Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
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Surfer Rosa 
United States Pixies
Buy album United States
[First added to this chart: 09/06/2012]
Year of Release:
1988
Appears in:
1,317 charts
Rank Score:
12,067
Rank in 1988:
2
Rank in 1980s:
13
Overall Rank:
102
Average Rating:
 84 (1,883 votes)
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Pump 
United States Aerosmith
Buy album United States
[First added to this chart: 05/10/2012]
Year of Release:
1989
Appears in:
273 charts
Rank Score:
1,203
Rank in 1989:
21
Rank in 1980s:
221
Overall Rank:
1,412
Average Rating:
 74 (416 votes)
Comments:
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Doolittle 
United States Pixies
Buy album United States
[First added to this chart: 05/10/2012]
Year of Release:
1989
Appears in:
2,554 charts
Rank Score:
30,830
Rank in 1989:
1
Rank in 1980s:
2
Overall Rank:
18
Average Rating:
Top rated album (88/100 - 2970 votes)  88 (2,970 votes)
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Graceland 
United States Paul Simon
Buy album United States
[First added to this chart: 05/10/2012]
Year of Release:
1986
Appears in:
1,147 charts
Rank Score:
10,681
Rank in 1986:
3
Rank in 1980s:
16
Overall Rank:
119
Average Rating:
 81 (1,365 votes)
Comments:
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Up To Here 
Canada The Tragically Hip
Buy album United States
[First added to this chart: 05/10/2012]
Year of Release:
1989
Appears in:
80 charts
Rank Score:
489
Rank in 1989:
39
Rank in 1980s:
459
Overall Rank:
3,079
Average Rating:
 76 (95 votes)
Comments:
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6. (11) Up 5
Rain Dogs 
United States Tom Waits
Buy album United States
[First added to this chart: 05/10/2012]
Year of Release:
1985
Appears in:
1,147 charts
Rank Score:
11,442
Rank in 1985:
2
Rank in 1980s:
14
Overall Rank:
112
Average Rating:
 84 (1,353 votes)
Comments:
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7. (6) Down 1
Thriller 
United States Michael Jackson
Buy album United States
[First added to this chart: 05/10/2012]
Year of Release:
1982
Appears in:
1,662 charts
Rank Score:
16,138
Rank in 1982:
1
Rank in 1980s:
8
Overall Rank:
66
Average Rating:
 82 (2,183 votes)
Comments:
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8. (7) Down 1
Born In The U.S.A. 
United States Bruce Springsteen
Buy album United States
[First added to this chart: 05/10/2012]
Year of Release:
1984
Appears in:
946 charts
Rank Score:
7,925
Rank in 1984:
3
Rank in 1980s:
24
Overall Rank:
186
Average Rating:
 78 (1,346 votes)
Comments:
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9. (8) Down 1
Paul's Boutique 
United States Beastie Boys
Buy album United States
[First added to this chart: 05/10/2012]
Year of Release:
1989
Appears in:
874 charts
Rank Score:
6,469
Rank in 1989:
4
Rank in 1980s:
30
Overall Rank:
248
Average Rating:
 82 (1,047 votes)
Comments:
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10. (22) Up 12
Let It Be 
United States The Replacements
Buy album United States
[First added to this chart: 03/15/2023]
Year of Release:
1984
Appears in:
835 charts
Rank Score:
7,339
Rank in 1984:
5
Rank in 1980s:
26
Overall Rank:
209
Average Rating:
 82 (946 votes)
Comments:
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition

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R.E.M. 6 6% Filter chart to just show these albums
Pixies 3 3% Filter chart to just show these albums
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United States 64 64% Filter chart to just show these albums
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes

Biggest climbers
Climber Up 12 from 22nd to 10thLet It Be
by The Replacements
Climber Up 5 from 11th to 6thRain Dogs
by Tom Waits
Biggest fallers
Faller Down 2 from 9th to 11thAppetite For Destruction
by Guns N' Roses
Faller Down 2 from 10th to 12thFull Moon Fever
by Tom Petty
Faller Down 1 from 6th to 7thThriller
by Michael Jackson
New entries
New entry Scarecrow
by John Cougar Mellencamp
Leavers
Leaver Moving Pictures
by Rush
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From 09/29/2020 09:34 | #258847
28 albums in common.
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From 07/18/2016 14:16 | #171497
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 04/06/2012 09:43 | #39534
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 02/01/2012 12:26 | #36282
Interesting chart.
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