Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
by adbrack1988 
The 80s are by far my least favorite decade. Most of my favorite 70s artists fizzed out by this time and I can't get into anything with that infamous 80s production. Tom Waits, early metal and some spillovers from 70s bands are about all I've gotten into, so please help me out if you have any recommendations.
- Chart updated: 04/30/2025 21:15
- (Created: 07/07/2017 23:51).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 07/26/2017]
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1985
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11,667
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[First added to this chart: 07/26/2017]
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1980
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10,063
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[First added to this chart: 07/26/2017]
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1986
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12,507
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[First added to this chart: 09/19/2020]
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1984
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3,927
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[First added to this chart: 07/26/2017]
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1984
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2,173
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[First added to this chart: 10/08/2017]
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1989
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23,130
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[First added to this chart: 02/29/2024]
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1983
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1,608
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[First added to this chart: 09/30/2020]
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1980
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1,872
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[First added to this chart: 11/26/2017]
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1989
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3,320
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[First added to this chart: 09/30/2020]
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1980
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2,118
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 19 | 19% | |
| 1981 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1982 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1983 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1984 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1985 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1986 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1987 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1988 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1989 | 12 | 12% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Iron Maiden | 7 | 7% | |
| Red Hot Chili Peppers | 4 | 4% | |
| Metallica | 4 | 4% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 4 | 4% | |
| Van Halen | 4 | 4% | |
| Tom Waits | 4 | 4% | |
| Grateful Dead | 3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 1 from 50th to 49th British Steel by Judas Priest |
| Up 1 from 45th to 44th Strong Arm Of The Law by Saxon |
| Up 1 from 44th to 43rd Screaming For Vengeance by Judas Priest |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 3 from 42nd to 45th Combat Rock by The Clash |
| Down 3 from 49th to 52nd Nebraska by Bruce Springsteen |
| Down 1 from 52nd to 53rd The Final Cut by Pink Floyd |
| New entries |
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| Revival by Winterhawk |
| Leavers |
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| Power Windows by Rush |
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| ! | 08/01/2024 01:36 | mrmcrook | 732 | 92/100 |
| ! | 11/06/2020 05:45 | DJENNY | 4,365 | 100/100 |
| ! | 09/21/2020 09:45 | TheSmiths82-87 | 1,831 | 83/100 |
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From mrmcrook 08/01/2024 01:40 | #304610
I rated originally at the beginning of 2021. My ratings gone up. Lot of nice added albums. You may like the early 80's albums of Judas Priest if you haven't checked them out already. And 'Among the Living' is the best Anthrax ever put out.
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