Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s by timtooky

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I apologize, that this list will not meet the tastes of all readers. In fact I know that my musical preferences are mostly far away from "professional" reviewers or people, who are inside music.

To avoid confusion or missunderstandings, i would like to explain my rating scheme:

--------- Epoch-Making ------------
100% - I will assign this rating only 1 time.
95% - I will assign this rating max. 3 times.
90% - I will assign this rating max. 6 times.

--------- Gigantic ------------
85% - I will assign this rating max. 10 times.
80% - I will assign this rating max. 20 times.

--------- Outstanding ------------
75% - I will assign this rating max. 40 times.
70% - I will assign this rating max. 60 times.

--------- Very Good ------------
65% - I will assign this rating max. 100 times.
60% - I will assign this rating max. 200 times.

--------- Good ------------
50% - 55%

--------- Worth Mentioning ------------
40% - 45%

--------- Acceptable ------------
30% - 35%

--------- Not My Cup Of Tea ------------
15% - 25%

--------- Annoying ------------
10%

--------- What The ****? ------------
5%

Chart updated: 02/27/2024 23:15
(Created: 03/14/2016 23:16).
Chart size: 100 albums.

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Master Of Puppets

Metallica

[First added to this chart: 03/17/2016]

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

1,266 charts

Rank Score:

12,827

Rank in 1986:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

83 (1,815 votes)

Comments:

118

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It's My Life

Talk Talk

[First added to this chart: 02/04/2021]

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

195 charts

Rank Score:

1,156

Rank in 1984:

Rank in 1980s:

235

Overall Rank:

1,489

Average Rating:

76 (269 votes)

Comments:

3. (4)

The Joshua Tree

[First added to this chart: 03/17/2016]

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

1,855 charts

Rank Score:

18,960

Rank in 1987:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

4. (5)

[First added to this chart: 03/17/2016]

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

470 charts

Rank Score:

4,063

Rank in 1986:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

430

Average Rating:

80 (567 votes)

Comments:

5. (3)

Peter Gabriel III

Peter Gabriel

[First added to this chart: 03/17/2016]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

529 charts

Rank Score:

4,200

Rank in 1980:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

414

Average Rating:

81 (593 votes)

Comments:

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Love Over Gold

Dire Straits

[First added to this chart: 03/17/2016]

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

391 charts

Rank Score:

2,856

Rank in 1982:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

611

Average Rating:

79 (539 votes)

Comments:

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Ride The Lightning

Metallica

[First added to this chart: 03/17/2016]

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

907 charts

Rank Score:

9,474

Rank in 1984:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

157

Average Rating:

84 (1,360 votes)

Comments:

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The Number Of The Beast

Iron Maiden

[First added to this chart: 03/17/2016]

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

721 charts

Rank Score:

6,267

Rank in 1982:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

273

Average Rating:

81 (1,022 votes)

Comments:

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Born In The U.S.A.

Bruce Springsteen

[First added to this chart: 03/17/2016]

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

925 charts

Rank Score:

8,063

Rank in 1984:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

193

Average Rating:

78 (1,325 votes)

Comments:

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Reckless

Bryan Adams

[First added to this chart: 03/17/2016]

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

198 charts

Rank Score:

1,129

Rank in 1984:

Rank in 1980s:

238

Overall Rank:

1,522

Average Rating:

71 (256 votes)

Comments:

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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition

Year	Albums	%

1980	13	13%
1981	12	12%
1982	16	16%
1983	10	10%
1984	12	12%
1985	7	7%
1986	13	13%
1987	6	6%
1988	6	6%
1989	5	5%

Artist	Albums	%

Talk Talk	4	4%
The Cure	4	4%
Metallica	3	3%
Toy Dolls	3	3%
U2	3	3%
Peter Gabriel	3	3%
Dire Straits	3	3%
Show all

Country	Albums	%

	46	46%
	20	20%
	11	11%
	5	5%
	4	4%
	4	4%
	3	3%
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Live?	Albums	%
No	99	99%
Yes	1	1%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	96	96%
Yes	4	4%

Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 18 from 40th to 22nd ...Bis Zum Bitteren Ende by Neurotic Arseholes
Up 17 from 31st to 14th Spirit Of Eden by Talk Talk
Up 3 from 20th to 17th So by Peter Gabriel

Biggest fallers
Down 3 from 15th to 18th Seventeen Seconds by The Cure
Down 2 from 3rd to 5th Peter Gabriel III by Peter Gabriel
Down 2 from 17th to 19th Red Skies Over Paradise by Fischer-Z

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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s	PapaShiz86	1980s decade chart	2024
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s	Siromynian	1980s decade chart	2025
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s	pdapperens	1980s decade chart	2014
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s	fabm0	1980s decade chart	2025
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s	thenat	1980s decade chart	2025
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s	MarkusN	1980s decade chart	2021
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s	ruquito124	1980s decade chart	2018
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s	PAPPITUFO	1980s decade chart	2024
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s	sunnydhamm	1980s decade chart	2025
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s	Kettwig	1980s decade chart	2019

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Very nice, classic eighties chart, but with enough surprises to keep it interesting. Graceland and Nebraska are great albums. Nice to see them included among some less familiar material.

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