Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s by Glitterboiii

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Genre: Post-Gothic Punk [First added to this chart: 08/18/2019]
Year of Release:
1988
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1,257
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Genre: Hard Psychedelic Folk Blues Rock [First added to this chart: 05/23/2020]
Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
189
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Genre: Sampledelia [First added to this chart: 07/27/2017]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
7,211
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Genre: Post-Disco [First added to this chart: 07/27/2017]
Year of Release:
1982
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Rank Score:
16,963
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Genre: Post-New Wave Dance Pop Punk [First added to this chart: 10/23/2019]
Year of Release:
1983
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6,926
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Genre: Post-Folk Punk [First added to this chart: 10/23/2019]
Year of Release:
1983
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Rank Score:
8,204
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Genre: Alternative Pop Rock [First added to this chart: 10/22/2019]
Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
4,787
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Genre: Soul [First added to this chart: 07/27/2017]
Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
1,059
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Genre: Experimental Rock [First added to this chart: 07/27/2017]
Year of Release:
1983
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Rank Score:
4,823
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Genre: Postmodern Minimalist Chamber Music [First added to this chart: 10/23/2019]
Year of Release:
1982
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1,060
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition

Year Albums %


1980 8 8%
1981 7 7%
1982 11 11%
1983 9 9%
1984 14 14%
1985 10 10%
1986 9 9%
1987 14 14%
1988 11 11%
1989 7 7%
Artist Albums %


The Smiths 6 6%
R.E.M. 4 4%
Iron Maiden 4 4%
Pixies 3 3%
New Order 3 3%
Talking Heads 3 3%
Charly García 2 2%
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Country Albums %


United States 46 46%
United Kingdom 33 33%
Mixed Nationality 4 4%
Argentina 3 3%
Canada 3 3%
Australia 2 2%
Germany 2 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 89 89%
Yes 11 11%
Live? Albums %
No 94 94%
Yes 6 6%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 97 97%
Yes 3 3%

Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes

Biggest climbers
Climber Up 19 from 49th to 30th
Kamikaze
by Luis Alberto Spinetta
Biggest fallers
Faller Down 1 from 30th to 31st
Substance
by Joy Division
Faller Down 1 from 31st to 32nd
Jimi Plays Monterey (Original Motion Picture Sound Track)
by Jimi Hendrix
Faller Down 1 from 32nd to 33rd
Paul's Boutique
by Beastie Boys

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88/100 (from 7 votes)
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From 12/05/2020 06:41
good chart, if you like kamikaze that much, you should enter to more Spanish language albums, my suggestions for this decade are : Secretos, Signos, Clics modernos, try thos 3 first
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...close to perfection.
I´m not a big fan of The Smiths... thats the only reason not to give 100 points - sorry.
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