Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
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Tha1ChiefRocka 
Here are the albums from the 80s that are currently on my radar. Some have been there for quite some time and others have just entered my personal canon. These charts change frequently, so keep up. :)
- Chart updated: 02/17/2019 03:45
- (Created: 03/11/2017 20:34).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 08/03/2018]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
1,525
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[First added to this chart: 03/12/2017]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
849
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[First added to this chart: 08/03/2018]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
1,874
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[First added to this chart: 03/12/2017]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
621
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[First added to this chart: 08/03/2018]
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[First added to this chart: 08/03/2018]
Year of Release:
1982
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Rank Score:
1,504
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[First added to this chart: 08/03/2018]
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[First added to this chart: 08/03/2018]
Year of Release:
1982
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Rank Score:
3,494
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[First added to this chart: 08/03/2018]
Year of Release:
1983
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Rank Score:
2,259
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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 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1981 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1982 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1983 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1984 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1985 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1986 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1987 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1988 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1989 | 11 | 11% |
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| Yello | 1 | 1% | |
| Wall Of Voodoo | 1 | 1% | |
| Dead Kennedys | 1 | 1% | |
| Controlled Bleeding | 1 | 1% | |
| Severed Heads | 1 | 1% | |
| Rhys Chatham | 1 | 1% | |
| Factrix | 1 | 1% | |
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43 | 43% | |
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40 | 40% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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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
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 1 from 96th to 95th Seven Songs by 23 Skidoo |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 2 from 94th to 96th The Colour Of Spring by Talk Talk |
| Down 2 from 95th to 97th Waiting For A Miracle by The Comsat Angels |
| Down 1 from 83rd to 84th Throb Throb by Naked Raygun |
| New entries |
|---|
| Coup D'Etat by Muslimgauze |
| Death In The Cameroon by Controlled Bleeding |
| Kaleidoscope by Siouxsie And The Banshees |
| Hypnotised by The Undertones |
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| ! | 09/29/2020 03:01 |  IgnacioJoaquin | 39 | 93/100 |
| ! | 04/22/2020 12:04 |  Purplepash | 1,690 | 88/100 |
| ! | 11/17/2019 21:13 |  ExTeaSea | 244 | 89/100 |
| ! | 01/28/2019 12:48 | DJENNY | 4,365 | 100/100 |
| ! | 08/04/2018 15:47 |  Rhyner | 1,456 | 99/100 |
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From ExTeaSea 11/17/2019 21:14 | #244958
ExTeaSea 11/17/2019 21:14 | #244958
XTC Black Sea number one! Nice. Julee Cruise is great, thanks for letting me know about her! Excellent chart.
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From RoundTheBend 02/18/2019 06:39 | #232138
RoundTheBend 02/18/2019 06:39 | #232138
Dig the R.E.M., Siouxsie and the Banshees, and John Adams inclusions. Some other solid ones too, but probably 70 of these I've never heard. Maybe I shouldn't have U2 cover 20 of the top 10 albums for the 80s...idk. Usually your recs are pretty solid, so I'll def have to check some more of these out.
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sssvnnn 06/03/2017 23:36 | #191936
sssvnnn 06/03/2017 23:36 | #191936
I like it.
What´s your problem with the 80`s?
You did a fantastic chart, full of good music.
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