Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
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Hayden 
- Chart updated: 05/10/2026 12:45
- (Created: 08/06/2018 02:51).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 08/05/2018]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
918
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[First added to this chart: 12/01/2025]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
1,298
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[First added to this chart: 08/05/2018]
Year of Release:
1986
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32,535
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[First added to this chart: 08/05/2018]
Year of Release:
1989
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30,818
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[First added to this chart: 08/05/2018]
Year of Release:
1983
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4,540
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[First added to this chart: 08/05/2018]
Year of Release:
1980
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27,292
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[First added to this chart: 10/23/2025]
[First added to this chart: 04/07/2019]
[First added to this chart: 10/01/2018]
[First added to this chart: 08/05/2018]
Year of Release:
1980
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1,282
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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 | 20 | 20% | |
| 1981 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1982 | 16 | 16% | |
| 1983 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1984 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1985 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1986 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1987 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1988 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1989 | 7 | 7% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Linton Kwesi Johnson | 3 | 3% | |
| Joy Division | 2 | 2% | |
| The Durutti Column | 2 | 2% | |
| Singers & Players | 2 | 2% | |
| Tom Waits | 2 | 2% | |
| Steve Reich | 2 | 2% | |
| Francis Bebey | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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29 | 29% | |
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23 | 23% | |
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13 | 13% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
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| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 36 from 64th to 100thFoxheads Stalk This Land by Close Lobsters |
| Down 35 from 59th to 94thSignals, Calls, And Marches by Mission Of Burma |
| Down 27 from 61st to 88th...And Don't The Kids Just Love It by Television Personalities |
| New entries |
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| 11/10/2020 04:25 | leniad | 669 | 85/100 | |
| 11/06/2020 05:45 | DJENNY | 4,336 | 100/100 | |
| 10/25/2018 22:10 | saltysurprise | 58 | 82/100 |
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From leniad 11/10/2020 04:25 | #260523
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