Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s by sunnydhamm 
- Chart updated: 02/07/2025 21:45
- (Created: 08/24/2017 16:39).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 08/24/2017]
Year of Release:
1982
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16,455
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161
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Year of Release:
1982
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Rank Score:
1,127
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[First added to this chart: 11/30/2023]
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[First added to this chart: 12/28/2019]
Year of Release:
1982
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Rank Score:
808
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[First added to this chart: 12/28/2022]
Year of Release:
1982
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Rank Score:
1,695
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[First added to this chart: 12/28/2022]
Year of Release:
1982
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Rank Score:
6,505
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[First added to this chart: 12/28/2019]
Year of Release:
1982
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Rank Score:
6,262
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[First added to this chart: 04/08/2018]
Year of Release:
1982
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Rank Score:
1,008
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[First added to this chart: 12/14/2022]
Year of Release:
1982
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Rank Score:
2,989
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[First added to this chart: 12/28/2022]
Year of Release:
1982
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5,847
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1980 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1981 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1982 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1983 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1984 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1985 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1986 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1987 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1988 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1989 | 10 | 10% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Cure | 5 | 5% | |
| David Bowie | 4 | 4% | |
| Sonic Youth | 4 | 4% | |
| Metallica | 3 | 3% | |
| Daryl Hall & John Oates | 3 | 3% | |
| Rush | 3 | 3% | |
| Bruce Springsteen | 2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 46 from 84th to 38th Eye In The Sky by The Alan Parsons Project |
| Up 23 from 69th to 46th The Stone Roses by The Stone Roses |
| Up 22 from 47th to 25th Toto IV by Toto |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 25 from 38th to 63rd Brothers In Arms by Dire Straits |
| Down 18 from 68th to 86th Don't Stop by Billy Idol |
| Down 17 from 59th to 76th 5150 by Van Halen |
| New entries |
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| Rebel Yell by Billy Idol |
| Pretty Hate Machine by Nine Inch Nails |
| Wrong by NoMeansNo |
| The Seeds Of Love by Tears For Fears |
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