Top 60 Music Albums of the 1980s by AlienCinema

• Chart updated: 02/08/2019 10:15
• (Created: 12/02/2016 10:26).
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1. (3) 2

Disintegration 

 The Cure

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[First added to this chart: 12/02/2016]

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

1,761 charts

Rank Score:

27,786

Rank in 1989:

2

Rank in 1980s:

4

Overall Rank:

32

Average Rating:

 86 (1,966 votes)

Comments:

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2. (1) 1

Daydream Nation 

 Sonic Youth

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[First added to this chart: 12/02/2016]

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

1,541 charts

Rank Score:

17,658

Rank in 1988:

1

Rank in 1980s:

8

Overall Rank:

69

Average Rating:

 84 (1,827 votes)

Comments:

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3. (2) 1

You're Living All Over Me 

 Dinosaur Jr.

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[First added to this chart: 01/15/2017]

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

638 charts

Rank Score:

5,954

Rank in 1987:

5

Rank in 1980s:

38

Overall Rank:

303

Average Rating:

 82 (717 votes)

Comments:

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4. (19) 15

Bad Brains 

 Bad Brains

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[First added to this chart: 12/02/2016]

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

251 charts

Rank Score:

1,456

Rank in 1982:

19

Rank in 1980s:

197

Overall Rank:

1,218

Average Rating:

 77 (288 votes)

Comments:

15

5. (11) 6

It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back 

 Public Enemy

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[First added to this chart: 12/02/2016]

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

819 charts

Rank Score:

7,070

Rank in 1988:

4

Rank in 1980s:

30

Overall Rank:

246

Average Rating:

 80 (971 votes)

Comments:

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6. (4) 2

Follow The Leader 

 Eric B. & Rakim

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[First added to this chart: 12/02/2016]

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

123 charts

Rank Score:

536

Rank in 1988:

37

Rank in 1980s:

439

Overall Rank:

2,850

Average Rating:

 78 (123 votes)

Comments:

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7. (8) 1

Criminal Minded 

 Boogie Down Productions

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[First added to this chart: 12/02/2016]

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

132 charts

Rank Score:

434

Rank in 1987:

48

Rank in 1980s:

522

Overall Rank:

3,383

Average Rating:

 78 (120 votes)

Comments:

6

8. (6) 2

Power, Corruption & Lies 

 New Order

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[First added to this chart: 12/02/2016]

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

770 charts

Rank Score:

6,972

Rank in 1983:

3

Rank in 1980s:

31

Overall Rank:

250

Average Rating:

 81 (909 votes)

Comments:

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9. (5) 4

Isn't Anything 

 My Bloody Valentine

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[First added to this chart: 12/02/2016]

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

507 charts

Rank Score:

3,831

Rank in 1988:

6

Rank in 1980s:

65

Overall Rank:

469

Average Rating:

 80 (681 votes)

Comments:

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10. (12) 2

Uprising 

 Bob Marley & The Wailers

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[First added to this chart: 05/25/2017]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

245 charts

Rank Score:

1,280

Rank in 1980:

35

Rank in 1980s:

216

Overall Rank:

1,360

Average Rating:

 77 (275 votes)

Comments:

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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	7	12%
1989	10	17%

Artist	Albums	%
Dead Kennedys	5	8%
Eric B. & Rakim	2	3%
Boogie Down Productions	2	3%
Agent Orange	2	3%
Bad Religion	2	3%
The Clash	2	3%
The Cure	2	3%
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Country	Albums	%
	38	63%
	19	32%
	1	2%
	1	2%
	1	2%

Top 60 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 15 from 19th to 4th Bad Brains by Bad Brains
Up 7 from 18th to 11th 3 Feet High And Rising by De La Soul
Up 6 from 11th to 5th It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back by Public Enemy

Biggest fallers
Down 7 from 7th to 14th Seventeen Seconds by The Cure
Down 4 from 5th to 9th Isn't Anything by My Bloody Valentine
Down 3 from 9th to 12th By All Means Necessary by Boogie Down Productions

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