Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
by PurpleHazel 
- Chart updated: 06/06/2026 10:15
- (Created: 09/17/2017 22:27).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Year of Release:
1985
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11,167
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Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
8,426
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Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
15,237
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Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
6,662
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Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
975
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1980 | 17 | 17% | |
| 1981 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1982 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1983 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1984 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1985 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1986 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1987 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1988 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1989 | 6 | 6% |
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| Prince | 4 | 4% | |
| Henry Threadgill | 4 | 4% | |
| World Saxophone Quartet | 3 | 3% | |
| Ronald Shannon Jackson & The Decoding Society | 3 | 3% | |
| Muhal Richard Abrams | 2 | 2% | |
| Tom Waits | 2 | 2% | |
| Abdullah Ibrahim | 2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
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Up 3 from 50th to 47th |
Up 1 from 95th to 94th |
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Down 2 from 48th to 50th |
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