Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s by Juneof44

Chart updated: 10/08/2016 20:15
(Created: 11/22/2015 23:21).
Chart size: 100 albums.

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The Joshua Tree

[First added to this chart: 11/22/2015]

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

1,852 charts

Rank Score:

18,616

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Average Rating:

83 (2,446 votes)

Comments:

228

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Thriller

Michael Jackson

[First added to this chart: 11/22/2015]

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

1,631 charts

Rank Score:

16,515

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[First added to this chart: 11/22/2015]

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

2,483 charts

Rank Score:

35,207

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[First added to this chart: 11/22/2015]

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

1,830 charts

Rank Score:

26,782

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Average Rating:

86 (2,043 votes)

Comments:

152

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Appetite For Destruction

Guns N' Roses

[First added to this chart: 11/22/2015]

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

1,393 charts

Rank Score:

11,623

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Pixies

[First added to this chart: 11/22/2015]

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

2,540 charts

Rank Score:

33,109

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[First added to this chart: 11/22/2015]

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

923 charts

Rank Score:

8,006

Rank in 1984:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

193

Average Rating:

78 (1,326 votes)

Comments:

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Tracy Chapman

[First added to this chart: 11/22/2015]

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

563 charts

Rank Score:

3,951

Rank in 1988:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

442

Average Rating:

77 (636 votes)

Comments:

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Brothers In Arms

Dire Straits

[First added to this chart: 11/22/2015]

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

854 charts

Rank Score:

7,288

Rank in 1985:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

221

Average Rating:

78 (1,173 votes)

Comments:

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Uprising

Bob Marley & The Wailers

[First added to this chart: 11/22/2015]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

261 charts

Rank Score:

1,382

Rank in 1980:

Rank in 1980s:

204

Overall Rank:

1,259

Average Rating:

77 (287 votes)

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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition

Year	Albums	%

1980	12	12%
1981	5	5%
1982	9	9%
1983	8	8%
1984	13	13%
1985	6	6%
1986	11	11%
1987	14	14%
1988	10	10%
1989	12	12%

Artist	Albums	%

The Cure	4	4%
R.E.M.	3	3%
Dire Straits	3	3%
Sonic Youth	3	3%
U2	3	3%
The Police	3	3%
Bruce Springsteen	3	3%
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Country	Albums	%

	45	45%
	43	43%
	3	3%
	2	2%
	2	2%
	1	1%
	1	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	97	97%
Yes	3	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	99	99%
Yes	1	1%

Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 2 from 26th to 24th Hatful Of Hollow by The Smiths
Up 2 from 22nd to 20th ...Nothing Like The Sun by Sting
Up 2 from 12th to 10th Uprising by Bob Marley & The Wailers

Biggest fallers
Down 4 from 21st to 25th Rio by Duran Duran
Down 3 from 8th to 11th Daydream Nation by Sonic Youth
Down 1 from 11th to 12th Sandinista! by The Clash

Title	Source	Type	Published
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s	StefanR10	1980s decade chart	2020
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s	Manso	1980s decade chart	2021
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s	Kettwig	1980s decade chart	2019
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s	infinitejester	1980s decade chart	2020
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s	dmercado	1980s decade chart	2018
Top 93 Music Albums of the 1980s	elton229	1980s decade chart	2012
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s	TheNowhereGuy	1980s decade chart	2020
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s	PapaShiz86	1980s decade chart	2024
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s	JR	1980s decade chart	2024
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s	bojolpif71	1980s decade chart	2015

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85/100	11/17/2016 09:43	TheSmiths82-87	1,833	83/100

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