Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
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The 80s ...
... in my opinion, were a bit of a dead period in the development of modern music. But there were still a few bright highlights to keep the flame alive until the 90s.
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[First added to this chart: 12/07/2017]
Year of Release:
1989
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31,534
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Top rated album (88/100 - 2952 votes)  88 (2,952 votes)
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Year of Release:
1989
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1,569
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[First added to this chart: 12/07/2017]
Year of Release:
1988
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10,211
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[First added to this chart: 12/07/2017]
Year of Release:
1980
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1,369
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[First added to this chart: 12/07/2017]
Year of Release:
1982
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6,303
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1985
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18,148
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Top rated album (85/100 - 1407 votes)  85 (1,407 votes)
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[First added to this chart: 12/07/2017]
Year of Release:
1988
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12,013
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1986
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4,015
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[First added to this chart: 12/07/2017]
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1987
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959
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[First added to this chart: 12/07/2017]
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1989
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294
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition

Year Albums %


1980 14 14%
1981 4 4%
1982 9 9%
1983 5 5%
1984 8 8%
1985 12 12%
1986 8 8%
1987 13 13%
1988 14 14%
1989 13 13%
Artist Albums %


Kate Bush 4 4%
Talk Talk 4 4%
The Smiths 3 3%
Talking Heads 3 3%
Pixies 3 3%
Tom Waits 2 2%
Pretenders 2 2%
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Country Albums %


United Kingdom 50 50%
United States 33 33%
Mixed Nationality 5 5%
Ireland 4 4%
Canada 2 2%
South Africa 2 2%
Iceland 1 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 95 95%
Yes 5 5%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 98 98%
Yes 2 2%

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