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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Rank Score:
23,238
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[First added to this chart: 01/27/2012]
Year of Release:
1989
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31,849
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[First added to this chart: 01/27/2012]
Year of Release:
1989
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6,622
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[First added to this chart: 02/08/2012]
Year of Release:
1989
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26,223
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[First added to this chart: 02/03/2012]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
2,077
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[First added to this chart: 02/08/2012]
Year of Release:
1989
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2,177
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[First added to this chart: 03/15/2012]
Year of Release:
1989
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3,513
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[First added to this chart: 03/22/2012]
Year of Release:
1989
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1,576
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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 | % | |
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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 Affects by The Jam |
| Slippery When Wet by Bon Jovi |
| Leavers |
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| The Gift by The Jam |
| Dirty Mind by Prince |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 02/04/2014 14:51 |  greatson | 906 | 80/100 |
| ! | 11/14/2013 14:18 |  tgarritsen | 375 | 86/100 |
| ! | 09/27/2013 07:14 |  joedec | 71 | 83/100 |
| ! | 04/03/2012 23:58 | Supercakes | 104 | 79/100 |
| ! | 03/22/2012 12:22 |  ~SMiLE~ | 315 | 81/100 |
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From greatson 02/04/2014 14:51 | #102213
greatson 02/04/2014 14:51 | #102213
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 | #92374
tgarritsen 11/14/2013 14:18 | #92374
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 | #86941
joedec 09/27/2013 07:14 | #86941
Great chart. I definitely like the diversity.
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From bigvern63 01/20/2013 21:52 | #62284
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 | #55175
Jasperjames 11/16/2012 14:49 | #55175
Awesome chartVery fair and balanced .
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