Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
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zags7000 
- Chart updated: 03/29/2026 08:45
- (Created: 01/20/2016 08:58).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 05/29/2016]
Year of Release:
1982
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Rank Score:
6,068
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[First added to this chart: 05/29/2016]
Year of Release:
1982
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Rank Score:
5,611
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[First added to this chart: 05/29/2016]
Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
12,134
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[First added to this chart: 05/29/2016]
Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
17,768
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[First added to this chart: 05/29/2016]
Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
11,222
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[First added to this chart: 05/29/2016]
Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
8,925
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[First added to this chart: 01/07/2018]
Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
4,059
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[First added to this chart: 01/07/2018]
[First added to this chart: 01/07/2018]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
3,805
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[First added to this chart: 05/29/2016]
Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
3,612
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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 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1981 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1982 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1983 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1984 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1985 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1986 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1987 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1988 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1989 | 11 | 11% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Kate Bush | 4 | 4% | |
| Metallica | 4 | 4% | |
| Iron Maiden | 4 | 4% | |
| Siouxsie And The Banshees | 4 | 4% | |
| George Strait | 3 | 3% | |
| Bruce Springsteen | 3 | 3% | |
| Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble | 3 | 3% | |
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59 | 59% | |
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29 | 29% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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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
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Up 51 from 90th to 39th |
Up 49 from 97th to 48th |
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Down 62 from 38th to 100th |
Down 51 from 14th to 65th |
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| ! | 04/29/2020 17:41 | ThuramThugood | 106 | 90/100 |
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ERadio 02/05/2017 16:31 | #184959
I did an actual double-take when I saw Lucinda Williams next to Megadeth...cheers. Nice unique chart without any Smiths ;)
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