Top 35 Music Albums of the 1980s
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sophialeviev 
- Chart updated: 12/14/2018 04:45
- (Created: 07/17/2018 01:10).
- Chart size: 35 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 07/16/2018]
Year of Release:
1989
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31,535
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[First added to this chart: 07/16/2018]
Year of Release:
1989
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26,165
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[First added to this chart: 07/16/2018]
Year of Release:
1986
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33,875
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[First added to this chart: 07/16/2018]
Year of Release:
1980
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27,565
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[First added to this chart: 08/30/2018]
Year of Release:
1983
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Rank Score:
818
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[First added to this chart: 07/16/2018]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
3,456
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[First added to this chart: 07/19/2018]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
15,558
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Year of Release:
1987
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5,567
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[First added to this chart: 07/19/2018]
Year of Release:
1983
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8,051
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10. (=)
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[First added to this chart: 07/18/2018]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
12,006
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Total albums: 35. Page 1 of 4
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Top 35 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 4 | 11% | |
| 1981 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1982 | 2 | 6% | |
| 1983 | 4 | 11% | |
| 1984 | 4 | 11% | |
| 1985 | 1 | 3% | |
| 1986 | 2 | 6% | |
| 1987 | 5 | 14% | |
| 1988 | 7 | 20% | |
| 1989 | 6 | 17% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| The Cure | 4 | 11% | |
| The Smiths | 3 | 9% | |
| Pixies | 2 | 6% | |
| Talk Talk | 1 | 3% | |
| New Order | 1 | 3% | |
| Dinosaur | 1 | 3% | |
| Joy Division | 1 | 3% | |
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Top 35 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 2 from 17th to 15th Life's Too Good by The Sugarcubes |
| Up 1 from 20th to 19th Spirit Of Eden by Talk Talk |
| Up 1 from 15th to 14th Filth by Swans |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 13 from 7th to 20th Closer by Joy Division |
| Down 5 from 16th to 21st Double Fantasy by John Lennon & Yoko Ono |
| Down 5 from 30th to 35th Power, Corruption & Lies by New Order |
| New entries |
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| You're Living All Over Me by Dinosaur |
| 13 Songs by Fugazi |
| Double Nickels On The Dime by Minutemen |
| Blue Bell Knoll by Cocteau Twins |
| Nothing's Shocking by Jane's Addiction |
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