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:
1980
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Rank Score:
27,488
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[First added to this chart: 02/24/2018]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
15,166
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Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
1,585
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[First added to this chart: 02/24/2018]
Year of Release:
1980
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2,933
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[First added to this chart: 02/24/2018]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
3,981
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[First added to this chart: 02/24/2018]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
10,028
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[First added to this chart: 02/24/2018]
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1980
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4,703
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[First added to this chart: 02/24/2018]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
1,931
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[First added to this chart: 02/24/2018]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
4,147
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[First added to this chart: 02/24/2018]
Year of Release:
1980
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5,700
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Total albums: 11. Page 1 of 2
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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% | |
| Sonic Youth | 2 | 2% | |
| Tears For Fears | 2 | 2% | |
| Echo & The Bunnymen | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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47 | 47% | |
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33 | 33% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 75 from 99th to 24thThe Walking by Jane Siberry |
| Up 67 from 100th to 33rdKing Of America by The Costello Show Featuring The Attractions And Confederates |
| Up 66 from 97th to 31stLife's Too Good by The Sugarcubes |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 32 from 32nd to 64thTim by The Replacements |
| Down 32 from 33rd to 65thMoving Pictures by Rush |
| Down 31 from 22nd to 53rdPower, Corruption & Lies by New Order |
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| ! | 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
Oselju 02/13/2019 14:56 | #231880
34 albums in common !
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