Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
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AfterHours 
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- Chart updated: 05/26/2019 19:45
- (Created: 09/07/2016 02:36).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
3,924
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Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
649
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Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
3,773
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Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
907
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Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
865
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Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
14,763
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1981 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1982 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1983 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1984 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1985 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1986 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1987 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1988 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1989 | 13 | 13% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Anthony Davis | 5 | 5% | |
| Metallica | 3 | 3% | |
| Tom Waits | 3 | 3% | |
| Diamanda Galás | 2 | 2% | |
| Nick Cave | 2 | 2% | |
| Sonic Youth | 2 | 2% | |
| Jon Hassell | 2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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Up 24 from 94th to 70th |
Up 24 from 93rd to 69th |
Up 2 from 68th to 66th |
| Biggest fallers |
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Down 10 from 57th to 67th |
Down 7 from 61st to 68th |
Down 7 from 85th to 92nd |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 07/04/2019 06:59 |  sssvnnn | 2,881 | 83/100 |
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