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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10,768
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[First added to this chart: 09/01/2017]
Year of Release:
1980
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27,555
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[First added to this chart: 09/01/2017]
Year of Release:
1988
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10,216
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[First added to this chart: 09/01/2017]
Year of Release:
1981
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624
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[First added to this chart: 09/01/2017]
Year of Release:
1984
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15,918
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[First added to this chart: 09/05/2017]
Year of Release:
1988
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3,963
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[First added to this chart: 09/01/2017]
Year of Release:
1989
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3,314
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[First added to this chart: 09/01/2017]
Year of Release:
1985
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7,141
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[First added to this chart: 09/01/2017]
Year of Release:
1984
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7,853
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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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| Bruce Springsteen | 4 | 4% | |
| Talking Heads | 4 | 4% | |
| Van Morrison | 4 | 4% | |
| Tom Waits | 3 | 3% | |
| Paul Simon | 2 | 2% | |
| The Smiths | 2 | 2% | |
| Paul McCartney | 2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 5 from 84th to 79th The Dream Of The Blue Turtles by Sting |
| Up 2 from 66th to 64th Diamond Life by Sade |
| Up 2 from 64th to 62nd Making Movies by Dire Straits |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 15 from 82nd to 97th Coda by Led Zeppelin |
| Down 5 from 61st to 66th Hawks & Doves by Neil Young |
| Down 2 from 79th to 81st The Game by Queen |
| New entries |
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| Black Codes (From The Underground) by Wynton Marsalis |
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From Bruunshaab 02/17/2019 13:15 | #232080
Yes - Graceland is not only the best album in the 80's - but ever if you ask me
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