Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s by JuicyJohnPink

Chart updated: 08/01/2015 10:45
(Created: 12/23/2011 16:44).
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The Traveling Wilburys, Vol. 1

The Traveling Wilburys

[First added to this chart: 02/03/2013]

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

305 charts

Rank Score:

2,229

Rank in 1988:

Rank in 1980s:

122

Overall Rank:

803

Average Rating:

76 (376 votes)

Comments:

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Empty Glass

Pete Townshend

[First added to this chart: 02/03/2013]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

123 charts

Rank Score:

512

Rank in 1980:

Rank in 1980s:

458

Overall Rank:

2,959

Average Rating:

73 (150 votes)

Comments:

3. (5)

Thriller

Michael Jackson

[First added to this chart: 02/03/2013]

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

1,574 charts

Rank Score:

16,880

Rank in 1982:

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Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

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4. (10)

[First added to this chart: 02/03/2013]

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

164 charts

Rank Score:

728

Rank in 1987:

Rank in 1980s:

340

Overall Rank:

2,231

Average Rating:

75 (254 votes)

Comments:

5. (3)

Tug Of War

Paul McCartney

[First added to this chart: 02/03/2013]

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

156 charts

Rank Score:

816

Rank in 1982:

Rank in 1980s:

313

Overall Rank:

2,036

Average Rating:

75 (242 votes)

Comments:

6. (25)

Computerwelt [Computer World]

Kraftwerk

[First added to this chart: 08/01/2015]

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

471 charts

Rank Score:

3,472

Rank in 1981:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

522

Average Rating:

81 (526 votes)

Comments:

7. (8)

Back In Black

AC/DC

[First added to this chart: 02/03/2013]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

1,235 charts

Rank Score:

11,153

Rank in 1980:

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Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

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8. (7)

[First added to this chart: 02/03/2013]

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

172 charts

Rank Score:

858

Rank in 1989:

Rank in 1980s:

302

Overall Rank:

1,946

Average Rating:

74 (198 votes)

Comments:

9. (14)

Rain Dogs

Tom Waits

[First added to this chart: 02/03/2013]

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

1,115 charts

Rank Score:

13,084

Rank in 1985:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

108

Average Rating:

84 (1,306 votes)

Comments:

10. (6)

White City: A Novel

Pete Townshend

[First added to this chart: 02/03/2013]

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

42 charts

Rank Score:

168

Rank in 1985:

Rank in 1980s:

1,106

Overall Rank:

7,468

Average Rating:

72 (56 votes)

Comments:

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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition

Year	Albums	%

1980	10	10%
1981	11	11%
1982	9	9%
1983	11	11%
1984	6	6%
1985	10	10%
1986	9	9%
1987	9	9%
1988	11	11%
1989	14	14%

Artist	Albums	%

Paul McCartney	6	6%
Tom Waits	4	4%
"Weird Al" Yankovic	4	4%
Talking Heads	4	4%
John Cougar Mellencamp	4	4%
Run-D.M.C.	4	4%
Pete Townshend	3	3%
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Country	Albums	%

	53	53%
	32	32%
	6	6%
	3	3%
	2	2%
	2	2%
	2	2%

Live?	Albums	%
No	99	99%
Yes	1	1%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	98	98%
Yes	2	2%

Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 47 from 77th to 30th Combat Rock by The Clash
Up 32 from 65th to 33rd Tango In The Night by Fleetwood Mac
Up 29 from 55th to 26th Little Creatures by Talking Heads

Biggest fallers
Down 26 from 42nd to 68th Born In The U.S.A. by Bruce Springsteen
Down 19 from 64th to 83rd Big Daddy by John Cougar Mellencamp
Down 14 from 36th to 50th Double Fantasy by John Lennon & Yoko Ono

New entries
Stone Cold Rhymin' by Young MC
Talk Is Cheap by Keith Richards
The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths
Straight Outta Compton by N.W.A

Leavers
Fire Of Unknown Origin by Blue Öyster Cult
New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84) by Simple Minds
Lifes Rich Pageant by R.E.M.
Lincoln by They Might Be Giants

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