Top 99 Music Albums of the 1980s
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- Chart updated: 09/03/2025 08:15
- (Created: 08/17/2016 18:57).
- Chart size: 99 albums.
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Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
357
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Top 99 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1980 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1981 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1982 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1983 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1984 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1985 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1986 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1987 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1988 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1989 | 10 | 10% |
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| Pixies | 1 | 1% | |
| Mark Stewart & The Maffia | 1 | 1% | |
| Kraftwerk | 1 | 1% | |
| Cows | 1 | 1% | |
| 808 State | 1 | 1% | |
| Half Japanese | 1 | 1% | |
| Galaxie 500 | 1 | 1% | |
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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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Top 99 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 16 from 27th to 11thFourth World Volume Two: Dream Theory In Malaya by Jon Hassell |
| Up 13 from 23rd to 10thStreetcleaner by Godflesh |
| Up 3 from 9th to 6thThe Freed Man by Sebadoh |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 10 from 4th to 14thBleach by Nirvana |
| Down 10 from 5th to 15thSongs Of Pain by Daniel Johnston |
| Down 10 from 6th to 16thMiami by The Gun Club |
| New entries |
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| The Return Of The Durutti Column by The Durutti Column |
| Violent Femmes by Violent Femmes |
| Jetsun Mila by Éliane Radigue |
| Ghost In The Machine by The Police |
| Leavers |
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| From Her To Eternity by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds |
| Doc At The Radar Station by Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band |
| Vini Reilly by The Durutti Column |
| The Perfect Prescription by Spacemen 3 |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 12/04/2020 20:30 | leniad | 673 | 85/100 |
| ! | 09/29/2018 19:07 | DJENNY | 4,365 | 100/100 |
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