Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
by TheKing 
- Chart updated: 08/30/2024 13:15
- (Created: 12/18/2016 09:29).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Year of Release:
1983
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Rank Score:
2,131
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Year of Release:
1985
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17,697
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Year of Release:
1989
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3,955
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Year of Release:
1983
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2,118
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Year of Release:
1988
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1,427
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6. (=)
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Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
1,917
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Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
3,664
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Year of Release:
1987
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2,716
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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 | 16 | 16% | |
| 1981 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1982 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1983 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1984 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1985 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1986 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1987 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1988 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1989 | 8 | 8% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Madonna | 2 | 2% | |
| The Chameleons | 2 | 2% | |
| Sade | 2 | 2% | |
| The Cure | 2 | 2% | |
| Kate Bush | 2 | 2% | |
| Prefab Sprout | 1 | 1% | |
| Bad Brains | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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32 | 32% | |
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31 | 31% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
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Up 15 from 87th to 72nd |
Up 4 from 59th to 55th |
Up 2 from 63rd to 61st |
| Biggest fallers |
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Down 11 from 36th to 47th |
Down 1 from 28th to 29th |
Down 1 from 29th to 30th |
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bobbyb5 02/25/2017 06:12 | #186308
Again, only someone of the most exquisite taste and keenest mind would choose the great albums u did by Sister Sledge, Tangerine Dream, George Jones, Nurse with Wound and Grace Jones. Bravo, sir!!!
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