Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
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- Chart updated: 10/24/2017 13:45
- (Created: 04/12/2016 01:57).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 04/11/2016]
Year of Release:
1989
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26,190
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[First added to this chart: 04/11/2016]
Year of Release:
1983
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Rank Score:
343
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[First added to this chart: 04/11/2016]
Year of Release:
1987
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555
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[First added to this chart: 04/11/2016]
Year of Release:
1985
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6,370
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[First added to this chart: 04/11/2016]
Year of Release:
1988
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15,614
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[First added to this chart: 04/11/2016]
Year of Release:
1988
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6,994
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[First added to this chart: 04/11/2016]
Year of Release:
1987
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2,853
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[First added to this chart: 04/11/2016]
Year of Release:
1986
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12,509
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[First added to this chart: 12/17/2016]
Year of Release:
1986
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3,725
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1980 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1981 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1982 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1983 | 17 | 17% | |
| 1984 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1985 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1986 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1987 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1988 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1989 | 4 | 4% |
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| Butthole Surfers | 4 | 4% | |
| Depeche Mode | 4 | 4% | |
| Metallica | 4 | 4% | |
| The Cure | 3 | 3% | |
| Big Black | 3 | 3% | |
| The Smiths | 3 | 3% | |
| Dinosaur | 2 | 2% | |
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31 | 31% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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