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: https://www.loudersound.com/classic-rock)
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1980
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484
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1984
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9,126
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10.
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1990*
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2,786
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1989
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3,447
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1983
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1,467
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1989
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1,412
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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% |
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| Queen | 1 | 1% | |
| Venom | 1 | 1% | |
| Michael Schenker Group | 1 | 1% | |
| U2 | 1 | 1% | |
| R.E.M. | 1 | 1% | |
| Steve Earle | 1 | 1% | |
| David Lee Roth | 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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| Title | Source | Type | Published | Country |
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| Top 100 Greatest Albums of the 1980s | New Music Express | 1980s decade chart | 1990 | |
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| 100 Best Albums of the Eighties | Rolling Stone | 1980s decade chart | 1989 | |
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| The REAL Greatest Albums of the '90s by Classic Rock | Classic Rock | 1990s decade chart | 2018 | |
| The REAL 100 Greatest Albums Of The '80s | Classic Rock | 1980s decade chart | 2017 | |
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