Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
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RasmV 
- Chart updated: 03/08/2023 21:45
- (Created: 01/16/2016 11:50).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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100
[First added to this chart: 01/16/2016]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
22,447
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95
[First added to this chart: 05/13/2019]
Year of Release:
1983
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Rank Score:
6,307
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95
[First added to this chart: 01/16/2016]
Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
32,755
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90
[First added to this chart: 01/06/2017]
Year of Release:
1989
Appears in:
Rank Score:
26,074
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90
[First added to this chart: 01/16/2016]
Year of Release:
1987
Appears in:
Rank Score:
10,968
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90
[First added to this chart: 01/16/2016]
Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
18,258
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90
[First added to this chart: 01/16/2016]
Year of Release:
1985
Appears in:
Rank Score:
7,058
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85
Year of Release:
1987
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,881
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85
[First added to this chart: 12/13/2017]
Year of Release:
1988
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,282
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85
[First added to this chart: 05/13/2019]
Year of Release:
1985
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,597
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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 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1981 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1982 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1983 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1984 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1985 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1986 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1987 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1988 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1989 | 7 | 7% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| New Order | 6 | 6% | |
| The Smiths | 6 | 6% | |
| Iron Maiden | 5 | 5% | |
| Echo & The Bunnymen | 5 | 5% | |
| Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble | 4 | 4% | |
| Depeche Mode | 3 | 3% | |
| The Cure | 3 | 3% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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63 | 63% | |
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25 | 25% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 62 from 72nd to 10thLow-Life by New Order |
| Up 54 from 77th to 23rdTechnique by New Order |
| Up 42 from 58th to 16thThe Smiths by The Smiths |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 46 from 31st to 77thSpeak & Spell by Depeche Mode |
| Down 46 from 53rd to 99thA Kind Of Magic by Queen |
| Down 45 from 42nd to 87thNebraska by Bruce Springsteen |
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