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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Year of Release:
1981
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8,637
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Year of Release:
1982
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6,035
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Year of Release:
1987
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8,427
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Year of Release:
1980
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5,409
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1988
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6,612
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1986
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3,591
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Year of Release:
1981
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3,415
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1983
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1,343
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1984
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8,854
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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% |
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| The Cure | 4 | 4% | |
| Rush | 3 | 3% | |
| Judas Priest | 2 | 2% | |
| Iron Maiden | 2 | 2% | |
| Peter Gabriel | 2 | 2% | |
| Prince | 2 | 2% | |
| U2 | 2 | 2% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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Up 5 from 16th to 11th |
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Down 3 from 42nd to 45th |
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| ! | 02/01/2022 14:54 |  IlMala | 178 | 95/100 |
| ! | 05/02/2021 16:51 |  buzzdainer | 664 | 90/100 |
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buzzdainer TOP 100 COMMENTER 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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