Top 99 Music Albums of the 1980s by Taka

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[First added to this chart: 12/15/2018]
Year of Release:
1981
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291
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[First added to this chart: 07/01/2018]
Year of Release:
1982
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16,891
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[First added to this chart: 07/01/2018]
Year of Release:
1983
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451
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34. (=)
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[First added to this chart: 08/08/2021]
Year of Release:
1982
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3,130
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[First added to this chart: 03/09/2022]
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1986
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373
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[First added to this chart: 07/01/2018]
Year of Release:
1982
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65
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[First added to this chart: 07/01/2018]
Year of Release:
1984
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436
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38. (37) Down1
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[First added to this chart: 06/29/2018]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
2,064
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39. (38) Down1
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[First added to this chart: 11/19/2018]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
1,225
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[First added to this chart: 07/01/2018]
Year of Release:
1982
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2,929
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Top 99 Music Albums of the 1980s composition

Year Albums %


1980 13 13%
1981 10 10%
1982 12 12%
1983 13 13%
1984 9 9%
1985 10 10%
1986 6 6%
1987 6 6%
1988 12 12%
1989 8 8%
Artist Albums %


The Kinks 7 7%
U2 6 6%
Daryl Hall & John Oates 6 6%
Talking Heads 4 4%
Pretenders 4 4%
Joni Mitchell 4 4%
The Jam 3 3%
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Country Albums %


United Kingdom 47 47%
United States 31 31%
Mixed Nationality 6 6%
Canada 6 6%
Ireland 6 6%
Germany 2 2%
Norway 1 1%
Compilation? Albums %
No 96 97%
Yes 3 3%
Live? Albums %
No 94 95%
Yes 5 5%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 98 99%
Yes 1 1%

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From 06/08/2020 19:04
Great chart. I like that you are not afraid to include live albums - I could learn something from that. I'm not a big Hall &Oates fan, and your lack of any REM albums surprises me, but otherwise this chart is hard to knock.
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