Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
by Junomoogmello 
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- Chart updated: 09/04/2021 19:15
- (Created: 06/19/2018 18:22).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Superb eighties Simple Minds album. So many great tracks. Remember putting this vinyl on to celebrate passing my driving test! Borrowed it from my brother when he was out! Got my own copy now, he never knew I borrowed his, may tell him some day!
[First added to this chart: 06/19/2018]
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1985
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Musically brilliant. This band was underrated in my opinion. Never seen as one of the top eighties bands but they were clever in their songwriting ability.
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1985
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A fantastic synth pop/rock album. I don't use the word pop in isolation as these guys were far beyond pop. The instrumentation on this album proves this. I am lucky enough to own on clear vinyl.
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1985
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If you play any musical instruments, you may realise when listening to this, what a cracking bass guitarist Mark King was, A great synth rock/pop album which still sounds fresh today (to me anyway).
Reminds me of warm days on Cornish beaches followed up by heady nights in night clubs! [First added to this chart: 06/19/2018]
Reminds me of warm days on Cornish beaches followed up by heady nights in night clubs! [First added to this chart: 06/19/2018]
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1985
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1980 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1981 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1982 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1983 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1984 | 16 | 16% | |
| 1985 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1986 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1987 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1988 | 2 | 2% | |
| 1989 | 4 | 4% |
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| Tangerine Dream | 4 | 4% | |
| Wham! | 3 | 3% | |
| The Alan Parsons Project | 3 | 3% | |
| Rush | 3 | 3% | |
| Thompson Twins | 3 | 3% | |
| Van Halen | 3 | 3% | |
| Blue Öyster Cult | 2 | 2% | |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 04/06/2023 11:51 |  Leonard | 341 | 88/100 |
| ! | 04/29/2019 22:32 |  sssvnnn | 2,865 | 83/100 |
| ! | 04/19/2019 21:17 |  craola | 218 | 96/100 |
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From bobbyb5 07/15/2018 02:48 | #218246
bobbyb5 07/15/2018 02:48 | #218246
Nice that you've got New Gold Dream way up high where it belongs. You gotta get Flock of Seagulls up there too though. Heh heh
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