Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s by 
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The 80s, the decade that introduced digital recording and CDs, KORG synthesizers and Simmons Drums, the king and queen of pop was Michael Jackson and Madonna, we'd have Live Aid and MTV but also some decent albums. Quite a mix here, early 80s post-punk/new wave, a whole bunch of American clean west coast music and everything in between.
- Chart updated: 08/04/2017 07:15
- (Created: 08/02/2017 06:17).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
564
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Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
9,071
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1981
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1,707
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Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
634
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Year of Release:
1981
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1,824
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1980 | 22 | 22% | |
| 1981 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1982 | 18 | 18% | |
| 1983 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1984 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1985 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1986 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1987 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1988 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1989 | 2 | 2% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Police | 3 | 3% | |
| Toto | 3 | 3% | |
| Mats Ronander | 3 | 3% | |
| Peter Gabriel | 3 | 3% | |
| Squeeze | 3 | 3% | |
| Al Jarreau | 2 | 2% | |
| Kenny Loggins | 2 | 2% | |
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