Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
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- Chart updated: 04/13/2023 09:15
- (Created: 10/11/2016 06:44).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 03/04/2019]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
1,542
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[First added to this chart: 08/18/2019]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
1,868
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[First added to this chart: 10/29/2019]
Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
730
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[First added to this chart: 08/08/2021]
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[First added to this chart: 12/23/2018]
Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
2,279
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[First added to this chart: 08/08/2021]
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[First added to this chart: 11/05/2016]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
15,563
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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 | % | |
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| 1980 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1981 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1982 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1983 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1984 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1985 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1986 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1987 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1988 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1989 | 9 | 9% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Sonic Youth | 7 | 7% | |
| Pixies | 4 | 4% | |
| Einstürzende Neubauten | 4 | 4% | |
| The Fall | 3 | 3% | |
| Glenn Branca | 3 | 3% | |
| The Birthday Party | 3 | 3% | |
| Cocteau Twins | 3 | 3% | |
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43 | 43% | |
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28 | 28% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 08/18/2021 00:50 |  Purplepash | 1,690 | 88/100 |
| ! | 07/25/2020 00:11 | RioBravo | 201 | 84/100 |
| ! | 05/04/2020 13:27 |  desh79 | 1,278 | 93/100 |
| ! | 11/12/2019 01:24 | DJENNY | 4,365 | 100/100 |
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From RioBravo 07/25/2020 00:19 | #256172
Great job! love this list and plan to comeback for the few picks I didn't know. The eighties were the last great decade for rock music. The 90s can't compare. And after that, forget about it...
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