Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s by WilliamFrayer Unknown

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[First added to this chart: 04/14/2018]
Year of Release:
1986
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2,543
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[First added to this chart: 04/04/2022]
Year of Release:
1981
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1,621
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[First added to this chart: 04/14/2018]
Year of Release:
1983
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5,540
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[First added to this chart: 10/17/2018]
Year of Release:
1982
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5,701
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[First added to this chart: 06/29/2018]
Year of Release:
1980
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11,233
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[First added to this chart: 04/14/2018]
Year of Release:
1980
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16,884
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[First added to this chart: 05/23/2018]
Year of Release:
1987
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12,244
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Ireland U2
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[First added to this chart: 04/14/2018]
Year of Release:
1987
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19,942
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[First added to this chart: 09/18/2018]
Year of Release:
1984
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8,295
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Year of Release:
1980
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4,073
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition

Year Albums %


1980 10 10%
1981 7 7%
1982 7 7%
1983 9 9%
1984 19 19%
1985 13 13%
1986 10 10%
1987 10 10%
1988 9 9%
1989 6 6%
Artist Albums %


The Cure 6 6%
The Smiths 6 6%
R.E.M. 6 6%
Sonic Youth 3 3%
Bruce Springsteen 3 3%
The Replacements 3 3%
Metallica 3 3%
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Country Albums %


United Kingdom 46 46%
United States 46 46%
Ireland 2 2%
Mixed Nationality 2 2%
Australia 2 2%
Canada 1 1%
Jamaica 1 1%
Compilation? Albums %
No 95 95%
Yes 5 5%
Live? Albums %
No 99 99%
Yes 1 1%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 98 98%
Yes 2 2%

Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes

Biggest climbers
Climber Up 10 from 14th to 4th
The Stone Roses
by The Stone Roses
Climber Up 8 from 19th to 11th
Hallowed Ground
by Violent Femmes
Climber Up 1 from 3rd to 2nd
Strangeways, Here We Come
by The Smiths
Biggest fallers
Faller Down 37 from 48th to 85th
Synchronicity
by The Police
Faller Down 37 from 49th to 86th
Master Of Puppets
by Metallica
Faller Down 37 from 51st to 88th
...And Don't The Kids Just Love It
by Television Personalities

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You should add Graceland by Paul Simon :)
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