Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
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- Chart updated: 06/26/2019 08:15
- (Created: 09/17/2017 22:27).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 10/29/2018]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
2,639
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[First added to this chart: 09/18/2017]
[First added to this chart: 09/18/2017]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
3,323
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 17 | 17% | |
| 1981 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1982 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1983 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1984 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1985 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1986 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1987 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1988 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1989 | 6 | 6% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Henry Threadgill Sextet | 4 | 4% | |
| World Saxophone Quartet | 3 | 3% | |
| Ronald Shannon Jackson & The Decoding Society | 3 | 3% | |
| Prince And The Revolution | 2 | 2% | |
| Art Ensemble Of Chicago | 2 | 2% | |
| James Blood Ulmer | 2 | 2% | |
| George Adams-Don Pullen Quartet | 2 | 2% | |
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79 | 79% | |
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9 | 9% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 2 from 70th to 68thVariations In Dream-Time by Anthony Davis |
| Up 2 from 69th to 67thBring Yr Camera by The President |
| Up 1 from 52nd to 51stYellow Moon by The Neville Brothers |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 2 from 67th to 69thAlligator Woman by Cameo |
| Down 2 from 68th to 70thAlbum Album by Jack DeJohnette's Special Edition |
| Down 1 from 51st to 52ndJourney To The One by Pharoah Sanders |
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