Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
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videoheadcleaner 
- Chart updated: 09/05/2026 12:15
- (Created: 11/22/2011 14:58).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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1986
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4,064
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1989
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25,432
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1980
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26,322
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1985
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646
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1985
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5,215
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1986
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7,315
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1981
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2,161
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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 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1981 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1982 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1983 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1984 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1985 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1986 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1987 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1988 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1989 | 6 | 6% |
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| Killing Joke | 4 | 4% | |
| The Cure | 4 | 4% | |
| J. G. Thirlwell | 4 | 4% | |
| David Bowie | 3 | 3% | |
| Echo & The Bunnymen | 3 | 3% | |
| Harold Budd | 3 | 3% | |
| Peter Gabriel | 3 | 3% | |
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| ! | 12/11/2019 07:10 |  Boltzmann | 246 | 79/100 |
| ! | 12/11/2019 02:59 | MiltonAda99 | 1 | 100/100 |
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BestEverAlbums 12/10/2019 09:00 in Chart of the day (#2970): By videoheadcleaner
BestEverAlbums 12/10/2019 09:00 in Chart of the day (#2970): By videoheadcleaner“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s by videoheadcleaner () 1. The Colour Of Spring by Talk Talk (1986) 2. Disintegration by The Cure (1989) 3. Nail by Scraping Foetus Off The Wheel (1985) 4. Songs From The Big Chair by Tears For Fears (1985) 5. From The Lion's Mouth by The…”
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Johnnyo TOP 100 COMMENTER 05/02/2012 11:16 | #41382
I'm not the biggest fan of The Cure but despite their prevelence @ the top your chart I have to take my hat off to you. Excellent chart.
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ForegroundNoise 05/07/2019 08:14 | #235949
ForegroundNoise 05/07/2019 08:14 | #235949
An interesting mix of stuff from a decade I find hard to love. Would be nice to see some albums outside of the anglophone bubble (+ some notes would be great!), here's a few you might enjoy:
Hiroshi Yoshimura - Wave Notation 1: Music For Nine Postcards
Klaus Mitffoch - Klaus Mitffoch
CCCP Fedeli alla Linea - 1964-1985 ...
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MiltonAda99 12/11/2019 03:01 | #245522
It's not my favourite decade but what a perfect list.. I should gonna check those albums. The fact that you put The Colour of Spring by Talk Talk on the number one it says everything.
Magnificent.
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vancevisuals 05/07/2019 21:14 | #235970
such a different list but at least we can agree on Peter Gabriel, The Talking Heads and David Bowie
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greatson 06/27/2014 09:45 | #115443
I like your chart - lot`s of good New Wave albums that marginally missed my chart.
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