Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s by JR 
- Chart updated: 01/30/2024 22:15
- (Created: 12/14/2016 22:49).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 12/14/2016]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
30,677
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[First added to this chart: 12/14/2016]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
16,749
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[First added to this chart: 12/14/2016]
Year of Release:
1980
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5,940
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[First added to this chart: 12/14/2016]
Year of Release:
1980
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4,053
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[First added to this chart: 08/22/2017]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
2,987
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[First added to this chart: 05/03/2019]
Year of Release:
1980
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4,384
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[First added to this chart: 08/16/2017]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
3,243
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[First added to this chart: 09/01/2018]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
2,870
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[First added to this chart: 09/21/2018]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
2,021
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[First added to this chart: 01/15/2017]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
2,212
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Total albums: 11. Page 1 of 2
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1980 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1981 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1982 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1983 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1984 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1985 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1986 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1987 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1988 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1989 | 8 | 8% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Smiths | 6 | 6% | |
| The Cure | 5 | 5% | |
| R.E.M. | 5 | 5% | |
| Bruce Springsteen | 4 | 4% | |
| New Order | 4 | 4% | |
| U2 | 4 | 4% | |
| Kate Bush | 3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 63 from 84th to 21st Scary Monsters... And Super Creeps by David Bowie |
| Up 52 from 89th to 37th If I Should Fall From Grace With God by The Pogues |
| Up 51 from 74th to 23rd The Nightfly by Donald Fagen |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 36 from 28th to 64th Moving Pictures by Rush |
| Down 32 from 23rd to 55th Diamond Life by Sade |
| Down 23 from 44th to 67th Let It Be by The Replacements |
| New entries |
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 Let's Danceby David Bowie |
| Leavers |
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 Dirty Mindby Prince |
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