Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
by AledJames 
- Chart updated: 08/25/2026 10:45
- (Created: 07/29/2017 15:24).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 01/01/2018]
Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
7,714
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[First added to this chart: 07/21/2020]
Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
15,332
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[First added to this chart: 01/01/2018]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
3,325
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[First added to this chart: 05/07/2019]
Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
7,320
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[First added to this chart: 10/14/2020]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
25,550
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[First added to this chart: 04/29/2019]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
22,009
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[First added to this chart: 01/01/2018]
Year of Release:
1982
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Rank Score:
5,639
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Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
31,575
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[First added to this chart: 11/13/2020]
Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
17,738
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Year of Release:
1983
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Rank Score:
1,384
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1980 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1981 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1982 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1983 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1984 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1985 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1986 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1987 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1988 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1989 | 12 | 12% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Meic Stevens | 5 | 5% | |
| Geraint Jarman | 4 | 4% | |
| Bruce Springsteen | 4 | 4% | |
| R.E.M. | 3 | 3% | |
| The Replacements | 3 | 3% | |
| The Cure | 3 | 3% | |
| Sonic Youth | 3 | 3% | |
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48 | 48% | |
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41 | 41% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
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Up 54 from 63rd to 9th |
Up 48 from 69th to 21st |
Up 31 from 56th to 25th |
| Biggest fallers |
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Down 52 from 46th to 98th |
Down 50 from 39th to 89th |
Down 50 from 40th to 90th |
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