Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
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blvckgovt 
- Chart updated: 08/19/2019 09:15
- (Created: 04/10/2018 07:45).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 04/10/2018]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
26,133
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[First added to this chart: 04/10/2018]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
15,326
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[First added to this chart: 04/10/2018]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
30,792
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[First added to this chart: 04/10/2018]
Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
6,184
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[First added to this chart: 04/10/2018]
Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
1,138
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[First added to this chart: 04/10/2018]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
1,628
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[First added to this chart: 08/19/2019]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
27,193
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[First added to this chart: 04/10/2018]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
3,309
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[First added to this chart: 04/10/2018]
Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
3,309
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[First added to this chart: 04/10/2018]
Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
15,747
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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 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1981 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1982 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1983 | 3 | 3% | |
| 1984 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1985 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1986 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1987 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1988 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1989 | 13 | 13% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Tom Waits | 1 | 1% | |
| Dead Can Dance | 1 | 1% | |
| This Mortal Coil | 1 | 1% | |
| Minutemen | 1 | 1% | |
| Young Marble Giants | 1 | 1% | |
| Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark | 1 | 1% | |
| The Smiths | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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52 | 52% | |
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33 | 33% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 18 from 80th to 62ndPaid In Full by Eric B. & Rakim |
| Up 16 from 75th to 59thWorld Of Echo by Arthur Russell |
| Up 11 from 67th to 56thRun-D.M.C. by Run-D.M.C. |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 29 from 55th to 84thDaddy's Highway by The Bats |
| Down 29 from 56th to 85thSnowball by The Field Mice |
| Down 28 from 68th to 96thSkylarking by XTC |
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