Top 87 Music Albums of the 1980s
by Bungalowracoon 
I chose the 80's decade to do first as I thought it would be easiest ??
So firstly I copied the order of the first twenty or so 80's albums that appear on my 100 greatest of all time -
this just made me question the ordering of my 100 greatest list !!
I then added the 80's albums from my collection - this further made me question my greatest 100 chart as there appeared to be albums I had omitted that I possibly favoured to the ones I included??
I then included a few albums that I have on cassette that I never updated on to cd ........ Whitney Houston .....,,. I can't even remember that happening - or ive just blocked it out ??
After all that I have a list of 80 odd albums that are in a relatively acceptable order - for now
However, I did not include live albums or greatest hits (which I seem to have a lot of from this era) -
if live albums were included the Duran Duran Arena would fly straight to the top spot as that album was the early 80's for me !!!
- Chart updated: 06/01/2018 16:15
- (Created: 10/19/2017 15:07).
- Chart size: 87 albums.
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1984
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7,927
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Year of Release:
1987
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1,494
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Year of Release:
1982
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2,911
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Year of Release:
1987
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2,864
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1985
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18,039
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[First added to this chart: 10/19/2017]
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1980
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3,944
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[First added to this chart: 10/19/2017]
Year of Release:
1987
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11,027
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1988
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2,471
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1987
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5,687
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[First added to this chart: 10/19/2017]
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1980
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5,627
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Top 87 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 10 | 11% | |
| 1981 | 5 | 6% | |
| 1982 | 7 | 8% | |
| 1983 | 8 | 9% | |
| 1984 | 9 | 10% | |
| 1985 | 7 | 8% | |
| 1986 | 10 | 11% | |
| 1987 | 13 | 15% | |
| 1988 | 8 | 9% | |
| 1989 | 10 | 11% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| The Cure | 8 | 9% | |
| Iron Maiden | 7 | 8% | |
| U2 | 6 | 7% | |
| R.E.M. | 6 | 7% | |
| Duran Duran | 5 | 6% | |
| The Smiths | 4 | 5% | |
| Bruce Springsteen | 4 | 5% | |
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Top 87 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 9 from 19th to 10thScary Monsters by David Bowie |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 10th to 11thThe Queen Is Dead by The Smiths |
| Down 1 from 11th to 12thThe Joshua Tree by U2 |
| Down 1 from 12th to 13thSeven And The Ragged Tiger by Duran Duran |
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