Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s by glynspsa

• Chart updated: 03/29/2023 00:15
• (Created: 04/13/2017 11:20).
• Chart size: 100 albums.

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Purple Rain 
Soundtrack

 Prince And The Revolution

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[First added to this chart: 04/13/2017]

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

1,378 charts

Rank Score:

16,462

Rank in 1984:

1

Rank in 1980s:

11

Overall Rank:

81

Average Rating:

 83 (1,592 votes)

Comments:

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Born In The U.S.A. 

 Bruce Springsteen

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[First added to this chart: 04/13/2017]

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

883 charts

Rank Score:

8,267

Rank in 1984:

4

Rank in 1980s:

24

Overall Rank:

199

Average Rating:

 78 (1,292 votes)

Comments:

79

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Remain In Light 

 Talking Heads

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[First added to this chart: 04/13/2017]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

1,966 charts

Rank Score:

30,730

Rank in 1980:

1

Rank in 1980s:

3

Overall Rank:

27

Average Rating:

 87 (2,223 votes)

Comments:

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Straight Outta Compton 

 N.W.A

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[First added to this chart: 04/13/2017]

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

574 charts

Rank Score:

3,513

Rank in 1988:

8

Rank in 1980s:

75

Overall Rank:

513

Average Rating:

 79 (708 votes)

Comments:

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Full Moon Fever 

 Tom Petty

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[First added to this chart: 06/07/2017]

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

477 charts

Rank Score:

3,458

Rank in 1989:

8

Rank in 1980s:

80

Overall Rank:

526

Average Rating:

 79 (554 votes)

Comments:

33

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Brothers In Arms 

 Dire Straits

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[First added to this chart: 04/13/2017]

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

832 charts

Rank Score:

7,808

Rank in 1985:

3

Rank in 1980s:

27

Overall Rank:

216

Average Rating:

 78 (1,141 votes)

Comments:

85

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Licensed To Ill 

 Beastie Boys

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[First added to this chart: 04/13/2017]

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

586 charts

Rank Score:

3,534

Rank in 1986:

8

Rank in 1980s:

74

Overall Rank:

511

Average Rating:

 77 (835 votes)

Comments:

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Appetite For Destruction 

 Guns N' Roses

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[First added to this chart: 04/13/2017]

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

1,349 charts

Rank Score:

12,229

Rank in 1987:

2

Rank in 1980s:

15

Overall Rank:

117

Average Rating:

 79 (1,910 votes)

Comments:

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It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back 

 Public Enemy

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[First added to this chart: 04/13/2017]

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

819 charts

Rank Score:

7,070

Rank in 1988:

4

Rank in 1980s:

30

Overall Rank:

246

Average Rating:

 80 (971 votes)

Comments:

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My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts 

 Brian Eno & David Byrne

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[First added to this chart: 04/13/2017]

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

369 charts

Rank Score:

2,759

Rank in 1981:

5

Rank in 1980s:

100

Overall Rank:

648

Average Rating:

 77 (418 votes)

Comments:

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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition

Year	Albums	%
1980	10	10%
1981	11	11%
1982	11	11%
1983	13	13%
1984	12	12%
1985	4	4%
1986	9	9%
1987	14	14%
1988	11	11%
1989	5	5%

Artist	Albums	%
Prince	4	4%
Dire Straits	3	3%
Bruce Springsteen	3	3%
Run-D.M.C.	2	2%
Grateful Dead	2	2%
LL Cool J	2	2%
Journey	2	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	69	69%
	22	22%
	3	3%
	2	2%
	2	2%
	1	1%
	1	1%

Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes

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