Top 78 Music Albums of the 1980s by 
imnotanotter 
Recommendations especially welcomed
- Chart updated: 10/03/2017 15:15
- (Created: 09/15/2016 20:29).
- Chart size: 78 albums.
There are 0 comments for this chart from BestEverAlbums.com members and Top 78 Music Albums of the 1980s has an average rating of 86 out of 100 (from 1 vote). Please log in or register to leave a comment or assign a rating.
View the complete list of 56,000 charts on BestEverAlbums.com from The Charts page.
Buy album 
- #Sponsored
[First added to this chart: 09/15/2016]
Year of Release:
1988
Appears in:
Rank Score:
16,293
Rank in 1988:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
147
Buy album
- #Sponsored
[First added to this chart: 09/15/2016]
Year of Release:
1989
Appears in:
Rank Score:
33,992
Rank in 1989:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
[First added to this chart: 09/15/2016]
Year of Release:
1989
Appears in:
Rank Score:
4,245
Rank in 1989:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
[First added to this chart: 09/15/2016]
Year of Release:
1986
Appears in:
Rank Score:
36,086
Rank in 1986:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
[First added to this chart: 09/15/2016]
Year of Release:
1984
Appears in:
Rank Score:
4,059
Rank in 1984:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
[First added to this chart: 09/15/2016]
Year of Release:
1985
Appears in:
Rank Score:
5,672
Rank in 1985:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
[First added to this chart: 09/15/2016]
Year of Release:
1984
Appears in:
Rank Score:
4,265
Rank in 1984:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
[First added to this chart: 09/15/2016]
Buy album
- #Sponsored
[First added to this chart: 10/13/2016]
Buy album
- #Sponsored
[First added to this chart: 09/15/2016]
Year of Release:
1989
Appears in:
Rank Score:
27,254
Rank in 1989:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Total albums: 78. Page 1 of 8
Don't agree with this chart? Create your own from the My Charts page!
Top 78 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
 |
|
|
| 1980 | 6 | 8% | |
| 1981 | 6 | 8% | |
| 1982 | 7 | 9% | |
| 1983 | 7 | 9% | |
| 1984 | 9 | 12% | |
| 1985 | 5 | 6% | |
| 1986 | 9 | 12% | |
| 1987 | 6 | 8% | |
| 1988 | 11 | 14% | |
| 1989 | 12 | 15% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
 |
|
|
| The Smiths | 4 | 5% | |
| Black Flag | 3 | 4% | |
| Philip Glass | 3 | 4% | |
| Sonic Youth | 3 | 4% | |
| Metallica | 2 | 3% | |
| Meat Puppets | 2 | 3% | |
| Depeche Mode | 2 | 3% | |
| Show all | |||
Top 78 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 2 from 14th to 12th Purple Rain by Prince And The Revolution |
| Up 2 from 9th to 7th Zen Arcade by Hüsker Dü |
| Up 1 from 12th to 11th Isn't Anything by My Bloody Valentine |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 3 from 11th to 14th You're Living All Over Me by Dinosaur |
| Down 1 from 7th to 8th Family Man by Black Flag |
| Down 1 from 8th to 9th Solo Piano by Philip Glass |
Top 78 Music Albums of the 1980s similar charts
| Title | Source | Type | Published | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 78 Music Albums of the 1980s |  danielmuller1990 | 1980s decade chart | 2023 |  |
| Top 50 Greatest Music Albums | rockthe80s | Overall chart | 2010 | |
| Top 71 Music Albums of the 1980s |  HazeyTwilight | 1980s decade chart | 2015 |  |
| Top 75 Music Albums of the 1980s |  ProfessorSquid | 1980s decade chart | 2019 | |
| Top 70 Music Albums of the 1980s |  Taric | 1980s decade chart | 2012 |  |
| Top 51 Music Albums of the 1980s |  Jackwc | 1980s decade chart | 2012 |  |
| Top 75 Music Albums of the 1980s |  Kaiser | 1980s decade chart | 2017 |  |
| Top 91 Music Albums of the 1980s |  alexgagne | 1980s decade chart | 2018 | |
| Top 53 Music Albums of the 1980s |  louisjwyatt | 1980s decade chart | 2019 | |
| Top 35 Music Albums of the 1980s |  Komorebi-D | 1980s decade chart | 2017 |  |
Top 78 Music Albums of the 1980s similarity to your chart(s)
Not a member? Registering is quick, easy and FREE!
Why register?
Join a passionate community of over 50,000 music fans.- Create & share your own charts.
- Have your say in the overall rankings.
- Post comments in the forums and vote on polls.
- Comment on or rate any album, artist, track or chart.
- Discover new music & improve your music collection.
- Customise the overall chart using a variety of different filters & metrics.
- Create a wishlist of albums.
- Help maintain the BEA database.
- Earn member points and gain access to increasing levels of functionality!
- ... And lots more!
Register now - it only takes a moment!
Other decade charts by imnotanotter
| Title | Source | Type | Published | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | imnotanotter | 2010s decade chart | 2019 | |
| Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | imnotanotter | 2000s decade chart | 2018 | |
| Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | imnotanotter | 1990s decade chart | 2017 | |
| Top 78 Music Albums of the 1980s | imnotanotter | 1980s decade chart | 2017 | |
Top 78 Music Albums of the 1980s ratings
86/100 (from 1 vote)
where:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating.
N.B. The average rating for this chart will not be reliable as it has been rated very few times.
Showing all 1 ratings for this chart.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
90/100  | 10/15/2022 06:03 |  Purplepash | | 88/100 |
Please log in or register if you want to be able to leave a rating
Top 78 Music Albums of the 1980s favourites
Please log in or register if you want to be able to add a favourite
Top 78 Music Albums of the 1980s comments
Be the first to add a comment for this Chart - add your comment!
Please log in or register if you want to be able to add a comment
Your feedback for Top 78 Music Albums of the 1980s
Let us know what you think of this chart by adding a comment or assigning a rating below!
If you enjoy our site, please consider supporting us by sparing a few seconds to disable your ad blocker.
A lot of hard work happens in the background to keep BEA running, and it's especially difficult to do this when we can't pay our hosting fees :(
We work very hard to ensure our site is as fast (and FREE!) as possible, and we respect your privacy.
A lot of hard work happens in the background to keep BEA running, and it's especially difficult to do this when we can't pay our hosting fees :(
We work very hard to ensure our site is as fast (and FREE!) as possible, and we respect your privacy.
| Best Artists of 1987 | |
|---|---|
| 1. U2 | |
| 2. Guns N' Roses | |
| 3. Prince | |
| 4. The Smiths | |
| 5. Dinosaur Jr. | |
| 6. Dinosaur | |
| 7. R.E.M. | |
| 8. Michael Jackson | |
| 9. Depeche Mode | |
| 10. Sonic Youth | |
| 11. New Order | |
| 12. Def Leppard | |
| 13. INXS | |
| 14. The Cure | |
| 15. The Jesus And Mary Chain | |
| 16. Pixies | |
| 17. Eric B. & Rakim | |
| 18. Midnight Oil | |
| 19. Fleetwood Mac | |
| 20. Bruce Springsteen |