Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s by Rich150 
- Chart updated: 10/05/2018 19:45
- (Created: 12/31/2015 20:39).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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1986
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4,919
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1984
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1,951
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1986
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11,811
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1985
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944
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1980
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1,536
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Year of Release:
1987
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2,709
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1980 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1981 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1982 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1983 | 17 | 17% | |
| 1984 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1985 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1986 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1987 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1988 | 3 | 3% | |
| 1989 | 6 | 6% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Men Without Hats | 5 | 5% | |
| XTC | 5 | 5% | |
| Marillion | 4 | 4% | |
| INXS | 4 | 4% | |
| Thompson Twins | 3 | 3% | |
| Lloyd Cole And The Commotions | 3 | 3% | |
| The B-52's | 3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 82 from 100th to 18th In Visible Silence by Art Of Noise |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 18th to 19th Mummer by XTC |
| Down 1 from 19th to 20th Green by R.E.M. |
| Down 1 from 20th to 21st Bouncing Off The Satellites by The B-52's |
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 95/100  | 09/21/2018 12:57 |  bobbyb5 | | 90/100 |
| 95/100 | 01/03/2017 20:52 |  CharlieBarley | | 94/100 |
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From bobbyb5 09/21/2018 13:02
bobbyb5 09/21/2018 13:02
I think it's a shame that people have forgotten about such good albums by Blancmange, Wang Chung, Altered Images, B-52s, Gary Numan, OMD and more. Especially considering what they DO remember from the eighties.
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From CharlieBarley 01/03/2017 20:53
CharlieBarley 01/03/2017 20:53
Good 80s chart. I enjoyed reading this. 14 albums in common good work
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