Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s by daftpunter 
Man I loved and hated this decade. Euro synth pop ruled MTV and I just couldn't identify. I'm still a axe/bass/kit kinda guy and it shows here. This chart will be tweeked more than the overall chart because, to be honest, there's an album or two here I can't stand (I love and hate Graceland even as I listen to it for the 182nd time). Take the liberty of switching out any Talking Heads album with Remain In Light depending on mood.
- Chart updated: 01/28/2012 11:03
- (Created: 12/07/2011 07:30).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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1989
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1980
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1986
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562
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1987
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4,777
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1985
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4,044
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[First added to this chart: 12/06/2011]
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1980
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1,649
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[First added to this chart: 12/06/2011]
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1980
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11,159
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[First added to this chart: 12/06/2011]
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1980
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1980 | 21 | 21% | |
| 1981 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1982 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1983 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1984 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1985 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1986 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1987 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1988 | 1 | 1% | |
| 1989 | 7 | 7% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| R.E.M. | 5 | 5% | |
| Bruce Springsteen | 4 | 4% | |
| Talking Heads | 3 | 3% | |
| U2 | 3 | 3% | |
| Prince | 3 | 3% | |
| Van Halen | 3 | 3% | |
| The Replacements | 2 | 2% | |
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90/100  | 09/08/2017 12:48 |  bobbyb5 | | 90/100 |
100/100 | 06/09/2016 23:42 |  buzzdainer | | 90/100 |
70/100 | 07/24/2014 11:30 |  greatson | | 80/100 |
60/100 | 03/11/2012 16:17 | kjb857 | | 79/100 |
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From buzzdainer 06/09/2016 23:44
buzzdainer 06/09/2016 23:44
Wow, what a terrific eighties chart! I'm totally with you on preferring the traditional three-piece core mover the synth pop that dominated most of the decade. Murmur and Double Nickels on the Dime are great examples.
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