The REAL 100 Greatest Albums Of The '80s by Classic Rock (2017) 
Classic Rock is a British magazine and website dedicated to rock music. These are their best albums of 1980s.
(Official website: www.loudersound.com/classic-rock)
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1980
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1985
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1989
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1981
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524
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1981
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2,877
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1983
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5,498
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1980
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750
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The REAL 100 Greatest Albums Of The '80s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1980 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1981 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1982 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1983 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1984 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1985 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1986 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1987 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1988 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1989 | 13 | 13% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Bruce Springsteen | 1 | 1% | |
| Gary Moore | 1 | 1% | |
| Kiss | 1 | 1% | |
| Van Halen | 1 | 1% | |
| Genesis | 1 | 1% | |
| Gun | 1 | 1% | |
| Tom Waits | 1 | 1% | |
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48 | 48% | |
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38 | 38% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Decade charts
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Overall charts
- The 100 Greatest Rock Albums Of All Time by Classic Rock (published 2001)
[Classic Rock was founded in 1998.]
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