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).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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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."
9.5/10
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Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
15,176
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Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
27,581
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Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
1,633
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Year of Release:
1980
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4,711
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"So you don't go out much any more?
Yeah, oh yeah, how much?
Well, I couldn't do it all, I could do maybe ten
No I don't work, I don't want to get a job, you kidding?"
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Yeah, oh yeah, how much?
Well, I couldn't do it all, I could do maybe ten
No I don't work, I don't want to get a job, you kidding?"
9/10
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Year of Release:
1980
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1,396
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 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 & The Bad Seeds | 3 | 3% | |
| Einstürzende Neubauten | 2 | 2% | |
| Pixies | 2 | 2% | |
| Azra | 2 | 2% | |
| Ekatarina Velika | 2 | 2% | |
| David Sylvian | 2 | 2% | |
| The Replacements | 2 | 2% | |
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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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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 1 from 45th to 44thOn Fire by Galaxie 500 |
| Up 1 from 44th to 43rdDaydream Nation by Sonic Youth |
| Up 1 from 43rd to 42ndThe Well-Tuned Piano 81 X 25 6:17:50 - 11:18:59 PM NYC by La Monte Young |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 22 from 23rd to 45thSamo Par Godina Za Nas by Ekatarina Velika |
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| ! | 11/28/2021 23:20 |  sssvnnn | 2,865 | 83/100 |
| ! | 05/15/2021 15:16 | DJENNY | 4,365 | 100/100 |
| ! | 06/09/2020 18:55 |  Leonard | 341 | 88/100 |
| ! | 05/18/2016 20:18 | Imaybeparanoid | 179 | 89/100 |
| ! | 03/24/2016 14:10 | LegacyEighties | 5 | 85/100 |
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