Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s by glynspsa

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

1,424 charts

Rank Score:

16,485

Rank in 1984:

1

Rank in 1980s:

8

Overall Rank:

71

Average Rating:

 83 (1,644 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:

925 charts

Rank Score:

8,063

Rank in 1984:

4

Rank in 1980s:

24

Overall Rank:

193

Average Rating:

 78 (1,325 votes)

Comments:

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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:

2,020 charts

Rank Score:

28,763

Rank in 1980:

1

Rank in 1980s:

3

Overall Rank:

26

Average Rating:

 87 (2,275 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:

596 charts

Rank Score:

3,398

Rank in 1988:

9

Rank in 1980s:

79

Overall Rank:

517

Average Rating:

 79 (733 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:

495 charts

Rank Score:

3,437

Rank in 1989:

9

Rank in 1980s:

77

Overall Rank:

515

Average Rating:

 79 (576 votes)

Comments:

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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:

854 charts

Rank Score:

7,352

Rank in 1985:

3

Rank in 1980s:

27

Overall Rank:

222

Average Rating:

 78 (1,174 votes)

Comments:

86

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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:

604 charts

Rank Score:

3,323

Rank in 1986:

9

Rank in 1980s:

83

Overall Rank:

530

Average Rating:

 77 (855 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:

1,386 charts

Rank Score:

11,605

Rank in 1987:

2

Rank in 1980s:

15

Overall Rank:

116

Average Rating:

 78 (1,943 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:

852 charts

Rank Score:

7,204

Rank in 1988:

4

Rank in 1980s:

28

Overall Rank:

226

Average Rating:

 80 (1,001 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:

385 charts

Rank Score:

2,782

Rank in 1981:

5

Rank in 1980s:

95

Overall Rank:

628

Average Rating:

 77 (433 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	13	13%
1988	11	11%
1989	5	5%

Artist	Albums	%
Prince	4	4%
Bruce Springsteen	3	3%
Dire Straits	3	3%
LL Cool J	2	2%
Journey	2	2%
Prince And The Revolution	2	2%
Talking Heads	2	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	70	70%
	22	22%
	3	3%
	2	2%
	2	2%
	1	1%

Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 19 from 86th to 67th Sign "O" The Times by Prince

Biggest fallers
Down 1 from 67th to 68th Liberty by Robert Hunter
Down 1 from 68th to 69th Asia by Asia
Down 1 from 69th to 70th I'm No Angel by The Gregg Allman Band

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