Top 20 Music Albums of the 1980s
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craola 
- Chart updated: 04/11/2025 01:45
- (Created: 09/06/2016 23:47).
- Chart size: 20 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 09/13/2016]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
10,211
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[First added to this chart: 09/13/2016]
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[First added to this chart: 09/13/2016]
Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
525
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[First added to this chart: 09/07/2016]
Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
18,317
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[First added to this chart: 04/10/2025]
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[First added to this chart: 09/07/2016]
Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
7,018
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8. (=)
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[First added to this chart: 04/16/2019]
Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
3,281
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[First added to this chart: 09/07/2016]
Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
2,670
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[First added to this chart: 04/10/2025]
Total albums: 20. Page 1 of 2
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Top 20 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1980 | 2 | 10% | |
| 1981 | 1 | 5% | |
| 1982 | 1 | 5% | |
| 1983 | 1 | 5% | |
| 1984 | 1 | 5% | |
| 1985 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1986 | 6 | 30% | |
| 1987 | 3 | 15% | |
| 1988 | 2 | 10% | |
| 1989 | 3 | 15% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| U2 | 1 | 5% | |
| Philip Glass | 1 | 5% | |
| Sonny Sharrock | 1 | 5% | |
| Japan | 1 | 5% | |
| Peter Gabriel | 1 | 5% | |
| The Innocence Mission | 1 | 5% | |
| Sonic Youth | 1 | 5% | |
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9 | 45% | |
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5 | 25% | |
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1 | 5% | |
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