Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
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HelsinkiSnorkel 
- Chart updated: 10/07/2025 19:45
- (Created: 01/22/2018 17:28).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 01/22/2018]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
3,957
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[First added to this chart: 01/22/2018]
Year of Release:
1985
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7,163
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[First added to this chart: 01/22/2018]
Year of Release:
1987
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11,061
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Year of Release:
1984
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7,891
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[First added to this chart: 01/22/2018]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
22,735
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[First added to this chart: 01/22/2018]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
1,290
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[First added to this chart: 01/22/2018]
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[First added to this chart: 01/22/2018]
Year of Release:
1980
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3,957
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[First added to this chart: 01/22/2018]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
3,294
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[First added to this chart: 01/22/2018]
Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
1,087
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1980 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1981 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1982 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1983 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1984 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1985 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1986 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1987 | 27 | 27% | |
| 1988 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1989 | 24 | 24% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Bruce Springsteen | 4 | 4% | |
| U2 | 4 | 4% | |
| Echo & The Bunnymen | 3 | 3% | |
| John Cougar Mellencamp | 3 | 3% | |
| The Cure | 3 | 3% | |
| Dire Straits | 3 | 3% | |
| R.E.M. | 2 | 2% | |
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49 | 49% | |
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38 | 38% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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