Top 58 Music Albums of the 1980s
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PanheadWarrior 
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Please note, I don't include live albums or compilation albums. If I did, Bob Marley "Legend" and The Beatles "Past Masters" compilations would all be high on the list.
- Chart updated: 11/13/2025 21:15
- (Created: 05/19/2017 20:06).
- Chart size: 58 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 05/19/2017]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
10,052
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[First added to this chart: 05/25/2017]
Year of Release:
1986
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10,768
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[First added to this chart: 05/19/2017]
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[First added to this chart: 05/26/2017]
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[First added to this chart: 05/23/2017]
Year of Release:
1982
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Rank Score:
5,812
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[First added to this chart: 10/03/2017]
Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
1,098
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[First added to this chart: 05/22/2017]
Year of Release:
1981
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8,884
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[First added to this chart: 05/19/2017]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
23,059
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[First added to this chart: 05/22/2017]
Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
757
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[First added to this chart: 05/26/2017]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
3,314
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Total albums: 58. Page 1 of 6
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Top 58 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 5 | 9% | |
| 1981 | 1 | 2% | |
| 1982 | 4 | 7% | |
| 1983 | 6 | 10% | |
| 1984 | 8 | 14% | |
| 1985 | 6 | 10% | |
| 1986 | 6 | 10% | |
| 1987 | 5 | 9% | |
| 1988 | 9 | 16% | |
| 1989 | 8 | 14% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| U2 | 5 | 9% | |
| John Cougar Mellencamp | 3 | 5% | |
| The Smiths | 3 | 5% | |
| Bruce Springsteen | 3 | 5% | |
| Bob Marley & The Wailers | 2 | 3% | |
| The Replacements | 2 | 3% | |
| Michael Jackson | 2 | 3% | |
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