Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
by Ashmark 
- Chart updated: 02/25/2018 00:45
- (Created: 02/24/2018 16:50).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 02/24/2018]
Year of Release:
1986
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33,900
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[First added to this chart: 02/24/2018]
Year of Release:
1980
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27,535
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[First added to this chart: 02/24/2018]
Year of Release:
1989
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31,534
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[First added to this chart: 02/24/2018]
Year of Release:
1987
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2,687
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1985
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18,148
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[First added to this chart: 02/24/2018]
Year of Release:
1983
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5,281
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[First added to this chart: 02/24/2018]
Year of Release:
1988
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12,013
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[First added to this chart: 02/24/2018]
Year of Release:
1988
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15,561
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[First added to this chart: 02/24/2018]
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1984
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7,950
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[First added to this chart: 02/24/2018]
Year of Release:
1989
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26,075
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1980 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1981 | 3 | 3% | |
| 1982 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1983 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1984 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1985 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1986 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1987 | 17 | 17% | |
| 1988 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1989 | 7 | 7% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Smiths | 4 | 4% | |
| R.E.M. | 3 | 3% | |
| Pixies | 3 | 3% | |
| The Cure | 3 | 3% | |
| The The | 2 | 2% | |
| U2 | 2 | 2% | |
| Sonic Youth | 2 | 2% | |
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33 | 33% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 75 from 99th to 24th The Walking by Jane Siberry |
| Up 67 from 100th to 33rd King Of America by The Costello Show Featuring The Attractions And Confederates |
| Up 66 from 97th to 31st Life's Too Good by The Sugarcubes |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 32 from 32nd to 64th Tim by The Replacements |
| Down 32 from 33rd to 65th Moving Pictures by Rush |
| Down 31 from 22nd to 53rd Power, Corruption & Lies by New Order |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 06/20/2020 15:21 | WillyMac | 95 | 86/100 |
| ! | 02/13/2019 14:55 |  Oselju | 243 | 84/100 |
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From WillyMac 06/20/2020 15:24 | #253987
22 albums in common and I've only got a top 50... And not just the usual suspects but underappreciated albums like King of America and Learning to Crawl... You are more of a Smiths and Pixies fan than I am, but otherwise I really like this list.
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From Oselju 02/13/2019 14:56 | #231880
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34 albums in common !
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