Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
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JoSt 
- Chart updated: 07/28/2017 14:45
- (Created: 06/14/2017 08:06).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Year of Release:
1987
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2,855
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Year of Release:
1981
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8,724
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Year of Release:
1983
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6,272
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Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
1,375
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[First added to this chart: 07/28/2017]
Year of Release:
1985
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2,685
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[First added to this chart: 07/28/2017]
Year of Release:
1983
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1,471
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Year of Release:
1985
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6,268
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Year of Release:
1984
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518
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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 | 19 | 19% | |
| 1981 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1982 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1983 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1984 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1985 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1986 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1987 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1988 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1989 | 5 | 5% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Tangerine Dream | 7 | 7% | |
| The Cure | 7 | 7% | |
| The Smiths | 7 | 7% | |
| New Order | 6 | 6% | |
| Marillion | 5 | 5% | |
| Peter Gabriel | 4 | 4% | |
| R.E.M. | 4 | 4% | |
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66 | 66% | |
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11 | 11% | |
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8 | 8% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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