Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s by AfterHours Unknown

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[First added to this chart: 09/16/2016]
Year of Release:
1986
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12,751
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[First added to this chart: 09/07/2016]
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1986
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175
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[First added to this chart: 09/07/2016]
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1986
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1,294
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[First added to this chart: 09/29/2016]
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1986
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21
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[First added to this chart: 09/16/2016]
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1986
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120
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[First added to this chart: 09/16/2016]
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1986
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108
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[First added to this chart: 09/16/2016]
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1986
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4,501
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93. (89) Down4
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[First added to this chart: 11/16/2018]
Year of Release:
1986
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3,779
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition

Year Albums %


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 %


Anthony Davis 5 5%
Metallica 3 3%
Tom Waits 3 3%
Hüsker Dü 2 2%
The Replacements 2 2%
Pixies 2 2%
Diamanda Galás 2 2%
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Country Albums %


United States 69 69%
United Kingdom 14 14%
Germany 6 6%
Australia 4 4%
Canada 3 3%
Ireland 2 2%
Mixed Nationality 2 2%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 99 99%
Yes 1 1%

Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes

Biggest climbers
Climber Up 24 from 94th to 70th
Rock For Light
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Climber Up 24 from 93rd to 69th
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Climber Up 2 from 68th to 66th
The Lion And The Cobra
by Sinéad O'Connor
Biggest fallers
Faller Down 10 from 57th to 67th
Miss America
by Mary Margaret O'Hara
Faller Down 7 from 61st to 68th
Spleen And Ideal
by Dead Can Dance
Faller Down 7 from 85th to 92nd
Skylarking
by XTC
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