Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
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- Chart updated: 07/18/2025 16:45
- (Created: 03/05/2016 19:08).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 05/13/2016]
Year of Release:
1983
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Rank Score:
3,230
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[First added to this chart: 06/13/2019]
Year of Release:
1983
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Rank Score:
8,083
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[First added to this chart: 12/15/2020]
Year of Release:
1983
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Rank Score:
341
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[First added to this chart: 06/16/2019]
Year of Release:
1983
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Rank Score:
10,084
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[First added to this chart: 12/15/2020]
Year of Release:
1983
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Rank Score:
1,752
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1981 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1982 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1983 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1984 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1985 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1986 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1987 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1988 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1989 | 11 | 11% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Ramones | 7 | 7% | |
| Motörhead | 6 | 6% | |
| Iron Maiden | 5 | 5% | |
| Metallica | 4 | 4% | |
| Dead Kennedys | 4 | 4% | |
| Pixies | 3 | 3% | |
| The Smiths | 3 | 3% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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71 | 71% | |
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23 | 23% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 1 from 73rd to 72nd Pretty Hate Machine by Nine Inch Nails |
| Up 1 from 72nd to 71st Sister by Sonic Youth |
| Up 1 from 71st to 70th Evol by Sonic Youth |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 15 from 58th to 73rd No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith by Motörhead |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 10/05/2024 01:45 | mrmcrook | 726 | 92/100 |
| ! | 12/17/2020 09:44 |  desh79 | 1,278 | 93/100 |
| ! | 11/29/2020 19:10 | MasterOfPuppets | 174 | 91/100 |
| ! | 11/23/2020 13:29 |  Larcx13 | 1,145 | 86/100 |
| ! | 09/09/2020 08:24 | TheSmiths82-87 | 1,831 | 83/100 |
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