Top 70 Music Albums of the 1980s
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Taric 
- Chart updated: 02/02/2012 23:57
- (Created: 12/05/2011 18:53).
- Chart size: 70 albums.
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1985
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11,138
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Year of Release:
1989
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29,817
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Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
26,314
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Year of Release:
1988
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10,257
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Year of Release:
1986
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31,216
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Year of Release:
1989
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21,887
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1984
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4,253
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Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
14,281
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Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
4,027
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Year of Release:
1986
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4,002
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Total albums: 70. Page 1 of 7
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Top 70 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 7 | 10% | |
| 1981 | 5 | 7% | |
| 1982 | 9 | 13% | |
| 1983 | 5 | 7% | |
| 1984 | 8 | 11% | |
| 1985 | 5 | 7% | |
| 1986 | 7 | 10% | |
| 1987 | 6 | 9% | |
| 1988 | 9 | 13% | |
| 1989 | 9 | 13% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Iron Maiden | 4 | 6% | |
| Joy Division | 3 | 4% | |
| Tom Waits | 3 | 4% | |
| Pixies | 2 | 3% | |
| Depeche Mode | 2 | 3% | |
| Talking Heads | 2 | 3% | |
| Metallica | 2 | 3% | |
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vesander 02/04/2012 07:06 | #36414
Cool chart. We have 25 albums in common but you still have a lot of stuff I wouldn't have thought of.
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