Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
by Giant2015 
- Chart updated: 04/12/2020 20:15
- (Created: 01/03/2017 05:56).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Art rock; baroque pop; progressive rock; progressive pop
Key song: "Jig of Life"
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Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
17,786
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[First added to this chart: 04/10/2017]
Year of Release:
1983
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Rank Score:
5,474
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Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
15,238
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[First added to this chart: 04/10/2017]
Year of Release:
1983
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Rank Score:
7,711
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[First added to this chart: 04/10/2017]
Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
31,204
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1989
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Rank Score:
29,814
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[First added to this chart: 04/10/2017]
Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
6,161
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[First added to this chart: 06/22/2018]
Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
4,089
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[First added to this chart: 04/02/2019]
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[First added to this chart: 04/10/2017]
Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
17,912
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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 | 17 | 17% | |
| 1981 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1982 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1983 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1984 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1985 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1986 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1987 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1988 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1989 | 9 | 9% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Prince | 7 | 7% | |
| The Smiths | 5 | 5% | |
| U2 | 3 | 3% | |
| The Cure | 3 | 3% | |
| R.E.M. | 3 | 3% | |
| The Police | 3 | 3% | |
| Bruce Springsteen | 3 | 3% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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41 | 41% | |
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41 | 41% | |
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7 | 7% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
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Up 51 from 73rd to 22nd |
Up 39 from 64th to 25th |
Up 32 from 92nd to 60th |
| Biggest fallers |
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Down 39 from 28th to 67th |
Down 39 from 46th to 85th |
Down 39 from 49th to 88th |
| New entries |
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