Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
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Onater 
My Top 10 songs of the 80s:
10. Joy Division - Atmosphere (Single, 1980)
9. Tom Waits - Downtown Train (Rain Dogs, 1985)
8. The Replacements - Androgynous (Let It Be, 1984)
7. Sonic Youth - Teen Age Riot (Daydream Nation, 1988)
6. Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - The Mercy Seat (Tender Prey, 1988)
5. Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart (Single, 1980)
4. The Smiths - There Is A Light That Never Goes Out (The Queen Is Dead, 1986)
3. The Smiths - Reel Around The Fountain (The Smiths, 1984)
2. Laurie Anderson - O Superman (Big Science, 1982)
1. Talking Heads- This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody) (Speaking In Tongues, 1983)
- Chart updated: 01/15/2019 07:45
- (Created: 10/25/2016 00:24).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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"And if a double-decker bus crashes in to us, to die by your side is such a heavenly way to die."
Morrisey is such a wanker and I love him for it.
Favourite tracks: There Is A Light That Never Goes Out, I Know It's Over, Cemetry Gates, Bigmouth Strikes Again, The Queen Is Dead, The Boy With A Thorn In His Side [First added to this chart: 10/25/2016]
Morrisey is such a wanker and I love him for it.
Favourite tracks: There Is A Light That Never Goes Out, I Know It's Over, Cemetry Gates, Bigmouth Strikes Again, The Queen Is Dead, The Boy With A Thorn In His Side [First added to this chart: 10/25/2016]
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1986
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"Dear God, don't know if you noticed, but, your name is on a lot of quotes in this book. And us crazy humans wrote it, you should take a look."
Favourite Tracks: Dear God, Grass, Summer's Cauldron, 1000 Umbrellas [First added to this chart: 09/23/2017]
Favourite Tracks: Dear God, Grass, Summer's Cauldron, 1000 Umbrellas [First added to this chart: 09/23/2017]
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1986
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4,396
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"All of the buildings, all of those cars, were once just a dream in somebody's head."
Favourite Tracks: Mercy Street, In Your Eyes, Red Rain, Sledgehammer [First added to this chart: 10/25/2016]
Favourite Tracks: Mercy Street, In Your Eyes, Red Rain, Sledgehammer [First added to this chart: 10/25/2016]
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1986
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"Take good care of what the priests say, after death it's so much fun."
Favourite Tracks: Living In Another World, Happiness Is Easy, Life's What You Make It, I Don't Believe In You, Give It Up [First added to this chart: 08/13/2017]
Favourite Tracks: Living In Another World, Happiness Is Easy, Life's What You Make It, I Don't Believe In You, Give It Up [First added to this chart: 08/13/2017]
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1986
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4,065
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"There's a problem, feathers, iron, bargain buildings, weights and pulleys feathers hit the ground before the weight can leave the air."
Favourite Tracks: Fall On Me, Swan Swan H, Cuyahoga, The Flowers Of Guatemala, I Believe [First added to this chart: 10/25/2016]
Favourite Tracks: Fall On Me, Swan Swan H, Cuyahoga, The Flowers Of Guatemala, I Believe [First added to this chart: 10/25/2016]
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1986
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3,537
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"A man walks down the street, he says, why am I soft in the middle now, why am I soft in the middle, the rest of my life is so hard."
Favourite Tracks: Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes, You Can Call Me Al, Graceland, Under African Skies [First added to this chart: 10/27/2016]
Favourite Tracks: Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes, You Can Call Me Al, Graceland, Under African Skies [First added to this chart: 10/27/2016]
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1986
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"We're gonna find the meaning of feeling good, and we're going to stay there as long as we think we should."
Favourite Tracks: Shadow Of A Doubt, Star Power, Expressway To Your Skull [First added to this chart: 11/25/2017]
Favourite Tracks: Shadow Of A Doubt, Star Power, Expressway To Your Skull [First added to this chart: 11/25/2017]
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1986
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"I am a crooked man, and I've walked a crooked mile."
Favourite Tracks: Stranger Than Kindness, Your Funeral My Trial, Sad Waters, The Carny [First added to this chart: 02/09/2018]
Favourite Tracks: Stranger Than Kindness, Your Funeral My Trial, Sad Waters, The Carny [First added to this chart: 02/09/2018]
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1986
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"Master, master, where’s the dreams that I’ve been after? Master, master, you promised only lies."
Favourite Tracks: Master Of Puppets, Battery, Orion, Welcome Home (Sanitarium) [First added to this chart: 10/25/2016]
Favourite Tracks: Master Of Puppets, Battery, Orion, Welcome Home (Sanitarium) [First added to this chart: 10/25/2016]
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1986
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1981 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1982 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1983 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1984 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1985 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1986 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1987 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1988 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1989 | 8 | 8% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| The Smiths | 6 | 6% | |
| R.E.M. | 4 | 4% | |
| Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | 4 | 4% | |
| The Cure | 4 | 4% | |
| Bruce Springsteen | 3 | 3% | |
| Tom Waits | 3 | 3% | |
| Talking Heads | 3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 10 from 37th to 27thSubstance by Joy Division |
| Up 6 from 18th to 12th16 Lovers Lane by The Go-Betweens |
| Up 6 from 13th to 7thHounds Of Love by Kate Bush |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 7 from 7th to 14thDisintegration by The Cure |
| Down 4 from 11th to 15thDoolittle by Pixies |
| Down 4 from 12th to 16thThe Joshua Tree by U2 |
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