Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
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Arthurknight 
Recently went back and refreshed this list (May 2021), you'll find more of the esoteric spicy picks in each of my respective 80s year charts.
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3CGZn6QS05eUt8vzdmRbG1?si=581b8b08913d426e
- Chart updated: 01/11/2022 03:15
- (Created: 02/11/2016 03:06).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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"Like my good hand I
tatooed E.V.I.L. across it's brother's fist
That filthy five! They did nothing to challenge or resist."
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tatooed E.V.I.L. across it's brother's fist
That filthy five! They did nothing to challenge or resist."
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Year of Release:
1988
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1,465
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"I still have my memory.
I still have my gold ring... beautiful, I love it, I love it!
I still have my allergies.
I still have my philosophy."
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I still have my gold ring... beautiful, I love it, I love it!
I still have my allergies.
I still have my philosophy."
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"The captain is a one-armed dwarf
He's throwing dice along the wharf."
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He's throwing dice along the wharf."
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Year of Release:
1985
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11,146
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"And if I only could,
I'd make a deal with God,
And I'd get him to swap our places."
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I'd make a deal with God,
And I'd get him to swap our places."
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Year of Release:
1985
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17,779
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Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
906
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6. (=)
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Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
1,124
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"You caress yourself
And grind my soft cold bones below."
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And grind my soft cold bones below."
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Year of Release:
1986
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1,047
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"I'm banging on your door
Up in the big blue sky."
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Up in the big blue sky."
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Year of Release:
1986
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779
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"Сколько тысяч слов - всё впустую,
Или кража огня у слепых богов."
"How many thousands of words - all in vain
Either stealing fire from the gods or the blind."
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Или кража огня у слепых богов."
"How many thousands of words - all in vain
Either stealing fire from the gods or the blind."
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"Can I go on with this train of events?
Disturbing and purging my mind,
Back out of my duties, when all's said and done,
I know that I'll lose every time."
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Disturbing and purging my mind,
Back out of my duties, when all's said and done,
I know that I'll lose every time."
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_ [First added to this chart: 03/01/2016]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
14,298
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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 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1981 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1982 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1983 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1984 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1985 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1986 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1987 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1988 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1989 | 8 | 8% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Nick Cave | 3 | 3% | |
| Einstürzende Neubauten | 2 | 2% | |
| Pixies | 2 | 2% | |
| Azra | 2 | 2% | |
| Katarina II | 2 | 2% | |
| David Sylvian | 2 | 2% | |
| The Replacements | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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40 | 40% | |
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25 | 25% | |
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8 | 8% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
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Up 1 from 45th to 44th |
Up 1 from 44th to 43rd |
Up 1 from 43rd to 42nd |
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Down 22 from 23rd to 45th |
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