Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
by borninhockeytown 
- Chart updated: 02/05/2019 21:45
- (Created: 10/21/2016 12:32).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 02/05/2019]
Year of Release:
1989
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26,207
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[First added to this chart: 12/22/2017]
Year of Release:
1987
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5,693
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[First added to this chart: 12/22/2017]
Year of Release:
1986
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33,206
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[First added to this chart: 12/22/2017]
Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
7,851
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[First added to this chart: 02/05/2019]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
2,106
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[First added to this chart: 02/05/2019]
Year of Release:
1980
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14,779
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[First added to this chart: 12/22/2017]
[First added to this chart: 12/22/2017]
[First added to this chart: 02/05/2019]
Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
18,021
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[First added to this chart: 02/05/2019]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
654
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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 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1981 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1982 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1983 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1984 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1985 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1986 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1987 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1988 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1989 | 10 | 10% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Van Halen | 5 | 5% | |
| The Smiths | 4 | 4% | |
| Aerosmith | 4 | 4% | |
| Ratt | 4 | 4% | |
| Def Leppard | 4 | 4% | |
| Bon Jovi | 4 | 4% | |
| Rush | 3 | 3% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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63 | 63% | |
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22 | 22% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 66 from 97th to 31stOut Of The Cellar by Ratt |
| Up 46 from 93rd to 47thThe Final Frontier by Keel |
| Up 35 from 99th to 64thEat 'Em And Smile by David Lee Roth |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 61 from 23rd to 84thDoolittle by Pixies |
| Down 61 from 33rd to 94thMurmur by R.E.M. |
| Down 48 from 52nd to 100thAtomic Playboys by Steve Stevens |
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| 10/28/2016 07:55 | TheSmiths82-87 | 1,829 | 83/100 |
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| Best Artists of the 1980s | |
|---|---|
| 1. The Smiths | |
| 2. Prince | |
| 3. The Cure | |
| 4. Pixies | |
| 5. Talking Heads | |
| 6. U2 | |
| 7. Metallica | |
| 8. Kate Bush | |
| 9. R.E.M. | |
| 10. The Stone Roses | |
| 11. Sonic Youth | |
| 12. Michael Jackson | |
| 13. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 14. Iron Maiden | |
| 15. Prince And The Revolution | |
| 16. Tom Waits | |
| 17. Joy Division | |
| 18. New Order | |
| 19. Talk Talk | |
| 20. Rush |
