Top 50 Music Albums of the 1980s
by WillyMac 
- Chart updated: 01/08/2021 21:15
- (Created: 01/21/2016 15:09).
- Chart size: 50 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 01/21/2016]
Year of Release:
1989
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22,307
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Year of Release:
1986
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3,498
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[First added to this chart: 01/21/2016]
Year of Release:
1980
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4,070
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[First added to this chart: 01/21/2016]
Year of Release:
1989
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3,293
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[First added to this chart: 01/21/2016]
Year of Release:
1980
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1,815
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[First added to this chart: 01/21/2016]
Year of Release:
1988
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3,565
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[First added to this chart: 01/21/2016]
Year of Release:
1982
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2,776
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[First added to this chart: 01/21/2016]
Year of Release:
1983
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9,819
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[First added to this chart: 01/21/2016]
Year of Release:
1988
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2,090
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[First added to this chart: 01/21/2016]
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1983
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1,820
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Total albums: 50. Page 1 of 5
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Top 50 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 11 | 22% | |
| 1981 | 2 | 4% | |
| 1982 | 4 | 8% | |
| 1983 | 6 | 12% | |
| 1984 | 4 | 8% | |
| 1985 | 2 | 4% | |
| 1986 | 5 | 10% | |
| 1987 | 7 | 14% | |
| 1988 | 4 | 8% | |
| 1989 | 5 | 10% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| R.E.M. | 6 | 12% | |
| U2 | 3 | 6% | |
| The Police | 2 | 4% | |
| The Jam | 2 | 4% | |
| Midnight Oil | 2 | 4% | |
| Dire Straits | 2 | 4% | |
| David Bowie | 2 | 4% | |
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Top 50 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 1 from 4th to 3rdPeter Gabriel (1980) by Peter Gabriel |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 3rd to 4thFull Moon Fever by Tom Petty |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| 09/01/2020 19:23 |  Rhyner | 1,452 | 99/100 | |
| 06/08/2020 15:44 | TheSmiths82-87 | 1,829 | 83/100 | |
| 01/03/2017 16:51 |  desh79 | 1,274 | 93/100 | |
| 08/27/2016 05:10 | Kuzh69 | 68 | 90/100 |
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From Kuzh69 08/27/2016 05:19 | #173553
Love your chart..... Great to see your love of REM. I still can't believe I
Saw them for FREE, in 1982, on the hills of Athens Ga.
Also, I really like to see XTC Black Sea in top ten. btw, have u listened
To drums and wires ? ..... My fav.
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