Top 99 Music Albums of the 1980s
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pavelthevelvet 
- Chart updated: 02/03/2025 10:15
- (Created: 08/04/2016 08:38).
- Chart size: 99 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 08/04/2016]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
15,566
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[First added to this chart: 08/04/2016]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
2,509
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[First added to this chart: 08/04/2016]
Year of Release:
1983
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Rank Score:
4,549
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[First added to this chart: 08/04/2016]
Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
2,280
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[First added to this chart: 08/04/2016]
Year of Release:
1983
Appears in:
Rank Score:
5,540
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Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
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[First added to this chart: 08/04/2016]
Buy album
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[First added to this chart: 08/04/2016]
Buy album
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[First added to this chart: 08/04/2016]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
1,391
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Total albums: 99. Page 1 of 10
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Top 99 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1981 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1982 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1983 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1984 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1985 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1986 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1987 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1988 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1989 | 7 | 7% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Tom Waits | 5 | 5% | |
| U2 | 4 | 4% | |
| Sonic Youth | 3 | 3% | |
| Lou Reed | 3 | 3% | |
| John Cale | 3 | 3% | |
| The Sound | 2 | 2% | |
| Bauhaus | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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41 | 41% | |
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33 | 33% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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Top 99 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 17 from 92nd to 75th Как Я Стал Предателем [Kak Ya Stal Predatelem] by АукцЫон [Auktyon] |
| Up 16 from 88th to 72nd The Ghost Trade by Camberwell Now |
| Up 12 from 74th to 62nd Behind The Iron Curtain by Nico |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 12 from 66th to 78th Hex Enduction Hour by The Fall |
| Down 10 from 82nd to 92nd Damaged by Black Flag |
| Down 10 from 83rd to 93rd Big Circumstance by Bruce Cockburn |
| New entries |
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| Les Enfants Du Velvet by Various Artists |
| Leavers |
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| Giant by The Woodentops |
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