Top 50 Music Albums of the 1980s by Thad 
Honestly, I think this is my least favorite decade -- but that doesn't mean it doesn't have some great records. Fuck The Smiths.
- Chart updated: 12/18/2019 18:15
- (Created: 03/26/2018 18:39).
- Chart size: 50 albums.
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Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
36,875
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Year of Release:
1989
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3,874
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Year of Release:
1987
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1,316
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Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
5,160
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Year of Release:
1984
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1,386
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Total albums: 50. Page 4 of 5
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Top 50 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1980 | 2 | 4% | |
| 1981 | 7 | 14% | |
| 1982 | 5 | 10% | |
| 1983 | 4 | 8% | |
| 1984 | 9 | 18% | |
| 1985 | 3 | 6% | |
| 1986 | 6 | 12% | |
| 1987 | 2 | 4% | |
| 1988 | 5 | 10% | |
| 1989 | 7 | 14% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Philip Glass | 1 | 2% | |
| Metallica | 1 | 2% | |
| Kronos Quartet / Pat Metheny | 1 | 2% | |
| Public Enemy | 1 | 2% | |
| Minutemen | 1 | 2% | |
| Los Jaivas | 1 | 2% | |
| Jürg Wyttenbach / Orchestre Et Chœur De La Radio-Télévision Polonaise De Cracovie / Carmen Fournier / Tristan Murail | 1 | 2% | |
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18 | 36% | |
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10 | 20% | |
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3 | 6% | |
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3 | 6% | |
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2 | 4% | |
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2 | 4% | |
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1 | 2% | |
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Top 50 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 12 from 13th to 1st Ceux Du Dehors by Univers Zéro |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 1st to 2nd Treasure by Cocteau Twins |
| Down 1 from 2nd to 3rd Juju Music by King Sunny Adé & His African Beats |
| Down 1 from 3rd to 4th Disintegration by The Cure |
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From sssvnnn 01/21/2021 23:23
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Fantastic start - Go On.
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