Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s by album guru joe 
A great decade....video killed the radio star....well maybe but...new wave, post-punk, new romantic, golden era rap, thrash metal, hair metal, neo-psychedelia, proto-grunge, underground electronica, alternative and some great pop...only in recent years has this decade started to received some credability :)
- Chart updated: 03/29/2012 11:06
- (Created: 01/27/2012 10:25).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 01/27/2012]
Year of Release:
1989
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25,870
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[First added to this chart: 01/27/2012]
Year of Release:
1987
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19,881
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[First added to this chart: 01/27/2012]
Year of Release:
1980
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16,763
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[First added to this chart: 01/27/2012]
Year of Release:
1982
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16,890
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[First added to this chart: 01/27/2012]
Year of Release:
1988
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7,072
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[First added to this chart: 01/27/2012]
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1989
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37,386
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[First added to this chart: 01/27/2012]
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1987
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12,226
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[First added to this chart: 01/27/2012]
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1980
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30,719
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[First added to this chart: 01/27/2012]
Year of Release:
1986
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39,116
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[First added to this chart: 01/27/2012]
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1987
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9,267
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1980 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1981 | 3 | 3% | |
| 1982 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1983 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1984 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1985 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1986 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1987 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1988 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1989 | 8 | 8% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| U2 | 4 | 4% | |
| R.E.M. | 4 | 4% | |
| The Cure | 3 | 3% | |
| Kate Bush | 3 | 3% | |
| New Order | 3 | 3% | |
| Run-D.M.C. | 2 | 2% | |
| Dire Straits | 2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 2 from 99th to 97th Bad by Michael Jackson |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 2 from 92nd to 94th New Day Rising by Hüsker Dü |
| Down 2 from 96th to 98th The Crossing by Big Country |
| Down 1 from 89th to 90th Love Over Gold by Dire Straits |
| New entries |
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 Sound Affectsby The Jam |
| Slippery When Wet by Bon Jovi |
| Leavers |
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 The Giftby The Jam |
| Dirty Mind by Prince |
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85/100  | 02/04/2014 14:51 |  greatson | | 80/100 |
85/100 | 11/14/2013 14:18 |  tgarritsen | | 86/100 |
100/100 | 09/27/2013 07:14 |  joedec | | 83/100 |
75/100 | 04/03/2012 23:58 | Supercakes | | 79/100 |
 80/100 | 03/22/2012 12:22 |  ~SMiLE~ | | 81/100 |
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From greatson 02/04/2014 14:51
greatson 02/04/2014 14:51
Lot´s of typical 80`s artists: I like that!
On the other side: The Chart became a bit one dimensional that way.
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From tgarritsen 11/14/2013 14:18
tgarritsen 11/14/2013 14:18
You really made a chart with every genre there was in the 80's.
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100/100
From joedec 09/27/2013 07:14
joedec 09/27/2013 07:14
Great chart. I definitely like the diversity.
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From bigvern63 01/20/2013 21:52
Great chart, my formative years, so brought back some great memories and reminders of albums that I have long since lost from my collection (Aztec Camera, LL Cool J, Run DMC).
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Jasperjames 11/16/2012 14:49
Jasperjames 11/16/2012 14:49
Awesome chartVery fair and balanced .
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