Top 60 Music Albums of the 1980s
by AlienCinema 
- Chart updated: 02/08/2019 10:15
- (Created: 12/02/2016 10:26).
- Chart size: 60 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 12/02/2016]
Year of Release:
1989
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26,170
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[First added to this chart: 12/02/2016]
Year of Release:
1988
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15,407
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[First added to this chart: 01/15/2017]
Year of Release:
1987
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5,451
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[First added to this chart: 12/02/2016]
Year of Release:
1982
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1,480
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[First added to this chart: 12/02/2016]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
6,919
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[First added to this chart: 12/02/2016]
Year of Release:
1988
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527
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[First added to this chart: 12/02/2016]
Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
428
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[First added to this chart: 12/02/2016]
Year of Release:
1983
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6,344
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[First added to this chart: 12/02/2016]
Year of Release:
1988
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3,606
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[First added to this chart: 05/25/2017]
Year of Release:
1980
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1,350
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Total albums: 60. Page 1 of 6
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Top 60 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 8 | 13% | |
| 1981 | 3 | 5% | |
| 1982 | 6 | 10% | |
| 1983 | 5 | 8% | |
| 1984 | 4 | 7% | |
| 1985 | 5 | 8% | |
| 1986 | 4 | 7% | |
| 1987 | 8 | 13% | |
| 1988 | 8 | 13% | |
| 1989 | 9 | 15% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Dead Kennedys | 5 | 8% | |
| Pixies | 2 | 3% | |
| Sonic Youth | 2 | 3% | |
| Talking Heads | 2 | 3% | |
| The Jesus And Mary Chain | 2 | 3% | |
| Eric B. & Rakim | 2 | 3% | |
| Boogie Down Productions | 2 | 3% | |
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Top 60 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 15 from 19th to 4thBad Brains by Bad Brains |
| Up 7 from 18th to 11th3 Feet High And Rising by De La Soul |
| Up 6 from 11th to 5thIt Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back by Public Enemy |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 7 from 7th to 14thSeventeen Seconds by The Cure |
| Down 4 from 5th to 9thIsn't Anything by My Bloody Valentine |
| Down 3 from 9th to 12thBy All Means Necessary by Boogie Down Productions |
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