Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s by Captain_Dude

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8.

Ride The Lightning 

 Metallica

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Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

907 charts

Rank Score:

9,471

Rank in 1984:

2

Rank in 1980s:

20

Overall Rank:

158

Average Rating:

 84 (1,360 votes)

Comments:

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22.

Purple Rain 
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 Prince And The Revolution

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Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

1,424 charts

Rank Score:

16,481

Rank in 1984:

1

Rank in 1980s:

8

Overall Rank:

71

Average Rating:

 83 (1,644 votes)

Comments:

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26.

Zen Arcade 

 Hüsker Dü

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Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

504 charts

Rank Score:

4,280

Rank in 1984:

9

Rank in 1980s:

55

Overall Rank:

402

Average Rating:

 79 (595 votes)

Comments:

33

40.

Double Nickels On The Dime 

 Minutemen

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Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

581 charts

Rank Score:

4,862

Rank in 1984:

7

Rank in 1980s:

47

Overall Rank:

355

Average Rating:

 80 (637 votes)

Comments:

47

47.

Welcome To The Pleasuredome 

 Frankie Goes To Hollywood

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Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

196 charts

Rank Score:

944

Rank in 1984:

29

Rank in 1980s:

278

Overall Rank:

1,782

Average Rating:

 75 (199 votes)

Comments:

18

53.

The Works 

 Queen

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Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

228 charts

Rank Score:

1,080

Rank in 1984:

25

Rank in 1980s:

246

Overall Rank:

1,591

Average Rating:

 72 (366 votes)

Comments:

24

99.

Let It Be 

 The Replacements

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Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

825 charts

Rank Score:

7,614

Rank in 1984:

5

Rank in 1980s:

26

Overall Rank:

212

Average Rating:

 82 (929 votes)

Comments:

72

100.

Slip It In 

 Black Flag

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Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

31 charts

Rank Score:

55

Rank in 1984:

246

Rank in 1980s:

2,556

Overall Rank:

19,110

Average Rating:

 75 (55 votes)

Comments:

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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition

Year	Albums	%
1980	17	17%
1981	17	17%
1982	11	11%
1983	9	9%
1984	8	8%
1985	2	2%
1986	7	7%
1987	9	9%
1988	9	9%
1989	11	11%

Artist	Albums	%
Prince	4	4%
Iron Maiden	3	3%
Black Sabbath	3	3%
Ozzy Osbourne	2	2%
Pixies	2	2%
Big Black	2	2%
The Police	2	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	55	55%
	37	37%
	2	2%
	2	2%
	2	2%
	1	1%
	1	1%

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From buzzdainer 07/07/2016 03:26

What a fun and eclectic eighties chart! I love the inclusion of lots of metal alongside some more conventional, yet awesome, selections such as Doolittle and Remain in Light.

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From greatson 02/20/2014 16:27

Not enough for me!

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