Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
by amirmishali 
- Chart updated: 08/24/2025 14:45
- (Created: 12/27/2015 13:03).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 12/27/2015]
Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
11,705
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[First added to this chart: 12/27/2015]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
12,004
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[First added to this chart: 12/27/2015]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
31,571
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[First added to this chart: 03/05/2018]
Year of Release:
1982
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Rank Score:
6,291
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[First added to this chart: 12/27/2015]
Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
1,279
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[First added to this chart: 12/27/2015]
Year of Release:
1983
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Rank Score:
8,055
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[First added to this chart: 12/27/2015]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
1,795
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[First added to this chart: 12/27/2015]
Year of Release:
1985
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,295
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[First added to this chart: 12/27/2015]
Year of Release:
1983
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Rank Score:
4,542
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1980 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1981 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1982 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1983 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1984 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1985 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1986 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1987 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1988 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1989 | 11 | 11% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Tom Waits | 4 | 4% | |
| Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | 4 | 4% | |
| Talk Talk | 3 | 3% | |
| Kate Bush | 3 | 3% | |
| The Pogues | 2 | 2% | |
| Pretenders | 2 | 2% | |
| Prince And The Revolution | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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44 | 44% | |
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33 | 33% | |
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7 | 7% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 16 from 39th to 23rdHounds Of Love by Kate Bush |
| Up 14 from 23rd to 9thAround The World In A Day by Prince And The Revolution |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 49 from 9th to 58thRum Sodomy & The Lash by The Pogues |
| New entries |
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| Old Rottenhat by Robert Wyatt |
| Holy Wars by Tuxedomoon |
| The Head On The Door by The Cure |
| Suzanne Vega by Suzanne Vega |
| Brothers In Arms by Dire Straits |
| Leavers |
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| This Is The Sea by The Waterboys |
| The Velveteen Rabbit by George Winston |
| Spleen And Ideal by Dead Can Dance |
| Out Of The Blue by Chris Farlowe |
| Hot Tamale Baby by Marcia Ball |
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