Top 12 Music Albums of the 1980s
by weedygonsalez 
Ahhhhhhh the '80s. A great time for everyone, everywhere. Yep. That's what the '80s was all about. Great, great times.
Same as the rest of the decade charts: same-artist runoff + radar bubblers that didn't hit the main chart.
- Chart updated: 09/02/2012 13:41
- (Created: 12/07/2011 11:08).
- Chart size: 12 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 12/29/2011]
Year of Release:
1982
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Rank Score:
1,578
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[First added to this chart: 12/29/2011]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
15,214
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[First added to this chart: 12/29/2011]
Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
5,595
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[First added to this chart: 12/29/2011]
Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
34,017
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[First added to this chart: 08/08/2012]
Year of Release:
1983
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Rank Score:
2,263
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[First added to this chart: 08/08/2012]
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Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
10,240
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Top 12 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1 | 8% | |
| 1981 | 2 | 17% | |
| 1982 | 1 | 8% | |
| 1983 | 1 | 8% | |
| 1984 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1985 | 1 | 8% | |
| 1986 | 2 | 17% | |
| 1987 | 1 | 8% | |
| 1988 | 2 | 17% | |
| 1989 | 1 | 8% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Joy Division | 1 | 8% | |
| They Might Be Giants | 1 | 8% | |
| The Jesus And Mary Chain | 1 | 8% | |
| The Smiths | 1 | 8% | |
| Eric B. & Rakim | 1 | 8% | |
| Frank Zappa | 1 | 8% | |
| The Chameleons | 1 | 8% | |
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| Best Artists of 1982 | |
|---|---|
| 1. Michael Jackson | |
| 2. Kate Bush | |
| 3. Iron Maiden | |
| 4. The Cure | |
| 5. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 6. Prince | |
| 7. Roxy Music | |
| 8. Duran Duran | |
| 9. Dire Straits | |
| 10. Donald Fagen | |
| 11. Simple Minds | |
| 12. The Clash | |
| 13. Elvis Costello | |
| 14. Elvis Costello And The Attractions | |
| 15. Peter Gabriel | |
| 16. Laurie Anderson | |
| 17. XTC | |
| 18. The Fall | |
| 19. Judas Priest | |
| 20. Bad Brains |
