Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
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Grzywa 
- Chart updated: 02/19/2016 09:15
- (Created: 01/12/2016 23:23).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Best tracks: "Colony", "Twenty Four Hours", "Decades".
[First added to this chart: 02/18/2016]
Year of Release:
1980
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14,711
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Best tracks: "Debaser", "Wave of Mutilation", "Gouge Away".
[First added to this chart: 02/18/2016]
Year of Release:
1989
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31,248
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Best tracks: "M", "Play For Today", "A Forest".
[First added to this chart: 02/18/2016]
Year of Release:
1980
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2,715
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Best tracks: "Maniac", "The More It Changes", "The Month After".
[First added to this chart: 02/18/2016]
Best tracks: "Elektryczne Nożyce", "Piosenka Młodych Wioślarzy", "Do Ani".
[First added to this chart: 02/19/2016]
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Surfer Rosa & Come On Pilgrim
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Compilation
Best tracks: "Bone Machine", "River Euphrates", "Nimrod's Son".
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Best tracks: "Back to the Old House", "Panic", "Sweet and Tender Hooligan".
[First added to this chart: 02/18/2016]
Year of Release:
1987
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2,398
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Best tracks: "Add It Up", "Gone Daddy Gone", "Blister in the Sun".
[First added to this chart: 02/18/2016]
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1983
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7,947
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Best tracks: "Romeo Had Juliette", "Sick Of You", "Dime Story Mystery".
[First added to this chart: 02/18/2016]
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1989
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2,481
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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 | % | |
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| 1980 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1981 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1982 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1983 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1984 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1985 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1986 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1987 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1988 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1989 | 9 | 9% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Cure | 8 | 8% | |
| Depeche Mode | 5 | 5% | |
| The Smiths | 5 | 5% | |
| Bauhaus | 4 | 4% | |
| Tuxedomoon | 3 | 3% | |
| The Legendary Pink Dots | 3 | 3% | |
| Siouxsie And The Banshees | 3 | 3% | |
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48 | 48% | |
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33 | 33% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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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 |
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| Up 78 from 97th to 19thKlaus Mitffoch by Klaus Mitffoch |
| Up 70 from 75th to 5thPosłuchaj To Do Ciebie by Kult |
| Up 65 from 72nd to 7thNowa Aleksandria by Siekiera |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 25 from 73rd to 98thHalf-Mute by Tuxedomoon |
| Down 17 from 82nd to 99thThe Burning World by Swans |
| Down 11 from 67th to 78thLocust Abortion Technician by Butthole Surfers |
| New entries |
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| Juju by Siouxsie And The Banshees |
| Combat Rock by The Clash |
| Standing On A Beach - The Singles by The Cure |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| 10/11/2017 23:15 |  sssvnnn | 2,870 | 83/100 | |
| 10/28/2016 09:28 | ecwashere | 157 | 83/100 | |
| 06/11/2016 20:31 |  dihansse | 308 | 84/100 |
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From sssvnnn 10/11/2017 23:16 | #199399
sssvnnn 10/11/2017 23:16 | #199399
Very good chart.
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From ecwashere 10/28/2016 09:30 | #177609
Good! Very differnt from my chart, but very good. The Polish bands/artists are unknown to me, but I will check them out.
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From dihansse 06/11/2016 20:32 | #168471
dihansse 06/11/2016 20:32 | #168471
Now I see where you got your avator from ;)
Great list though although the Drawing Of Patient OT I'm just listening to is not really my thing.
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