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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The Stone Roses 

 The Stone Roses

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[First added to this chart: 01/27/2012]

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

2,021 charts

Rank Score:

23,245

Rank in 1989:

3

Rank in 1980s:

5

Overall Rank:

33

Average Rating:

 86 (2,294 votes)

Comments:

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The Joshua Tree 

 U2

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[First added to this chart: 01/27/2012]

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

1,859 charts

Rank Score:

18,325

Rank in 1987:

1

Rank in 1980s:

6

Overall Rank:

52

Average Rating:

 83 (2,455 votes)

Comments:

228

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Closer 

 Joy Division

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[First added to this chart: 01/27/2012]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

1,520 charts

Rank Score:

15,301

Rank in 1980:

2

Rank in 1980s:

11

Overall Rank:

78

Average Rating:

 85 (1,922 votes)

Comments:

126

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Thriller 

 Michael Jackson

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[First added to this chart: 01/27/2012]

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

1,637 charts

Rank Score:

16,097

Rank in 1982:

1

Rank in 1980s:

8

Overall Rank:

71

Average Rating:

 82 (2,163 votes)

Comments:

162

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It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back 

 Public Enemy

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[First added to this chart: 01/27/2012]

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

861 charts

Rank Score:

7,049

Rank in 1988:

4

Rank in 1980s:

28

Overall Rank:

226

Average Rating:

 80 (1,011 votes)

Comments:

60

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Doolittle 

 Pixies

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[First added to this chart: 01/27/2012]

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

2,542 charts

Rank Score:

31,861

Rank in 1989:

1

Rank in 1980s:

2

Overall Rank:

18

Average Rating:

 88 (2,950 votes)

Comments:

293

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Appetite For Destruction 

 Guns N' Roses

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[First added to this chart: 01/27/2012]

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

1,398 charts

Rank Score:

11,228

Rank in 1987:

2

Rank in 1980s:

15

Overall Rank:

117

Average Rating:

 78 (1,949 votes)

Comments:

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Remain In Light 

 Talking Heads

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[First added to this chart: 01/27/2012]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

2,030 charts

Rank Score:

27,741

Rank in 1980:

1

Rank in 1980s:

3

Overall Rank:

26

Average Rating:

 87 (2,298 votes)

Comments:

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The Queen Is Dead 

 The Smiths

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[First added to this chart: 01/27/2012]

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

2,490 charts

Rank Score:

34,216

Rank in 1986:

1

Rank in 1980s:

1

Overall Rank:

16

Average Rating:

 88 (2,915 votes)

Comments:

265

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Sign "O" The Times 

 Prince

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[First added to this chart: 01/27/2012]

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

887 charts

Rank Score:

8,874

Rank in 1987:

3

Rank in 1980s:

22

Overall Rank:

167

Average Rating:

 81 (946 votes)

Comments:

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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition

Year	Albums	%
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	%
R.E.M.	4	4%
U2	4	4%
New Order	3	3%
The Cure	3	3%
Kate Bush	3	3%
Sonic Youth	2	2%
The Replacements	2	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	47	47%
	38	38%
	8	8%
	4	4%
	2	2%
	1	1%

Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 2 from 99th to 97th Bad by Michael Jackson

Biggest fallers
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
Sound Affects by The Jam
Slippery When Wet by Bon Jovi

Leavers
The Gift by The Jam
Dirty Mind by Prince

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85/100	02/04/2014 14:51	greatson	906	80/100
85/100	11/14/2013 14:18	tgarritsen	375	86/100
100/100	09/27/2013 07:14	joedec	71	83/100
75/100	04/03/2012 23:58	Supercakes	104	79/100
80/100	03/22/2012 12:22	~SMiLE~	315	81/100

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From 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

You really made a chart with every genre there was in the 80's.

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From 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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From Jasperjames 11/16/2012 14:49

Awesome chartVery fair and balanced .

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