Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
by weston 
- Chart updated: 06/27/2024 17:45
- (Created: 09/02/2017 01:46).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 09/01/2017]
Year of Release:
1986
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10,800
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[First added to this chart: 09/01/2017]
Year of Release:
1980
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27,524
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[First added to this chart: 09/01/2017]
Year of Release:
1988
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10,186
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[First added to this chart: 09/01/2017]
Year of Release:
1981
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628
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[First added to this chart: 09/01/2017]
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1984
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15,856
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[First added to this chart: 09/05/2017]
Year of Release:
1988
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3,956
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[First added to this chart: 09/01/2017]
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1989
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3,293
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[First added to this chart: 09/01/2017]
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1985
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7,161
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[First added to this chart: 09/01/2017]
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1984
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7,894
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 18 | 18% | |
| 1981 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1982 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1983 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1984 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1985 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1986 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1987 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1988 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1989 | 13 | 13% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Van Morrison | 4 | 4% | |
| Bruce Springsteen | 4 | 4% | |
| Talking Heads | 4 | 4% | |
| Tom Waits | 3 | 3% | |
| The Police | 2 | 2% | |
| Rickie Lee Jones | 2 | 2% | |
| U2 | 2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 5 from 84th to 79thThe Dream Of The Blue Turtles by Sting |
| Up 2 from 66th to 64thDiamond Life by Sade |
| Up 2 from 64th to 62ndMaking Movies by Dire Straits |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 15 from 82nd to 97thCoda by Led Zeppelin |
| Down 5 from 61st to 66thHawks & Doves by Neil Young |
| Down 2 from 79th to 81stThe Game by Queen |
| New entries |
|---|
| Black Codes (From The Underground) by Wynton Marsalis |
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