Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s by timtooky

Please note: This list is an expression of personal likings. There's no attempt to measure the unique quality of a record.

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

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

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

1,230 charts

Rank Score:

13,255

Rank in 1986:

2

Rank in 1980s:

13

Overall Rank:

105

Average Rating:

 83 (1,764 votes)

Comments:

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It's My Life 

 Talk Talk

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

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

188 charts

Rank Score:

1,099

Rank in 1984:

22

Rank in 1980s:

241

Overall Rank:

1,569

Average Rating:

 76 (258 votes)

Comments:

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The Joshua Tree 

 U2

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

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

1,814 charts

Rank Score:

19,879

Rank in 1987:

1

Rank in 1980s:

6

Overall Rank:

52

Average Rating:

 83 (2,389 votes)

Comments:

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The Colour Of Spring 

 Talk Talk

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

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

451 charts

Rank Score:

4,216

Rank in 1986:

6

Rank in 1980s:

59

Overall Rank:

425

Average Rating:

 80 (551 votes)

Comments:

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Peter Gabriel III 

 Peter Gabriel

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

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

509 charts

Rank Score:

4,389

Rank in 1980:

6

Rank in 1980s:

56

Overall Rank:

408

Average Rating:

 81 (573 votes)

Comments:

24

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Love Over Gold 

 Dire Straits

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

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

377 charts

Rank Score:

2,858

Rank in 1982:

10

Rank in 1980s:

98

Overall Rank:

622

Average Rating:

 79 (518 votes)

Comments:

35

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Ride The Lightning 

 Metallica

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

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

870 charts

Rank Score:

9,216

Rank in 1984:

2

Rank in 1980s:

22

Overall Rank:

175

Average Rating:

 84 (1,307 votes)

Comments:

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The Number Of The Beast 

 Iron Maiden

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

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

693 charts

Rank Score:

6,536

Rank in 1982:

3

Rank in 1980s:

35

Overall Rank:

269

Average Rating:

 81 (987 votes)

Comments:

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Born In The U.S.A. 

 Bruce Springsteen

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

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

883 charts

Rank Score:

8,269

Rank in 1984:

4

Rank in 1980s:

24

Overall Rank:

199

Average Rating:

 78 (1,292 votes)

Comments:

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Reckless 

 Bryan Adams

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

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

188 charts

Rank Score:

1,091

Rank in 1984:

24

Rank in 1980s:

246

Overall Rank:

1,580

Average Rating:

 72 (244 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%
Dire Straits	3	3%
Metallica	3	3%
Toy Dolls	3	3%
U2	3	3%
Peter Gabriel	3	3%
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Country	Albums	%
	46	46%
	20	20%
	11	11%
	5	5%
	4	4%
	4	4%
	3	3%
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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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From buzzdainer 07/01/2016 18:57

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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