Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
by zrommeke 
My personal criteria for this chart :
- I have to own the album as CD or vinyl
- I prefer to choose for different artists if possible (although The Stooges and Iggy Pop are different to me)
- I try to limit the number of compilations and live albums
- Chart updated: 09/23/2017 15:45
- (Created: 01/25/2017 19:29).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 01/25/2017]
[First added to this chart: 01/25/2017]
Year of Release:
1988
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2,194
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[First added to this chart: 01/25/2017]
Year of Release:
1980
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10,004
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Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
1,205
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Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
3,304
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[First added to this chart: 01/25/2017]
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1989
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2,475
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[First added to this chart: 01/25/2017]
Year of Release:
1989
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3,446
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9. (=)
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Surfer Rosa & Come On Pilgrim
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Compilation
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[First added to this chart: 01/25/2017]
Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
393
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1980 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1981 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1982 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1983 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1984 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1985 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1986 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1987 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1988 | 23 | 23% | |
| 1989 | 19 | 19% |
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| Tom Waits | 1 | 1% | |
| Urban Dance Squad | 1 | 1% | |
| Phil Collins | 1 | 1% | |
| Metallica | 1 | 1% | |
| Indochine | 1 | 1% | |
| Roxette | 1 | 1% | |
| Leonard Cohen | 1 | 1% | |
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42 | 42% | |
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31 | 31% | |
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7 | 7% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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