Top 66 Music Albums of the 1980s
by 22erik22

• Chart updated: 12/15/2018 14:45
• (Created: 01/02/2017 22:10).
• Chart size: 66 albums.

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Moving Pictures 

 Rush

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[First added to this chart: 01/03/2017]

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

1,015 charts

Rank Score:

8,970

Rank in 1981:

1

Rank in 1980s:

21

Overall Rank:

165

Average Rating:

 82 (1,294 votes)

Comments:

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Hard Promises 

 Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers

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[First added to this chart: 12/15/2018]

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

138 charts

Rank Score:

447

Rank in 1981:

60

Rank in 1980s:

504

Overall Rank:

3,325

Average Rating:

 76 (163 votes)

Comments:

10

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Faith 

 The Cure

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Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

390 charts

Rank Score:

2,088

Rank in 1981:

7

Rank in 1980s:

128

Overall Rank:

830

Average Rating:

 78 (599 votes)

Comments:

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Top 66 Music Albums of the 1980s composition

Year	Albums	%
1980	8	12%
1981	3	5%
1982	6	9%
1983	5	8%
1984	10	15%
1985	4	6%
1986	6	9%
1987	4	6%
1988	9	14%
1989	10	15%

Artist	Albums	%
The Cure	6	9%
The Smiths	5	8%
Talking Heads	5	8%
Prince	4	6%
Bruce Springsteen	3	5%
U2	3	5%
Metallica	3	5%
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Country	Albums	%
	37	56%
	21	32%
	3	5%
	2	3%
	1	2%
	1	2%
	1	2%

Top 66 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 36 from 51st to 15th Pornography by The Cure
Up 3 from 11th to 8th Purple Rain by Prince And The Revolution

Biggest fallers
Down 1 from 8th to 9th Closer by Joy Division
Down 1 from 9th to 10th The Stone Roses by The Stone Roses
Down 1 from 10th to 11th Graceland by Paul Simon

New entries
Boys Don't Cry by The Cure
Concert by The Cure
Faith by The Cure
Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me by The Cure
Around The World In A Day by Prince And The Revolution
Lovesexy by Prince

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