Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
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- Chart updated: 03/20/2018 16:15
- (Created: 02/21/2018 01:39).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 02/20/2018]
Year of Release:
1986
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12,433
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[First added to this chart: 02/20/2018]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
5,100
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4.99
[First added to this chart: 02/20/2018]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
505
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4.96
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4.93
[First added to this chart: 02/20/2018]
Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
9,202
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4.92
[First added to this chart: 02/20/2018]
Year of Release:
1983
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Rank Score:
3,222
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4.86
[First added to this chart: 02/20/2018]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
1,054
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4.78
[First added to this chart: 03/05/2018]
Year of Release:
1982
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Rank Score:
942
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1980 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1981 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1982 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1983 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1984 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1985 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1986 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1987 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1988 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1989 | 10 | 10% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Iron Maiden | 6 | 6% | |
| Dead Kennedys | 5 | 5% | |
| Metallica | 5 | 5% | |
| Ozzy Osbourne | 4 | 4% | |
| Judas Priest | 4 | 4% | |
| Toy Dolls | 3 | 3% | |
| Rush | 3 | 3% | |
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37 | 37% | |
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24 | 24% | |
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9 | 9% | |
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7 | 7% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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| Best Artists of the 1980s | |
|---|---|
| 1. The Smiths | |
| 2. Prince | |
| 3. Pixies | |
| 4. The Cure | |
| 5. Talking Heads | |
| 6. U2 | |
| 7. Metallica | |
| 8. Kate Bush | |
| 9. R.E.M. | |
| 10. The Stone Roses | |
| 11. Sonic Youth | |
| 12. Michael Jackson | |
| 13. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 14. Iron Maiden | |
| 15. Prince And The Revolution | |
| 16. Tom Waits | |
| 17. Joy Division | |
| 18. New Order | |
| 19. Talk Talk | |
| 20. Rush |
