Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s by junodog4

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• (Created: 01/31/2012 08:42).
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Surfer Rosa 

 Pixies

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[First added to this chart: 09/06/2012]

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

1,308 charts

Rank Score:

12,581

Rank in 1988:

2

Rank in 1980s:

13

Overall Rank:

103

Average Rating:

 84 (1,858 votes)

Comments:

112

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Pump 

 Aerosmith

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[First added to this chart: 05/10/2012]

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

269 charts

Rank Score:

1,231

Rank in 1989:

20

Rank in 1980s:

224

Overall Rank:

1,406

Average Rating:

 74 (408 votes)

Comments:

22

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Doolittle 

 Pixies

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[First added to this chart: 05/10/2012]

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

2,542 charts

Rank Score:

34,006

Rank in 1989:

1

Rank in 1980s:

2

Overall Rank:

18

Average Rating:

 88 (2,933 votes)

Comments:

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Graceland 

 Paul Simon

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[First added to this chart: 05/10/2012]

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

1,126 charts

Rank Score:

11,168

Rank in 1986:

3

Rank in 1980s:

16

Overall Rank:

123

Average Rating:

 81 (1,337 votes)

Comments:

80

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Up To Here 

 The Tragically Hip

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[First added to this chart: 05/10/2012]

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

78 charts

Rank Score:

513

Rank in 1989:

40

Rank in 1980s:

454

Overall Rank:

2,954

Average Rating:

 77 (89 votes)

Comments:

6

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Rain Dogs 

 Tom Waits

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[First added to this chart: 05/10/2012]

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

1,138 charts

Rank Score:

12,344

Rank in 1985:

2

Rank in 1980s:

14

Overall Rank:

109

Average Rating:

 84 (1,326 votes)

Comments:

85

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Thriller 

 Michael Jackson

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[First added to this chart: 05/10/2012]

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

1,628 charts

Rank Score:

16,524

Rank in 1982:

1

Rank in 1980s:

8

Overall Rank:

71

Average Rating:

 82 (2,144 votes)

Comments:

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Born In The U.S.A. 

 Bruce Springsteen

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[First added to this chart: 05/10/2012]

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

924 charts

Rank Score:

8,100

Rank in 1984:

4

Rank in 1980s:

25

Overall Rank:

193

Average Rating:

 78 (1,320 votes)

Comments:

82

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Paul's Boutique 

 Beastie Boys

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[First added to this chart: 05/10/2012]

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

867 charts

Rank Score:

6,925

Rank in 1989:

4

Rank in 1980s:

30

Overall Rank:

240

Average Rating:

 82 (1,034 votes)

Comments:

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Let It Be 

 The Replacements

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[First added to this chart: 03/15/2023]

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

823 charts

Rank Score:

7,613

Rank in 1984:

5

Rank in 1980s:

26

Overall Rank:

211

Average Rating:

 82 (928 votes)

Comments:

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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition

Year	Albums	%
1980	9	9%
1981	2	2%
1982	5	5%
1983	9	9%
1984	13	13%
1985	9	9%
1986	10	10%
1987	14	14%
1988	12	12%
1989	17	17%

Artist	Albums	%
R.E.M.	6	6%
U2	3	3%
Tom Waits	3	3%
Metallica	3	3%
Bruce Springsteen	3	3%
Pixies	3	3%
Leonard Cohen	2	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	64	64%
	14	14%
	14	14%
	3	3%
	3	3%
	1	1%
	1	1%

Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 12 from 22nd to 10th Let It Be by The Replacements
Up 5 from 11th to 6th Rain Dogs by Tom Waits

Biggest fallers
Down 2 from 9th to 11th Appetite For Destruction by Guns N' Roses
Down 2 from 10th to 12th Full Moon Fever by Tom Petty
Down 1 from 6th to 7th Thriller by Michael Jackson

New entries
Scarecrow by John Cougar Mellencamp

Leavers
Moving Pictures by Rush

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85/100	09/29/2020 09:34	Goliath	348	86/100
80/100	02/25/2020 09:16	Tamthebam	620	85/100
35/100	09/10/2019 21:57	leniad	680	85/100
85/100	11/16/2016 10:24	TheSmiths82-87	1,836	83/100
100/100	07/18/2016 14:14	buzzdainer	670	90/100

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From Goliath 09/29/2020 09:34

28 albums in common.

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From buzzdainer 07/18/2016 14:16

Outstanding chart! I love Doolittle, Graceland, Full Moon Fever, Nebraska, and many others you've selected here. Nice to see Born in the U.S.A. in your top ten, as that's a great album that sometimes gets ignored by critics because of its commercial success. I appreciate the diversity of your picks--lots to explore here.

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From RoundTheBend 04/06/2012 09:43

Pixies, Michael Jackson, Public Enemy, Paul Simon, U2, and The Tragically Hip in your top 10- no bias here. Well done.

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From Johnnyo 02/01/2012 12:26

Interesting chart.

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