -2 votes or higher. You can alter this threshold from your profile page. Manage Profile)
From Tamthebam 10/12/2025 12:02 | #311334
Tamthebam 10/12/2025 12:02 | #311334
Brilliant choices
Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
From Moondance 04/07/2024 10:15 | #302891
Excellent chart.
Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
From Johnnyo 04/28/2023 16:16 | #296460
Excellent chart
Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
From 
sophialeviev 06/15/2018 00:25 | #216769
sophialeviev 06/15/2018 00:25 | #216769
Respect for this chart.
Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
From 
CharlieBarley 12/09/2016 05:36 | #179793
CharlieBarley 12/09/2016 05:36 | #179793
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.
Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
Your feedback for Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
Let us know what you think of this chart by adding a comment or assigning a rating below!
If you enjoy our site, please consider supporting us by sparing a few seconds to disable your ad blocker.
A lot of hard work happens in the background to keep BEA running, and it's especially difficult to do this when we can't pay our hosting fees :(
We work very hard to ensure our site is as fast (and FREE!) as possible, and we respect your privacy.
A lot of hard work happens in the background to keep BEA running, and it's especially difficult to do this when we can't pay our hosting fees :(
We work very hard to ensure our site is as fast (and FREE!) as possible, and we respect your privacy.
| Best Artists of the 2010s | |
|---|---|
| 1. Kendrick Lamar | |
| 2. Kanye West | |
| 3. Tame Impala | |
| 4. Arcade Fire | |
| 5. Beach House | |
| 6. Frank Ocean | |
| 7. Sufjan Stevens | |
| 8. The National | |
| 9. Radiohead | |
| 10. Nick Cave | |
| 11. Lana Del Rey | |
| 12. Vampire Weekend | |
| 13. David Bowie | |
| 14. Car Seat Headrest | |
| 15. Bon Iver | |
| 16. The War On Drugs | |
| 17. Death Grips | |
| 18. Arctic Monkeys | |
| 19. Tyler, The Creator | |
| 20. Swans |
