Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
by brent13 
This is my favorite 100 albums of the 1980's. The chart is updated periodically as music becomes more familiar and my tastes change. Since it is a list of favorite albums, many of my favorite artists are heavily represented.
- Chart updated: 09/16/2025 03:45
- (Created: 03/26/2017 17:41).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 04/04/2018]
Year of Release:
1982
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Rank Score:
3,487
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[First added to this chart: 10/03/2020]
Year of Release:
1982
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Rank Score:
2,219
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[First added to this chart: 08/08/2024]
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[First added to this chart: 08/10/2025]
Year of Release:
1982
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Rank Score:
2,929
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[First added to this chart: 03/15/2025]
Year of Release:
1982
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Rank Score:
3,701
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[First added to this chart: 01/01/2018]
Year of Release:
1982
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Rank Score:
1,731
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[First added to this chart: 02/03/2019]
Year of Release:
1982
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Rank Score:
16,167
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[First added to this chart: 02/23/2019]
Year of Release:
1982
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Rank Score:
5,838
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1981 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1982 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1983 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1984 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1985 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1986 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1987 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1988 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1989 | 12 | 12% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Replacements | 6 | 6% | |
| Grateful Dead | 5 | 5% | |
| Talking Heads | 4 | 4% | |
| The Cure | 4 | 4% | |
| Pretenders | 4 | 4% | |
| The Smiths | 3 | 3% | |
| Peter Gabriel | 3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 47th to 48thRio by Duran Duran |
| Down 1 from 48th to 49th1999 by Prince |
| Down 1 from 49th to 50thSorry Ma, Forgot To Take Out The Trash by The Replacements |
| New entries |
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| Psychocandy by The Jesus And Mary Chain |
| Leavers |
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| Meat Puppets II by Meat Puppets |
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