Top 80 Music Albums of the 1980s by 
DaVGManiac 
This decade was mostly dominated by alternative rock and heavy metal, though there were some other interesting music genres, like art pop, new wave, synth-pop and even post-rock.
- Chart updated: 01/22/2019 16:45
- (Created: 12/03/2017 17:48).
- Chart size: 80 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 02/08/2018]
Year of Release:
1983
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Rank Score:
10,515
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97
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[First added to this chart: 10/12/2018]
Year of Release:
1983
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Rank Score:
6,613
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[First added to this chart: 02/28/2018]
Year of Release:
1983
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Rank Score:
4,713
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[First added to this chart: 02/08/2018]
Year of Release:
1983
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Rank Score:
5,235
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[First added to this chart: 09/12/2018]
Year of Release:
1983
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Rank Score:
1,776
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[First added to this chart: 10/20/2018]
Year of Release:
1983
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Rank Score:
510
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Top 80 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1980 | 10 | 13% | |
| 1981 | 4 | 5% | |
| 1982 | 8 | 10% | |
| 1983 | 6 | 8% | |
| 1984 | 9 | 11% | |
| 1985 | 8 | 10% | |
| 1986 | 11 | 14% | |
| 1987 | 10 | 13% | |
| 1988 | 9 | 11% | |
| 1989 | 5 | 6% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Iron Maiden | 6 | 8% | |
| The Smiths | 6 | 8% | |
| The Cure | 5 | 6% | |
| The Fall | 5 | 6% | |
| R.E.M. | 4 | 5% | |
| New Order | 4 | 5% | |
| Kate Bush | 3 | 4% | |
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Top 80 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 1 from 78th to 77th The Wonderful And Frightening World Of The Fall by The Fall |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 6 from 72nd to 78th Never For Ever by Kate Bush |
| Down 2 from 77th to 79th Tim by The Replacements |
| Down 1 from 79th to 80th Pleased To Meet Me by The Replacements |
| New entries |
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 Substanceby Joy Division |
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