Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s by 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.

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• Chart updated: 01/11/2022 03:15
• (Created: 02/11/2016 03:06).
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Odbrana I Poslednji Dani 

 Идоли [Idoli]

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"Moje se mene ne dotiče
žalosti, blaženstva nade
možda je sad svet u očima
možda me drugačijim drugi grade."

"My own does not touch me
sorrow, bliss of hope
maybe it is now holy in the eye
maybe other people are different."

9/10

_ [First added to this chart: 03/13/2018]

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

26 charts

Rank Score:

170

Rank in 1982:

118

Rank in 1980s:

1,097

Overall Rank:

7,379

Average Rating:

 75 (42 votes)

Comments:

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22. (=)

Secrets Of The Beehive 

 David Sylvian

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"But we feel secure against such mighty dreams
As Orpheus sings of the promise tomorrow may bring."

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_ [First added to this chart: 03/01/2016]

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

173 charts

Rank Score:

1,409

Rank in 1987:

25

Rank in 1980s:

201

Overall Rank:

1,251

Average Rating:

 79 (179 votes)

Comments:

9

23. (24) 1

Youth Of America 

 Wipers

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"They attack you from the right side
Down the left side
Down the middle 'til you don't know who you are
Stick around because it don't really matter
They'll try to put you 6 feet under the ground..."

9/10

_ [First added to this chart: 04/21/2016]

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

246 charts

Rank Score:

1,911

Rank in 1981:

11

Rank in 1980s:

144

Overall Rank:

940

Average Rating:

 81 (227 votes)

Comments:

11

24. (25) 1

Let It Be 

 The Replacements

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"Don't get him wrong and don't get him mad
He might be a father, but he sure ain't a dad.

9/10

_ [First added to this chart: 03/01/2016]

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

803 charts

Rank Score:

7,877

Rank in 1984:

5

Rank in 1980s:

26

Overall Rank:

212

Average Rating:

 82 (909 votes)

Comments:

72

25. (26) 1

Double Nickels On The Dime 

 Minutemen

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"The injustice of our greed
The practice we inherit."

9/10

_ [First added to this chart: 03/01/2016]

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

564 charts

Rank Score:

5,172

Rank in 1984:

7

Rank in 1980s:

46

Overall Rank:

347

Average Rating:

 80 (623 votes)

Comments:

47

26. (27) 1

Big Science 

 Laurie Anderson

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"Howdy stranger,
Mind if I smoke?
And he said "Every man, every man for himself. Every man, every man for himself."
All in favor say "I"
Big Science."

9/10

_ [First added to this chart: 10/20/2016]

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

235 charts

Rank Score:

1,671

Rank in 1982:

16

Rank in 1980s:

165

Overall Rank:

1,058

Average Rating:

 78 (229 votes)

Comments:

9

27. (28) 1

Paket Aranžman 

 Various Artists

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"Plamene zore bude me iz sna
Fabrička jutra, dim iz dimnjaka
Pesma se ori, mladi radnici
Čelična jutra, hitam fabrici."

"Fiery dawns wake me up from dreams
Factory morns, smoke from the chimneys
Young workers, singing loudly
Steel morns, I’m rushing to the factory."

9/10

_ [First added to this chart: 03/01/2016]

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

22 charts

Rank Score:

63

Rank in 1981:

252

Rank in 1980s:

2,326

Overall Rank:

17,136

Average Rating:

 77 (19 votes)

Comments:

1

28. (29) 1

EVOL 

 Sonic Youth

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_ [First added to this chart: 04/21/2016]

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

389 charts

Rank Score:

2,513

Rank in 1986:

11

Rank in 1980s:

108

Overall Rank:

718

Average Rating:

 78 (505 votes)

Comments:

28

29. (30) 1

Within The Realm Of A Dying Sun 

 Dead Can Dance

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_ [First added to this chart: 03/01/2016]

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

201 charts

Rank Score:

1,415

Rank in 1987:

24

Rank in 1980s:

200

Overall Rank:

1,247

Average Rating:

 80 (243 votes)

Comments:

8

30. (31) 1

Los Angeles 

 X (US)

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9/10

_ [First added to this chart: 04/21/2016]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

317 charts

Rank Score:

1,712

Rank in 1980:

24

Rank in 1980s:

162

Overall Rank:

1,035

Average Rating:

 77 (341 votes)

Comments:

17

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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	%
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds	3	3%
The Replacements	2	2%
The Fall	2	2%
Tom Waits	2	2%
Kate Bush	2	2%
Sonic Youth	2	2%
Dead Can Dance	2	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	40	40%
	25	25%
	8	8%
	6	6%
	4	4%
	3	3%
	3	3%
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 1 from 45th to 44th On Fire by Galaxie 500
Up 1 from 44th to 43rd Daydream Nation by Sonic Youth
Up 1 from 43rd to 42nd The Well-Tuned Piano 81 X 25 6:17:50 - 11:18:59 PM NYC by La Monte Young

Biggest fallers
Down 22 from 23rd to 45th Samo Par Godina Za Nas by Ekatarina Velika

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100/100	11/28/2021 23:20	sssvnnn	2,828	83/100
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90/100	06/09/2020 18:55	Leonard	321	88/100
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