Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
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MW19704U 
- Chart updated: 02/11/2024 10:15
- (Created: 10/06/2017 14:12).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 10/06/2017]
Year of Release:
1981
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8,881
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[First added to this chart: 10/06/2017]
Year of Release:
1982
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6,107
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[First added to this chart: 03/12/2023]
Year of Release:
1987
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8,785
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[First added to this chart: 10/06/2017]
Year of Release:
1980
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5,711
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[First added to this chart: 03/12/2023]
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[First added to this chart: 10/06/2017]
Year of Release:
1988
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7,006
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[First added to this chart: 10/06/2017]
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1986
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3,737
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[First added to this chart: 10/06/2017]
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1981
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3,491
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[First added to this chart: 10/06/2017]
Year of Release:
1983
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1,367
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[First added to this chart: 10/06/2017]
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1984
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9,211
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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 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1981 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1982 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1983 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1984 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1985 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1986 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1987 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1988 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1989 | 9 | 9% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Cure | 4 | 4% | |
| Rush | 3 | 3% | |
| U2 | 2 | 2% | |
| David Bowie | 2 | 2% | |
| The Sisters Of Mercy | 2 | 2% | |
| Duran Duran | 2 | 2% | |
| Queensrÿche | 2 | 2% | |
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41 | 41% | |
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41 | 41% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 28 from 78th to 50th Surfer Rosa by Pixies |
| Up 12 from 29th to 17th 4 by Foreigner |
| Up 5 from 16th to 11th Hounds Of Love by Kate Bush |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 5 from 11th to 16th Awaken The Guardian by Fates Warning |
| Down 3 from 42nd to 45th Script For A Jester's Tear by Marillion |
| Down 2 from 10th to 12th Synchronicity by The Police |
| New entries |
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| The Head On The Door by The Cure |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 02/10/2024 23:44 | mrmcrook | 756 | 92/100 |
| ! | 02/01/2022 14:54 |  IlMala | 178 | 95/100 |
| ! | 05/02/2021 16:51 |  buzzdainer | 669 | 90/100 |
| ! | 05/02/2021 14:48 | DJENNY | 4,365 | 100/100 |
| ! | 10/09/2017 20:57 |  greatson | 906 | 80/100 |
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From buzzdainer 05/02/2021 16:53 | #269242
buzzdainer 05/02/2021 16:53 | #269242
Although there's very little metal on my own eighties chart, I definitely appreciate the important role that genre had on the musical direction of the decade. So thanks for including some stuff that never would have made it into my chart, but deserves a place in the history of the eighties. Also glad to see Hounds of Love getting the love and attention it deserves. I sort of missed out on Kate Bush at the time, but have circled back to really appreciate her more recently.
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