Top 99 Music Albums of the 1980s
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arthurbittencourt 
knoyanyskatsi
foetus
- Chart updated: 02/26/2026 14:45
- (Created: 08/17/2016 18:57).
- Chart size: 99 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 08/02/2017]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
1,397
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[First added to this chart: 08/17/2016]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
11,819
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[First added to this chart: 09/04/2016]
Year of Release:
1983
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Rank Score:
7,809
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[First added to this chart: 09/25/2019]
[First added to this chart: 09/12/2016]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
3,474
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[First added to this chart: 08/03/2017]
[First added to this chart: 08/02/2017]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
3,539
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[First added to this chart: 08/25/2016]
[First added to this chart: 05/05/2017]
Total albums: 99. Page 1 of 10
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Top 99 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1981 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1982 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1983 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1984 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1985 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1986 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1987 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1988 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1989 | 10 | 10% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Talk Talk | 1 | 1% | |
| The Feelies | 1 | 1% | |
| Martin Phillipps & The Chills | 1 | 1% | |
| Psychic TV | 1 | 1% | |
| Public Enemy | 1 | 1% | |
| Blind Idiot God | 1 | 1% | |
| 吉村弘 [Hiroshi Yoshimura] | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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57 | 58% | |
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23 | 23% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 12/04/2020 20:30 | leniad | 670 | 85/100 |
| ! | 09/29/2018 19:07 | DJENNY | 4,335 | 100/100 |
| ! | 08/25/2018 00:06 |  sssvnnn | 2,881 | 83/100 |
| ! | 06/01/2018 23:22 | kadupheming | 153 | 93/100 |
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