Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s by Johnnyo

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[First added to this chart: 12/26/2011]
Year of Release:
1984
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315
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[First added to this chart: 03/11/2014]
Year of Release:
1984
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44
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[First added to this chart: 12/26/2011]
Year of Release:
1984
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1,959
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[First added to this chart: 12/08/2012]
Year of Release:
1984
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1,046
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[First added to this chart: 02/19/2013]
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1984
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25
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[First added to this chart: 05/07/2017]
Year of Release:
1984
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140
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[First added to this chart: 12/26/2011]
Year of Release:
1984
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16,502
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[First added to this chart: 05/23/2012]
Year of Release:
1984
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564
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[First added to this chart: 01/08/2012]
Year of Release:
1984
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8,295
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[First added to this chart: 12/26/2011]
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1984
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151
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition

Year Albums %


1980 6 6%
1981 1 1%
1982 3 3%
1983 4 4%
1984 14 14%
1985 14 14%
1986 14 14%
1987 11 11%
1988 17 17%
1989 16 16%
Artist Albums %


The Dream Syndicate 6 6%
U2 5 5%
Giant Sand 4 4%
R.E.M. 4 4%
Bruce Springsteen 3 3%
Pixies 3 3%
Jimi Hendrix 2 2%
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Country Albums %


United States 62 62%
United Kingdom 21 21%
Ireland 5 5%
Mixed Nationality 4 4%
Canada 4 4%
Australia 3 3%
France 1 1%
Compilation? Albums %
No 98 98%
Yes 2 2%
Live? Albums %
No 92 92%
Yes 8 8%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 98 98%
Yes 2 2%

Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes

Biggest climbers
Climber Up 10 from 94th to 84th
Brave And Crazy
by Melissa Etheridge
Climber Up 3 from 85th to 82nd
Viva Santana!
by Santana
Climber Up 3 from 84th to 81st
Heartattack And Vine
by Tom Waits
Biggest fallers
Faller Down 34 from 55th to 89th
Fables Of The Reconstruction
by R.E.M.
Faller Down 26 from 68th to 94th
Valley Of Rain
by Giant Sand
Faller Down 25 from 66th to 91st
The Lost Weekend
by Danny & Dusty

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From 11/24/2023 08:29
Cool with Dream Syndicate
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From 08/13/2019 11:14
Good to see that there’s another dream syndicate fan out there dihansse. Live at Raji’s is one of the finest live albums of all time.
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From 08/12/2019 16:59
Great chart, of course especially your number one which is one of the best live albums ever. But also many recs...
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From 07/21/2019 15:05
Nice chart!! Would be great to see some non-English language stuff creeping in ...
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From 07/01/2014 06:34
Great chart with a lot rare picks I like (Lloyd Cole, Giant Sand, Bruce Cockburn, John Hiatt, Cris Cacavas...maybe more of them should appear in my chart)
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From 11/15/2012 05:03
Good diversity, great to see Warren Zevon included. I felt that your #62-65 slots were an afterthought used to cram in the folk chicks.
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From 10/23/2012 22:50
Kings X, Lone Justice, Waits, Young & Zevon! What a fantastic chart. Only minus is R.E.M. I will ignore the R.E.M albums and give you a full score.
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From 07/12/2012 16:22
Every Dream Syndicate album is a gem. There are actaully a few more including another really tasty live album which might get added @ a later date. Green On Red will soon be added & yes, I have to have @ least a couple of Giant Sands as well. Good call lacashirearab.
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From 06/16/2012 09:56
I never knew the Dream Syndicate had so many albums and I had totally forgotten about Danny & Dusty. Surely you can get up to 100 by adding some Green on Red albums or something by Giant Sand.
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From 04/06/2012 03:27
Interesting! Neil Young's Freedom is fantastic.
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