Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s by 
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- Chart updated: 04/02/2022 21:15
- (Created: 04/30/2017 18:22).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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1981
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Year of Release:
1981
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1980 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1981 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1982 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1983 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1984 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1985 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1986 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1987 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1988 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1989 | 9 | 9% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| R.E.M. | 4 | 4% | |
| Bruce Springsteen | 3 | 3% | |
| Ennio Morricone | 3 | 3% | |
| Iron Maiden | 3 | 3% | |
| Tom Waits | 2 | 2% | |
| Pixies | 2 | 2% | |
| John Williams (US) | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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55 | 55% | |
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21 | 21% | |
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9 | 9% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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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 |
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| Up 2 from 53rd to 51st Isn't Anything by My Bloody Valentine |
| Up 2 from 52nd to 50th It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back by Public Enemy |
| Up 2 from 51st to 49th The Stone Roses by The Stone Roses |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 50 from 50th to 100th Madonna by Madonna |
| Down 27 from 25th to 52nd Too-Rye-Ay by Kevin Rowland & Dexys Midnight Runners |
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