Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
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- Chart updated: 02/24/2019 19:45
- (Created: 07/05/2017 14:33).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 07/05/2017]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
5,710
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[First added to this chart: 07/07/2017]
Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
3,711
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[First added to this chart: 07/05/2017]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
27,535
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[First added to this chart: 07/05/2017]
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[First added to this chart: 07/05/2017]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
8,878
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[First added to this chart: 07/05/2017]
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[First added to this chart: 07/07/2017]
Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
18,317
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[First added to this chart: 07/07/2017]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
4,040
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[First added to this chart: 07/07/2017]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
2,692
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[First added to this chart: 07/08/2017]
Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
1,071
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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 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1981 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1982 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1983 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1984 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1985 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1986 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1987 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1988 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1989 | 10 | 10% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Suzanne Vega | 2 | 2% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 2 | 2% | |
| The Clash | 2 | 2% | |
| Dire Straits | 2 | 2% | |
| The Replacements | 2 | 2% | |
| The Cure | 2 | 2% | |
| Hüsker Dü | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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48 | 48% | |
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31 | 31% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 10 from 99th to 89th You Can't Hide Your Love Forever by Orange Juice |
| Up 8 from 84th to 76th Emergency Third Rail Power Trip by Rain Parade |
| Up 7 from 100th to 93rd The Nightfly by Donald Fagen |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 21 from 76th to 97th Killing Joke by Killing Joke |
| Down 13 from 85th to 98th Macalla by Clannad |
| Down 13 from 87th to 100th Victorialand by Cocteau Twins |
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| ! | 12/02/2021 04:18 |  Rhyner | 1,456 | 99/100 |
| ! | 06/13/2018 10:49 |  DommeDamian | 1,004 | 89/100 |
| ! | 04/28/2018 02:40 |  sssvnnn | 2,865 | 83/100 |
| ! | 11/07/2017 13:09 |  pa | 458 | 91/100 |
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