Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
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- Chart updated: 11/03/2015 22:15
- (Created: 10/31/2015 15:00).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Best Song: The Gunner's Dream
[First added to this chart: 10/31/2015]
Year of Release:
1983
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2,209
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Best Song: Strawman
[First added to this chart: 10/31/2015]
Year of Release:
1989
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2,479
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Best Song: Tunnel of Love
[First added to this chart: 10/31/2015]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
2,756
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Best Song: Ah, Intruder (Female)
[First added to this chart: 10/31/2015]
Best Song: We Got Married
[First added to this chart: 10/31/2015]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
381
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Best Song: Indicipline
[First added to this chart: 10/31/2015]
Year of Release:
1981
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3,316
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Best Song: Prisoner of Love
[First added to this chart: 10/31/2015]
Best Song: Miami 2017
[First added to this chart: 10/31/2015]
Best Song: Tweeter and the Monkeyman
[First added to this chart: 10/31/2015]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
2,073
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Best Song: Master of Puppets
[First added to this chart: 10/31/2015]
Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
12,420
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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 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 16 | 16% | |
| 1981 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1982 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1983 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1984 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1985 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1986 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1987 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1988 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1989 | 8 | 8% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Frank Zappa | 12 | 12% | |
| Lou Reed | 5 | 5% | |
| Kip Hanrahan | 4 | 4% | |
| Paul McCartney | 4 | 4% | |
| Billy Joel | 4 | 4% | |
| Metallica | 4 | 4% | |
| Peter Gabriel | 3 | 3% | |
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From sssvnnn 10/31/2015 21:06 | #152339
sssvnnn 10/31/2015 21:06 | #152339
Many brilliant picks, some I don´t like.
Pleased to see: Zappa, Reed, Crimson, Fripp and thanks for uploading some Kip Hanrahan albums.
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