Top 88 Music Albums of the 1980s
by vesander

My Top 88 of the 80s. I had a lot of fun making this list - hope you enjoy looking through it.

• Chart updated: 08/18/2012 06:19
• (Created: 02/04/2012 03:54).
• Chart size: 88 albums.

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The Queen Is Dead 

 The Smiths

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[First added to this chart: 02/03/2012]

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

2,486 charts

Rank Score:

34,764

Rank in 1986:

1

Rank in 1980s:

1

Overall Rank:

16

Average Rating:

 88 (2,911 votes)

Comments:

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Closer 

 Joy Division

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[First added to this chart: 02/03/2012]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

1,519 charts

Rank Score:

15,467

Rank in 1980:

2

Rank in 1980s:

11

Overall Rank:

78

Average Rating:

 85 (1,917 votes)

Comments:

126

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Doolittle 

 Pixies

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[First added to this chart: 02/03/2012]

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

2,542 charts

Rank Score:

32,478

Rank in 1989:

1

Rank in 1980s:

2

Overall Rank:

18

Average Rating:

 88 (2,943 votes)

Comments:

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Murmur 

 R.E.M.

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[First added to this chart: 02/03/2012]

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

1,142 charts

Rank Score:

10,317

Rank in 1983:

1

Rank in 1980s:

18

Overall Rank:

134

Average Rating:

 83 (1,415 votes)

Comments:

99

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Disintegration 

 The Cure

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[First added to this chart: 02/03/2012]

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

1,836 charts

Rank Score:

26,681

Rank in 1989:

2

Rank in 1980s:

4

Overall Rank:

30

Average Rating:

 86 (2,048 votes)

Comments:

152

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Master Of Puppets 

 Metallica

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[First added to this chart: 02/03/2012]

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

1,275 charts

Rank Score:

12,739

Rank in 1986:

2

Rank in 1980s:

12

Overall Rank:

98

Average Rating:

 83 (1,830 votes)

Comments:

120

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Low-Life 

 New Order

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[First added to this chart: 02/03/2012]

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

409 charts

Rank Score:

2,721

Rank in 1985:

12

Rank in 1980s:

99

Overall Rank:

635

Average Rating:

 80 (491 votes)

Comments:

19

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Avalon 

 Roxy Music

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[First added to this chart: 02/03/2012]

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

493 charts

Rank Score:

3,544

Rank in 1982:

7

Rank in 1980s:

72

Overall Rank:

492

Average Rating:

 79 (639 votes)

Comments:

30

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Nothing's Shocking 

 Jane's Addiction

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[First added to this chart: 02/03/2012]

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

399 charts

Rank Score:

2,228

Rank in 1988:

12

Rank in 1980s:

116

Overall Rank:

779

Average Rating:

 77 (485 votes)

Comments:

24

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In The Flat Field 

 Bauhaus

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[First added to this chart: 02/03/2012]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

256 charts

Rank Score:

1,391

Rank in 1980:

32

Rank in 1980s:

202

Overall Rank:

1,247

Average Rating:

 78 (291 votes)

Comments:

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Top 88 Music Albums of the 1980s composition

Year	Albums	%
1980	7	8%
1981	3	3%
1982	4	5%
1983	9	10%
1984	8	9%
1985	9	10%
1986	12	14%
1987	10	11%
1988	17	19%
1989	9	10%

Artist	Albums	%
The Smiths	3	3%
Echo & The Bunnymen	3	3%
The Cure	2	2%
The Sisters Of Mercy	2	2%
New Order	2	2%
The Cult	2	2%
Love And Rockets	2	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	54	61%
	25	28%
	2	2%
	2	2%
	1	1%
	1	1%
	1	1%
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Top 88 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 1 from 72nd to 71st First And Last And Always by The Sisters Of Mercy

New entries
Script Of The Bridge by The Chameleons

Leavers
Lifes Rich Pageant by R.E.M.

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85/100	02/04/2012 18:23	Triple Seis	1,251	79/100

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