Top 52 Music Albums of the 1980s
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98/100 [First added to this chart: 12/04/2011]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
26,624
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98/100 [First added to this chart: 12/04/2011]
Year of Release:
1983
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Rank Score:
10,288
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97/100 [First added to this chart: 12/04/2011]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
1,493
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97/100 [First added to this chart: 12/04/2011]
Year of Release:
1989
Appears in:
Rank Score:
23,429
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97/100 [First added to this chart: 12/04/2011]
Year of Release:
1986
Appears in:
Rank Score:
34,672
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96/100 [First added to this chart: 12/04/2011]
Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
7,990
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96/100 [First added to this chart: 12/04/2011]
Year of Release:
1980
Appears in:
Rank Score:
15,467
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95/100 [First added to this chart: 11/27/2023]
Year of Release:
1985
Appears in:
Rank Score:
18,500
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95/100 [First added to this chart: 12/04/2011]
Year of Release:
1984
Appears in:
Rank Score:
16,130
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95/100 [First added to this chart: 12/04/2011]
Year of Release:
1987
Appears in:
Rank Score:
11,361
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Top 52 Music Albums of the 1980s composition

Year Albums %


1980 4 8%
1981 3 6%
1982 2 4%
1983 5 10%
1984 12 23%
1985 4 8%
1986 4 8%
1987 6 12%
1988 5 10%
1989 7 13%
Artist Albums %


R.E.M. 4 8%
Joy Division 3 6%
Metallica 2 4%
The Cure 2 4%
The Smiths 2 4%
Wipers 2 4%
Bruce Springsteen 2 4%
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Country Albums %


United States 24 46%
United Kingdom 23 44%
Mixed Nationality 2 4%
Italy 1 2%
Jamaica 1 2%
Australia 1 2%
Compilation? Albums %
No 48 92%
Yes 4 8%
Live? Albums %
No 51 98%
Yes 1 2%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 50 96%
Yes 2 4%

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Faller Down 1 from 16th to 17th
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