Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
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Nightprowler 
- Chart updated: 05/13/2025 11:15
- (Created: 12/15/2015 07:23).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 12/15/2015]
Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
12,490
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[First added to this chart: 12/15/2015]
Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
573
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[First added to this chart: 05/13/2025]
[First added to this chart: 12/26/2015]
Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
524
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[First added to this chart: 04/03/2016]
[First added to this chart: 12/30/2015]
Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
32,750
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[First added to this chart: 04/03/2016]
[First added to this chart: 12/30/2015]
Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
3,304
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[First added to this chart: 12/30/2015]
Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
1,441
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[First added to this chart: 12/30/2015]
Total albums: 13. Page 1 of 2
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1981 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1982 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1983 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1984 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1985 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1986 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1987 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1988 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1989 | 7 | 7% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| AC/DC | 7 | 7% | |
| Wishbone Ash | 6 | 6% | |
| Judas Priest | 6 | 6% | |
| Van Halen | 6 | 6% | |
| Metallica | 5 | 5% | |
| Bon Jovi | 4 | 4% | |
| Tom Waits | 4 | 4% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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43 | 43% | |
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37 | 37% | |
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8 | 8% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 12th to 13thJust Testing by Wishbone Ash |
| Down 1 from 13th to 14th...Nothing Like The Sun by Sting |
| Down 1 from 14th to 15thDisco Alliance by Zodiac (LV) |
| New entries |
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| Solitude Standing by Suzanne Vega |
| Leavers |
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| Stay Hungry by Twisted Sister |
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