Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
by 
mozzmozz 
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.
- Chart updated: 12/07/2017 19:15
- (Created: 12/07/2017 18:20).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 12/07/2017]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
32,218
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Comments:
293
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[First added to this chart: 12/07/2017]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
1,582
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[First added to this chart: 12/07/2017]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
10,333
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[First added to this chart: 12/07/2017]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
1,366
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[First added to this chart: 12/07/2017]
Year of Release:
1982
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Rank Score:
6,356
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[First added to this chart: 12/07/2017]
Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
18,387
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Comments:
7. (=)
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[First added to this chart: 12/07/2017]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
12,175
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[First added to this chart: 12/07/2017]
Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
4,034
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[First added to this chart: 12/07/2017]
Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
968
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[First added to this chart: 12/07/2017]
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 | 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 | % | |
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| 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 | % | |
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50 | 50% | |
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33 | 33% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 15 from 44th to 29th Substance by New Order |
| Up 2 from 47th to 45th Watermark by Enya |
| Up 1 from 45th to 44th Solitude Standing by Suzanne Vega |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 17 from 29th to 46th Ace Of Spades by Motörhead |
| Down 14 from 49th to 63rd Zenyatta Mondatta by The Police |
| Down 4 from 21st to 25th Pretenders by Pretenders |
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