Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
by bonnequestion 
- Chart updated: 07/29/2026 13:45
- (Created: 08/22/2018 19:12).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 09/02/2018]
Year of Release:
1983
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5,485
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[First added to this chart: 03/23/2024]
Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
4,397
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[First added to this chart: 09/25/2019]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
22,117
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[First added to this chart: 09/22/2019]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
3,216
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[First added to this chart: 12/30/2018]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
2,046
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[First added to this chart: 09/04/2018]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
1,553
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[First added to this chart: 06/26/2024]
Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
5,179
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[First added to this chart: 09/25/2019]
Year of Release:
1984
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3,819
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[First added to this chart: 04/28/2023]
Year of Release:
1983
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2,144
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[First added to this chart: 02/08/2025]
Year of Release:
1983
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Rank Score:
7,787
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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 | % | |
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| 1980 | 18 | 18% | |
| 1981 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1982 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1983 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1984 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1985 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1986 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1987 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1988 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1989 | 14 | 14% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Echo & The Bunnymen | 5 | 5% | |
| Cocteau Twins | 5 | 5% | |
| U2 | 5 | 5% | |
| XTC | 5 | 5% | |
| The Psychedelic Furs | 4 | 4% | |
| Queen | 4 | 4% | |
| Elvis Costello | 3 | 3% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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60 | 60% | |
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22 | 22% | |
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7 | 7% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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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 fallers |
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| Down 1 from 64th to 65thIsn't Anything by My Bloody Valentine |
| Down 1 from 65th to 66th...Famous Last Words... by Supertramp |
| Down 1 from 66th to 67thTango In The Night by Fleetwood Mac |
| New entries |
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| Mirror Moves by The Psychedelic Furs |
| Leavers |
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| Thriller by Michael Jackson |
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