Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s by 
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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:
1980
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Rank Score:
4,897
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Year of Release:
1986
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13,130
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Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
1,643
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Year of Release:
1982
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Rank Score:
749
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Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
805
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Total albums: 100. Page 2 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1980 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1981 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1982 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1983 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1984 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1985 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1986 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1987 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1988 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1989 | 13 | 13% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Anthony Davis | 5 | 5% | |
| Metallica | 3 | 3% | |
| Tom Waits | 3 | 3% | |
| Pixies | 2 | 2% | |
| Diamanda Galás | 2 | 2% | |
| Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | 2 | 2% | |
| Sonic Youth | 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 Rock For Light by Bad Brains |
| Up 24 from 93rd to 69th Love Agenda by Band Of Susans |
| Up 2 from 68th to 66th The Lion And The Cobra by Sinéad O'Connor |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 10 from 57th to 67th Miss America by Mary Margaret O'Hara |
| Down 7 from 61st to 68th Spleen And Ideal by Dead Can Dance |
| Down 7 from 85th to 92nd Skylarking by XTC |
| New entries |
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 Through Time And Mysteryby Peter Frohmader |
| Prayer For The Halcyon Fear by Tiny Lights |
| Franks Wild Years by Tom Waits |
| Pirates by Rickie Lee Jones |
| Leavers |
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 Murmurby R.E.M. |
| Structures From Silence by Steve Roach |
| They Might Be Giants by They Might Be Giants |
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s ratings
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